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Bloomberg opens doors to Islamic finance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
Bloomberg is increasing its commitment to the Islamic finance market with the launch of a tailored investing platform and a Malaysian benchmark index, answering calls for more sophistication in the market.

Paraplanners master SoAs with COIN

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
Financial planning software provider COIN has launched training courses for paraplanners, which could go some way to increasing the upskilling in the profession.

ING DIRECT launches term deposit

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2011
ING DIRECT has launched a new term deposit product that gives account holders the option to select the maturity date of their term deposit at any time and do it online.

HUB24 managed account gets thumbs up

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2011
Standard & Poor's Fund services has awarded a 'STRONG' rating to HUB24's separately managed account (SMA) platform.

LUCRF selects Provisio

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
LUCRF Super has signed on to use Provisio Technologies' Rapid Advice Delivery software solution.

AdviserLogic teams with Class Super

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
Financial advisory software provider AdviserLogic has agreed to integrate with online SMSF administration platform Class Super.

SimCorp signs Fennia Mutual

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
Finland-based Finnish Fennia Mutual Insurance Company has chosen SimCorp Dimension as its new investment management platform.

Homegrown techs gain top billing

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
Market surveillance technology company, the SMARTS Group, and investment technology supplier, the Milestone Group, will be featuring in a technology forum that aims to showcase Australia's leading financial services technology providers.

Mobile internet tools take flight

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
From iPads to the BlackBerry Playbook, global shipments of portable internet devices based on "lite" operating systems will hit 150 million per year in four years - making it more important than ever that advisers get on board the tech revolution.

Floods test contingency plans

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
The recent flooding in Queensland has provided a perfect demonstration of the need for financial services firms to have appropriate procedures in place to ensure business continuity.