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Rejoice for May has gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... month's losses). So what's funny about these? Glad you ask. I know financial markets have a very short memory. Thanks to computing technology and archive folders, I can easily remind you that -- the short-lived "bin Laden is dead" bounce aside -- early ...

Financial services feel cloud benefit

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
A shift towards cloud computing has resulted in significant return on investment, according to a Bloomberg technology survey of financial services companies. Over one hundred chief information officers and technology decision makers from major financial ...

Poor standard

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011
... and the one before that. At this point, I'd like to share with you my growing suspicion about earnings estimates. Is computing power still not powerful enough these days that over the past four quarters, at the very least, majority of actuals beat expectations? ...

Industry still lagging on green IT

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... still to be realised," said Alison Rowe, global sustainability executive director, Fujitsu Group. Data centres, cloud computing and paperless offices are key areas of development, while some companies, including Suncorp, are understood to be considering ...

Mobile internet tools take flight

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... analyst, in a statement. "This will either be as a 'third device' where there is a high-penetration PCs or the primary computing device where there is low-penetration." In Australia, many financial services professionals are already making the most out ...

Clouds gather in financial services

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010
Financial services software group IQ Business Group (IQ) responds to regulatory concerns against 'cloud computing' in financial services and says the widespread use of cloud systems is a sign of the times. IQ came forward after the Australian Prudential ...

APRA cautions against cloud computing

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has expressed its concern of the use of cloud computing in the financial services industry. In a letter written to the industry, APRA clearly advises all deposit-taking institutions (ADIs), general ...

Retiree living costs fall despite CPI jump

NEWS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... cent with the cost of overseas holiday travel and accommodation falling by 1.9 per cent. The cost of audio, visual and computing equipment fell by 6.3 Along with generally owning their own home outright (so cost increases for housing are less important ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
... company news, Optus Business acting managing director Rob Parcell is to provide an update on Optus enterprise cloud computing launch in Sydney. Virgin Blue chief executive John Borghetti is set to speak at a Financial Services Council luncheon in Sydney. ...

Singapore: the cloud computing hub

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
Not content with dominating financial services, Singapore is emerging as the cloud-computing hub for the Asia Pacific region, according to new research. Cloud computing enables a financial services company to access its IT applications through the web ...