GBST

42 results about this entity

Period: 02 Mar 2006 - 25 Jul 2023

/wealth

GBST acquires Advice Intelligence

GBST, a leading global provider of cloud-based SaaS wealth management technology, has announced the acquisition of Advice Intelligence, an award-winning cloud-based end-to-end financial planning software solution.

/people

GBST appoints global head of product innovation

Global WealthTech company GBST has appointed Simon Clare as Head of Product Innovation.

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GBST acquires WealthConnect

GBST, a leading global provider of cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) wealth management technology, has announced the acquisition of WealthConnect, a digital advisor practice management, customer relationship management (CRM) and compliance system, based on Salesforce.

/cloud

GBST extends partnership with Novia

GBST has extended its technology partnership with Novia Financial (Novia), its longest-standing UK client.

/people

GBST appoints Kirsty Worgan as global chief commercial officer

GBST is pleased to announce the appointment of its new Chief Commercial Officer, Kirsty Worgan.

/wealth

FNZ sells GBST to Anchorage Capital Partners

FNZ, a leading global wealth management platform, has completed the sale of financial technology provider GBST to Anchorage Capital Partners, a leading global private equity fund with extensive financial services and systems experience.

/retail

GBST signs third North American client

New Jersey-based company, Corporate Community Connections, Inc. (CCCI), selected GBST Digital to deliver a suite of online calculators to help promote financial freedom, becoming GBST’s second U.S. client and third across North America in six months.

/cloud

Openmarkets goes live on GBST’s Australian Retail Clearing Platform

One of Australia's largest and fastest growing retail brokers, Openmarkets, has gone live on GBST’s Retail Clearing Platform, which has been deployed via a Software as a Service (SaaS) model on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud.

/markets

Raymond James renews contract with GBST

Raymond James has renewed its existing contract for a further term and successfully completed its upgrade to the most advanced version of GBST’s middle-office post-trade solution, Syn~TAC.

/retail

GBST wins three-year contract with US loan comparison site

GBST Digital is delighted to announce its first US partnership, with a market-leading fintech.

/wealth

AJ Bell extends GBST contract

Ten years on, GBST’s award-winning Composer platform will continue to power AJ Bell’s growing business across its advised and direct-to-consumer (D2C) channels following the long-term software contract renewal.

/wholesale

CMA reassessment of FNZ/GBST deal confirms competition concerns

The CMA has found that the purchase of GBST by rival FNZ could lead to poorer service and higher prices following a careful reassessment of the deal.

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FNZ loses appeal over CMA decision to block merger with GBST

FNZ has failed to convince the Competition and Markets Authority to reverse its order that it must sell off rival investment platform GBST following an appeals tribunal hearing.

/cloud

GBST joins the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network

GBST has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) within the ISV Partner Path and is now progressing through the AWS Foundational Technical Review.

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CMA blocks investment technology merger between FNZ and GBST

The UK's Competition and Markets Authroity (CMA) has ordered FNZ to sell GBST after finding the merger between the investment platforms could lead to a reduction in service quality and higher prices for consumers.

/wealth

GBST updates Catalyst platform with VitalityInvest

GBST, a provider of wealth administration software, has updated its Catalyst digital solution following adviser feedback, enhancing online user journeys and providing new real-time interactive statement functionality.

/regulation

UK competition watchdog moves in to block FNZ/GBST merger

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally blocked FNZ's proposed takeover of rival retail investment platform GBST, concluding that it could lead to higher costs and lower quality services for Brits.

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Competition watchdog steps in over FNZ/GBST merger

FNZ's proposed takeover of GBST has been brought into question by the Competition and Markets Authority, following an investigation which concluded that the merger could result in UK investors losing out as a result of higher prices, fewer options and less innovation.

UBS extends post-trade technology partnership with GBST

UBS in Australia has extended its partnership with global financial technology provider GBST to include the Syn~ post-trade automation platform.

GBST launches investment pathways functionality

GBST is adding new investment pathways functionality to its Composer® platform to support client preparations for the introduction of the pathways legislation in August 2020.