Iress
Corporate brand
UnclaimedIress is an Australian financial-technology company that supplies software, market data and workflow systems to financial-services organisations worldwide.
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Overview
Iress is an Australian financial-technology and enterprise-software company serving financial-services organisations. Its name derives from Integrated Real-time Equity System, reflecting the company’s original focus on real-time equity information and trading technology. The business was established in June 1993 as Dunai Financial Systems by Peter Dunai, Neil Detering and Hung Do. Its first major product, the Iress equity-information system, was introduced in 1995. The company’s early development was closely connected with the Australian securities market. In January 1997, Bridge Information Systems acquired an 80% interest in Dunai Financial Systems, creating BridgeDFS. In 1997, the business launched the Iress Order System, a trading platform introduced as the Australian Securities Exchange options market moved from floor-based dealing toward electronic screen trading. BridgeDFS subsequently became a public company on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2000, and adopted the name Iress Market Technology Limited in 2001. From the 2000s onward, Iress expanded beyond its original Australian market through acquisitions, joint ventures and new operating locations. Its expansion added capabilities in financial advice, wealth management, portfolio administration, pensions, life insurance, market data, order management and institutional trading. Acquisitions and investments involving Xplan, Plantech, Visiplan, Spotlight, TransActive Systems, DMS, Fund Data, Sentryi, Peresys, Avelo, Proquote, Financial Synergy, Pathway, QuantHouse, O&M Systems and OneVue contributed to a broader product portfolio and international customer base. Iress’s software is organised around several financial-services workflows. Its financial-advice products include Xplan, which supports advice processes, financial modelling, research and related tools, as well as CommPay for revenue and remuneration management. In trading and market data, the company offers the Iress Order System, Pro, ViewPoint, market-data services and QuantFeed. Investment-management capabilities include portfolio management and execution-management systems. Its life and pensions products include The Exchange and O&M Profiler, while Australian superannuation products include Automated Super Admin, Acurity Registry and Acurity Online. The company’s technology is used by financial advisers, wealth-management firms, brokers, fund managers, pension and superannuation administrators, banks and other market participants. Reference material describes a global platform with more than 200 integrations and 300 data sources, used by more than 500,000 people worldwide. Iress has operated in Australia, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, France and other markets across Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America. Iress remains an ASX-listed financial-technology company and has been a constituent of the S&P/ASX 200 index. Its market position is based on combining financial data, regulatory and workflow functions, trading connectivity and specialist software for institutions and professionals. Beyond its commercial operations, the company has operated the Iress Foundation since 2017, supporting community initiatives in countries including Australia, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Canada. The company has also reported environmental indicators such as energy use, business travel and paper consumption; its Sydney and Melbourne offices are reported to have used renewable electricity from 2021.
History
Iress began in Australia in June 1993 under the name Dunai Financial Systems. The company was founded by Peter Dunai, Neil Detering and Hung Do to develop technology for the financial markets. In 1995 it released the Iress equity-information product, whose name was associated with the phrase Integrated Real-time Equity System. The product gave the company an initial identity in real-time market information and professional securities technology. A major ownership change occurred in January 1997, when Bridge Information Systems acquired 80% of Dunai Financial Systems. The resulting business was known as BridgeDFS. Later that year, it introduced the Iress Order System, a trading product designed for the transition of the Australian Securities Exchange options market from floor trading to electronic screen-based dealing. This move helped broaden the company’s role from information delivery into order and trading workflows. BridgeDFS listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in November 2000 under the code BIS. In October 2001, it changed its name to Iress Market Technology Limited, bringing the Iress product identity into the corporate name. During the following decade, the company expanded its Australian capabilities and began establishing an international presence. The expansion was driven in part by acquisitions across advice, portfolio administration, trading, market data and related financial-services software. The acquisition programme included Xplan in 2003, a Canadian joint venture in 2004 followed by its buyout in 2006, and Australian businesses including Plantech, Visiplan, TransActive Systems, DMS and Fund Data. The company also acquired or invested in South African and Asian capabilities, including Spotlight and Sentryi, and commenced operations in Asia in 2010. It entered the United Kingdom in 2011 and expanded there through Peresys, Avelo, Proquote and O&M Systems. Other acquisitions, including Innergi, Pulse, Financial Synergy, Inet BFA, Pathway, QuantHouse and OneVue, further extended the product range and geographic reach. By the late 2010s and early 2020s, Iress had developed into a multi-market provider of software for financial advice, wealth and investment management, institutional trading, market data, life and pensions, and Australian superannuation. Its products combine data feeds and external integrations with professional workflows such as advice production, portfolio management, order routing, execution, fund administration and member access. The company has maintained operations in Australia, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, France and other locations. Iress’s corporate activities have also included community and environmental programmes. The Iress Foundation was established in 2017 and supports locally organised fundraising and community initiatives in several countries. Since 2015, the company has reported environmental indicators including office energy use, air travel and paper consumption in the context of its risk reporting. The company reported that its Sydney and Melbourne offices used 100% renewable energy from January 2021. Iress is an ASX-listed company and has been a constituent of the S&P/ASX 200 index.
