Sponsors
Platinum sponsor
GBST provides global technology services to the financial services industry, addressing our clients’ constant needs for innovation, competitiveness and responsive IT that truly enables business.
GBST Wealth Management (formerly InfoComp) is the leading provider of funds administration and registry software to the Australian and UK wealth management industries.
Through the Composer™ and ComposerWeb™ platforms, GBST offers a single, client centric, innovative system for the administration of wrap platforms, master trusts, superannuation, pensions, risk and debt.
Composer™ has achieved outstanding market acceptance since its official release to the market in Australia in 1999 and has been adopted by a number of Australia’s premier institutions.
A single, client-centric administration application for the wealth management industry via a complete, intuitive and flexible solution, Composer™ satisfies the demanding requirements of Wrap platforms, Fund Managers and Fund Administrators by providing business rule driven functionality to support flexible administration procedures that can be configured quickly and easily, without the requirement for complex software development.
Gold sponsor
Tyndall Investments is an award-winning multi-specialist investment manager of Australian investment funds with almost $22 billion in funds under management. Tyndall Investments specialise in Australian shares, Australian fixed interest and international fixed interest.
At Tyndall, we believe that by adhering to our active management investment styles and discipline of our processes, we can provide high-quality services to our clients and aim to meet their risk and return requirements. Tyndall’s valuation principles are not deflected by short -term market shifts.
Tyndall’s approach, process and performance track record have been highly rated by the research community and have contributed to Tyndall’s receipt of many industry awards.
Silver sponsor
Challenger Financial Services Group Limited is an ASX-listed investment management firm established in 1985, with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and London. It is a leading provider of listed and unlisted investment products and Australia’s foremost issuer of retail annuities and similar guaranteed products. Challenger’s APRA-regulated Life company manages in excess of $6.6 billion* for more than 60,000 policy holders and is focused on applying its investment and risk management expertise to provide simple, secure and low-cost financial products to retail and institutional clients.
Challenger commenced its boutique investment strategy in 2005 and now holds interests in nine boutique investment management firms with funds under management of circa $7 billion^. Challenger provides administrative and distribution assistance to its boutique partners, including investment services, marketing and compliance support.
* As at 31 March 2010
^ As at 24 June 2010
Bronze sponsor
In line with Praemium’s reputation for low-cost, scalable investment technology solutions, Praemium’s new SMARTwrap Investments offers a universe of more than 650 wholesale managed funds and all ASX-listed securities for a low-tiered factory gate price.
The easy-to-use online application and online trading for managed funds and ASX-listed securities minimises adviser administration while allowing consolidated reporting across all assets: wrap, non-wrap and separately managed accounts.
SMARTwrap Investments is built on Praemium’s renowned V-Wrap PAS technology and has been designed to assist advisers in streamlining their business process by providing a transition solution from commission to fee-for-service.