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31 January 2006
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Deutsche Bank to monitor UK staff emails
US banks split over asset management
Dubai Islamic Bank, the world's first full-fledged Islamic bank, selects i-flex's FLEXCUBE
French bank builds grid with idle PCs
FIRST DATA SPIN OFF: WILL CINDERELLA STORY FOR WESTERN UNION ALSO HAVE A HAPPY ENDING FOR CORE FIRST DATA CARD BUSINESSES?
Bank of America acquires trading firm
Principia Integrates Markit’s ABS Pricing
ComplyXL - Webserver version now available for both Windows and Linux servers
Gravitas Technology Launches A Connecticut office to SeRvice The regions’ Growing Alternative Investments Community
TWIST establishes identity working group to collaborate with Identrus
Santander joins forces with Misys Banking Systems to harmonise its consumer finance technology
Pegasystems Launches Two New Frameworks for Financial Institutions
Generali goes live with Rhyme Systems' rhymeSIGHT Back Office
Quantifi announces the first commercial Forward Loss Model for the pricing of portfolio credit derivatives
NIBCapital extends Financial Studio License with Basel II to leverage FRP Platform
Cost of UK fraud soars
30 January 2006
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Avotus redefines mobile and wireless communications management
Citibank to trial contactless payments on NY subway
STATE STREET EXPANDS ONLINE RISK MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING CAPABILITIES THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH ALGORITHMICS
GFI opens new Paris office
Xcitek Continues to Expand its European Operations to Support XSP™
'Third way' courses transform compliance training
JP Morgan in management shake-up
PrimeRevenue Appoints General Manager in Europe
Top Japanese Asset Manager Daiwa SB Investments Consolidates Fund Management Operations to Charles River IMS
Strategic Energy Goes Live with OpenLink’s Endur
TEMENOS makes strategic acquisition of TLC Risk Solutions
First State Upgrades to DSTi’s HiPortfolio/3
SEC sets hedge fund deadline
Unica strengthens EMEA team
i-flex records net income increase of 38% QoQ on a revenue of US$88M for the quarter ended December 2005
ClearCube and DataSynapse Partner to Create the First Grid-Enabled PC Blade Solution for the Financial Services Industry
Investment operations outsourcing still to achieve universal acceptance - but substantial rewards forecast when providers get their proposition right
REUTERS DATASCOPE PRICING & REFERENCE DATA TEAMS UP WITH XCITEK’S XSP™ TO DELIVER AUTOMATED CORPORATE ACTIONS
BISHOP CAVANAGH SELECTS BT RADIANZ TO LAUNCH AN INDUSTRY SPECIFIC OUTSOURCING SOLUTION FOR INTERNATIONAL BANKS
Allied Irish Bank Selects i-flex as a Strategic Partner in its Business Transformation Process
COGENCY SOFTWARE AND HEADSTRONG ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Hong Kong’s BestServe Financial renews Bravura Solutions contract for a further five years
Commerzbank Corporates & Markets (CBCM) Taps Reval’s Derivatives & IAS 39 Solution
28 January 2006
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Regulators positive on harmonising reinsurance rules
UK says regulation volume creates challenges
Hong Kong well advanced on Basel II
Europe issues home-host and pillar 2 guidelines
Kamakura Adds Implied Credit Default Swap Quotes for 16,000 Corporates to KRIS Service
Financial Insights Europe Predicts 4% CAGR Core Banking IT Spending Increase
Tiger Consultants Appoints Richard Campbell as Sales Manager
27 January 2006
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AEGON Asset Management UK goes live with Citadel Associates CADIS Data Management Platform
Ruffer LLP go live with Pulse
Thomson set to enhance Portia with corporate actions functionality
Lesotho PostBank Selects FLEXCUBE for Retail Banking Operations
26 January 2006
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Informatica Acquires Data-Quality Vendor Similarity Systems
Informatica Reports 41 Percent License-Revenue Growth Achieves all-time record quarterly and annual revenues and earnings
CheckFree eVent Supports London Stock Exchange's New ISO 15022 Corporate Actions Data Feed
Telekurs Financial launches new service for French Fiscal Prices
Panopticon revolutionises performance and risk data
