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30 November 2007
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GFT Global Markets’ DealBook® 360 Named Best Product of the Year by Shares Magazine
MiFID Requirements Have Started Being Implemented in the FORPOST Banking Information System
IBM SUPPORTS STAC COUNCIL AND STAC LAB
Chinese insurer breaks records in Belgium
Bankers 'have a bad attitude'
Kiwi teen arrested for banking fraud
RBS' silence ajudged 'ominous'
World's second largest inter dealer broker announces senior management changes in London and New York
Telekurs Financial Enhances MSCI Index Coverage with New GIMI Family
Financial Objects further strengthens its Board
AlternativeSoft expands to the US and Canada
Fujitsu Consulting Signals Major Push into Financial Services
Euronet launches prepaid services in Italy by signing SMA S.p.A., one of the largest grocery chains in the country
BT Delivers High-Quality Service To Its B2B Partners With Azul Systems Technology at 30 Percent Lower TCO
Azul Systems Selected by Bear Stearns
Caledonian Global Fund Services Adopts Advent's Geneva
FRSGlobal takes Financial i MiFID Compliance Award
David Orme joins Bell ID as CEO
29 November 2007
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Guidewire chosen by Guild Insurance to Modernize Core Insurance Systems
Interactive Data And Il Sole Introduce New Financial Information Service In Italy
Bear Stearns to sack 650 staff
Morgan Stanley analyst to be jailed
British banks reassure investors
$21 billion reserved for UK banks
The “Forbis” Company Announces Successful Development of TARGET2 and FINREP Projects
Tullett Prebon launches its Central European power platform
SOA projects in danger of losing direction
ICE Receives Energy Exchange of the Year Recognition in Annual Energy Business Awards
SafeNet keeps billing and usage fraud out of next-generation mobile networks
Festive fraud set to peak this Christmas
StockTrack Shareholder Accounting Software Now With DTC FAST Integration
Share of electronic transactions in India move up to 75%
Clear2Pay opens up South East Asia headquarters
FXMARKETSPACE RECEIVES LEADERS IN INNOVATION AWARD
GFT Expands its Services to Futures Traders
ESP ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF CFO
Gladiator Technology Group Announces Product Enhancements
SAS and Sun Launch New Initiative to Deliver Business Intelligence Innovation to Datacentres
28 November 2007
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Reval is Sole Vendor to Win Treasury & Risk Management's 2007 Alexander Hamilton Award for Treasury Tool of the Year
Xetra - 10 years of successfully setting industry standards
Bundesverband der Wertpapierfirmen an den deutschen Börsen e.V. (bwf) joins the European Financial Markets Federation
AG Capital Nordic Selects Orc Software’s Market Gateway Technology for Russian Market
Gemalto selected to provide Colombia’s first SIM-based mobile banking service
RTS offers access to FXMarketSpace™
MACKENZIE FINANCIAL LIVE ON OMGEO CENTRAL TRADE MANAGER FOR DOMESTIC AND CROSS-BORDER TRADE PROCESSING
Isbank to deal with big boys
Bank of Montreal to rally next year?
A&L funding rumours intensify
Federal Reserve bails out banks
Alaric International signs key distribution agreement with Oracle Corporation
Basel II Compliance Mapping & Proof
New Report from Aite Group Examines the State of the Japanese Securities and Investments Market
New TABB Group Research: Pit Trading Fading Fast as Nearly 50% of 2007 Futures Market Volumes Now Transacted through Automated Trading Strategies, Rising to 90% by 2010
AMPCO TO DEPLOY UNIFIED THREAT MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY
MSCI Barra to Launch Frontier Markets and Asia APEX 50 Indices
Satuit Technologies Releases SatuitCRM 10.6
Triangle Insurance Company selects Delphi Technology’s OASIS Workers’ Compensation Suite
TIBCO UNVEILS LATEST ULTRA-LOW LATENCY MESSAGING SOFTWARE
Ring2 Selected as Finalist for the "Red Herring 100 Global" Awards 2007
Yassine Brahim, appointed Chief Executive Officer of GL TRADE
Eze Castle Integration Introduces Eze Managed Suites for Hedge Funds and Investment Firms
UNX Launches Five New Advanced Trading Algorithms That Utilize Firm's Leading Tactical Execution Framework
Mixit to Offer Selero Order Routing
PERTRAC HIRES NEW GLOBAL HEAD OF SALES
DeVry Inc. Expands Usage of SunGard Solutions
TradingScreen Launches the First Futures Algorithmic Hub
Dimensional Fund Advisors Selects Charles River Development to Consolidate Global Fund Operations and Enhance Electronic Trading
27 November 2007
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Alberta Motor Transport Association and Digital Movers Form Electronic Commerce Alliance Partnership for AMTA Members
ICE Announces Exchange Migration to New Chicago Data Center; January Test Dates Announced
3i Infotech Unveils First International Data Centre
Linedata Services Enters into Strategic Relationship with BIDS Trading
Atlas Capital Demonstrate Compliance Best Practice with Intelligent Policy Management Solution
OPALIS extends lead in run book automation with new release
Leading Greek Banks Deploy SuperDerivatives for Interest Rates Derivatives and Structured Products
GLOBALPLATFORM ANNOUNCES BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FY 2007-2008
Standard Life Uses EMC Content Management Solutions to Automate the Business Process by up to 90 per cent
Experian upgrades Commercial Autoscore to deliver even greater AML compliance
Enigmatec announces first outsourcing collaboration with Atos Origin on Run Book Automation
Citigroup to shed thousands of jobs
