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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.

Macquarie AS updates term deposit offering

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2012
Macquarie Adviser Services has updated its term deposit offering for advisers as the investment option grows in popularity among self managed superannuation funds.

Evolv launch new SMSF audit service

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2012
BCS Direction and Heffron have merged their audit businesses to launch Evolv, an SMSF audit service designed to make processes more efficient.

Streamlined SMSF software creates adviser revenue stream

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
Advisers can create an additional revenue source if they streamline their relationship with accountants and create the option to charge an administration fee to their increasing base of self-managed super funds.

Adviser tablet ownership triples

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
Social media usage among financial advisers is on the rise as is their ownership of tablets, reveals Zurich's just released infographics report of new technology and social media.