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UK has overtaken Australia for platform innovation: Bravura

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014
Wealth platforms in the United Kingdom have leap-frogged Australian platforms because investor experience and utility is their differentiator, not the underlying technology itself.

Planners in urgent need of better tech: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
Financial advisers believe there is still room for technological improvements that would assist them in running their business more efficiently, an Investment Trends report found.

Calastone launches automated reporting tool

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
Calastone network users will be able to electronically communicate half yearly distribution income information from December.

GARS added to BT Wrap platform

HARRY PAGE, MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
Standard Life Investments' flagship multi-asset absolute return fund is now available on the BT Wrap platform.

GBST launches SuperStream gateway

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
GBST has launched its SuperStream Gateway for superannuation rollover and contribution transactions in time for the new requirements on 1 July.

LUCRF signs up to DST Bluedoor

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
Industry fund LUCRF Super has partnered with DST Bluedoor to develop the technological capabilities to meet the SuperStream requirements.

Social media business use up 25pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2014
More than one in four businesses in Australia had a social media presence in June 2013, according to survey results just released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Financial services falling behind in online transactions

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
The financial services industry is lagging behind other sectors in online business transactions, according to data released this week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

Prepare for the 'financial Amazon': Joye

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
Online financial supermarkets akin to Amazon are the future of financial services distribution, according to YBR Funds Management's Christopher Joye.

DST's Anova named best middle office solution

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
DST Global Solutions' Anova technology has been named the 'best middle office solution' in the 2014 FTF News Innovation Award for the second year in a row.