Barclays defies odds for record profits
Only a fifth of banks produce reliable forecasts
HSBC in $35bn rescue effort
FINCAD to Deliver Advanced Financial Analytic Software to UK Market
SmartStream creates strategic partnership with Syntel to increase professional services capacity
Sun Life Financial of Canada chooses CallML
29WEST EXPANDS MONITORING CAPABILITIES WITH ADDITION OF SNMP MONITORING
DataSynapse Wins Financial-i Award For Virtualisation Innovation
IT Governance Institute Releases New Business Risk Guidance
OBJECTWAVE LAUNCHES NEW PERSISTENCE AND DATA CACHING DEVELOPER FRAMEWORK WITH GEMFIRE IN MIND
Scalability Expert Explore Solution for Managing Complex
SPA ETF'S MARKETGRADER REBALANCING INCREASES US ASSET ALLOCATION IN FINANCIAL STOCKS DESPITE CREDIT CRISIS
Misys Treasury Plus voted 'Best Trade Processing Solution' in European Banking Technology Readers' Choice Awards
Three new SMARTS® customers in Europe
John Loebenstein joins Bravura Solutions Board of Directors
Electronic Bid/Offer Markets in Securities Lending
Vertafore Names New CIO
RAPID ADVANCEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY TO RESHAPE INSURANCE LANDSCAPE OVER NEXT DECADE
Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan selects GT Software's Ivory
‘Repair not Reject’ payment messages the key to SEPA STP says ACE Software
Bottomline Receives 2007 Financial-i ‘Leaders in Innovation’ Award
Prudential Portfolio Managers Deploys SunGard's Asset Arena
Marks Baughan & Co. Adds Partner; Opens Office in London
EastNets Service Bureau Offers CheckFree Reconciliation Solution as Part of Managed Services Platform
Jack Treynor Selected as the Recipient of the 2007 IAFE/SunGard
InfoDyne and RTI Team on High-Performance
NumeriX Unveils New Model for Pricing Volatile Credit Products
Beneficial Investment Services Goes Live on SunGard's WealthStation for Integrated Financial Planning
YellowJacket Weather Derivative Price Data Now Incorporated Into CME Group Settlement Calculations
FTC Group Implements Genesis from EXIS Consulting for Capital Markets Trading
Vhayu wins Market Data Analytics Leader in Innovation Award for second year running
Pyrford International PLC selects Vermilion Reporting Suite for Client Reporting
26 November 2007
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FiREapps APPOINTS NEW EXECUTIVE SALES MANAGERS
Orange Business Services Trading Solutions capitalises on top five Chinese banks to further its strategic initiatives in China
Prime International Trading Deploys Orc Liquidator for Algorithmic Futures Trading
'Natwest Three' may enter plea bargain
Islamic banking deal a first for Japan
Private banks bolstered by billionaires
BoE warns the worst is yet to come
Screen INFOmatch develops GUI to Reuters’ central permissioning system eSpresso
BLUE SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES FIRST LOW COST GLOBAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION SOFTWARE FOR DESKTOP AND MOBILE
Ernst & Young and JWG-IT to accelerate EU MiFID readiness
TietoEnator and Handelsbanken continue the Baltic expansion together
World-Check and Datanomic to provide an integrated client screening solution
Wall Street Systems appoints new managing director of sales and client services
LiquidityHub Builds on Launch Momentum With Addition of US Dollar Swaps Product
JOHN FLOWERS JOINS TWOFOUR’S LONDON OFFICE
Telekurs Financial adds earning estimates from Zacks
NYFIX and BNP Paribas Securities Services Announce Agreement on Post Trade Services for Euro Millennium
New Report from Aite Group Examines the State of the Merchant Acquiring Industry
23 November 2007
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ABN AMRO and GFT win European Banking Technology Award
Norwich and Peterborough sees 64% increase in successful loan applications with automated TietoEnator system
KIWIBANK WINS BEST DIRECT CHANNELS INITIATIVE AT FINANCIAL INNOVATION AWARDS
Intermediate Capital profits from credit crunch
French banks buy out CIFG
'Lying' bank's bonuses 'should be withheld'
Goldman Sachs seeks goldmine for hedge fund
Banque AGF Selects NetEconomy’s Compliance Manager Solution to Improve Anti-money Laundering Operations
TULLETT PREBON PLC APPOINTS MARK LOMAX AS DIRECTOR OF SCANDINAVIAN RATES
Bravura wins Australian Export Award for Information and Communication Technology
22 November 2007
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GlobeOp Packages UCITS lll OTC & Risk Solution for Mutual Funds, Custodian Banks
Maybank to Introduce Online Trade Finance Service
Landsbanki Kepler opts for GL TRADE and its MiFID solutions
Australian Unity Investments selects DSTi’s front and middle office solutions
Nationwide deposits nearly double
Superfund eludes French banks
Global panic sees stock abandonment
German banks play leapfrog
China Merchants Bank enhances services with new Misys risk solution
Rensburg Sheppards to join portfolio performance comparison
Clearstream successfully launches Euro Night-time Funding Link service
TULLETT PREBON PLC APPOINTS DAN SIMPSON AS DIRECTOR OF THE TULLETT PREBON ENERGY BROKING DIVISION
New Vice President Sales at New Access
Shinhan Bank becomes Shareholder of CLS Group
21 November 2007
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Engen Petroleum Selects SAP-Endorsed Commodity Management Solution by Triple Point Technology
FRONDE ANYWHERE ENABLES BUSINESSES TO BANK ON THE MOVE
Hastings' Policy Express delivers quick ROI and provides exemplary service to agents with Duck Creek's EXAMPLE Platform®
Hitec announce record year-end results
Swiss Investment Bank selects TLM® Cash Management
Flowers to bail out Shinsei again?
