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Accountants replaced by Cloud technology

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
Almost two thirds of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) would consider replacing roles currently performed by their accountant with a cloud-based accounting system, according to a new national research study by accounting service provider CCH.

Justsuper to move SMSFs to BGL cloud solution

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
Justsuper, a full service administrator for self-managed super funds (SMSF), will move the 1,500 SMSFs currently administered on BGL's Simple Fund Desktop solution to the Simple Fund 360, BGL's cloud solution.

Financial Synergy to release SuperStream-friendly platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
Software provider Financial Synergy announced today that it will be releasing an updated and SuperStream-friendly version of its Acurity administration platform.

Facebook users moving on

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
Just as wealth management and superannuation marketers have begun adapting to social media platforms such as Facebook, signs are emerging that the consumer market may already be moving on.

Apps disappoint despite vast tech spend

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
The problems consumers have encountered with mobile banking applications may inform the financial services industry as it looks to produce its own investment and superannuation apps.

BGL to provide automated property data for SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2013
BGL Corporate Solutions has partnered with analytics group RP Data to provide automated property data to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) and their advisers.

Tech provider opens first office in Sydney

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013
Technology provider eFront has opened of its first Australian office as part of its strategy to service the alternative investment industry in the Asia-Pacific region.

Provisio releases member-to-adviser tech tool

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2013
Advice specialist Provisio Technologies has released a new tool that allows members to engage directly with an adviser, taking over from old-style online calculators.

Bloomberg to make disclosure announcements via Twitter

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
Social media channels can now be used for corporate disclosures as long as investors have been told which social media platform will be used, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced.

Wealthtrac launches cloud-based SMSF platform

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
Wealthtrac, has launched a cloud-based SMSF platform that centralises administration and reporting to build efficiencies for advisers.