- 2021
Renewable electricity reported for Sydney and Melbourne offices
[1]Iress reports that its Sydney and Melbourne offices use renewable electricity.
- 2020
O&M Systems and OneVue acquisitions
[1]Iress acquires O&M Systems in the United Kingdom and OneVue Holdings in Australia.
- 2019
QuantHouse acquisition
[1]Iress acquires QuantHouse, adding high-performance market-data and trading technology capabilities.
- 2017
Iress Foundation is established
[1]The company creates a foundation for employee-led community support and fundraising.
- 2011
United Kingdom operations begin
[1]Iress commences operations in the United Kingdom and acquires Peresys.
- 2010
Asian operations begin
[1]Iress commences operations in Asia and acquires Sentryi.
- 2003
Xplan acquisition
[1]Iress acquires Xplan, strengthening its financial-advice and wealth-management software portfolio.
- 2001
Corporate name changes to Iress Market Technology
[1]BridgeDFS adopts the Iress Market Technology name.
- 2000
BridgeDFS lists on the ASX
[1]BridgeDFS becomes publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange.
- 1997
Bridge Information Systems acquires a controlling interest
[1]Bridge Information Systems acquires 80% of Dunai Financial Systems and forms BridgeDFS.
Products and positioning
A specialist enterprise-software and financial-technology provider for professional financial markets, wealth management, advice, pensions, life insurance and superannuation operations.
Financial advice and wealth management · 2003
Xplan
Xplan is an advice and wealth-management platform supporting activities such as financial planning, modelling, research, risk assessment and client-related workflow. The product family includes tools such as WealthSolver, Risk Researcher, Xtools and Xtools Plus. It is one of Iress’s principal platforms for professional advisers and related wealth businesses.
Trading and order management · 1997
Iress Order System
The Iress Order System is trading-order and workflow software for market participants. It was launched in 1997 in connection with the Australian options market’s shift from floor-based trading to electronic dealing. The system forms part of Iress’s broader trading, execution and market-connectivity offering.
Market data and trading
Iress Pro
Iress Pro combines professional market information with trading functionality. It is designed for users who need market data, news, analysis and execution-related tools in an integrated desktop environment.
Online trading and market data
ViewPoint
ViewPoint is an online platform providing trading and market-data capabilities. It supports access to financial information and trading workflows through a web-oriented interface.
Low-latency market data
QuantFeed
QuantFeed is a market-data API aimed at high-performance trading and quantitative users. Its role is to provide programmatic access to low-latency financial data for systems that require rapid ingestion and processing.
Revenue and remuneration management
CommPay
CommPay is software for managing revenue, commissions and remuneration processes in financial-advice and wealth businesses. It complements advice-platform workflows by helping organisations administer payments and related commercial arrangements.
