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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.

BNP Asia Pac transition complete

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
BNP Paribas Securities Services has completed the final migration of all its $30 billion in global custody assets in-house onto a single Asia Pacific platform.

Instos gain Asian dark pool market

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
Fund managers and institutional investors could save money on their Asia-based share trading after Investment Technology Group (ITG) launched enhanced dark pool market place.

Praemium targets new SMA service

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2010
Praemium is looking to "rebrand" its V-Wrap service in the coming months with improved services, and working on a separately managed account offering that gives investors exposure to asset classes outside equities.

SimCorp adds new front office

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAR 2010
SimCorp has released a new front office suite within SimCorp Dimension for portfolio managers, compliance managers and traders.

Attack of the million-dollar virus

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
From 20 new viruses popping up on the web each day 10 years ago to 25,000 new viruses a day this year, the exponential growth of online security threats pose a big problem for many financial services firms.

Super funds to gain better risk management

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
Super funds could soon gain far more detail on fund manager performance after the launch of a new middle office platform from IT outfit DST Global Solutions.