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Hedge funds set to splurge on IT

HAMISH MADDEN | FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2006

In the past the hedge funds sector has not proven fertile ground for IT providers, but a new report suggests all that is about to change with the sector's IT investment set to grow to $3.3 billion by 2009. A new report from Datamonitor, Securities Processing ...

Plum puts increased super savings on auto-pilot

HAMISH MADDEN | FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006

Plum Financial Services has unveiled a new superannuation service which will divert a client's future pay raises into their super savings without them needing to lift a finger nor sacrifice any of their existing take home pay. The Escalator Program ...

LG goes with Bravura, again

HAMISH MADDEN | WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2006

LG Super has re-signed Bravura Solutions to provide its superannuation platform, SuperB, for another three years while at the same time signing a new three year agreement to make use of Bravura's online administration platform, Ensemble. The Queensland ...

Coin software signs up Asteron and ANZ

Coin Software has signed major contracts to provide financial planning software to Asteron and ANZ Financial Planning. Under the deal, more than 300 advisers and staff at Asteron and around 330 advisers at ANZ Financial Planning will start using Coin's ...

Young business owners to shun 'bricks and mortar' lending

As property prices in Australia continue to skyrocket, the next generation of business owners are more likely to secure their funding through alternative sources rather than the "family home". Matthew Nolan, who once headed the vendor finance divisions ...

CBA's new chief information officer has big ambitions

Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has hired a new chief information officer with a brief to integrate the bank's funds management jumble of legacy systems. CBA yesterday said it hired Michael Harte as its new chief information officer. Harte is currently CIO ...

Baby boomers turn to property to fund retirement

Australian mortgage broker, Mortgage Choice, has come out and forecasted a surge in the property market to be fuelled by baby boomers, on the back of recent survey results. In spite of rising property market angst in some quarters, Mortgage Choice points ...

ADPIA applauds abolition of NSW vendor tax

The Australian Direct Property Investment Association (ADPIA) has welcomed the NSW Government's decision to scrap the vendor tax believing the move will stimulate further investment in property syndicates. Until now all transactions involving the sale ...

Asteron chooses InfoComp in exclusive platform arrangement

Asteron the financial services subsidiary of insurance group Promina has replaced two administration platforms with InfoComp's Composer following an IT systems review. Replacing both internally developed systems and other third party vendor systems ...

Mariner and Rothschild venture into leasing market

Mariner Financial and Rothschild have launched a joint venture in the Australian operating lease market. The decision follows Mariner's strategy of engaging partners in niche markets to develop enhanced yield investment products while offering its capabilities ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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