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31 January 2008
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ProTrak International, CRM Solutions Provider, Announces Record Sales for 2007
Hatstand joins the Open MiFID Alliance
BWise Solidifies Position as a Market Leader in 2007
MORLEY SELECTS 4SIGHT SECURITIES FINANCE
Rhyme Systems acquires Exact Technical Services
Vermeg enters ‘Megacor’ in B.I.S.S. 2008 Corporate Actions Benchmarking
3i Infotech bolsters Western European Factoring Practice
The LiquidityHub Selects Fiorano Messaging Over TIBCO and IBM
ILOG ANNOUNCES 2008 SECOND QUARTER RESULTS
GL TRADE: ahead of estimated return to organic growth in 2007
CREDITSIGHTS SELECTS QUANTIFI FOR CDO TRANCHE DYNAMICS ANALYSIS TOOLS
Vaerdipapircentralen (VP) transfers Nordic clients to Telekurs Financial
Savantor set to broaden their International expansion
MFG Capital Partners upgrades to ASP.net architecture
AIMA Investor Steering Committee to Publish First Global Collaborative Guide for Investors
Charles River Development and Omgeo Deliver Straight-Through Processing for Japanese Investment Firms
Financial Tracking adds AIG Division for Automated Compliance Services
Insurance in India: Market and IT Overview
FIS and CSCU Introduce a New Fraud Protection Product
Hornbill Systems Expands with new office opening in Dallas
Open Solutions Inc. Receives Endorsement from American Bankers Association for Core Platform and Imaging Product Suite
SAS CEO shares vision on the future of forecasting at World Economic Forum
Glitnir selects EDB's corporate lending solution to support expansion of structured finance and syndicated lending operations
UBS posts world's biggest sub-prime loss
Failing British banks could get secret help
Goldman Sachs investigated by FBI
Swedbank foils million-dollar digital heist
BNP Paribas posts record-breaking profit
30 January 2008
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Ci3 APPOINTS MIKE MACDONAGH TO LEAD ERM DEVELOPMENT
Datanomic Extends Market Leadership with dn:Director 6.2
2008 Digiterre Hedge Fund Regatta Announces New Entries
Paladyne and Reuters Expand Offering to Include Hosted Reuters DataScope Onsite
ISE and Eurex Announce Joint Technology Initiative
iomart nominated for major Industry award
DENE BURKE JOINS PROTIVITI TO HEAD UP I.T. INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES
Swedbank selects TEMENOS T24 for Finnish operations
Tiger Enhances PMO Methodology with Company-Wide Implementation
ZXTM GLB beats competition to make Network Computing ‘Product of the year’ short list
London Stock Exchange to launch netting service and trade routing arrangements to facilitate competitive clearing
TLM Reconciliations selected to help deliver new Singapore-based clearing service
29WEST ANNOUNCES RELEASE 2.0 OF ITS ULTRA MESSAGING FOR THE ENTERPRISE (UME) MESSAGING SUITE
DARWIN RHODES EXPANDS IN USA
New Report from Aite Group Examines the Viability of Contactless Payments
National Australia Bank selects Distra to transform its merchant payment service
British banks 'confuse with gobbledygook'
Soc Gen predators told to stay away
Bank boss sickens as A&L triples writedowns
Japanese banks show no pity on US
Fed running scared of recession
Cole Hersee Optimizes Microsoft® Dynamics AX with Advanced Transactional Document Automation Capabilities from Bottomline
Balance Between Security and Customer Convenience Critical To Growth of Mobile Banking & Payments
Kabira Technologies Delivers Unique Flexibility with its New Card Acquiring Solution
Asset Control Adds Telekurs Valordata Feed (VDF) to Centralized Data Management Solution
Fundtech Partners with Wausau to Provide Web-Based Remote Corporate Capture to Banks
ClariFI’s ModelStation Adopted by Swiss Re to Support its Quantitative Equities Group
Nordea Selects SuperDerivatives’ Market Data Feed for Risk Management and Compliance in OTC Options
29 January 2008
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Fiorano listed in NASSCOM 100 IT Innovators 2007
HCL Technologies Selected by State of North Dakota for Claims Administration Technology Implementation
SEPA is alive and kicking!
