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Synchron taps online insurance advice

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2008
Synchron advisers has called on business strategy provider Strategies Plus to develop a new website that will help them step up their presence in online insurance.

Praemium signs on UK Fat Prophets

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2008
ASX listed separately managed account (SMA) technology provider Praemium has signed a letter of engagement with the UK arm of Fat Prophets to launch its own branded version of the British version of the SMA, SO Smartfund.

CFP and Fin Wisdom upload Provisio

Ward Financial Group, part of Commonwealth Bank-owned dealer group, Financial Wisdom, has developed a software designed to reduce the onerous number crunching involved in Transition to Retirement (TTR) strategies.

Ironbridge to buy Bravura

Financial services software provider Bravura has announced a takeover proposal from private equity firm Ironbridge Capital which values the group at more than $270 million.

Debt trumps terrorism as top threat

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2008
Australians are more concerned about other people finding out their credit card or debit card details than the threat of terrorism, a reversal of the trend post September 11, according to a new study.

Private wealth managers bank on CRM

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2008
The need for bigger and better integrated customer management technologies is on the increase as private wealth managers jostle for a bigger share of the high net worth investors market.

Five core banking systems overhauled at CBA

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
Commonwealth Bank hopes to get first mover advantage over its big bank rivals by launching a project to overhaul several of its most antiquated, but core, information systems.

Eagle IT opens Sydney office

The Bank of New York Mellon subsidiary Eagle Investment Systems has selected Sydney as its Asia Pacific base.

Praemium and COIN connect

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2008
Listed portfolio administration firm Præmium has launched a new interface between V-Wrap - Præmium's online portfolio administration service - and COIN's financial planning suite.

Saropa launches finistic

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 APR 2008
Australian technology firm Saropa has developed a general insurance platform, finistic, which allows financial advisers to provide insurance to clients by referring them to a website.