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  • Bank of Queensland's top tech exec bolts

    After it was revealed yesterday that the Bank of Queensland's (BoQ) senior ICT executive, Iain Blacklaw, had jumped ship for an overseas offer, the bank is remaining tight-lipped on who will step into his shoes.

  • Westpac and St George: A three-year IT hangover?

    In the wake of the confirmed AU$18.6 billion merger between Westpac and St George Bank, observers have forecast that the IT hangover from the deal could take at least three years to wear off, but in the process the merged banking entity will become one of the largest IT shops in Australia.

  • Phishers exploit Westpac 'hardware problems'

    Phishers keen on relieving Westpac customers of their online banking details are exploiting the "hardware problems" which have been cited by Australia's fourth largest bank to explain outages.

  • Report on NAB holds lessons for all IT shops

    Australia's largest bank, the National Australia Bank, is today bearing the scars of a vicious lashing from prudential regulators.

  • CommBank's sub-prime woes offset by IT savings

    The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has released its half-yearly results reporting that greater spending on its investments at large has been offset by a reduction in its IT costs.

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  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Don't bank on it

    In the Australian market, banks are the archetypal large IT customer: they've got lots of technology of differing vintages, have to spend a fortune on services to stitch it all together, and are also obliged to meet a super-strict regulatory regime which would make most lesser enterprises quake in their virtualised boots.

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  • Get executive buy in: BankWest CIO

    Australian businesses need to make IT leaders part of the executive team to drive business strategy, according to one leading CIO.

  • CIOs must bridge gap between business and tech

    The CIO must act as the link between IT and the wider strategy of the business, and not get too bogged down in technology alone.

  • Empower your IT staff to make decisions

    IT chiefs at financial services organisations should encourage staff to take greater control of business decisions, says JP Rangaswami, global CIO at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein.

  • The risk of IT

    Some high-profile IT disasters have made boards of directors highly sensitive to risky IT rollouts. We look at how IT affects the bottom line, and how CIOs can progress with IT projects while avoiding disastrous implementations.

  • Outsourcing: The trouble with mega deals

    As mega outsoucing deals begin to lose their shine, is it time for selective sourcing to take centre stage?

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