So what will the platform of the future look like?
Article, Wealth Management Administration
04 Jan 2019
APIs, cloud-based tech and data analysis provide the opportunity to create a truly different wealth management experience that is more intuitive, interactive and insightful than anything on offer today, writes Mark Knowlton
Platforms still falling short on decumulation functionality
Article
26 Nov 2018
Although demand for pension flexibility has increased since pension freedoms were introduced three years ago, advised platforms have not embraced the trend by creating functionality that offers people a full range of options at retirement or making the process efficient for advisers.
Reframing disruption: Putting the customer first
White Paper
02 Nov 2018
The idea of ‘disruption’ is a hot topic in all sectors of the business world today, and financial services is no exception. Download our latest guide here for tips and case studies about customer-centric disruption.
Super Funds Paying $6bn In Extra Tax
Article
29 Sep 2017
Right now, superannuation funds can reduce tax exposure significantly for their members by implementing tools that alert those managing the money before they do something to cost the fund more tax.
Delivering the Last Mile in Post Trade Automation
White Paper
20 Sep 2017
Automation technologies such as Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT/Blockchain), Workflow, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) promise to revolutionise capital markets. How effective can they be in post-trade and is your back office system ready?
Financial wellbeing crucial to personal wellbeing
Article
16 Nov 2016
GBST CEO Rob De Dominicis considers what impact today's spending culture might be having on our personal wellbeing and looks at how technology is being used to encourage savings and investment by rewarding positive changes in financial behaviour.
How to capitalise on new digital technology?
Article
14 Nov 2016
GBST CEO Rob DeDominicis examines how investment platforms can make the most of technology to improve efficiency, lower costs and keep pace with changes in regulation and customer needs.
Role of digital in driving customer engagement
Article
11 Nov 2016
The rise of digital is changing how brands engage with customers. Robert DeDominicis, CEO of GBST, considers how financial services companies can use technology to improve the customer experience and drive loyalty.
Embracing mobile tools can fuel business growth
Article
06 Oct 2016
GBST's CEO Rob DeDominicis argues that embracing mobile tools throughout the investment management supply chain can enhance the adviser / investor relationship and at the same time fuel platform, asset management and adviser growth.
Should we fear Pensions ISAs?
Article
21 Sep 2016
Talk of Pensions ISAs has returned recently. Robert de Dominicis asks would moving away from the current pension system of tax relief on contributions, a lifetime limit on gains and taxing withdrawals to a system where contributions are taxed but gains and withdrawals are tax free really be such a bad thing? Or could it lead to a fairer, simpler, more engaging pensions system?