GBST wins back-to-back UK awards



Publicly-listed wealth management and broking technology company GBST has received a key UK platform technology award.
The company confirmed this week that it had, for a second year in succession, been awarded the 'Best use of platform technology' award at the recent 2013 Aberdeen Asset Management Platform Awards held in the UK.
Confirming the award, GBST Wealth Management chief executive Rob DeDominicis said the company's Composer software was a true Australian home grown success story that was making global inroads.
The 'Best use of platform technology' award is awarded to companies that have shown outstanding innovation in technology and service in the UK platform market.
GBST was a platinum sponsor of Money Management's recent Platforms and Wraps Conference.
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