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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.

Consultum pumps $1m into tech

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
Consultum Financial Advisers is investing more than $1 million into the development of its software program to help give advisers the edge in today's bear market.

Charles River adds 13 Aussie clients

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
Charles River's Australian footprint continues to expand, adding ABN AMRO Morgans, Austock Securities, BBY, Bell Potter, Goldman Sachs JBWere and Shaw Stockbroking among seven others to its client list.

Banks to reprioritise IT spending

THESHEET.COM WITH ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2008
Australian banks are expected to invest in key risk technologies to boost their defensive position over the next 12 months in response to the global credit crisis.

RIMES and MSCI Barra team up

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
Financial services tech firm RIMES Technologies is joining forces with MSCI Barra, an investment decision support tools provider by integrating RIMES SmartFiles into BarraOne - a portfolio risk and performance attribution platform.

First home buyers tap $21k bonus

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
If website clicks are anything to go by, then the latest data from X Inc Finance suggests first home buyers are wading back to the market thanks to new government incentives.

Bravura partners with StorLife

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
Bravura Solutions partnered with data storage and information management provider, StorLife to provide a secure storage area for its account transfer information.