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My Dealer Services partners to enhance adviser education

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... introduced this year, including partnering with Claras, an Australian fintech, to provide advisers with a powerful AI-driven software tool to record and transcribe conversations with clients. Additionally, MDS has enhanced Statement of Advice (SOA) creation ...

Future Group, family offices back US$100m AI-focused fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
... capital fund focused on AI-driven startups. Nearing a US$100 million close, King River Capital's fund invests in AI-driven software startups disrupting traditional software as a service (SaaS) models across Australia and the US. It has already invested ...

Iress hires wealth tech experts

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
Iress, the financial services software and data firm, has made two hires to its Asia Pacific wealth team. Callum Masson and Martin Johnson have been appointed executive general manager of product and technology and general manager of technology respectively. ...

Super funds to 'look more like insurers'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
The type of software and platforms superannuation funds will need to handle the 'grey wave' over the course of the next decade may put pressure on existing systems, especially as super fund investments continue to broaden. Speaking at the AM Tech Day ...

ASIC slaps FIIG Securities with lawsuit

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
... also alleges FIIG failed to have appropriately configured and monitored firewalls in place; failed to update and patch software and operating systems; and failed to provide mandatory training to staff on cybersecurity awareness. ASIC chair Joe Longo ...

'We're not going anywhere': SS&C serious about Aussie expansion

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
... in Australia. Speaking to Financial Standard, SS&C global chair and founder Bill Stone said the investment management software and services company is looking to become the premier administration provider in Australia. "We have added around 1400 Insignia ...

AI's big moment? Not this year, says Fidelity

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2025
... expect their companies to spend more on AI this year than materially increase their use of the technology. For example, software vendors bundling unloved AI features into existing products or an increase in research and development spending. Notwithstanding ...

Iress posts strong profit rebound, completes transformation program

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
... turnaround from the previous year's loss, while also announcing the completion of its transformation program. The financial software firm's adjusted EBITDA - its preferred performance measure - meanwhile, was $132.8 million, an increase of 25% from the ...

Iress creates dedicated customer role

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... role in supporting the launch of our 2025 product roadmap, which introduces innovative new functionality to our Xplan software that will transform how we serve and support our customers." Group head of advice for Count Andrew Kennedy echoed Willmer's ...

Local family office backs new venture to invest in climate tech

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2025
... Daniel Besen has become an anchor investor in new venture capital firm Climate Tech Partners, investing in "innovative software and hardware companies" accelerating decarbonisation. Climate Tech Partners was founded by Patrick Sieb and Tom Kline, who ...