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Technology

Robo revolution to benefit human advisers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
Digital advice tools should be seen as an opportunity, not a threat for the traditional advice market in the United States, according to the UB-based global analytics firm Cerulli Associates.

TAL improves group member verification

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
TAL has improved the efficiency of its member identification and verification process.

Super software provider outlines future plans

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
Superannuation and investment software provider Financial Synergy has increased its consulting team by 50% in 2015 and is preparing to expand its office space in 2016.

ME and mutuals must embrace fintech

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
Australian mutuals are being encouraged to further embrace disruptive fintech and start-up solutions in a bid to capitalise on challenges faced by their bigger competitors.

ASIC sets up special robo-advice taskforce

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has set up an internal robo-advice taskforce that will monitor developments in digital advice.

GBST partners with MSCI for after-tax services

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
Listed wealth management platform provider GBST has formed a partnership with MSCI to expand global equities after-tax calculation services at the indexing firm.

Swiss Re to use artificial intelligence in underwriting

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
Swiss Re has announced it will partner with IBM to make use of its Watson artificial intelligence technology.

BGL and CoreLogic release desktop SMSF property tool

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
BGL Corporate Solutions and CoreLogic RP Data have released a new self-managed super fund commercial property tool.

Vision Super and Financial Synergy implement new admin platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
Vision Super has appointed industry software provider Financial Synergy to implement a new registry administration system at the $7.5 billion superannuation fund.

Financial System Inquiry response cut-out-and-keep guide

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
The government has responded to a root and branch examination of Australia's financial system, agreeing to virtually all of the 44 recommendations. Here's our handy cut-out-and-keep guide.