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Technology

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.

Messaging transactions for 12 cents: SWIFT

In two weeks' time, fourteen of the country's leading financial institutions including BT, Barclays and JPMorgan will finish a pilot program that promises to slash messaging transaction fees from around $25 per transaction to 12 cents.

Good software frees advisers to advise

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
The mark of good financial planning software is that it allows planners to spend more time with clients and less on administration, the Australian Financial Advisers (AFA) Future of Financial Planning Technology luncheon club heard yesterday.

IOOF shifts paperwork online

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2007
IOOF will make all it forms and reports available online over the next six months to appease adviser demand.

No dumb messages at Datasquirt

Call centre software provider Datasquirt has attracted the attention of a top-ranked small cap fund manager ahead of an ASX float designed to fund its smart messaging call centre technology.

Get financial advice on the web

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2007
The internet is increasingly becoming a key resource for financial planners who wish to broaden their client base and provide up to date information with the launch of two new websites, RateCity and RatesMate.

SimCorp wins Schroders SG

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
Schroders Investment Management in Singapore is the latest manager to join SimCorp's growing client list in the Australia-Pacific region after this week signing a deal to take on Simcorp's Dimension as their information management platform.