Deutsche Bank coy on Postbank interest
Investors: Emerging markets will outperform
Most serious breach in banking history?
LEVEL FOUR JOINS XFS TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
CONSTANTIA PRIVATBANK SELECTS CALYPSO TO DRIVE CAPITAL MARKETS EXPANSION
CB.Net add SCT data
LBBW first to go live with new complex options solution from Misys
PORTWARE WINS LEADERS IN INNOVATION AWARD FOR EXECUTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
DSM Capital Partners Selects INDATA
Telekurs Financial supports implementation of MiFID with comprehensive range of reference data
KALAHARI REPORTS RECORD REVENUE
Advent Software Holds Third Annual Wealth Management Symposium to Discuss Industry Trends and Challenges
New Report from Aite Group Provides Insight Into the Current Thinking of State Regulators
Scivantage Wins 2007 NJTC’s Growth Company of the Year Award
MAJORITY OF U.S. BANKS HAVE NOW ADOPTED FFIEC GUIDELINES FOR ONLINE BANKING AUTHENTICATION
Asset Control Announces Two New Hires in Key Product Strategy Roles
20 November 2007
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Almost two thirds of UK consumers believe organisations should take more responsibility for protecting their personal details online
MARKIT COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF CDS INDEXCO
Bank of China buys new Asian stake
Barclays creates a wealth of jobs
Danske nerves prompt Danish drop
Analysts predict $15bn Citigroup writedown
PFPC International sign an agreement to offer the Global Portfolio Management System (GPMS) from Orfival to their clients
“In with the New,” Says TABB Group in Forecasting Low-Latency Messaging Middleware Spending in 2007 at $95 Million, Rising to $168 Million by 2010
Budget Insurance sign Lightstone Interactive
Fidessa targets German brokers with new product initiatives
AIB Hungary wins Irish Hungarian Business Association award
Odyssey Wealth Management Solution Up and Running within Three Months at Scandinavian Start-Up First Securities Private Banking
RBC Commits to Suite LLC’s ALib™ as Global Fixed-Income Analytic Standard
Bravura ranks in top ten for Deloitte’s Fast 50
Sophis Announces Full SOA Solution and Cutting-Edge Multi-Entities Module
Standard & Poor’s to Provide Multiple Data Feeds to Asset Control
CBOE TO LAUNCH NEW ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRADING FLEX OPTIONS; CBOE To Provide The First Fully-Automated Electronic FLEX Options Trading System In The U.S.
