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E*TRADE tax tools free for all

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
E*TRADE's deal with Praemium to provide a free tax reporting service to retail investors is one step closer to being launched.

Banking customers get free anti-virus upgrade

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
Suncorp banking customers may be able to sleep a little easier at night after anti-virus and internet security specialist AVG signed a deal to provide a free trial of the tech company's security software to the bank's clients.

Bigger and better risk management

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2009
"Get them before they get you" is the latest mantra behind risk management technology, and Progress is putting that at the heart of its Apama software to instigate faster and better risk management.

Bravura wins business award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2009
Bravura Solutions is the winner of the 2009 Australian Business Award for International Trade in the IT&T industry.

QIC adopts Sophis Value software

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
QIC has become the first Australian investment manager to implement the Sophis Value software platform.

Singapore pushes for online economy

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
There is a new threat to Australia's aspirations to become Asia's financial hub and it is "virtual", after Singapore announced this month that it plans to spend big on IT to build an "online economy".

Insurance and finance cos hedge against risk

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2009
More than 30 per cent of insurance and finance companies are looking to boost their information technology systems to better manage risk, notes a new KPMG survey.

Fund manager pioneers voice technology

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2009
Aviva Australia has teamed up with technology providers NEC and Salmat VeCommerce to use voice biometrics as a way to service its clients.

Go online, get results

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
With 13 million online users in Australia and $24 billion spent on the web last year, it's time to make online technology the heart of your super campaign, says a marketing expert.

Bravura tags FINCAD

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
Bravura Solutions has entered into a formal agreement to use financial analytics provider FINCAD's derivatives analytics solutions and services.