Large Scale Fraud Prompts Need for Independent Risk Control
Atrium Network opens New York operation
Advent Software Signs OEM Agreement with Panopticon
Provenir Awards Infosys Technologies Global Services Agreement
BlueBay Asset Management implements best of breed commercial lending solution from Misys
Compliance success in the Pharmaceutical sector
Omnicom selects Cognos performance management solution
Xenos Announces £2 Million Contract
Bank robbery no longer pays
PERFECT INFORMATION SELECTED BY SIMMONS & SIMMONS
INTERACTIVE DATA'S NEW EUROPEAN TICKER PLANT GOES LIVE
Uptake of Orc technology continues in Nordic region with latest deal to DIVIDEON
Surge in data volumes fuels appetite for Vhayu Tick Processing Engine as company adds 29 new customers in 2007
United Bank Limited Selects SunGard for Core Banking and Customer Service Management
Pendo Systems Moves Investment Accounting Engine to Tier 3 Infrastructure as a Service Platform
Syncova launch OPTIMA/Fund
How Banks Can Weather Lay-offs and Not Compromise National Security
Northern Trust Partners with youDevise to Provide Funds of Hedge Funds with Daily Portfolio Management Data
New Report from Aite Group Examines the IT Priorities of Credit Unions
CME Group Completes Electronic Trading Integration as CBOT Interest Rate Products Begin Trading on CME Globex
IPC Launches EVS Media Service, Expanding the Capabilities of its Global IP Trader Network Platform
NewLink Launches a French Version of the Vista™ Service Oriented Architecture – Enterprise Business Model
First Coverage Expands Solution to Provide Portfolio Managers Comprehensive Global Market Information
Metastorm Releases New Financial Services Process Pod
THOMSON FINANCIAL TO OFFER LIPPER LEADERS AND LIPPER FUND AWARDS WINNERS
Equens Processes First SEPA Credit Transfer Payments
Belgian Debt Agency selects ICAP’s BrokerTec platform for euro government bond trading
Soc Gen fraudster hits back at bank
BofA seals $4bn Countrywide deal
Goldman Sachs fires 1,500 underperformers
Spain's biggest bank buys Morgan Stanley arm
Matthews' decision leaves Stan Life 'a mess'
28 January 2008
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The LiquidityHub selects Fiorano messaging technology to power its new trade messaging system
Diamis’ CRISTAL platform enables full SEPA compliance since January 28th 2008
PIPELINE PARTNERSHIP OFFERS OPTIMIZED EXECUTION PERFORMANCE
Connecticut River Bank Deploys Savant Technology to Control Computing Assets and Eliminate Cyber-security Threats
Experian Chooses ITESOFT for its Outsourced Supplier Invoice Processing Solution
EU/US Leaders Urge European Commission and Bush to Coordinate Actions to Maintain Open Investment
41% believe US banks compliance reporting ‘labour-intensive’ says FRSGlobal survey
Mitsubishi chooses Brady for aluminium trading
LONGBRIDGE ANNOUNCES REBRAND AND PLANS TO DOUBLE IN SIZE
REUTERS LAUNCHES BESPOKE DERIVATIVES PRICING SERVICE FOR HARD TO VALUE INSTRUMENTS
VocaLink EuroCSM goes live with first SEPA transaction
Wing Lung supports growth with FENICS FX
Financial Insights Asia/Pacific Releases its 2008 Top 10 Strategic Initiatives for Banks
Actuate Signs Award-Winning Financial Services Consultancy, SecondFloor, as Strategic Reseller
Zenith Capital implements the first full scale cross asset trading platform in Sub Saharan Africa
Clear2Pay raises €10 million in internal round
Optial Announces Executive Appointment
INFOmatch live at top-tier pension fund
Prudential go live with FundWorks’ automated fund factsheet production service
Turquoise Selects Progress Apama and Detica for Real-Time Market Surveillance System
SUN BECOMES INNOVATION SPONSOR AT STAC
Surecomp partners with TESS International
Integral Development Corp. Hires 2 Industry Veterans
BAFT LAUNCHES STANDARDIZED MASTER PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
BNY ConvergEx Group’s LiquidPoint Announces Record-Breaking Options Contract Volume
25 January 2008
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XINHUA FINANCE/MNI CHINA BUSINESS SENTIMENT SURVEY: SLIGHT RISE
CSC has proven SEPA-compliant capabilities
Sales of SAS® Customer Intelligence grew 50 percent in 2007
LES GOSLING JOINS TWOFOUR CONSULTING
Global CEOs at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Cite Sovereign Wealth Funds as the New Power Broker
Perpetual and Bravura roll out new consolidated unit registry system
Bottomline Technologies Reports Second Quarter Results
New Cell Phone recording technology to be presented at FINEXPO
Aleri looks to continue its fast-paced growth by increasing CEP adoption beyond the financial industry
BNY ConvergEx Group Announces Launch of Advanced DMA Order Types
OPALIS WINS "PRODUCTS OF THE YEAR" AWARD FOR DATA CENTER AUTOMATION
ArcSight Joins the PCI Security Standards Council and PCI Security Vendor Alliance
Reval Appoints Phase Forward's Senior Vice President, Steve Rosenberg to Board of Directors
Eurex with new trading records
Pipeline Data Signs Processing Agreement with Fidelity National Information Services
24 January 2008
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Software AG reports best financial results in the company's history
Strategic Thought Inc appoint new VP of Consulting Services
Focus Solutions strengthens its management team with three new senior appointments
Citibank seven charged with stealing
Soc Gen in world's biggest fraud case
Sovereign Bancorp posts $1.6 billion loss
Citi 'could be stung' by Enron
SuperDerivatives Appoints Senior Bloomberg Executive Russel Levi Head of Global Sales
Independent Research Analyst judges Strategic Thought to have the greatest focus and ability to address broad and deep enterprise risk management requirements
TietoEnator Banking & Insurance UK appoints Chris Black as Sales Director
ICE Announces Completion of Multi-year Technology Initiative; Achieves Three-millisecond Transaction Time in Futures Markets
INTERACTIVE DATA ENHANCES UK FUNDS DATA
Alpha Theory Selects Lightstreamer for Live Data Delivery
Datanomic’s dn:Director Platform Recognised as a ‘Data Quality Product of the Year 2007’ by SearchDataManagement
FWB and Eurex Exchange Councils elect Chairmen
MISYS plc INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2007
