Frugal Google: More than 4 million Aussies take financial advice and tips from the internet

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The Internet is helping save Australians millions of dollars every year as they increasingly seek out better deals on financial products, according research by Australia’s leading specialist life insurer, TAL. The TAL... Read more continue reading

Orient Capital achieves industry first with electronic super fund reporting to APRA

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Link Group subsidiaries Orient Capital, AAS and Link Super collaborate to provide solution for super fund clients Forty seven superannuation funds representing over 4 million members have for the first... Read more continue reading

New data standards for group life insurance sector

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Life insurer TAL has developed web-based digital technology for the group insurance market that is the first in the world to meets a new global standard for the group life... Read more continue reading

Wealthtrac SMSF builds pace with launch of mobile app

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Cloud-based SMSF solution now offering market leading mobile technology Independent wealth product distributor Wealthtrac, has launched a mobile application that is designed to deliver news and information to anyone interested... Read more continue reading

Demographic tidal wave effects felt throughout financial services

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Lonsec and Milliman launch retirement website to provide practical solutions for advisers  Investment research house Lonsec Research (Lonsec), in partnership with global actuarial and consulting firm Milliman, yesterday unveiled a... Read more continue reading

BT releases Wrap iPad App

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BT has released a new iPad app – BT Wrap Snapshot – to give advisers mobile access to popular client reports. BT Financial Group’s head of platforms Kelly Power said... Read more continue reading

Financial advisers continue to underestimate the power of a good website

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President and Founder of US Based i-Impact Group Mr. Claudio O. Pannunzio sees too many websites of financial advisers just sitting there and doing nothing. What disturbs the communication professional and presenter... Read more continue reading

More accountants approve of investment platforms for SMSFs

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A growing number of accountants believe investment platforms are appropriate transaction, administration and reporting tools for their self managed super fund (SMSF) clients, the OneVue/Investment Trends 20113 SMSF Accountant Report... Read more continue reading

OneVue confirms Computershare Fund Services acquisition

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OneVue has confirmed that it will acquire ASX-listed firm Computershare’s unit registry arm, Computershare Fund Services (CFS). “This acquisition will catapult OneVue into becoming the largest provider of outsourced unit... Read more continue reading

BT Financial Group platforms minimising EOFY adviser burden

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BT Financial Group continues to honour its commitment to minimise the administrative burden for advisers at tax time by delivering more resources and faster delivery of investor statements through its... Read more continue reading