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UBS shutters UK robo platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
UBS has shuttered its robo-advice offering in the UK after less than two years since its launch. UBS SmartWealth, a digital wealth platform that assesses clients' financial situation and risk profile to recommend a relevant investment option, has closed ...

CFA Australia names first chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... organisations. In her previous roles, Carroll has worked at Oxford University Press and CPA Australia, working across digital communications, content, publishing, IT and marketing. CFA Society Sydney president Ganesh Suntharam said: "This appointment ...

MetLife partners with industry fund for digital tool

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
MetLife Australia partnered with an $8 billion industry superannuation fund to launch its digital life insurance tool designed to speed up claims tracking and lodgment for fund members. Statewide Super partnered with MetLife to launch the new digital ...

SS&C acquires software firm from TPG

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
SS&C Technologies is on track to acquire an investment management solutions provider from global private equity firm TPG Capital. SS&C has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Eze Software, a provider of investment management solutions, for ...

IRESS first half revenues up 8pct, wealth and lending lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... significant delivery. "The deployment of IRESS' first mortgage platform in Australia is progressing well with a second digital bank recently signed," it said in a statement. Its APAC financial markets generated "marginally lower" operating revenue of ...

Mainstream co-founder becomes non-exec chair

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... Mainstream announced a separately managed account investment solution, which the company said would be its official entry into digital services targeted at financial advisers. The SMA solution will be initially launched in Australia. It will offer advisers ...

PractiFI opens US office

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... the time. Midwinter entered into a strategic partnership with PractiFI in October last year to integrate its flagship digital advice platform, AdviceOS. It enabled seamless integration with PractiFI's advice-specific CRM, preventing duplicate data ...

AI to transform financial services: Deloitte

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
... held together financial institutions and create unexpected combinations of new and old capabilities. Deloitte Australia digital partner Joel Lipman said back office functions enhanced with AI would see institutions outsource much of their capabilities ...

Parents key to financial literacy legacy: FPA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... feared discussing family financial matters with their children would cause them to worry. However, in an ever-increasingly digital world, the FPA said children with a paid job were more likely to be "digital savvy," with 84% making online purchases for ...

Industry fund contract under works at Link

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
... developed a "next-generation" end-to-end banking platform that facilitates lending, deposit taking, card issuance and digital channel design, Link said. For Link, it means the providing a modern adaptable platform to expand the addressable market of ...