Spooz, Inc. To Release SpoozChartz Trading Strategy Creation Software
Börse Berlin Equiduct Trading appoints 2 Sales Directors for its pan-European stock exchange business
ICAP plc Interim Management Statement
innerExchange signs OnlineTrader to inExCast, a turnkey solution to fully automate the management of individual and institutional clients on-boarding and invoicing
CR2 introduce latest product innovations at customer conference
New Report from Aite Group Predicts Top Ten Securities and Investments Trends for 2008
TABB Group Promotes Adam Sussman to Director of Research, Names Kevin McPartland and Monica Schulz as Analysts and Expands NY Client Support Staff
ITG Introduces Triton® Execution Management System in Asia Pacific
QuIC Recognized as an Industry Leader in Customer Service
Treasury Software Earns Microsoft Gold Partner Certification
Forbis Presents New Subsystem FORPOST*Information Control System
LinkedIn Chooses London for First European Office
Tideway Systems Delivers Broadest, Most Current Coverage for Data Center Modeling and Discovery
Japan promotes initiatives to strengthen competitiveness of its financial markets to overseas investors
Rexam and Vodafone win top treasury awards
SpryWare Opens New York Office, Hires Industry Veteran
23 January 2008
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Unisys Predicts CIOs in 2008 Will Expand Use of Open Source Solutions to Modernize IT Environments
CA AND ITS WALL STREET CUSTOMERS JOIN FORCES TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE AND AVAILABILITY OF IT SERVICES
SEI SELECTED BY GRAHAM CAPITAL MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE OPERATIONS OUTSOURCING FOR HEDGE FUND RANGE
Richard Fleischman & Associates Expands NY Headquarters and Launches New Client Service Center to Support Industry Demand
Auchan France together with Comarch launches a pre-paid offer
TCS Financial Solutions signs up for the B.I.S.S. 2008 Corporate Actions systems benchmarking
iomart recognised as Advanced Infrastructure Solutions partner by Microsoft
Strong growth in 2007 for Eurex Repo’s and Clearstream’s pan-European market for collateralized money market transactions
Demand for Misys Midas Plus continues to grow with another 14 successful implementations in 2007
SAS Continues as Best Choice for RBS 6 Nations Intelligence
Close Brothers 'bitter' at end of Cenkos affair
BofA profits annihilated
Banks deny milking conspiracy
Buffet amazes analysts with Swiss Re investment
Odyssey acquires Xeye
BT to provide Low-Latency Connectivity and Hosting for ISE
OptionsCity™ introduces its state-of-the-art electronic trading system - OptionsCity Metro
PNC Selects NorthStar Wealth Management Software
Export Development Canada Licenses Kamakura Risk Manager for Credit Portfolio Management
CITGO Selects Pre-Integrated Triple Point and SAP Oil Trading, Risk Management and Logistics Software Solution
Coral8 Selected to Join Microsoft Startup Accelerator Program
Microgen IVR responds to Asset Managers OTC pricing and risk compliance needs
Redi2 Technologies launches Software as a Service (SaaS) fee billing offering
South Africa's Road Accident Fund (RAF) Selects FINEOS for Enterprise Claims Management
CALEDONIAN GLOBAL FUND SERVICES EXPANDS SALES AND MARKETING IN U.S.
TKS Solutions Appoints John E. Kelly Vice President of Client Services
GAIN Capital Group Completes $117 Million Investment
Fiserv Appoints Denis O’Leary to its Board of Directors
Panopticon Expands Sales Team to Support Increased Market Demand
Weather Derivatives Trading Starter Kit Launched by YellowJacket, MDA EarthSat Weather and Risk Management
Penson GHCO Announces Advanced Electronic Trading Capability for Sophisticated Customers
Man Investments Deploys InfoDyne’s TPS+Plus Feed Handlers for Bloomberg’s B-Pipe On-Demand Datafeeds
22 January 2008
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FactSet Named One of FORTUNE's '100 Best Companies to Work For'
Octavian to Launch its Innovative Financial Products Account Opener for Financial Services Companies
Fund Administrator Columbus Avenue Selects SuperDerivatives' for Credit Derivatives
Purple Griffon has become the first training provider in the UK to be accredited by ISEB to deliver the ITIL v3 Managers Bridge Certificate
Compliance and Client Protection focus in 2008 Benchmarking of Corporate Actions Systems
Datanomic Announces Year of Record Growth, Customer Acquisition and Market Momentum
Perceptive Software Appoints New EMEA Alliance Manager
MSCI Barra Launches New Thematic and Strategy Equity Indices
LBBW Securities, LLC Goes Live on Broadridge's Operations Outsourcing Solution
REUTERS LAUNCHES FAST ENABLED OPRA DIRECT FEED TO HANDLE MORE THAN 1 MILLION UPDATES PER SECOND
Global markets see 9/11 carnage
US 'does not trust' Citi and Merrill
Top city banker in exam scam
Israeli banking giants face $1.8bn lawsuit
AIMA WELCOMES REPORT ON INDUSTRY STANDARDS DEVELOPED BY LEADING HEDGE FUND MANAGERS
Actuate Launches First World-Class Performance Management SaaS Offering, Actuate OnPerformance
FERNBACH expands into Chinese and Asian market by opening new Hong Kong office
HSBC Joins IdenTrust’s Global Network to Provide High Assurance Identity Solutions to Select Customers
Aquin Components wins "Compliance Oscar"
Credit crunch hits 2007 bond issues by 26.5%
MARKIT ACQUIRES BOAT
LakeFront Data Ventures (LDV) Adds Former SEI Executive as LakeFront Data Management Associate
allpay selects RSA® enVision™ technology to protect customers' credit card data
Cognos and Deloitte strategic alliance delivers integrated performance management for global enterprise clients
PROGRESS SOFTWARE LAUNCHES APAMA SMART ORDER ROUTER ACCELERATOR
New Report from Aite Group Examines Credit Union Strategies
Complinet's 4th Annual Compliance Awards celebrate a decade of success
ICE Named 2007 Derivatives Exchange of the Year by Risk Magazine
GL TRADE reinforces its leading position on middle office solutions for derivatives markets in Japan
Three wealth management companies choose the BSB Soliam solution for the management of their financial assets
Fusion Alternative Investment Partners announces investment in Etheios
Flowers to take advantage of troubled Friends?
