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Video me up, Scottie

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
It is not quite as revolutionary as teleporting but advances in video conferencing has now made it possible for fund managers to hold life-like video meetings, a major leap from the days of delayed broadcast, blurry video images and dropped-out calls.

Forensic tool for private equity

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
Institutional investors that want more regular audits of the performance and management fees of their private equity funds can now avail of a new custodial services product that offers "forensic portfolio analytics" to clients.

OneVue partners with Super Concepts

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2009
OneVue has teamed up with self managed super fund (SMSF) specialist, Super Concepts to provide an integrated SMSF administration service that allows advisers to easily meet compliance requirements and invest in a range of different assets.

SuperChoice buys SuperConnect

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
SuperChoice has acquired SuperConnect, a niche developer of superannuation e-commerce and clearinghouse services.

MSCI Barra ups liquidity reviews

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
MSCI Barra is proposing to review liquidity across MSCI Global Investable Market Index constituents across developed and emerging markets on a quarterly basis instead of half yearly as part of the firm's plan to deal with the credit crisis.

Computershare buys bankruptcy expert

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
ASX listed Computershare is looking to cash in on bankruptcy administration with its latest acquisition of US-based Kurtzman Carson Consultants.

SimCorp upgrades risk mgmt tech

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
SimCorp has released the next version of the firm's SimCorp Dimension product, version 4.5, which focuses on alleviating risk across front, middle and back offices of investment management firms.

FIX adoption critical to growth

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
More than 25 per cent of trade orders placed with brokers are still conducted through the old-fashioned telephone - a trend that will hamper operation and cost efficiencies in the long run, says an industry expert.

Aladdin combines FI and eq

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
The next decade will see a consolidation of investment management information systems, leading to toolsets capable of dealing with all asset classes, a prime example of which is BlackRock's Aladdin fixed interest platform.

Twitter my super

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2009
Individuum is waving the Gen Y flag when it used digital platforms Twitter, Facebook, blogs and Vimeo video screening to stay connected to members.