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Reg compliance with archaic technology unlikely: Bravura

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
... warned. Bravura's APAC managing director Roland Slee said that many financial services institutions face a disparate mix of legacy hardware and software systems being held together by a complex combination of patches, interfaces and middleware. Inflexibility ...

Super FUM hits $1.4 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... them was the government fund sector that grew 5.5% to $222 billion. Retail funds, including superannuation platforms and legacy retail, grew only 0.6% to $372 billion. Self managed super funds (SMSF) grew 3.7% to $484 billion and are well on their way ...

ILB manager Ardea launches new fund

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2012
... high global commodity prices - not just for mining, but for food and farming land as well - and the lasting inflationary legacy of policy decisions currently being made in the US and Europe. The new fund is operated by Fidante Partners Limited, as responsible ...

Vision Super chief steps down

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... pulling the plug on the merger with Vision Super in May this year. Rowe said that the current shortfall in Vision Super's legacy defined benefit obligations, which is being funded by municipal councils in Victoria was not likely to be an impediment to ...

Kinks in Stronger Super armour

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... director of Capital Markets Research at Russell, labelled the better governance outcome of Stronger Super a myth, saying that legacy issues aside, as funds amalgamate there will be an increase in opacity despite more regulatory obligations. "Change as ...

UK advisers should shift to planning

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... and arguably without meaning, he added. "Australian-style controls should be introduced on recurring advice fees and all legacy trail commissions should be stopped (failing that, strict disclosure requirements should be introduced)." A leap of faith ...

As many smartphones as people

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... of penetration means Australia will have as many smartphones as people, and if you add in the number of traditional and legacy mobile phones, on average Australian consumers will have more than one phone device each. This will create opportunities and ...

Suncorp keeps it simple

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2012
... focus on areas such as organisational redesign through the Group's operational excellence program, decommissioning of 12 legacy policy systems and consolidation of general insurance licences. Speaking at Suncorp's Investor Day, Group chief executive ...

Hyperion restructures, names new MD

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2012
... competitive advantage is clear," said Deborah Beale, chairman of Hyperion Asset Management Limited. "One element of Manny's legacy at Hyperion Asset Management is the development of a stable and high quality team of investment and business management ...

FOFA passing causes industry division

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... could have been the White Knight of financial services reform, as Paul Keating was of superannuation. Unfortunately, his legacy will be more like that of Lord Voldemort." As expected, the Coalition has renewed its pledge to remove opt-in, improve Best ...