Ping An shares drop to 5-month low
WestLB announces $1.5bn loss
China bank shares drop after confession
David Blood Presents The Farsight Award 2007 to Cheuvreux for their long-term investment research report “Utilities vs. Carbon: Phase II”
NumeriX and THEMA Consulting Sign Partner Agreement
DELOITTE WHITEPAPER SUGGESTS RISK INTELLIGENT APPROACH TO OUTSOURCING AND OFFSHORING
ICMA and JSDA sign Memorandum of Understanding to develop closer co-operation in securities markets
21 January 2008
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M&G Investments goes Live with CYMBA Athena
Exidio's user base in growth during 2007
MARKIT WINS RISK MAGAZINE AWARD
AIBC successfully upgrades to Verasis Server 2.2
LME Launches Own Direct Data Product: LMElive
Data loss can seriously damage your organisation’s health
DBFS continues with company investment: moving to new City Headquarters and expanding with strategic hire
Qatar Central Bank Upgrades its Electronic Check Clearing System
New daily record in EUA futures
BARCLAYS STOCKBROKERS LAUNCHES EURO STOXX TOP 50 AND FTSE 100 CAPITAL PROTECTED INVESTMENT NOTES
Socram selects Misys Almonde to enhance compliance and performance management
Eurobase wins eTrading project with Rand Merchant Bank
Banque Raiffeisen selects Temenos for front-to-back office core banking replacement
CEVA Logistics Selects IT2's Treasury Management System
IP Trade expands European presence; Capitalises on appetite for true VoIP on the trading floor
Danske Markets expands with GFI’s FENICS FX
Zeus Technology announces OEM partnership with AdaptiveMobile
UK based vendor Linedata Services (BFT) Ltd chooses INFOmatch for managing market data contracts
CALSOFT Q3 FY08 – growth momentum continues
Trepp and Markit Expand Relationship to Bring Greater Transparency and Accuracy to Synthetic CMBS Market
TLX selects Smarts Group for market surveillance system
AlternativeSoft expands in the UK
Credit Agricole SA partners with AlternativeSoft to expand the reach of the bank’s hedge fund database
THOMSON ONE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LAUNCHES ON DEMAND SERVICE OVER THE WEB
Alpha Theory Hires Industry Veteran Alan Fuchs as Vice President of Sales
PLUS MARKETS FINISHES A MOMENTOUS 2007 WITH STRONG DECEMBER TRADING
Working with third parties is key Treating Customers Fairly challenge
18 January 2008
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Gemalto’s Personalization Center in Poland Achieves MasterCard® and Visa Accreditations
Merrill Lynch posts devastating loss
Amex swallowed up by NYSE
Darkness falls on New Star
UBS cuts jobs, shrinks operations
Braxxon attends World Islamic Banking Conference
Newly Launched thinkorswim Canada Selects Penson as Canadian Securities Services Provider
Vanguard Investments Australia Ltd Chooses SimCorp Dimension
MANAGING FURTHER MIFID CHANGES PRESENTS BIGGEST POST-IMPLEMENTATION RISK, WARNS PROTIVITI PANEL
Financial services sector tops UK growth tables
2007 MARKS EUROPE’S FIRST YEAR AS THE WORLD'S MOST ACTIVE OUTSOURCING MARKET
HSBC and VocaLink to deploy free ATM's in convenience stores
£64 Billion Trapped Cash in UK Economy
Despite Awareness, Usage of Electronic Payment Products Still to Pick Up, Says Banknet India
The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund has chosen a software solution from VPD to link portfolio and attribution systems to the risk models in BarraOne
British Prime Minister Opens London Stock Exchange Beijing Office
Physicians Mutual Selects PAM for Securities
Giesecke & Devrient to Supply SIM Cards for the NFC Pilot Project of Turkcell and Garanti Bank
Orange Business Services - Trading Solutions’ continued growth prompts London office move
ICAP acquires 15% of Bolsa de Productos de Chile (BPC)
Accuity Becomes First Authorized Re-distributor of SWIFT’s Bank Identification Codes
17 January 2008
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Trade Execution System to Provide Access to Exchange’s New Point-in-Time Block Trade Facility
Appointment of Martin Cole as Managing Director of Telekurs (U.K.) Ltd
Secret tapes heard at Gen Re fraud trial
Commerce Bancorp sued by founder
Ambac makes desperate flurry of changes
JPMorgan profits plummet by a third
Quant House Low Latency Market Data Solutions available through the Atrium Network Financial Community
Collateral Management: Clearstream introduces trade simulation engine
CHANGE OF DIRECTORATE
Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing Made Easy with ImageNow Interact for Microsoft Sharepoint
