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Praemium raises $8m working capital

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2008

Listed portfolio administration provider Praemium Limited has received an $8 million cash injection to fund the firm's future working capital.

MLC adopts straight through processing

RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2008

Faster online applications? Tick. Easy navigation? Tick. Straight through processing (STP) features? Tick. MLC has unveiled a new website that it believes checks all the boxes for adviser functionality.

BT Wrap to offer short form insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS | TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2008

BT Financial Group joins a growing list of wealth management providers offering simpler and faster insurance when it developed an online short form application as part of its personal insurance service available on its wrap platform.

Suncorp selects Symantec

Suncorp turns to one of the global giants in IT security systems, Symantec, to help improve the group's security infrastructure, simplify data center management systems and reduce storage costs.

Advisers change tack on life insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008

Smarter planning software programs have triggered a fundamental change in how financial advisers provide life insurance to clients, according to an Investment Trends report.

Macquarie launches lending website

MICHAEL HOBBS | THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008

Macquarie Investment Lending has developed a new website for advisers and retail investors which provides access to information products, current interest rate prices and personal portfolio positions in just a few mouse clicks.

The carbon cost of investing

RUTH LIEW | THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2008

If you're worried about the carbon impact of your investment portfolios, tapping into Style Research and Trucost's carbon analysis can give you an idea of where you stand.

IRESS to provide mortgage analytics

Advisers who want to help their clients choose the right mortgage can now take that service in-house after one of the country's dominant planning software group IRESS, owner of Xplan and VisiPlan, acquired mortgage analytics provider TransActive Systems.

Pentafin and Direct Portfolio merger complete

RUTH LIEW | WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008

Pentafin's merger with Direct Portfolio is now complete - making the consolidated group a stronger player in the managed accounts space.

Praemium upgrades p-Desktop

RUTH LIEW | TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2008

Online portfolio administrator Præmium Limited has improved its services by upgrading its market data service p-Desktop to include Order Management and Portfolio Review tools.

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MLC AM targets EM strategy with fresh mandate

MATTHEW WAI

MLC Asset Management has selected a global investment manager to leverage its 16-year-old emerging markets strategy.

Digital assets on the right path: Industry

MATTHEW WAI

Digital asset providers have evaluated the October deadline and ASIC's consultation on the looming digital asset laws and determined that these developments mark a pivotal point on the sector's implementation journey.

NCAs unlikely to solve retirement advice gap: HUB24, CFS

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

HUB24 and Colonial First State (CFS) say the New Class of Advisers (NCA) will unlikely solve the retirement advice gap Australians face, noting the focus needs to be on helping reduce friction for those with complex advice needs.

AustralianSuper rolls out new investment data platform

VINNY VUCAGO

AustralianSuper has implemented a new investment data platform designed to improve portfolio oversight, risk management and decision-making as the superannuation fund expands its global operations.

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