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GLOBAL BANKING & MARKETS LAUNCHES FX ELECTRONIC ORDERBOOK
ClusterSeven secures first round funding from Quester
DIGIPEDE HONORED AS CODIE AWARD FINALIST FOR ITS WINDOWS GRID COMPUTING SOLUTION
Top US Financial Institutions Select Business Signatures Breakthrough
MARKIT WINS AWARD FOR INNOVATION
25 January 2006
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Overhaul of liquidity risk rules may be on the cards
Citadel Associates introduces interface for Exchange Data International's Worldwide Corporate Actions feed
BondVision sees 2005 Record Volumes; Dealer Profile Expands with West LB
PIMCO Selects Communicator Inc to Meet the DTCC Trade Matching Deadline
Sterci partners with Orgworks for its product support in South East Asia
CBOT and NYBOT Sign Non-Binding Agreement to Host NYBOT Financial Contracts on CBOT's Electronic Trading Platform
Finantix delivers first phase of Financial Planning software to HSBC
TietoEnator strengthens its position in the UK with the launch of TietoEnator Financial Solutions UK
CheckFree Announces Fiscal 2006 Second Quarter Results and Raises Full-Year Expectations
France's national railway chooses XRT for its treasury management
LBBW trades with iQbonds
Bravura Solutions expands UK operations with new London office
Steven J. Weinberg Joins Inmatrix as Senior Vice President, North American Sales Manager
EZE CASTLE INTEGRATION ACHIEVES RECORD GROWTH IN 2005
24 January 2006
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Dr. Mark Taranto joins Eze Castle Software as Senior Product Manager for Fixed Income
POINT NINE AND QUANTIFI OFFER INTEGRATED HEDGEFUND SOLUTIONS
Principia Announces New Integrated ABCP Conduit Solution
Independent Bankers' Bank of Florida Goes Live with Lightning™ SS&C's Capital Markets ASP Solution
Sector, Inc.® announces connectivity to Montreal Exchange through SFTI B2B
LEVEL FOUR APPOINTS GENERAL MANAGER FOR FAST GROWING MIDDLE EAST OPERATION
Double-digit pooled fund returns for third year running
Screen INFOmatch expands to Asia through Distribution Agreement with Market Data Consultants Ltd
Paisley Consulting Achieves Record 2005 Growth
Leading Financial Institution Implements Migration Metrics - Risk Migration Analysis System
Data Agent Appoints Investment Technology Veteran Robert Leaper as CEO
ACI Announces Global Partnership with Avada Software LLC
Investors Capital Corporation Chooses Investigo® Practice Management System for its Broker/Dealer Network
23 January 2006
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Portware Enhances Buy-side Offering Through Liquidnet Alliance
Fortis signs with GL TRADE for direct market access to CME, CBOT, LIFFE and EUREX
Algorithmics Unveils Algo Risk 2.0 for the Buy Side
HOUSING AUTHORITY INSURANCE GROUP IMPLEMENTS INSTEC SOLUTION
Watchfire Named Worldwide Market Share Leader in Web Application Security Assessment by Leading Market Research Firm
STATE STREET DEVELOPS OPEN INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR ONLINE SETTLEMENT INSTRUCTIONS WITH SSISEARCH
Alta Capital Group signs with ADP Clearing & Outsourcing Services for Brokerage Clearing Services
TEMENOS creates two senior executive roles to execute its global growth strategy
NYFIX Offers Free Fix Engine
Aberdeen Centralises Global Dealing Operations with Charles River IMS
Cazenove Capital Management Goes Live with SimCorp Dimension
EDB Business Partner Norge AS invests $580,000 with Geac to enhance its ASP service to Nordic banks
REUTERS ADDS PUBLIC EQUITY OFFERING AND IPO SERVICE TO REUTERS DATASCOPE PRICING & REFERENCE DATA CORPORATE ACTIONS
ValueLink Gains Winterflood Business
INTECHNOLOGY AND CODA ANNOUNCE MANAGED DATA SERVICE PARTNERSHIP
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES TO PROVIDE CHINA CAPITAL MARKET SERVICE THROUGH SHANGHAI WIND INFO
NeoNet Enhances Offering for Trading in Swiss Equities
KOSCOM Goes Live with TAPS, SunGard's Solution For Retirement Savings
TABB Forum to Unveil Industry's First Study on Global Equity Trading from Buyside's Perspective in Europe, Canada and Asia
Actuate, IBM, Pentaho, Scapa Technologies and Zend Commit to Eclipse BIRT 2.0
Harland Financial Solutions Signs 16 Financial Institutions for Financial Management Software
IBAS Awarded SWIFTReady Gold Nine Years Running