Curmi and Partners Ltd, the stockbroking and investment firm, has launched a new portal at www.curmiandpartners.com.

The website has been designed to be user-friendly and offers access to important financial information, such as world indices, exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices.

The site is updated with company announcements as they are issued by listed companies, trading information on the Malta Stock Exchange (MSE) and new issues, among other information. Users may also obtain historical data on all securities listed on the MSE, and historical data on exchange rates.

This information can be used in various formats to allow analysis and comparisons to be made between securities. The website also gives investors access to several other documents, such as financial statements issued by listed companies and, for registered users, research issued by Curmi and Partners Ltd.

Curmi and Partners has also launched a market news update titled 'Money Matters', which is available to clients. The daily newsletter, to which website users may subscribe, combines opinion and market data in an informal manner. Curmi and Partners Ltd managing director David Curmi said the launch of the new portal was part of a complete overhaul of the firm's management systems and the way it embraced technology.

Early this year, Curmi and Partners implemented a new portfolio management system used by major private wealth managers overseas which is powerful, robust and transparent. It empowers portfolio managers with a greater degree of analytics on clients' portfolios while combining an effective reporting tool that gives clients improved access to their financial assets.

"Our objective is to be closer to clients to give them confidence in our ability to outperform," Mr Curmi said. "As we implement the next stage of this overhaul, clients will be in better control of their own assets in a way that will ensure we remain a leading innovator in portfolio management in Malta."