Agresso and Version One Partnership Promises Agresso Users up to 80% Cut in Manual Data Entry
MISYS AND DIGITAL CHINA SIGN AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE ASP SERVICES TO CHINESE BANKS
Tim Ryan Appointed CEO of SIFMA
Advent Corporate Action clients reaches more than 300
GT Software Announces Ivory Service Architect Version 3.6
New Kamakura Study Proves Common CDO Assumptions Can Lead to Serious Valuation Errors
Asentinel Selected by a Major US-based Financial Institution to Provide Telecom Expense Management
Linedata's LongView Handles 2X NASDAQ Volume
124 New Sell & Buy Side Firms Joined Industry Trade Idea Platform in 2007
New TowerGroup Research Identifies Top Trends Impacting Retail Banking Industry
16 January 2008
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ICMA Ltd changes name to Xtrakter
SmartStream automates loan reconciliations for leading US mortgage operator
Krug Inc. Selects SunGard's AvantGard On Demand Receivables Management Solution
Citi crushed by $18bn writedown
Investment banking 'no fun' for BofA
Enron shareholders losing hope
HFC lands record-breaking fine
An industry first for metals and commodities trading announced by Brady
Equifax Welcomes New BBA Guidelines
BORSE BERLIN EQUIDUCT TRADING SELECTS KTS FOR MARKET DATA WEB PORTAL
MFT BOOSTS FUNDS UNDER ADMIN BY 30% - NEW SENIOR APPOINTMENTS
Constellation Brands and Enbridge Select Kyriba for their Treasury Management Solution
CLAL INSURANCE SELECTS THE ATERNITY FRONTLINE PERFORMANCE INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM
NYFIX Appoints Mitchel A. Lenson to its Board of Directors
Bottomline Technologies Announces Support for Enhanced Legal Budgeting and Billing Code Set Within Legal eXchange™
Caring Homes Consolidates Financial Accounting and Prepares for Growth with COA Solutions
Yipes Adds KVH as New Ethernet Partner to Expand Asia Coverage
innerExchange launches inExCast
Financial Buzz Tracker Monitor110 Appoints CEO
German Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union and Volkswagen Bank direct Promote Environmental Protection through Co-Branded Credit Cards
Rhyme Systems launches next generation reporting solution
Z/Yen Limited Announces Results of 2007 surveys on Broker Operational Performance
15 January 2008
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Is the Demand for Core Banking Systems Outstripping Successful Implementation Capabilities?
New Vice President Implementation at New Access SA
GEMSTONE SYSTEMS, IBM AND INTEL DEMONSTRATE SUB-MILLISECOND PERFORMANCE IN ZERO-LOSS TRANSACTION BENCHMARK
MARKIT LAUNCHES SUB-PRIME MONITORING TOOL
TT International (TTI) Selects Bonaire’s REVPORT™
'Reckless' stockbroker fined for scam
Merrill investigated for dodgy dealings
Sub-prime crisis hits CIBC harder than Enron scandal
Mizuho poised for $1.2bn Merrill rescue
Rolfe & Nolan Announces Staff Reorganization
Riskdata's AlphaRisk Screener meets investors' new needs for advanced selection of hedge fund and mutual fund style risks
IBM and Algorithmics to build first advanced risk management system for a Securities House in China – Guotai Junan Securities
Taube Hodson Stonex Partners Selects Charles River Development to Streamline Investment Management Operations and Global Electronic Trading
FFastFill Announces Dubai Mercantile Exchange Connectivity
SAS Appoints Ian Manocha to Lead UK Operations
Codefarm opens new HQ in the City of London
PORTWARE INTEGRATES WITH NYSE EXCHANGE FACILITY MATCHPOINT
OMNIBUS Inter-Bank Switch goes live in Bangladesh with Phoenix
OMNII SOLUTIONS LAUNCHES A TREATING CUSTOMERS FAIRLY TOOLKIT FOR MORTGAGE INTERMEDIARIES
ORTEC opens office in Switzerland
LogicaCMG continues SEPA product excellence with EBA approval
Prodiance Finishes 2007 with Strong, Double Digit Revenue Growth
StreamBase Hires Colin Clark As Vice President of Customers
Commerzbank enhances SEPA readiness with ACE solution
Financial Tradeware partners with ComplySoft to facilitate easier enterprise wide compliance and risk management
Selling Remote Deposit Capture to Healthcare Providers: New Celent Report
KIA to invest in desperate banks
British banks in landmark court case
M&T Bank takes 70% nosedive
Credit Agricole rushes Suez sale
MEGA International business process analysis software includes latest BPMN standard
Coral8 Receives CMP’s Intelligent Enterprise Editors’ Choice Award
OMNIAMERICAN BANK PARTNERS WITH WEILAND FINANCIAL GROUP
