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Towers Watson expands Microsoft agreement

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... develop new processes for risk-based modelling applications and increase use of cloud computing. Mark Beardall, global application leader - Risk & Financial Services at Towers Watson said Cloud offers "unique benefits in flexibility and cost effectiveness" ...

ASIC civil case a dead duck: Storm founders

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
... from managing a company and holding a financial services licence. Justice Reeves is yet to decide on the Cassimatis' application for dismissal of the ASIC civil action. Last week Commonwealth Bank and ASIC settled a separate case sparked by the Storm ...

BlackRock to focus on model-based fixed income inv

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... it believes this is the method of the 21 st century. BlackRock describes model-based fixed income investing as the application of scientific research techniques, capturing intuition and economic views that can be translated into a set of portfolio positions. ...

J.P. Morgan launches risk measure tool

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012
... FSC/ASFA guidelines," said David Braga, investor services product head, Australia and New Zealand, WSS. "Beyond its application to the Standard Risk Measure, OPAL has been designed to support institutional investors with their decision-making around ...

Macquarie invests in mobile apps for advisers/brokers

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
Macquarie is expanding access to its insights and information by further investing in range of mobile applications for its advisers and mortgage brokers. Following the successful launch of four mobile applications during the past year, Macquarie's long-running ...

Marketing beyond gimmickry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
Just as super funds in Australia are jumping on board engagement channels like blogging and targeting Gen Y, a US financial branding consultant group says the marketing world has already moved on. "After a decade of intense scrutiny, financial marketers ...

MySuper to commoditise super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... on industry funds (which have the highest number of inactive accounts). "The second component of SuperStream is the application of data standards and e-commerce for funds and employers. These data standards will remove several inefficiencies that have ...

GESB appoints new member director

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... senior developer at the WA Department of Transport where his experience extends across systems analysis and design, application development, database administration and design and capacity planning. He has over 20 years experience in Information Technology ...

CUA launches low cost super funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
... through CUA Super but the premiums will incur a 10% handling charge. CUA Super and CUA Pension are 'no advice' online application products and so CUA members and fund members who require advice will have to negotiate advice fees separately. "By offering ...

ASIC cancel Morrison Carr AFSL

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... authorised representatives and seven credit representatives located in offices around Australia. "Carr has filed an application for review and a stay in the AAT in relation to the ASIC decision to cancel boththe Australian financial services licence ...