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GBST Composer suite FoFA ready

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
Global securities transaction and wealth administration software provider, GBST claims that its Composer suite is the first market ready response to the controversial Future of Financial Advice legislation. GBST Compose is a platform that aims to reduce ...

Smarter lifecycle approach to staunch SMSF flow

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
The quality of the debate on lifecycling in Australia has improved, according to Standard Life Investments, although many super funds are still grappling with product design into the post retirement phase. There is genuine concern in the industry that ...

ASIC calls for kill-switch

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
ASIC has called for brokers to have direct control over filters and automated controls to suspend HFT orders and/or systems in the wake of US trading firm Knight Capital's disaster earlier this month. "Recent events overseas are a reminder of the speed ...

Aus Super hands Orion mandate to Fidelity

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
Australian Super has moved an Australian equities mandate worth $500 million to Fidelity, from Orion Asset Management. An Australian Super spokesperson confirmed the switch but declined to comment on the reasons behind the change which will hand the ...

New switching device cuts latency

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2012
Trading times are on the brink of becoming even quicker with today's launch of the world's fastest switching device with a latency of 130 nanoseconds. "There was a time not that long ago when nobody cared about network devices and they were viewed as ...

BT: Focus on Count disproportionate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
The focus on Count practices that have moved to BT ignores larger market issues, according to BT Financial's Mark Spiers, which in the last 12 months have prompted a total of 34 practices to shift to BT dealer groups. Moving to quash rumours of practices ...

Sign on fees creating dealer group controversy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
Selected sign on payments create a culture of haves and have-nots, according to Count chief David Lane, responding to rumours of fees in excess of $500,000 being paid to some adviser practices by other dealer groups. "At Count, we do not believe in ...

Investors focus on Russian consumer stocks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
Russian consumer stocks are a favoured investment choice in Eastern Europe, as wealth in the region rises and the average debt burden remains low. Michael Hanson-Lawson, chief executive officer of regional investment house East Capital said that although ...

Lonsec: Australian equity markets ready to rebound

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
Australian equity markets are ready to rebound following the RBA's rate cut this week, according to research house Lonsec. "History shows that a period of successive rate cuts nearly always leads to a strong rally in Australian equities," said Bill ...

Govt overhauls aged care

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
The introduction of means testing for aged care by the Federal Government is set to reshape the entire industry, with flow-on effects expected for advice. In the biggest revamp of the national aged care system in 15 years, the Gillard Government said ...