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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.

Australian instos exposed to AML risks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
Globalising investment and increasingly complex webs of counter-party relationships mean Australian institutional investors are more exposed to anti-money laundering risks than they realise.

CFS upgrades its FirstWrap Platform

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
Colonial First State has made enhancements to its FirstWrap platform in response to adviser requests for improved technological efficiencies.

Latest Financial Standard iPad edition available now

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
In the new edition of Financial Standard we look at EOFY strategies for the future and profile Lewis Bearman, chief executive of Perennial Investment Partners. For all the latest news, views and regular features download the app today.

Plum upgrades online investment services

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
Plum has upgraded its online education centre and launched new benefit projection features in an effort to encourage more direct member engagement.

As many smartphones as people

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
Half the Australian population is now using smartphones, a shift that is expected to ratchet up pressure on superannuation funds and wealth managers to use the emerging channel to communicate with members and distribute information.

J.P Morgan launches automated fund platform

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2012
J.P. Morgan has launched a fully automated fund routing and settlement service in response to demand from institutions and super funds for greater efficiency in placing and tracking transactions.