LANDMARK LAUNCHES NEW VERSION OF BANKBROKER
CounterpartyLink Provides Legal Entity Data to Desjardins Group of Canada
TowerGroup's Craig Focardi on Bank of America Acquisition of Countrywide
Excelian soars up UK and European technology league tables
GLOBAL 360 ANNOUNCES WORLD-CLASS PARTNER PROGRAM
MATT CEA TO SUPPORT MILESTONE ADVISORY SERVICES IN ADVISORY CAPACITY
Aqua ATS Connects to Tradeware FIXLink®
29WEST APPOINTS TIM MUND TO LEAD SALES TEAM AS PART OF GLOBAL EXPANSION
Versant Capital Management Selects INDATA IMS
14 January 2008
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Federal Home Loan Bank of New York selects Leading Collateral Management Solution from Rockall Technologies
Orange Business Services expands Sydney office and adds a PoP
FSA DISCUSSION SHOULD HELP MODERNISE LISTINGS RULES
New Chairman for Financial Services Skills Council
BT SIGNS CONNECTIVITY AND HOSTING AGREEMENT WITH THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN ECN
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Selects SimCorp Dimension
DataSynapse Launches Latest Release of Its FabricServerT Software to Enable Real-Time Infrastructure
NeoNet Expands Its Offering With The Australian Securities Exchange
Misys Treasury Plus obtains AICPA’s SAS70 Auditing Statement Type II Report on Internal Controls
QUANT HOUSE and Intel raise the bar by breaking the 2 millions messages decoded per second on the new multicore Intel Xeon processor
Thomson eXimius and HP Offer Clients Integrated Wealth Management Solutions in Asia
Ideal Debt Solutions selects Admerex’s CWX Collection Software
MARKIT OPENS SYDNEY OFFICE
BCS LAUNCHES METHODOLOGY FOR OPERATIONAL RISK CONTROL
Cantor Fitzgerald Adds Seasoned Professional, Christian H. Voss to Capital Markets Group
ONStor Expands Business Operations into Asia-Pacific Region
Bank Islam selects TEMENOS T24 Model Bank for Sharia-compliant banking
California MSB Faces Record Fine From Justice Department in AML Case
Indiana Packers Outsources Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Operations to Digital Movers
NYSE Euronext to Acquire Wombat Financial Software, a Global Leader
DTCC and CLS BANK INTERNATIONAL LAUNCH CENTRAL SETTLEMENT OF OTC CREDIT DERIVATIVES TRADES
DEBT RESOLUTION FORUM SECURES SUBSTANTIAL FUNDING FOR TRAINING AND REGULATION
New Report from Aite Group Examines Branded Prepaid Card Issuing in the U.S.
3i Infotech moves up to 3rd position in MENA EAS Market
Fiserv Survey Reveals How Insurers Plan to Support Workers’ Compensation with Technology
BERKERY NOYES PUBLISHES 2008 OUTLOOK + STRATEGIES
BLANCE JOINS OTC VALUATIONS
youDevise Names Jennifer Miller Manager of Client Support & Account Management for Trade Idea Monitor
Travelex Licenses TwoFour’s FX and Limit Monitoring
11 January 2008
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SHUAA Capital joins forces with Orion holding
Fitch Comments on U.S. State Operating Investments
thinkorswim Launches Microsoft.net Platform
Fiserv Announces Executive Appointment
Lone Star chair to be quizzed on conspiracy
Rumour of BofA acquiring Countrywide
Lottery winners' bank details leaked
Merrill seeks $4bn saviour
Banks 'in meltdown' over loss reports
Investment bank to revive Southeast corpse
HSBC, Other European Banks Receive Top Scores in First-Ever Ranking of 40 Leading Banks on Climate Change Strategies
Deutsche Börse plans new office building in Eschborn
Allied Testing Develop CRM Testing Framework
Clearstream’s sees growth for December and the year 2007
NYFIX Raises More than $100,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Research Reports Identifies Top Trends Impacting Securities & Investment Industry
BIDS Trading Volume Surpasses 2.34 Billion Shares in 2007
Bell ID launches stand-alone EMV scripting product
BNY ConvergEx Group’s LiquidPoint Announces Record-Breaking Options Contract Volume for 2007
Equinix strengthens its Financial eXchange community with the addition of Chi-X Europe
Charles River Development Achieves 7th Year of Double-Digit Growth
10 January 2008
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Trustwave Acquires Creduware
UNITEDHEALTHCARE COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF FISERV’S HEALTH-RELATED BUSINESSES
Insurance CIO/CTO Pressures, Priorities, and Plans in 2008: US Survey Results
Director quits London Stock Exchange with $7.6m
Merrill Lynch sacks 8 top bankers
Barclays boss falls victim to fraud
Tony Blair joins JPMorgan
Blackstone swoops on GSO Capital
