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Technology

Bravura poaches DSTi chief tech

Wealth management IT specialist Bravura Solutions has appointed Nick Parsons, formerly chief technology officer (CTO) at leading fund manager software provider DST International as its new global CTO.

Allianz automates underwriting with RTP

Allianz Australia Life Insurance has signed a deal with RGA Technology Partners (RTP) to roll-out RTP's automated underwriting solution AURA.

Westpac ends senior IT exec hunt

Diane Sias, a former executive at Westpac for ten years, returns to the bank in a senior IT role.

Coin buys into paraplanning business

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2007
Macquarie-owned Coin Financial Planning has purchased a 50 per cent stake in the paraplanning business Outplan Outsourced Solutions.

XPLAN incorporates Zenith research

XPLAN clients can now access research reports and ratings from Zenith Investment Partners after XPLAN's parent company IRESS Market Technology inked a deal with the Melbourne-based research firm.

Cuscal's customers commit for the long term

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2007
Credit Union Services Corporation (Aust) Ltd (Cuscal) has entered into long-term contracts with all its existing customers.

Fed Banks upgrade to next gen payment systems

A dozen Federal Reserve Banks in the US are upgrading their electronic check and image processing systems in a bid to handle the growing volumes of electronic checks and images from financial institutions.

Austock MAs to be powered by Financial Simplicity

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2007
Austock Securities has chosen Financial Simplicity to provide the infrastructure for its managed accounts capabilities.

Bravura picks up Garradin

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2007
Bravura Solutions has completed its purchase of administration software developer Garradin from Powerlan.

VFMC chooses SimCorp as tech provider

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2007
Growing technology specialist SimCorp has been chosen by the Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) as its preferred technology provider, supplying the $40 billion manager with its SimCorp Dimension software.