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Super fund tech still lags: KPMG

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
Plum Superannuation, Mercer Super Trust, REST and First State Super are among the top funds using the internet to provide online services to members, but many are still behind when it comes to real-time processing, noted a KPMG report.

More info online for Rio Tinto

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
The Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund has introduced account summary, transaction history and contribution split information to make super access easier for members.

E*Trade and Praemium in biggest tax report rollout

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2009
ASX-listed Australian portfolio administration provider Præmium Limited has completed its largest deployment of tax reports to date with the release of E*TRADE's Tax Tool Standard service to its customers.

Centric Wealth signs on XPLAN

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
Centric Wealth Advisers has entered into an agreement with IRESS to deploy the tech firm's web-based adviser desktop, XPLAN.

Industrial espionage turns viral

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
The financial services industry could face more threats of industrial espionage online through malicious software technology often associated with credit card fraud, warns an IT security expert.

Charles River adds Nomura platform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 10 AUG 2009
Charles River Development has added Nomura's AsiaModelEx platform onto its investment management system, Charles River IMS.

Frontier Software signs with Payment Adviser

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
Human resources and payroll solutions tech firm Frontier Software has selected Payment Adviser's SuperPay system to enable the payment of overnight superannuation contributions.

Bravura extends relationship with Sybase

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
Bravura Solutions and Sybase have teamed up to provide Talisman, a wealth management platform, on a hosted basis in the UK.

AMP service speeds up underwriting

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2009
AMP has unveilled a new process to slash the time to access medical records, freeing up a major roadblock in the underwriting process.

Telstra Super fights fraud through tech

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
New security questions and stronger member protection - the $9 billion Telstra Super is combating fraud by implementing tougher technology barriers to make its transaction services safer for members.