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Technology

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.

Austock signs Reval for hedging tool

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
Austock Treasury and software provider Reval have partnered to ensure Austock clients can effectively produce hedge accounting reports and manage risk.

Banks to benefit from new FI interface

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2008
Two leading technology providers, Yieldbroker and Omgeo, have joined forces to offer a fixed income processing platform designed to eliminate manual errors and reduce post-trade operational risks.

SimCorp scoops Vendor of the Year award

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
Financial services software provider SimCorp bags a top award for its new module, XpressInstruments, which allows fund managers to better track and analyse structured products and exotic instruments.

UBS and Præmium talks fail

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
UBS has dropped negotiations with portfolio administration provider, Præmium to supply its services to the firm's Australian wealth management division.