CDO Software Integrates Moody’s Ratings Delivery Service, CDOROM & CDOROM Data Feed
Calypso Technology Launches Calypso Fast-Track To Streamline Implementation
AFM approves TRAX2 for MIFID reporting in the Netherlands
MEGA acquires Control Metrics, a French pioneer of Internal Control management systems
Digipede and Zeliade Systems Team Up to Deliver High-Performance Financial Applications
Skipton Banks On Compliance Alert For AML And Fraud Detection
19 November 2007
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ICF SYSTEMS SWITCHES CONNECTIVITY TO TNS
China study: Is it lucky numbers, or do fundamentals count? - Revealing the investment behavior that's driving the Shanghai stock market
Peruvian Nuevo Sol (PEN) eligible for settlement in Clearstream
Japan now hit by sub-prime crisis
Brit banks suffer daily $60m loss
ABN Amro penalised for faulty payment
China interested in Standard Chartered
DataSynapse Appoints New President
AMB Property Europe BV Selects IT2's Treasury Management System
FFastFill selected by major Australian financial services company
Sun Microsystems and Zeus Technology Partner To Offer Next Generation Application Traffic Management
Methodware releases Basel & MifID compliance frameworks
GL TRADE completes its Fixed Income Front to Back solution with the acquisition of Decision Software
Bravura debuts in Finextra50 Financial Technology Index
Aite Group Roundtable Predicts Time Is Right for Mobile Banking, but Challenges Lay Ahead
16 November 2007
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Triland selects FFastFill to supply its new online trading service
Quant House to distribute Chi-X Europe data feed and allow users to leverage its ultra low latency market data technology
Branson in field for Northern Rock buyout
King predicts world market crash
Banks victimised by credit crunch
Swiss Bank incurs unexpected loss
New Solution for Servicing ‘American Express’ Credit Cards has been Designed for the AB PAREX BANK in the FORPOST Banking Information System
INTEL ENGAGES STAC FOR FASTER TRADING
QUADRISERV INC. APPOINTS MARTIN DOYLE, FORMER PRESIDENT OF ONECHICAGO, TO SENIOR EXECUTIVE POSITIONS
FAS 157 Compliance Mapping & Proof
ATC Inks Deal with Trustwave for PCI
Amba Research Short-Listed as CIMA Employer of The Year
SuperDerivatives Wins FX Week's "Best Risk Management and Options Vendor" Award for Fourth Year Running
StreamBase and Reuters Team to Provide Next-Generation Market Data Development Environment
15 November 2007
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EPAM Systems named Private Company of the Year
Fiserv CEO Jeffery Yabuki Wins Top Innovator Award from Bank Technology News
Exstream Software Announces 2007 Visionary Award Winners
Broadridge Agrees to Enter Into an Agreement to Add PIRC's Integrated Recommendations to Its ProxyEdge Platform
LANDSBANKI GO LIVE WITH FFASTFILL POST TRADE PROCESSING FOR BOTH DERIVATIVES AND EQUITIES
Unicredit expands in Asia
Thain takes reigns at Merrill Lynch
Barclays reveals true extent of writedown
Write downs not as bad as first feared
Aktiv Kapital to implement TietoEnator's debt collection software solution
SOYUZ Bank will implement Misys to drive expanding universal banking business as Misys celebrates 15 years in Russia
Comarch Portfolio for AEGON PTE
The Forbis Company’s Customers have Joined the Newly Established Forbis Club
Pricing Partners and Misys sign exclusive agreement
Lords bringing regulators to account, says BBA
SAP and CSC Form Alliance to Offer Banks Pricing Optimization Technology
ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2007
KeyBank subscribes to Algo FIRST database of operational risk events
COMPENSATION GROWTH A HEALTHY 8% FOR RISK CONSULTING AND 6% FOR CORPORATE RISK PROFESSIONALS
Jack Henry & Associates Announces Mobile Banking Solution
Metavante Announces Eleventh Member Of Its Board Of Directors; Files Third-Quarter 10-Q
FIS ScoreCard® Loyalty and Rewards Program Surpasses 6 Million Cardholders
INTEL LOW LATENCY TRADING LAB SET TO IMPROVE FINANCIAL TRADING PERFORMANCE
Gemalto Web-Services Enable Leading European Financial Institution to Launch its Picture Card Program
Coral8 Portal Brings Complex Event Processing to Business Users
SoftSolutions! welcomes on board Marco Lupi
MARKIT ACQUIRES INTERNATIONAL INDEX COMPANY AND AGREES TO ACQUIRE CDS INDEXCO
Relevant Equity Systems Introduces Partner Attribution for Relevant EquityWorks
CA NAMED AMONG TOP 100 PROVIDERS OF FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY
14 November 2007
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PASS™ Remote Deposit, powered by BankServ, offers new opportunity for banks to connect with small business customers
FLEXTRADE CHOSEN AS "BEST VENDOR FOR ALGORITHMIC TRADING"
15 GLOBAL FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTIONS ELECT TO JOIN THE EDM COUNCIL BOARD OF DIRECTORS REFLECTING EDM MOMENTUM
Change in the Management Committee of Fininfo SA
Fundtech Earns Ranking in FinTech 100 List for Fourth Year Running
ATM survey finds French less loyal to their banks than English
Advent Software Announces Senior Appointments in the EMEA Region
