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ACCC sounds online fraud alarm

REGULATORY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
Online scams continue to make up a large proportion of complaints to the ACCC - with online finance fraud growing in prominence, according to ACCC deputy chair, Peter Kell.

Super Concepts overhauls website

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2010
Super Concepts has revamped its website to allow financial planners easier access to technical research and plans to provide a separate login area for specialist advisers.

London exchange signs deal with FactSet

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
The London Stock Exchange has commenced a joint venture with tech firm FactSet Research Systems.

Aus Unity improves customer software

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
Australian Unity has hired Sword Ciboodle to improve its customer related business software and services.

AUSCOAL hires data transition manager

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
AUSCOAL Super has appointed Independent Transition Management (ITM) to help migrate its 60,000 superannuation and pensioner members onto the Bluedoor administration platform.

SuperChoice ups clearinghouse challenge

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2010
Superannuation clearinghouse provider SuperChoice has teamed up with banking giant ANZ to develop PayClear2, a new system that can help small to mid-size businesses process SG contributions faster and with more accuracy.

Coin upgrades SoA services

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
Coin Software has rolled out a new Comprehensive Statement of Advice (SoA) template to help financial advisers with their admin needs.

Powerwrap to ease corporate actions hassles

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
Shareholder activism is not new, but a boutique outfit has come up with a faster and easier way for retail investors to have their say heard in the boardroom.

Supercorp software adds 2,000 users

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
Supercorp Technology's self managed super fund (SMSF) administration software is being used to process more than 2,000 SMSFs just four months after the solution was launched.

Cloud computing still a foggy idea

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
Banks and other financial services companies are among the early adopters of cloud computing but when it comes to the nitty-gritty of it, many are stuck in a haze, new research shows.