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Banks shift gears on technology spend

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
After years of technology investment focused on developing infrastructure, banks and fund managers are pinning their hopes on better customer-centric IT solutions to gain market share. "Technology is going to be paramount for this industry," Colonial ...

Advisers' Twitter usage doubles in 18 months

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
Growth in social media usage by Australian financial advisers has far outstripped the growth experienced in the community overall, according to new statistics from Zurich Financial Services Australia (Zurich). Zurich general manager of life and investments ...

DST Bluedoor to take platforms to Europe

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
Technology provider DST Bluedoor will expand its platform business into the European market. The company has been selected by International Financial Data Services (IFDS) to support its outsourced European wealth management and platform administration ...

Platforms hold sway over fund access

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAY 2013
... to platforms but it needed to be a collaborative process. "Product providers need to work alongside dealer groups and platform providers to ensure the structures of new products meet the needs of investors but also the platforms, to help bring direct ...

Advisers could benefit from independent software

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... with adviser Bailey Roberts Group will become available to independent advisers, in a move designed to pluralise the platform market. The application, dubbed 'PLUTO', allows users to operate individually managed portfolios (IMPs). It is also designed ...

Retirement platforms to become the new battleground

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
Retirement is set to become the biggest segment of the platform market, according to Rainmaker's latest set of superannuation funds under management (FUM) projections for 2012 to 2033. The personal platform market is currently the major battleground ...

Preamium SMA deemed suitable for SIV investors

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013
Preamium has announced that its separately managed account (SMA) platform qualifies as a complying investment under the rules of Government's Significant Investment Visa (SIV) Scheme. The scheme is designed to fast-track wealthy visa applicants to Australia ...

Bravura appoints head of pre-sales

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
... delivering value propositions, helping customers build business cases for wealth management and modernising the insurance platform. "[Prins] brings deep subject matter expertise in core systems migrations with extensive project experience, including ...

ASIC to accept submissions for 'hedge fund' definition

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) will consider submissions from the industry in order to refine the definition of 'hedge fund'. The announcement follows concerns over the current definition of 'hedge fund' and affects a number ...

BT upgrades Asgard and BT Wrap ahead of FoFA

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
... its Asgard and BT Wrap platforms will mean that advisers can produce and track fee disclosure statements (FDSs) via the platform and export relevant fee information directly when creating statements and the ability to print out on the spot, amongst other ...