NYFIX Selects Shadow Financial's ShadowSuite Back-Office Solution to Complement Euro Millennium
Lucrative acquisition for Bank of New York
HSBC hit by US sub-prime chaos
Northern Rock goes into hiding
Japanese save Citigroup's share blushes
Banco Santander Secures 300,000 More Customers with Entrust IdentityGuard
Thales Enables Rapid Delivery of Mobile Authentication Projects
StatPro to Supply Prescient Investment Management with Portfolio Compliance Solution
Financial Insights Asia/Pacific Identifies Top CRM Initiatives of Malaysian Banks
Comarch successfully implements the Comarch Debt Management system for the Allianz insurance group
Rhyme Enhances rhymeSIGHT ISA Functionality
NeoNet Launches MiFID Smart-Routing Algorithms
MITSUI & CO. ENERGY SELECTS BT TO LAUNCH NEW SINGAPORE TRADING FLOOR
MasterCard PayPass Technology Taking Canada by Storm
Lava chooses Traiana to offer NetLink post-trade efficiencies to FX trading customers
Migration Projects That Ignore Data Quality Are More Likely to Fail, Overrun or Have Poor Adoption Due to Lack of Confidence in the Data
Equipos appoints client reporting veteran as Chief Executive Officer
Police & Nurses Chooses Sandstone’s LendFast System for High Volume Loan Processing
Macquarie Bank’s Futures Division announces new Direct Market Access (DMA) initiative, signs contract for Patsystems hosted Global Trading solution
Telekurs Financial enters into partnership with Infinancials
Smarts Group to improve market credibility at the Malaysian Securities Commission
New Report from Aite Group Examines the Post-MiFID European Market
Profile Achieves New Performance Benchmark on Industry-Leading Technology Platform
The Clearing Corporation Announces Agreements with FEX Australia
From PerformancePoint to AlphaPoint: Investment portals enter a new era with Microsoft’s new analysis and monitoring server
Quantum Capital adds Core Equity Strategies to WealthADV
Valen Technologies Secures $6.5 Million in Latest Round of Funding
Zeus Technology and SMC Networks Announce Partnership
TOWERGROUP ESTIMATES THAT OVER 40 MILLION U.S. CONSUMERS WILL USE MOBILE BANKING BY 2012
IPC to Provide Global Trader Voice Communications for Merrill Lynch
Foreign exchange specialist to offer currency services at ATMs, including dynamic currency conversion
CTS Introduces LS100IP Check Scanner at BAI
13 November 2007
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Unisys Announces New Compact Remote Deposit Scanners with Improved Speed, System Flexibility and Security Protection
BankServ’s DepositNow!™ system for Remote Deposit Capture honored with BAI Innovation Moments Award
SuperDerivatives Broadens Coverage and Analytics of Inflation Derivatives
FinTech 2007 global rankings: major players continue to dominate, Indian outsourcers climb and regulation influences European rankings
ACI Announces New ATM Solution for Enhanced Deposit Automation
NorthStar Secures $18 Million in Funding
AZUL AND GEMSTONE SYSTEMS JOIN FORCES IN STRATEGIC ALLIANCE TO PROVIDE HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING SOLUTION
PROGRESS APAMA INTEGRATES WITH FXALL'S ACCELOR PLATFORM
Eurobase appoints Glen Burbidge as Business Development Director for its Eurobase People recruitment division
New Access SA announces the founding of an Advisory Board
Asset Control Appoints Deborah Overdeput Vice President of Marketing and Product Management
TRAX2 receives approval from Autorité Des Marchés Financiers (AMF) for MiFID reporting
Pan-European survey reveals that consumers want banks to concentrate on better connections between web and branch
EXIS Consulting Announces Support for TRAX2 Trade Matching and Reporting Solution
$400 billion losses from sub-prime
Mauritius bank sums up two bids
Security checks could ward off customers
Macquarie boasts good profits
CLS Bank settles new record volume
Brian O'Keefe Joins Panopticon as Director of Product Management
MACH to Provide Financial Clearing & Settlement Services to eBIZ.mobility
NEW LOGICNET PLUS XE 6.0 TARGETS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
CALSOFT TO ACQUIRE INTERNATIONAL INNOVATIONS INC.
Glitnir Bank selects Temenos to support retail banking
Mourant Deploys SunGard to Help Manage $80b Private Equity Fund Administration Business
FOUNDER OF MYLORR JOINS GFT IN THE UK
NAB Custody takes pControl for Unit Pricing
Modernity, flexibility and scalability of Syn~ solutions secure global deal for Coexis from CLSA for securities processing and enterprise-wide data management
SunGard’s FAME Data Powers Pyxis Mobile’s Wireless Solutions
Bottomline Technologies Named Among Top Bank Technology Innovators for 2007
LINEDATA EXPANDS LIQUIDITY ALLIANCE PARTERNSHIP WITH AQUA
Trustwave Announces New Chicago Global Headquarters
Eze Castle Integration Launches London Operations
WINDOWS IN FINANCIAL SERVICES ANNOUNCES 2007 INNOVATOR AWARD WINNERS
CQG and Calyon Financial Expand Trade Routing to Asia Pacific
GFT GROUP INTEGRATES MYLORR
ACI Launches Prepaid Solutions
CTS and Alogent Partner in Branch Deposit Automation
Hedge Funds Top Long Only Managers in Search for New Research
Eagle to Expand its Global Presence With New Appointment
BANK OF THE OZARKS CONTINUES 25-YEAR RELATIONSHIP WITH METAVANTE
