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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.

DSTi helps dealer groups audit easy

Financial services solutions provider DST International (DSTi) is making it easier for financial companies to track changes made to client records after the group expanded the Database Audit Module of its HiPortfolio/3 product.

Plum podcasts

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2007
Plum Financial Services is targeting Gen Y with a move to podcasting information the first step in a multi-channel communications strategy.

Symantec warns on tax time cybercrime

Leading protection software provider Symantec has urged consumers and businesses to be more vigilant around tax year end after the group's research found more sophisticated and heightened phishing attacks around 30 June.

ABN AMRO Craigs selects Gatekeeper

New Zealand-based advisory group ABN AMRO Craigs has signed up to use Gatekeeper, a new software solution developed by InvestmentLink to cater for new legislation around the KiwiSaver scheme.

IRESS snaps up Spotlight

Fresh from its recent acquisitions of PlanTech and VisiPlan, IRESS Market Technology is making its presence felt in South Africa with the acquisition of planning software provider Spotlight Interactive for $6.4 million.

Praemium/BlackRock hits $100m

Praemium has announced its BlackRock SMA has hit the $100 million mark.