Enterprise of the Year 2007 to IND Group by Venture Capital Association
BlueMatrix joins RIXML as an Associate Member
VocaLink becomes one of SWIFTnet's biggest customers
Centiq Appoints UK Sales Director
IFDS appoints David Moffat in new development role
Helaba chooses SimCorp Dimension
DARWIN RHODES PREDICTS TOP FIVE TALENT MAGNETS TO WATCH IN 2008
Instinet Adds Chi-X Europe Equity Participants
FalconStor and Voltaire Turbo-charge Xasax's Ultra-Low Latency Financial Network with iSCSI over InfiniBand
TAG Announces New CEO
York Capital implements Vantage Reporting to enhance investor relations and client servicing across its diverse group of global hedge funds
CME Group Delivers Merger Benefits to the Market Through Upcoming Technology Upgrades and Product Enhancements
Terry Schwarting joins DRC as Regional Sales Executive
First Hawaiian Bank issues MasterCard® PayPassTM Debit Cards provided by G&D
APAK launches ‘WFSv6’
Panasonic Batteries Automates Invoice Processing Across Entire European Sales Network
ASG Announces the General Availability of ASG-becubicT Version 7
Richard Fleischman & Associates Expands Its Role as Trusted Technology Advisor
9 January 2008
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CALYPSO RANKED AS TOP SOLUTION FOR CREDIT DERIVATIVES SECOND YEAR IN A ROW
Banca Aletti utilizes Orc Technology to launch new Derivatives Products on Italian Market
GLITNIR BANK SELECTS SIPERIAN TO PROVIDE UNIFIED CUSTOMER AND PRODUCT VIEWS ACROSS ALL LINES OF BUSINESS
INTERACTIVE DATA DELIVERS EVALUATIONS FOR GNMA SERIAL NOTES BACKED BY PUERTO RICO COLLATERAL
SunGard Receives Top Honors for Fund Administration and Accounting in Financial-i's "Leaders in Innovation" Awards for Second Consecutive Year
Mellon Group of Companies Expands to Ukraine
Baltimore sues bank over racism row
Banks fined for 'lying' about trade
Santander in UK expansion
Barclays Capital chief deserts
Rock sale 'could breach Human Rights Act'
The Forbis Company Announces a New Product Presented to Banks
SmartStream creates a single securities reconciliation platform for Asian operations of leading global bank
ReformIS Achieves Microsoft Gold Partner Accreditation
Norwich Union Selects Exstream's Dialogue™ Software
New book about "Financial Risk Management for Islamic Banking and Finance" successfully launched by IRIS integrated risk management ag.
Microgen plc, the Information Management Group, is positioned in the Magic Quadrant for BPMS 2007
Digiterre deploys dConfirm to a leading European hedge fund manager to handle their rapidly growing OTC derivative trading volumes
PORTWARE LAUNCHES HIGH AVAILABILITY SOLUTION TO DELIVER UNPRECEDENTED BUSINESS CONTINUITY
Reval New Executive Appointments Expand Sales and Marketing Focus to Capitalize on Company's Record Growth
Using ForeSight™ from Insurance Technologies, Nationwide Financial Advances their Time to Market
IT Governance in the Multinational Insurer: New Celent Report
The Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange chooses GL TRADE to extend its international profile
LIME BROKERAGE TO ACQUIRE MINORITY INTEREST IN CBOE STOCK EXCHANGE, LLC
FlexTRADER to Link With NYSE MatchPoint
Advent Software's Moxy® Reaches 800 Client Milestone
Viteos Reports Exponential Growth
Rhyme Systems ‘Fiscal’ achieves MiFID Accreditation
NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR JOINS CITISOFT INC.
SunGard's BancWare Awarded Top Asset & Liability Management Solution in 2007 Risk Technology Rankings
StreamBase Receives Editor’s Choice Award From CMP’s Intelligent Enterprise
Ventyx Promotes Vince Burkett to CEO
BARCLAYS STOCKBROKERS PREDICTS THE MPC WILL CUT RATES
8 January 2008
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Continued momentum demonstrates success in Master Data Management environments, product innovation, partnerships, and services
YOUDEVISE RELEASES HIP 2.0
MALBEC PARTNERS SELECTS GISSING SOFTWARE TO DELIVER MARKET DATA FOR QUANTITATIVE ALGORITHMS
Midwest Insurance Company Extends Relationship with Fiserv Workers’ Compensation Solution
Xpertdoc expands reach into Europe, Middle-East and Africa
INTERACTIVE DATA ENHANCES ACCESS TO LOW LATENCY DATA IN SCANDINAVIA
BankInvest Denmark, Selects Charles River IMS to Manage Multi-Asset Class Front-Office Operations
Dah Sing Bank improves treasury efficiency with FENICS FX
Bear Stearns loses boss
Citigroup to cull thousands more jobs
Credit Suisse facing giant writedowns
Portuguese bank to take over Evolution?