12 November 2007
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Amicorp Fund Services announces the appointment of Claudio Cecchini as Director of Funds
Principal Global Investors selects Citadel's CADIS EDM platform
ITG ADDS “ACTIVE” TO ITS EUROPEAN SUITE OF ALGORITHMS
DIFC INVESTMENTS TO ACQUIRE SMARTSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES FROM TA ASSOCIATES, MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
Bank of Communications, Hong Kong, extends Misys relationship with derivatives, fixed income and structured products capability
Clear2Pay acquires payments technology firm Integri
CA Cheuvreux enhances algorithmic trading tools across Europe through Fidessa
NEONET EXPANDS ITS GLOBAL OFFERING WITH THE WARSAW STOCK EXCHANGE
INTERACTIVE DATA AND PROQUOTE CO-OPERATE ON REAL-TIME DATA BEST EXECUTION PRODUCT
NAB to promote from within
Ex-Abbey boss considers Rock
Big 3 US banks to set up fund
$1 billion write down expected from HSBC
Nirvana Financial Names Tejpal Chadha, Former CTO & Co-founder of Vhayu, as CTO and Managing Partner
New Report from Aite Group Considers Acquisition and Retention in the Merchant Acquiring World
Bravura Solutions sole Australian amongst world's top 100 financial technology service providers
Oman Opts for ProgressSoft’s Nationwide Electronic Check Clearing Solution
Trusted Security Solutions Announces A98 Initial Key Establishment System with Telephone Support for ATM Remote Key Access and Other Expanded Features
PerTrac Adds HedgeFund Intelligence Databases to Analytical Platform
9 November 2007
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THOMSON FINANCIAL LAUNCHES THOMSON PORTIA FOR HEDGE FUNDS
HSBC to shut-down US mortgage arm
Losses hit Dresdner
NAB posts 20% profit
Office, car and share options as Prince agrees deal
Misys wins ‘Technology Provider of the Year’ in 2007 Structured Products Europe Awards
Comarch Seizes the Factoring Market
Mortgage Networks to grow in importance whilst the market grapples with the Holy Grail of multi-lender POS says Focus poll
Clearstream experienced further growth in October 2007
Headstrong Ranked Among Top 100 Technology Providers to the Financial Services Industry
Virtusa Named Among Top 100 Providers of Financial Technology
Asentinel® Announces Partnership with ProfitLink Telecom Expense Management
Visma Selects Trustwave for PCI DSS Compliance Validation
American Banker and Financial Insights Name Bottomline Technologies as a Top 100 Global Technology Provider
8 November 2007
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Bell ID signs first South African partner
Portrait Software Strengthens Leadership Position in Customer Interaction Marketplace with Innovative Offerings and Customer Wins
FRS Invest|Pro™ gains several New Clients in Italy, the Isle of Man and Ireland worth 4 million euro for its fund administration platform
WALL STREET SYSTEMS CLIMBS THE RISKTECH 100 AND FINTECH 100 RANKINGS
GFT Q3 results up, plus FinTech ranking out
Eight major institutions live with ULLINK’s MiFID solution
BNP Paribas reports 21% rise in profit
Cenkos can't get Close
RBS and Barclays could face heavy writedowns
UBS banker arrested in Brazil
Shinhan Bank Live on Murex MX.3
Financial Objects receives accolades from Financial Insights and Chartis Research
BPC modernizes Energobank’s processing center
IdenTrust Appoints Andrew Thompson as Vice President of North America Sales
ExpenseWatch Appoints Mirza Baig Vice President of Development
North Shore Bank Expands Deposit Footprint with VSoft’s Merchant Capture
BNP Paribas Joins Townsend Analytics' Global Multi-Broker Network
Impact Investing appoints Enda Mahoney as Chief Information Officer
Bravura software hits high note administering US$1 trillion in funds globally
Advent Software Named Best Buy-Side Technology Provider by Buy-Side Technology Magazine
Linedata Signs Deal With McComsey Asset Management
Penson Financial Services, Inc. now providing access to US markets for customers of leading Indian stock brokerage
ICAP to introduce new premium connectivity service through partnership with Equinix
Charles River Development's Global FIX Network Posts Record Results
Paladyne Systems Hires Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel
7 November 2007
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ASB uses Cadencie to launch global first in Loyalty
Pierre De Muelenaere and Vincent Werbrouck become member of the Board of Directors of the BSB-group
ExSafe Secures and Manages Microsoft Office content under SaaS
RTS and OES MarketGroup in Global Alliance, Integrating OES Smart Order Routing with Trading Applications
Kazakhstan to Automate ATM Testing With Level Four
Malaysia On Line to Offer World’s First Secure SMS-Based Payments to Mobile Customers
New Report from Aite Group Considers Competition Among Card Networks After the Visa IPO
SuperDerivatives Optimizes Options Business for United Bulgarian Bank
Stuckey in to try and fix Citigroup
CMA strengthens global client support with key appointment
TerraNua Enters US Market with Leading-Edge Compliance Management Product
Temenos strengthens global client service capabilities with appointment of new Director
