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Syncsoft reboots with Microsoft

IT developer Syncsoft plans to outgun its rivals by creating a software platform for super funds and unit trusts based on Microsoft technology not even available to the market just yet. Syncsoft claims it is set to revolutionise the superannuation and ...

Praemium signs UBS

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2007
... detailed review, so we're very happy with it." While UBS has only purchased the V-Wrap product so far, Naoumidis did not rule UBS buying further products. It is also believed to be the first major outsourcing contract awarded by UBS outside established ...

Transition to retirement still a mystery

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2007
More education is needed to ensure those approaching retirement age don't overlook the benefits of transition to retirement (TTR) strategies, according to Doug Webber, Macquarie private wealth national practice manager. During Macquarie's private wealth ...

ATO fines SMSF $62k

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2007
As the Australian Tax Office cracks down on SMSF misuse, a trustee couple representing Axent Group have been fined up to $62,500 for using nearly $150,000 in fund assets to pay their personal debt. The group has been fined $30,000 after selling property ...

Macq bank splits to grow

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2007
A majority 99.5 per cent of shareholders has approved Macquarie Bank's split into a banking and non-banking group, a move that mirrors a similar step made by investment banks in the US. The banking group will include funds management, real estate, treasury ...

State Street uploads Charles River

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2007
State Street has incorporated Charles River technology to provide real time market data and improve efficiency for Australian investors seeking more alternative asset classes. Paul Khoury, vice president and head of product services at State Street ...

Canadian fund slams investment restrictions

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2007
Canada's sixth largest pension fund, the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) has called for the Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions to remove rules that restrict how much pension funds can invest in certain assets. The fund claimed ...

Liquidnet rollout gains ASIC approval

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2007
Liquidnet Australia has received Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) approval to roll out phase one of its new software that will allow institutions to trade large blocks of equities directly and anonymously with each other. The software ...

AFS tailors record profits

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2007
... four, out amongst my practises. It's that personal touch, and that's where this tailoring is so important." "It's the same rule that applies to knowing your client. In fact, everything that a practise in itself is supposed to do, we do a diagnostic of ...

Automate at ILOG speed

The world will never run out of rules but French software company ILOG has come up with ways to help mortgage brokers, insurers and stockbrokers keep on top of each and every one of them. Visiting Sydney mid this year, ILOG's founding chief executive ...