Life and pensions
The Exchange
The Exchange is a United Kingdom platform for comparing quotes and supporting applications in life and pensions distribution. It is intended to connect product research and application processes within intermediary workflows.
Pensions and investment research
O&M Profiler
O&M Profiler provides research and planning functionality for pensions and investments. It supports advisers and related professionals evaluating products and constructing recommendations within regulated financial-planning processes.
Superannuation administration
Acurity
Acurity is an Australian superannuation software suite. Acurity Registry supports fund registry administration, while Acurity Online provides online access for members and employers. Together, the products address administrative and digital-service requirements for superannuation funds.
Superannuation administration
Automated Super Admin
Automated Super Admin is a digital offering designed to support the routine back-office administration of Australian superannuation funds. It is part of Iress’s focus on reducing manual administration through software and automated workflows.
Marketing campaigns
- 2017Iress Foundation
Australia · United Kingdom · South Africa · Canada
Iress established the Iress Foundation to coordinate employee-led events, fundraising and community-support initiatives. Reported partners and focus areas included support for at-risk young people, domestic-violence survivors, homelessness services, medical and disability support, coding education and early-childhood development.
Outcome. The foundation became a continuing community programme operating through local initiatives in several Iress markets.
Brand decisions
2001
Adoption of the Iress corporate identityStrategyBackground
The Iress product name had become central to the company’s technology offering.
Action taken
BridgeDFS changed its name to Iress Market Technology Limited.
Aftermath
The corporate identity aligned the listed company more closely with its principal technology brand.
2000
Public listing of BridgeDFSStrategyBackground
After operating under Bridge Information Systems ownership, the business pursued a public-market structure.
Action taken
BridgeDFS listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
Aftermath
The listing preceded the company’s 2001 adoption of the Iress Market Technology name.
1997
Launch of the Iress Order SystemProduct launchBackground
The Australian Securities Exchange options market was moving from floor-based dealing to electronic screen trading.
Action taken
Iress introduced the Iress Order System as electronic trading and order-management software.
Aftermath
The launch expanded the company beyond equity information into electronic trading workflows.
Recent events
Reported
Findex selects Iress Xplan[2]
Findex selected Iress’ Xplan financial advice software for its integrated financial advisory and accounting operations. Iress said it would support Findex’s financial advice and risk insurance business.
Reported
Iress partners with a fund manager to deliver a portfolio management solution[3]
Iress partnered with an unnamed fund manager to deliver its portfolio management solution.
Reported
Centrepoint Alliance subsidiaries adopt Iress solution[4]
Two Centrepoint Alliance subsidiaries adopted Iress' advice fee consent solution.
Reported
Iress expands partnership with Perennial Value Management[5]
Iress expanded its funds administration partnership with Perennial Value Management.
- Unconfirmed
Reported
Iress acquires O&M Systems[6]
Iress acquired O&M Systems, a pension and investment data provider that also offers comparison tools for financial advisers. O&M's software was integrated into Iress' Xplan software and became available to Iress clients, while continuing as a standalone research service.
Reported
Iress appoints two non-executive directors[7]
Iress appointed Trudy Vonhoff and Michael Dwyer as non-executive directors; they were to start their roles on February 1.
Reported
Iress completes acquisition of BC Gateways[8]
Iress acquired blockchain communication platform BC Gateways. The transaction was executed through simultaneous signing and completion, effective the day before the article was published.
Sources8 sources
- 1Iressen.wikipedia.org
- 2Findex选择Iress Xplan软件moneymanagement.com.au
- 3Iress与一家基金管理公司合作提供投资组合管理解决方案financialstandard.com.au
- 4Centrepoint Alliance旗下子公司采用Iress解决方案financialstandard.com.au
- 5Iress扩大与Perennial Value Management的合作financialstandard.com.au
- 6Iress 收购 O&M Systemsprofessionaladviser.com
- 7Iress任命两名非执行董事moneymanagement.com.au
- 8Iress完成对BC Gateways的收购moneymanagement.com.au
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