ATO releases information on the re-contribution of COVID-19 compassionate grounds release amounts
Legislation updates
20 Aug 2021
Sean Fannin, GBST’s Technical Legislation Consultant reviews the latest legislation that could affect wealth management administration platforms.
Australian government releases Retirement Income Covenant position paper
Legislation updates
27 Jul 2021
Sean Fannin, GBST’s Technical Legislation Consultant reviews the latest legislation that could affect wealth management administration platforms.
New amendments introduced to address concessional contributions and refunded excess fee cap amounts
Legislation updates
21 Jul 2021
Sean Fannin, GBST’s Technical Legislation Consultant reviews the latest legislation that could affect wealth management administration platforms.
Extension of reduction to minimum income stream benefits
Legislation updates
13 Jul 2021
Sean Fannin, GBST’s Technical Legislation Consultant reviews the latest legislation that could affect wealth management administration platforms.
Advised platforms risk losing assets over lack of pension income options
Blog
09 Jul 2021
GBST's Head of Product, Andy Boniface, discusses how six years after the pensions freedoms legislation was enacted, advisers continue to struggle to access the full range of flexibility for their clients through mainstream platforms.
Investing in user experience design adds value for financial services organisations – here’s 4 reasons why
Blog
23 Jun 2021
What underpins a great customer experience online is when a user achieves their aim in the most effective way possible. User Experience (UX) design helps you do exactly this.
The benefits of a modern tech stack in the wealth management industry
Blog
18 May 2021
Andrew Boniface, Head of Product EMEA at GBST, argues that firms need to have a solid technology foundation in place to adapt to the new world or risk being overtaken by the competition.
How technology will impact the wealth management client experience in 2021
Blog
22 Mar 2021
David Simpson, Head of EMEA at GBST, examines how firms in the sector are working to modernise legacy systems to manage 21st century digital requirements, while controlling spending and reducing risk for the industry and its participants.
Application Infrastructure Containerisation
Blog
11 Dec 2020
Architecting applications using containers is becoming more popular with business and IT executives due to the accelerating rate of technological change and the need to control budgets. Read our views on application containerisation and what we are doing to help GBST and our clients.
Operational challenges of Covid-19
Blog
11 Dec 2020
David Simpson, Head of EMEA, shares his thoughts on the Operational Challenges Covid-19 has brought to our clients and the wider financial services marketplace.