Members of the Iress team - Leanne Hemmings, Debbie Kaye and Ben Wharton - attended the London Stock Exchange’s Ring the Bell for Financial Literacy event recently. It was really interesting to hear that people who used to rely primarily on certified professionals, are now turning to social influencers who package financial education in a more relatable and accessible way. It is often less about credentials and more about being present, connection and authenticity. The discussion reinforced how collaboration across the industry can help drive stronger financial understanding and participation, something we are committed to enabling through technology and insight.
We’re proud to play our part in building a brighter tech future for the South West of England! As a major tech employer in Cheltenham, we’re delighted to support CyNam in championing tech careers for the next generation and promoting a more inclusive industry for all. CyNam’s EmPower event took place on 14 October in Gloucester, engaging 1,000 students with the region’s leading technology employers.
Blaise Porter, Head of Environmental and Social Impact, celebrates her first anniversary at Iress with a reflection on the difference peole are making through Iress Impact
Iress has today announced the launch of its FundsFlow data product - a first-of-its-kind market intelligence platform offering a consolidated view of investment flows and trends across Australia’s retail investment management industry. Iress FundsFlow captures more than $130bn of annual transaction data across 10,000 unique investments, to provide insights into investment product trends, fund manager competitiveness and investor preferences and behaviour. Iress FundsFlow extracts and transforms select data sets in Xplan in a bottom-up manner, using 60 months of historical data to aggregate and analyse portfolio transactions across managed funds, ETFs, SMAs and direct equities.
AdviserSoftware.com has placed Iress as the most popular UK advice tech and AI provider. The list sends a message to the industry about who and what advisers are really focusing on when looking to select and enhance the technology they are using to run their businesses. Find out more via our LinkedIn post below!
We’re proud to announce the launch of a strategic partnership with CyNam, the Cheltenham-based UK cyber technology and secure technology network. The partnership brings together our expertise in financial services technology and cyber infrastructure with CyNam’s extensive network within the UK’s cyber ecosystem. We will work with CyNam on a range of initiatives, including: - Knowledge sharing to tackle cybersecurity threats impacting financial services. - Mentoring and talent development to nurture current and future cyber and tech professionals. - Co-hosting industry events to drive discussions on cybersecurity and emerging technology trends. Alistair Morgan, our UK CEO, and Ian McKenna, our global Chief Information Security Officer, were on hand to celebrate our partnership when it was formally announced last week at CyNam’s 10th anniversary celebrations in Cheltenham. Alistair said: “Our UK headquarters in Cheltenham is home to our global cyber team, so we’re delighted to partner with CyNam to strengthen the link between financial services and cybersecurity and help to develop the next generation of cyber talent.” Ian added: “The CyNam partnership is a key one for Iress. We are at the cutting-edge of cyber technology utilising artificial intelligence and industry-leading tools and processes, and we see this partnership as an opportunity to engage with the UK’s vibrant cyber ecosystem to help shape the future of secure financial technology.”
We're thrilled to have been listed in WORK180’s Top 101 Employers for Women for the second year running. Work180 is a global organisation that recognises and celebrates companies that are truly committed to supporting women’s careers. Iress supports gender diversity initiatives such as enhanced parental leave policies, with 17 weeks paid parental leave, a further 9 weeks at half-pay and 8.5 days of paid leave for permanent employees when their child starts school, flexible work arrangements, and STEM engagement programs. We also set targets for 40% female representation across the workforce and 45% female candidate representation for all roles, with a commitment to achieving leadership gender balance by 2030 through the 40:40 HESTA Vision initiative. While the listing is specifically for Australian companies, the approach we have for the standards assessed by Work180 is consistent and in place for all our people and across all of our regions.
This month, our London team moved to state-of-the-art premises at One Tudor Street, a striking landmark building in a vibrant part of the city. The contemporary new space reflects the high standards set by our existing Cheltenham headquarters and shows Iress is here to stay.
S3, Episode 9 - Wake Up Call Listening to the new episode of our Upfront podcast could be the best 30 minutes you spend today. That’s because our guest is organisational psychologist Dr Amantha Imber. She’s helped thousands of people turbo-charge their productivity, well-being and energy levels. Now, she’s sharing her productivity hacks with Upfront listeners, along with some advice to help us all improve our focus, prioritise our days and sleep better. Listen now or download for later - https://Upfront.lnk.to/podcastlo
Upfront S3, Ep. 7 - Go big or go home with David M. Brear. Our latest guest, David M. Brear, CEO of fintech consultancy 11:FS, has famously said that digital transformation in financial services is only 1% done. As a software company that’s undergone our own transformation, and provides the technology to help other companies achieve theirs, this is a fantastic episode about how to get it right. David talks to host Emmanuel Asuquo about what it takes to deliver a successful enterprise-wide change, why most digital transformation projects fail - and the importance of having a winning mentality, strategy and culture.
