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Fintech launches active trading platform with no monthly fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
Saxo Capital Markets Australia has launched its new active trading platform that will let users trade over 35,000 financial instruments at no monthly fees and without expensive legacy hardware.

Commonwealth Super signs technology partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation inked a deal with an ASX-listed wealth management technology provider for greater efficiency in administering insurance claims.

Digital broker partners for multi-asset trading

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2018
A digital brokerage service with monthly trading turnover of over $3.5billion has integrated a global multi-asset trading platform into its offering.

Open banking data to become super fund value add: QMV

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
As Australia inches towards a rollout of open banking services, a QMV principal consultant said superannuation funds should move to integrate open banking data to improve their services.

Global firms build hedge fund cash service

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
A hedge fund services firm with US $363 billion in assets under administration has partnered with a global treasury solutions provider to launch a cash management service.

Incumbents can innovate or separate: AltFi Summit

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
Speaking ahead of the AltFi Australasia Summit in April, Credible founder and chief executive Stephen Dash said there's already separation between financial services firms adapting to latest consumer demands and those which maintain the status quo.

IRESS acquires digital advice compliance business

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
IRESS will acquire a regtech and data analytics provider after making a minority investment in the business last year.

Asset manager bets on blockchain for private equity audits

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
A 130-year-old wealth and asset manager is using blockchain - the latest technology reshaping financial services - to speed up the auditing of private equity lifecycle events.

Look inside to drive fintech forward: AltFi Summit

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
Speaking ahead of the AltFi Australasia Summit in April, uno Home Loans founder Vincent Turner said in the next five to seven years crucial fintech partnerships will be with established institutions.

NAB launches super virtual assistant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
NAB has launched a digital assistant that helps MLC members engage with their superannuation.