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Xplan tops software ratings

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 16 APR 2010
Xplan has retained the highest overall rating in this year's Investment Trends Planning Software Report.

SMSFs take up superMate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
Supercorp Technology reported an 80 per cent take up of its superMate software among new users and confirmed that by February, over 2000 SMSFs were using the service.

Fin Simplicity upgrades software

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
Financial Simplicity's Enterprise Edition now allows financial planners to adjust portfolios simultaneously across all clients and produce client documents quickly.

Payment Adviser tech gains momentum

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
A recent ruling by the US Federal Reserve has seen a spike in international inquiries for technology solutions created by Australian financial technology company, Payment Adviser.

Malware attacks Chinese walls

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2010
Local fund managers looking to this year's Shanghai World Expo as a platform to offer their fund products are vulnerable to email-related security breaches after the discovery of a malware that targets the mailing list of the Expo's would-be attendees.

Insto investors win from govt Chi-X approval

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2010
The government's in-principle approval of Chi-X Australia not only heralds greater market competition but big savings for institutional investors.

Accounting bodies launch SMSF learning tool

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
CPA Australia has teamed up with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the National Institute of Accountants to develop a free online training tool for SMSF trustees.

ASIC ramps up market surveillance

ASIC RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2010
ASIC has acquired an integrated market surveillance system (IMSS) that will analyse activities and trends in market data, identify suspicious trading activity, and raise alerts.

New website for Macquarie advisers

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2010
Macquarie Adviser Services has launched a new adviser website as part of a tech initiative for intermediaries to help them improve their business.

Pillar chooses decimal

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2010
Superannuation fund administrator Pillar Administration has contracted decimal to supply a single-issue advice software solution to service its super fund clients and members.