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ATO launches auditor software

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) is giving self managed super fund (SMSF) auditors a helping hand with eSAT, a electronic superannuation compliance audit tool.

Northern Trust upgrades consultant service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
Northern Trust enhanced the reporting capabilities of its web portal service for asset consultants.

AUI and DirectPortfolio adopt AML service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
Australian Unity Investments (AUI) and DirectPortfolio adopted OneVue's anti-money laundering (AML) reporting and record keeping service.

Wiki me happy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2008
Web content manager Vignette predicts that social networking tailor-made for corporates will be the next platform on which financial services providers can engage their Gen Y staff and retain their customers.

Faster than the speed of fright

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
Sybase Australia has unveiled a new analytic appliance that can process data queries up to 100 times faster than existing databases, allowing traders and quant analysts to retrieve and analyse market information faster and cheaper than ever before.

Fin Simplicity upgrades tech

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
Financial Simplicity upgraded Portfolio Express to allow financial planners to tailor client portfolios fast and share model portfolios.

IRESS signs Elston Partners

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
IRESS Market Technology has signed a deal to be the sole provider of core client and investment management technology to investment firm Elston Partners.

Præmium to add wrap client

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
Præmium and independent wrap platform provider, Powerwrap signed an agreement deal to provide V-Wrap and separately managed account (SMA) technology to the platform.

PDS notices to go online: ASIC

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008
ASIC is ramping up its presence in the web sphere with new legislations requiring all notifications about a product disclosure statement to be lodged online starting early next year.

DST Systems buys Bluedoor

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
DST Systems purchased Melbourne based administration technology provider Bluedoor Technologies, paving the way for its Australian subsidiary to play a greater role in the funds management and platform markets.