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Lack of automation hikes costs

A study conducted through a digital voting system (digivote) at this year's annual SIBOS conference, the biggest global event in IT banking and finance, has found that 40 per cent of survey respondents named operational efficiency and cost reduction ...

BlackRock inches closer to global SMA

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2007
BlackRock Investment Management is currently testing its long-awaited move into international shares.

Encrypt your email: Tumbleweed

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2007
Finance companies may be providing adequate internet security in their businesses but new threats continue to emerge that will constantly put staff internal and outgoing emails at risk, warned an internet security expert.

Challenger FP revs up Synergy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2007
Challenger's financial planning arm has invested in additional hardware and software to increase the processing power of its platform business, Synergy Capital Management, by up to ten times.

CBA counting on NAB and Westpac

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2007
National Australia Bank and Westpac may not be that likely to wind up their contract to source stockbroking services from IWL even once Commonwealth Bank takes control of the supplier of broking technology solutions.

Bravura and Perpetual develop new SOA package

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2007
Bravura Solutions has teamed up with Perpetual to develop a new Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) compliant application, Sonata Business Services.

Through the looking Glass Onion

Boutique web developer Glass Onion is fast gaining a name for itself after two successful projects where they gave finance websites a human face.

High tech maladies

Social networking websites are the new hotbed for cyber criminals eager to access and sell other people's personal and finance details, according to a new IT report.

IRESS continues expansion

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2007
Melbourne-based financial technology company IRESS is reinforcing its position in the marketplace by opening a new branch in Adelaide, South Australia and appointing a new executive in New Zealand.

Mobile banking the next frontier

Phone and online banking could soon be replaced by mobile banking as the preferred communication channel of consumers, according to a new survey.