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Beddoes creates 10 Minute Business Planner

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
The Beddoes Institute (Beddoes) has created a free interactive tool called The 10 Minute Business Planner, which will help explain the one key driver of success - a disciplined approach to business planning.

Robots will take over white collar jobs first

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
Contrary to the popular belief, robots are more likely to take over the tasks of medium and high-skilled workers, rather than jobs that do not require a university education, a Department of Industry paper determined.

Government Cyber Security Strategy already out of date

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
Financial System Inquiry (FSI) chair David Murray has called for government and other financial system stakeholders to tighten processes to counter the growing threat of cyber-crime.

Australia's insatiable online appetite

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
The appetite of Australian consumers for internet and online services is increasing at ever faster rates, with huge implications for wealth managers and those battling to stay competitive.

CPlan partners with Decimal Software

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
CLEAR Planning Solutions (CPlan) has selected Decimal Software Limited to provide the technology for its outsourced paraplanning and support solutions.

SS&C acquires DST Global Solutions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
SS&C Technologies Holdings has acquired DST Global Solutions Ltd., a subsidiary of DST Systems, for $95 million in cash.

Small tech providers tempt aligned advisers to defect

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
Aligned advisers are finding large platforms slow to react to the changing environment, with some starting to "defect" and to small independent providers, AdviceInnovation members said.

ASIC calls for standard cyber risk measure

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2014
The threat of cyber-attacks is "a fact of life" and there is a need to establish an international methodology to measure the businesses' vulnerability to the risk, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft said.

Phone usage reveals opportunity for financial services

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
Fifteen per cent of Australians check their phones more than 50 times a day, according to the latest survey from Deloitte, which the company says highlights the huge opportunity for financial services providers to improve mobile offerings.

QSuper appoints Decimal as advice platform provider

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
QSuper has appointed Decimal Software Limited as the software platform provider for its scaled advice operations.