Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 4291 - 4300 of 7014 results for "Platform"

LIF expected before parliament this week

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... policy lapse. In response, a group of advisers and practice owners formed the Life Insurance Customer Group, whose central platform was that the new framework will reduce competition and promote vertical integration in retail life insurance. At the same ...

Copia appoints state manager from CFS

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... distribution John Clothier said, "We are pleased to make another senior appointment in Copia's distribution team. Angela brings platform and funds management experience that complements that of state manager, Southern region, Adam Tweedale, and account ...

Alternatives drove Permal and EnTrust marriage

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... executive Omar Kodmani believes the recent merger with EnTrust Capital means the firms will become a diversified alternatives platform, not just a multi-manager hedge fund shop. In his first interview since the merger announcement, Kodmani said increases ...

CFS launches app for advisers

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... Cristoforo said. FirstTech was named the best technical services support team in the Wealth Insights Fund Manager Service and Platform Service survey for seven consecutive years from 2008 to 2015.

Investec buys stake in equity crowdfunding fintech

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
... was "attracted to the business model Equitise continues to develop, including the creation of a 'syndicate' investment platform that will allow groups of like-minded investors to create their own investor club for new investment opportunities - essentially ...

New standards for member engagement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
Sunsuper, AMP and QSuper are setting a new standard for superannuation member engagement according to the latest report from market researcher Investment Trends. $32 billion Sunsuper has been labeled as having the most innovative and accomplished digital ...

GBST extends $8bn IFA partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... independent financial advice firm. As a result, Baillieu Holst will continue using GBST's Shares equities settlement platform and Front Office service for its over 50,000 advice and broking clients. Commenting on the partnership, Baillieu Holst managing ...

Jobs at risk from second machine age

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... reshaped the transport, hospitability and retail industries - with gusto. "The acceleration of change is driven by a burning platform. There is the benefit of incumbency for the bigger players but there is increasingly a push from the financial technology ...

DomaCom raises $8m in pre-IPO capital

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
Investment platform operator DomaCom plans to publicly list on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in the third quarter of 2016 after collecting $8 million in a pre-IPO capital raising. DomaCom, owner of Australia's first regulated fractional property ...

AdviserLogic launches updated platform

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
Software provider AdviserLogic has launched AdviserLogic 2.0, the next iteration of its financial planning platform. The primary changes to the software appear to be focused on enhancing user experience, mainly via improving the current user interface. ...