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Super funds on path to becoming trading pros

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
Superannuation funds are becoming better at electronic trading as they increase their in house investment capabilities, Bloomberg Tradebook head of Asia Pacific Tom Kingsley said.

Mercer and Bravura combine for super admin

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
Acting as a third party administrator, Mercer recently announced it will use Bravura's unified wealth management platform Sonata to administer multiple books of superannuation and KiwiSaver business for clients across Australia and New Zealand.

Expert issues cyber-attack warning

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
The incoming New Payments Platform will leave financial institutions, including super funds and wealth managers, vulnerable to cyber criminals unless they upgrade their security, a fraud and cyber-crime expert has warned.

DST partners UK wealth manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
UK wealth manager Old Mutual Wealth will be consolidating multiple websites and microsites onto DST's Opendoor front-office platform, providing a single customer view for institutions, superannuation funds, and third-party administrators.

HUB24 and GPS Wealth launch managed accounts platform

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
HUB24 and independent licensee GPS Wealth have launched a new white label managed accounts platform.

Netwealth rolls out Model Office improvements

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
The netwealth Advice Group has released its enhanced Model Office financial planning software which is designed to simplify the ease of use of the Iress Xplan software and improve the client experience.

Empirics launches social analytics tool for super funds

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2015
Data company Empirics has launched MarketSuite Social, software that analyses social content to provide insights about member behaviour for superannuation funds.

SEC and FINRA issue robo warning

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2015
The US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) has issued a warning to investors regarding what it calls 'automated investment tools,' a group of web-based tools that include robo-advisers.

Midwinter unveils digital advice platform

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
Software provider Midwinter has revealed its "holistic" digital advice solution, with the company insisting it's not 'robo advice'.

Robo advice questions still unanswered

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
Venture capitalists, among others, are investing heavily into financial robo advice models yet industry heads say many questions remain unanswered.