Arqaam Capital Employs Talent and Latest Technologies to Benefit Shareholders & Clients
Debris of credit crunch expected to last
Macquarie set to poach Japanese banking star
Chinese banks encouraged to invest abroad
Octavian appoints Klod Ghez as President and CEO
StatPro to Supply SVM Asset Management with Performance & Attribution Solution
MARKIT NAMED BEST PRICING AND VALUATION SERVICE PROVIDER
European Card Schemes Found the Euro Alliance of Payment Schemes (EAPS)
Vermeg accepted into the IBM SOA Speciality
Misys and Wipro to increase services capability
SunGard Rated #1 Vendor in Chartis RiskTech 100 Rankings
New head of Asia-Pacific FENICS sales at GFI
SNORAS Bank selects Financial Studio as its Basel II and Regulatory Reporting Solution for Latvia and Lithuania
TABB Group Says Rapid Rise in FX Algorithms is Driven by Investment Managers Seeking Best Execution across Asset Classes
Jack Henry Announces Strategic Alliance with iPay Technologies
Paul Stevens to spearhead CutterConsulting’s growth in Europe
PYXIS MOBILE EXPANDS TO CHICAGO
Citizens Equity First Credit Union Offers End-to-End Imaging with VSoft’s Solutions
6 November 2007
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TheMarkets.com Answers Growing Demand in Global Markets
Bell ID and Collis forge strategic technology partnership
Frost Upgrades ATM System with ACI Solution
Former Corero Technical Architect and Principal Technical Consultant Stephen MacHardie Joins XSP in Europe
Risk Integrated Introduces New Commercial Real Estate Stress Testing Service for Advanced Basel II Compliance
INTERACTIVE DATA DELIVERS REAL-TIME DATA TO FINANCIAL MECHANICS
GLOBALPLATFORM BEHIND BEIJING TRANSIT CARD CONTACTLESS PAYMENT SOLUTION
RBC Dexia Investor Services Chooses TCS BαNCS
Corero Financial Markets signs new contract for Blue Curve
Men defrauded central bank, it is alleged
Fink in demand as US banks seek new leaders
HSBC is top bank in the West
King defends actions in Rock turmoil
Bank of Ghana goes live with TEMENOS T24T
Interwoven Named 2007 Vendor of the Year by Operations Management
Fidessa offers connectivity to Gruppo Borsa Italiana clients through BIt Systems ASP network
Newcastle Building Society signs for AMLOCK from 3i Infotech
OES Partners with Portware to Deliver Reg NMS Compliance Services
Gen Re Capital GmbH Selects Charles River to Automate Front-Office Operations and Monitor German Investment Regulation Compliance
PROTIVITI MAKES THREE MAJOR HIRES TO FINANCIAL SERVICES PRACTICE
Odyssey to Rollout its Centralised Enterprise Data Management Solution
New Research Finds Mutual Fund Providers Overwhelmingly Support the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Proposed Short-form Prospectus Rule
ROME Corporation Introduces Credit Analytics with an Integrated Deal Valuation Engine to Accelerate Informed Decision Making
Actuate Recognised as Top Innovator by Bank Technology News
Prodiance Wins 2007 Innovator Award from Windows in Financial Services Magazine
Reval Continues Push For STP With Launch of XML Interface to FXall Trading Platform
30 clients already live with GL TRADE MiFID solution
OBJECTWAVE LAUNCHES CROSS BORDER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AS OFFSHORE ALTERNATIVE
Mastek (UK) appoints John Pritchard as Business Development Manager, Financial Services
NYSE Euronext and BIDS Holdings Announce Intention to Form Joint Venture
Buy-Side Technology Awards Charles River Investment Management System "Best Buy-Side OMS" and "Best Integrated Front-Office Platform"
CRYPTOMATHIC TO OFFER GLOBALPLATFORM COMPLIANT KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
QUADRANT COMMENCES IMPLEMENTATION OF THEIR BASEL II SOLUTION IN THE BALTIC STATES
Pyxis Mobile presents The Hartford with Argus Award for Mobility Innovation
innerExchange Provides Connectivity, Market Data Dissemination and Smart Order Routing to Chi-X Europe
Panopticon Information Visualization Software Now Supports Real-Time Streaming Data from Bloomberg
19.1 MILLION ELECTRONIC EQUITY TRADES ON BORSA ITALIANA AND LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE IN OCTOBER
REUTERS ENHANCES HOSTED DATA PLATFORM WITH OTC EQUITY DERIVATIVES PRICING & COUNTERPARTY INFORMATION
Coconut Grove Bank Implements SunGard’s Integrated Wealth Management Platform
Hong Kong’s Dah Sing Bank Licenses Kamakura Risk Manager for Asset and Liability Management and Credit Risk Management
POLARLAKE SIGNS ALLIANCE AGREEMENT WITH COUNTERPARTYLINK
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Savvysoft releases market's first Recombining Tree-based Multi-factor Libor Market Model
GlobeOp and Local Officials Dedicate Hartford, CT, USA Office
ArcLight Energy Marketing Selects Triple Point for Gas and Power Trading, Risk Management and Scheduling
B-Source selects Avaloq for its Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
Aithent opens its new software R&D facility in Canada
3 French clients choose Avox MiFID Classification service
Jupiter Investment Management Group Limited Adopts Datanomic for Sanctions List Matching Ahead of EU 3rd Money Laundering Directive
Groenink gets big payout
