TECHNOLOGY

Financial planning

By automating a lot of processes that go into generating SOAs, planners can focus on achieving their client’s personal goals through advice, AdviserLogic believes....

Financial planning

Digital tools, technology, and robo-advice can drive efficiency in advice businesses, but they must find the right mix between technology and face-to-face relationships ...

Financial planning

IRESS has rolled out an updated version of XPLAN with an increased functionality allowing real-time access to individual XPLAN sessions....

Accounting

The Institute of Public Accountants has called for greater accountability and a legal fix from the Australian Taxation Office over perpetual technology problems....

Features

Traits of companies that are truly growing is what investors need to be aware of to benefit from sustained earnings growth, Nick Griffin writes....

People & Products

Equity Trustees has become the ‘operator’ of Sydney-based fintech start-up, uXchange, which is part of WealthO2's suite of adviser tech solutions....

People & Products

Australian fintech, CXi Software, has announced Linchpin Capital Group Limited-owned Endeavour Securities (Australia) Limited has gone live on its unit registry platform....

People & Products

The industry veterans who co-founded BigFuture have brought a new wealth management app to market....

Features

Wealth management firms must adapt their model, infrastructure, and workforce to ensure customer interaction is a low-friction, enjoyable experience, David Levi writes....

Life/Risk

Boosting efficiencies in advice practices by using technology will be central to managing revenue streams under new hybrid commission structures within LIF....

Features

Wayne Wilson looks at the top factors that drive and improve financial advice practice profitability....

Financial planning

Financial planners and accountants were hamstrung by the fact that software solutions for the two areas worked in silos and could only be integrated manually by advisers....

People & Products

Zurich Financial Services has launched a new mobile app off the back of beta testing with a panel of advisers....

Features

As it becomes increasingly necessary for planners to provide goals-based strategic advice, Malavika Santhebennur asks if big data can help them customise advice....

Financial planning

Financial training programs provider, Mentor Education entered into a deal with Suitebox to help financial planners become more ‘tech savvy’....

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