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Messaging transactions for 12 cents: SWIFT

In two weeks' time, fourteen of the country's leading financial institutions including BT, Barclays and JPMorgan will finish a pilot program that promises to slash messaging transaction fees from around $25 per transaction to 12 cents.

Good software frees advisers to advise

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
The mark of good financial planning software is that it allows planners to spend more time with clients and less on administration, the Australian Financial Advisers (AFA) Future of Financial Planning Technology luncheon club heard yesterday.

IOOF shifts paperwork online

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
IOOF will make all it forms and reports available online over the next six months to appease adviser demand.

No dumb messages at Datasquirt

Call centre software provider Datasquirt has attracted the attention of a top-ranked small cap fund manager ahead of an ASX float designed to fund its smart messaging call centre technology.

Get financial advice on the web

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
The internet is increasingly becoming a key resource for financial planners who wish to broaden their client base and provide up to date information with the launch of two new websites, RateCity and RatesMate.

SimCorp wins Schroders SG

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
Schroders Investment Management in Singapore is the latest manager to join SimCorp's growing client list in the Australia-Pacific region after this week signing a deal to take on Simcorp's Dimension as their information management platform.

Web 2.0 just the next step: iFocus

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
Web 2.0 may be an 'out of control' broadcast channel, but it's a big opportunity for financial services players brave enough to climb on board, said Theresa Cunnington from the online services consultancy iFocus.

Service not fees drive consumers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2007
Financial services operators talk obsessively about fees but what really upsets consumers is poor service.

Cuscal branches outside credit unions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2007
While becoming a leading player in the wholesale supply of banking style transactional services to credit unions has boosted Cuscal's profit, the powerplay is how it positions them to extend their reach into other institutions and even super funds.

Margin calls on tech watch

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2007
Margin loan investors have new resources to combat volatile markets with Macquarie Investment Lending revamping their online capabilities.