IRESS, an Australian-headquartered supplier of solutions to the financial markets, wealth management, and mortgage sectors, acquired INET BFA in September 2016 for R150 million to add the company’s market data to its product suite and provide an expanded offering to its clients. The acquisition of INET BFA followed IRESS’Ss purchases of Spotlight in 2007 and Peresys in 2011, boosting its presence in South Africa.
IRESS was founded in 1993 and in addition to offices in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town IRESS has extensive operations in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Asia and Canada.
The acquisition of INET BFA enables IRESS to provide scale to clients in South Africa as it builds on its existing operations and strives to offer locally relevant, unified data and financial technology solutions. As an established long-term provider in South Africa, IRESS is investing in bringing more of its world-class technology to the country, creating solutions for local needs and supporting South African clients with a strong on-the-ground team.
Ray Pretorius, MD of IRESS in South Africa, said: “Bringing together everything our clients need in a single, integrated platform is a major focus for IRESS in South Africa. Over the past few years, we have enhanced our unified financial technology solutions with local capabilities from acquisitions such as Peresys (trading terminals), Spotlight (financial planning software) and INET BFA (market data, analysis tools and financial data feeds).
“We have brought these companies together into a single South African business that offers a unified solution to the market. By rebranding INET BFA, we will grow awareness of the depth of the IRESS portfolio in the local market.”
Changing INET BFA’s name also better reflects how we can offer INET BFA clients in South Africa access to our global solutions.
Journalists, for further details, please contact:
Debra Knott
IRESS
Telephone: +27 (0)10 492 1233
debra.knott@iress.com
Isadora Isaacs
Idea Engineers
Telephone: +27 (0)11 803 0030 / +27 (0)83 925 9676
Isadora@ideaengineers.co.za
IRESS is a leading supplier of technology for financial markets, wealth management and the mortgage industry in South Africa, Australia, Asia, New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom.
All product streams support a diverse range of roles and offer front, middle and back-office functionality for clients that range from financial service institutions through to independent operators.
IRESS is a progressive, service-based organisation that employs over 1500 staff globally, with local knowledge and industry experience.
IRESS strives for excellence in relationships with clients and industry bodies alike. IRESS is client-driven, responsive and promotes a culture that supports working with customers and the industry to face challenges and keep pace with industry developments.
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