Darling defends UK stability
Stock markets face effect of banking crisis
Prince surrenders Citigroup throne
NET2S London Launches Information Security Division
Syncsoft launches its new XPlatform software
Unify - a revolutionary step forward for the trading community
Citadel wins Buy-Side Technology award
FRIENDS® enhances Group Personal Pensions –utlising rhymeSIGHT™ SIPPs for the investment administration
TietoEnator provides securities trading solution to Fondsfinans
CONSUMERS FAILING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEBT
ICAP launches gold/yen pair on EBS platform
IMAGINE SOFTWARE EXPANDS INTO SOUTH AMERICAN MARKET WITH NITOR INVESTMENTS
New Report from Aite Group Analyzes Bank of America's Evolving Small-Business Banking Strategy
Collaborative Software Initiative Joins BITS Shared Assessments Program and Releases New XML Schema for Member Banks
Dominic Gammarati Joins TwoFour Consulting
Maltese Bank aims to achieve lower cost SEPA compliance via the Simplex Service Bureau
PYXIS MOBILE ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBERS
2 November 2007
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Fullerton India chooses Credence for complete automation of treasury operations
Banco Comercial de Macau Selects DSTi’s Mutual Fund Adminstration System - HiTrust
Rock debt rises as shares plummet
Shares in Citigroup drop
Banker loses in 'German discrimination' case
Barclays faces fresh credit worries
METAVANTE BEGINS TRADING ON NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
KnowledgeCore and AppLabs Partner to Create Unique SOA Offering
Fiserv Agrees to Sell Health Businesses to UnitedHealthcare
360T joins Traiana Harmony for post trade foreign exchange efficiencies
Bell ID signs contract with one of Northern Europe’s largest financial institutions
OCTOBER VOLUME INCREASES 31% AT CBOE FUTURES EXCHANGE
Fidessa LatentZero completes 4th annual client conference
Kamakura Reports Global Credit Quality Holds Steady in October
HedgeSpeed Selects DataArt as Strategic Software Engineering Partner
Charles River Development Teams with SwapsWire to Provide Automated Interest Rate Derivatives Confirmations
Trading volumes at Eurex up by 22 percent to 146 million contracts
Fortent Launches New Ad Campaign
Average Daily Volume on BIDS Trading Surpasses 17.6 Million Shares
Ring2 helps businesses and consumers intersect
1 November 2007
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Rio Tinto successfully implement eTC from City Financials in Melbourne and London
Installed or remotely serviced, treasurers continue to choose eTC to improve the quality of their treasury systems data and performance
LEAP MASTER AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASING AND SELLING REFINED PRODUCTS AND CRUDE OIL VERSION 2.0
Screen INFOmatch expands its global presence through Screen Australia
EQUIDUCT SELECTS TIBCO TO POWER PAN-EUROPEAN MiFID COMPLIANT REGULATED MARKET
Richard Petti to head Orange Business Services UK
BARCLAYS STOCKBROKERS COMMENTS ON THE US INTEREST RATE DECISION
Datanomic Announces Trade Up Offer on Poor Enterprise Data Quality Tools That Are Unused or Not Fit for Business Purpose
Profits at Lazard up by 139%
Government wants Lloyds bid for Rock
Dubai firm invests in Och-Ziff
Credit Suisse reports 31 per cent income drop
Diligenta selects Thunderhead
Increasing Number of Investment Managers Using Equity Trade Ideas to Improve Returns
RIMES wins '2007 Best Data Provider to the Buy Side' Award
Tradar’s Hong Kong office has second successful year
Paremus and EsperTech deliver OSGi-based distributed, scalable, resilient Event-Driven Architectures
EDGETRADE RECORD OF EXECUTIONS IN THE DARK CONTINUES TO OUTPERFORM INDUSTRY AVERAGE. SNAPSHOT TAKEN DURING HEAVY MARKET VOLATILITY POINTS TO SEISMIC CHANGE IN HOW LIQUIDITY IS BEING SOURCED BY TRADERS
Deutsche Börse gains Bulgarian Stock Exchange as a partner for Xetra
FIXCITY LAUNCHES IOINET:STREAM AND IOINET:BOOK FOR US BUY- AND SELL-SIDE FIRMS
Climate change and liquidity crises – do our risk scenarios need adjustment?
BASIS POINT GROUP CREATES FIRST COMPREHENSIVE SINGLE INDEX MEASUREMENT SCALE FOR FIRM-LEVEL OPERATIONS PERFORMANCE
Milestone Group client focus drives pControl success
Townsend's New MiFID Tools Simplify Best Execution and Routing Requirements
Garth Hinton Joins RiskBusiness
HP SPONSORS INNOVATION AT STAC LAB
Deutsche Börse posts record result for Q3 2007
New Report from Aite Group Makes Case for Outsourcing Accounts Payables Functionality
Calypso Ranked as Leading Solution in Asia Risk Technology Survey
Secure Elements Announces Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) SCAP Certification Services for ISVs
DeskNet Inc. Announces Strategic Partnership with Investit
Charles River Investment Management System to Deliver Integrated Derivatives Data from Markit
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Top contributing vendors

1
bobsguide.com
2
Deutsche Boerse Group
3
SS&C Technologies Inc.
4
Fiserv
5
Gemalto
6
SunGard
7
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services
8
MarketPrizm
9
Clear2Pay
10
GlobeOp Financial Services
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