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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.

Superpartners hires SAP, CSC

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2009
Superpartners has announced that SAP and CSC will provide it with a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution.

OTC derivative platforms need upgrade: report

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2009
Institutions trading over the counter (OTC) derivatives must invest a significant amount in technology, infrastructure and human resources to support rising trading volumes, according to a new report.

Instinet to donate brokerage commission to bushfire appeal

Instinet will donate its brokerage commissions from all ASX trades conducted today to the victims of the Victorian bushfires.

NAB deploys Telstra tech

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
National Australia Bank is improving its telephone banking with a new speech recognition product from Telstra and VeCommerce.

BNP turns to games for education

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
BNP Paribas has developed a video game that allows the bank's European based employees to create their own virtual bank and learn more about the international banking system.

XPLAN tops planners' list

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2009
XPLAN has been acknowledged as the tech provider of choice among financial planners for the fourth year running, according to the latest 2008 Investment Trends Planner Technology Report.