Powerhouse disruptors join forces

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Two powerhouse disruptors – cloud-based document and entity management platform NowInfinity, headed up by fintech entrepreneur Amreeta Abbott, and groundbreaking law firm View Legal, headed up by innovator and recognised... Read more continue reading

Competition, regulation and fintech impacting practice profitability

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The latest knowITdigital/Business Health Future Ready VII report shows that financial planning practices have improved their revenue and profitability over the past two years, supported by an overall increase in... Read more continue reading

GST revenue strike record, but millions still missing

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Goods and services tax (GST) revenue hit a record $60.31 billion in 2015-16, up 6.8% from 2014-15, data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals, but tax revenue... Read more continue reading

New Zurich life insurance app to drive adviser efficiency and improved customer experience

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Zurich Financial Services Australia Limited (Zurich) yesterday announced the successor to its pioneering LifeXpress mobile app, with the launch of ZLife mobile, an app designed to provide advisers with easy, quick,... Read more continue reading

Planners using an ecosystem of tech services for client engagement: 2016 Planning Software Benchmarking Report

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Leading research firm Investment Trends has released its 2016 Planning Software Benchmarking Report, an in-depth study of the comprehensive planning applications used by Australia’s financial planners. The report benchmarks the... Read more continue reading

Moneysoft enters new partnership with Mortgage Choice

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Moneysoft’s advice technology will power a new Mortgage Choice Financial Planning tool aimed at bolstering clients’ money management skills and helping them reach their financial goals. Mortgage Choice Financial Planning... Read more continue reading

Breaking the barriers – how technology can solve the great Australian advice conundrum

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For financial advisers intent on shaping quality practices that will help Australians build better financial futures, the rewards are many and varied. So too are some of the issues and... Read more continue reading

End of the superannuation clearing house for SMEs?

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Australian superannuation funds and SME employers must move to embrace a digital, member direct model of contributions payment technology that is gathering pace alongside the 2017 introduction of the Reserve... Read more continue reading

Adapting to the New World of Financial Advice

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Lonsec has introduced a new capability in its leading iRate platform that enables users to assess and target exposure to specific investment objectives. Integrating with iRate’s portfolio construction tool, this... Read more continue reading

Flexera Software and FS-ISAC jointly deliver software vulnerability intelligence to financial, legal services, utilities and oil & gas industries

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Flexera Software, the leading provider of Software Vulnerability Management solutions for application producers and enterprises, has announced a renewed agreement with the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC)... Read more continue reading