Iress


Iress is a technology company providing software to the financial services industry in Asia-Pacific, North America, Africa and Europe. Iress software is used by more than 9,000 businesses and 500,000 users globally.
It is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange, and is a member of the S&P/ASX 200 index.

History

The company was formed in June 1993 as Dunai Financial Systems by Peter Dunai, Neil Detering and Hung Do. Two years later the equity information software product ‘Iress’ is launched. In January 1997 Bridge Information Systems acquired 80% of Dunai Financial Systems and formed BridgeDFS.
In June 1997 the trading software product ‘Iress Order System ’ is launched, in line with the ASX options market moving from floor to screen to commence electronic trading. In November 2000, BridgeDFS lists on the Australian Stock Exchange as BIS.ASX. and in October 2001, BridgeDFS changes its name to Iress Market Technology Limited.
Over the next decade, Iress would expanded from a predominantly Australian operation, into a global technology business through a string of acquisitions. The company continued to evolve and expand to serve multiple client segments internationally. It faced a range of competitors, and its software services incorporated global technology trends and financial services regulatory influences.

Key acquisitions

Financial Advice

Australia

Corporate Social Responsibility

Iress Foundation

Established in 2017, the Iress Foundation initiatives are driven and run by Iress people from around the world. The initiatives involve creating events and fundraising programs to support people in the local community.
Some of the Foundation's support partners include:
Since 2015, Iress has reported its energy use, air travel for all offices, in addition to paper use as part of its risk reporting as recommended by the ASX Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. In 2020, Iress will begin to report on e-waste generated at all its global locations.
Iress’ general goal is a net reduction of energy, emissions, air travel and paper use year on year, on a per capita basis, for all locations.

Management team

Board of Directors

Tony D’Aloisio- Chairman
Niki Beattie - Non-Executive Director
John Cameron - Non-Executive Director
Julie Fahey - Non-Executive Director
John Hayes - Non-Executive Director & Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee
Jenny Seabrook - Non-Executive Director and Chair of the People and Performance Committee
Geoff Tomlinson - Non-Executive Director
Andrew Walsh - Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer

Executive Team

Andrew Walsh - Chief Executive Officer
Aaron Knowles - Group Executive
Andrew Todd - Chief Technology Officer
Coran Lill - Group Executive
Jason Hoang - Managing Director
John Harris - Chief Financial Officer
Julia McNeill - Group Executive
Kirsty Gross - Managing Director
Peter Ferguson - Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
Phil Quin-Conroy - Managing Director
Ray Pretorius - Managing Director
Simon New - Group Executive
Tizzy Vigilante - Managing Director