Dawood Islamic Bank Live with Internet Banking Solution from SunGard
IPBS celebrates 15 years of successfully supplying private banking and wealth management solutions
AMS Services Releases Powerful New Version of AMS InStar
HSAs: Moving Beyond the Growing Pains Report Published by Celent
CASHEDGE WINS 15 NEW DEALS WITH TOP 75 BANKS IN 2007
Albemarle Asset Management Selects Advent Portfolio Exchange® and Moxy® to Support Growth
Kyriba Corporation Offers SEPA Compliance and Enhanced Life Cycle Management of Long Term Debt
Coral8 Engine Named Finalist in 18th Annual Jolt Product Excellence Awards
MEGA International named a strong performer in enterprise governance, risk, and compliance platforms by independent research firm
Townsend Analytics Activates Linkage to On Point's STING Smart-Routing Technology
CRYPTOMATHIC AND CPS TECHNOLOGIES TO OFFER ONLINE BANKING AUTHENTICATION SERVICES
Fifth Third Bank Extends Contract with XSP and Migrates onto the XSP™ v5 Platform
Vhayu Offers Additional Data Feed Handlers for North American Equities, Options and Futures
NorthStar Doubles Client Engagements, Success In 2007
Blink Logic’s Business Intelligence Solution Selected by Global Financial Services Leader
Trintech Releases I-TRACS 5.5 Collections System for Banks and Savings Institutions
7 January 2008
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BancorpSouth Investment Services Inc. Deploys Landmark's BankBroker Software
Apptis to Incorporate Imaging Capabilities into DoD Military Health System Using AccuSoft’s Imaging Technology
Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston Implements Leading Collateral Management Solution from Rockall Technologies
New Service Delivery Manager appointed at StarBase
Brady expands UK & European business development with key hires
Alaric International appoints Ron Hill to drive growth in Australia and New Zealand markets
Eurobase wins eFX price streaming project with Swedbank
Volkswagen Financial Services goes live with T24 in 7 months
DataSynapse Completes Another Banner Year, as Virtualisation Market Flourishes
IMX Software to Deliver Savings to Standard Bank
FXall Trading Volumes Reach $13.4 Trillion in 2007
Nutreco Selects IT2's Treasury Management System
Intrinsic Executive Search Achieves Year of Record Revenue Growth
New Report from Aite Group Examines the Canadian Cash Management Space
InvestEdge and Evare Announce Data Aggregation Alliance
Rockport and Trepp Announce Alliance
BULLRUN FINANCIAL LAUNCHES NEW PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE MEASURMENT TOOLS
Mobilearth celebrates 1st anniversary of Eisenhower Bank going live with Mobile Banking
4 January 2008
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ADDITION OF AJ TRANCHE TO MARKIT CMBX INDICES
INNOVATION AWARD FOR CYCLONE TECHNOLOGY
Lloyds TSB 'panics' customers over bank fraud
NAB to exploit British banks?
British watchdog to avert banking crises
Hunt out of State Street
FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR BELIEVES IN THE IMPORTANCE OF SUSTAINABILITY - BUT NEEDS TO PLAN IF IT IS TO ACHIEVE IT
Cal West Inspection and Audit Services Partners with Advanced Management Systems
Banks are moving towards Paperless e-Transactions
Preferred Health Systems Selects Duck Creek Technologies’ Healthcare Solution for Sales Automation
TAG Announces European Expansion
Document Automation Solution Vendors for Insurers 2007: New Celent Report
NORBURY FINANCIAL APPOINTS JAMES W. ANDERSON, CFA AS VP OF SALES & CLIENT SERVICE
Technology Strategies and the Battle for Producer Mindshare: New Celent Report
ICAP Broking Volumes Reach Record Levels in 2007
MARKET NEWS INTERNATIONAL LAUNCHES MNI CREDIT BULLET POINTS
Kamakura Troubled Company Index Remains Near Highest Level Since May, 2005
3 January 2008
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An E-Signature Update for US Insurers: New Celent Report
Suncorp deploys Guidewire ClaimCenter
Scared investors bail on London Scottish
National City Corp slashes 900 jobs
Drake refuses $1bn withdrawal
Blackstone blames banks for failed takeover bid
NetEconomy Ranked as Top Risk Technology Company for Second Year in the Chartis RiskTech 100 Report
Sungard Achieves Three New Awards for Risk Management
Financial Insights Asia/Pacific Sees Technology as a Powerful Tool for Helping the Unbanked
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH FIRM CITES OPENPAGES AS A LEADER IN ENTERPRISE GOVERNANCE, RISK AND COMPLIANCE PLATFORMS
Equity Market Trends in Mainland China and Hong Kong: New Celent Report
Overview of the Indian Wealth Management Market: New Celent Report
22 percent rise in turnover on Xetra in December
New record year 2007 with total volume of 1.9 billion contracts
IT Spending in Banking: A North American Perspective Report Published by Celent
2 January 2008
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Unisys Strengthens Management Team With Key Changes
Three execs dumped by Commerzbank
Nationwide most trusted UK bank
Banking disaster man honored by the Queen
A & L stocks rise amid Santander speculation
Columbia Sportswear Selects Kyriba for their Cash and Treasury Management Solution
IT Spending in Financial Services: A Global Perspective Report Published by Celent
Aramex Upgrades to PS-eDRS Version 2.0 from ProgressSoft
Changing Networks, Changing Insurers: New Celent Report
Merrill looking for lifesaver
Morgan Stanley saviour moves east
London lender drops $44m
1 January 2008
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Morgan Keegan Financial Products Chooses PYRAMID Solution
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bobsguide.com
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Deutsche Boerse Group
3
SS&C Technologies Inc.
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Fiserv
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Gemalto
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SunGard
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Wolters Kluwer Financial Services
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MarketPrizm
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Clear2Pay
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GlobeOp Financial Services
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