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SuperChoice launches online payment platform

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
Superannuation clearing house SuperChoice is providing a new online solution for employee superannuation payments in conjunction with Sybiz Software.

Tech provider buys 25pc stake in paraplanning firm

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
Technology provider, Adviser Toolbox, has bought a 25 per cent stake in a boutique paraplanning firm, offering advisers insurance Statements of Advice preparation for $350.

Macquarie arms advisers with online cash tool

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2011
Macquarie Wrap has launched an online cash management tool to help advisers track clients' balances and manage investments more efficiently.

BNY Mellon upgrades asset servicing

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
BNY Mellon Asset Servicing has made a raft of upgrades to its platform since the start of the year, including more time-saving tools for broker dealers and institutional investors.

Planners train up for social media regulations

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
A new social media training program launched in the US has been designed to fill the gap for planners between social networking sites and platforms and the potential legal and cultural issue they present.

Advisers freed from duplicate work

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
Thousands of financial advisers will avoid wasting time processing duplicate forms after a technology improvement that sends information automatically from the widely-used XPLAN software to the dealership platform.

BOQ launches online trading

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
Bank of Queensland (BOQ) has teamed up with CMC Markets to provide online share trading service for retail investors.

Liquidnet hits $2bn in Q1 trades

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
Equities trading platform Liquidnet reports exchange of $2 billion in blocks of Australian equities in the first quarter of 2011, highlighting the increased appeal on 'dark pool' trading.

SMSFs targeted with UMA launch

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
Boutique financial advisory firm, Partners Group, launches unified managed account solution aimed at high net worth clients and SMSFs.

Westpac offers carbon trade platform

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
Westpac introduces carbon trading platform to Australian market after joining with global carbon credit trading exchange, Carbon Trade Exchange.