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Global wealth boosts IT spend

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
Much of the USD$35 billion analyst firm Ovum expects global wealth management to spend on IT by 2016 will be in digital channels.

CommCentral launches FOFA revenue management solution

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
Melbourne based financial technology company CommCentral has launched Revex, a remuneration solution designed for advisers and dealer groups to manage revenue and Future of Financial Advice reform requirements.

Super funds look to banks on social media

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
The introduction of MySuper with more streamlined investment options and fees means super funds need to up the ante in social media engagement for brand differentiation, according to one consultancy.

Online speed nurtures consumer trust

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
The net benefit of financial services companies moving their business online will be speed, said Rohan Lund, chief executive of Yahoo!7.

AUI stays with OneVue unit registry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
Australian Unity Investments (AUI) has renewed its contract to use OneVue's unit registry system for the next five years.

Provisio SOA tool can test 'reasonable basis'

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
Provisio Technologies has released a comparison tool that it said can compare super funds and prepare statements of advice which are compliant with the 'reasonable basis' clause.

StatewideSuper re-signs Bravura

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
South Australian based StatewideSuper has signed another three year contract with wealth management software provider Bravura Solutions to ensure further access to its ePASS superannuation technology.

Westpac launches share trading app

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
Westpac Online Investing has launched a new app that will enable investors to access research and trade via smartphone or iPad.

BT hones tech for advice scale

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
BT Financial chief Brad Cooper's strategic focus on cross-selling wealth products to Westpac customers will be helped by a multi-pronged technology-based approach.

HFT strategy profiling lab launched

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
Australian firm First Derivatives has launched a testing lab for HFT strategies and algorithms.