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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
Globeop and Tradeweb Team Up With Suite LLC for Cds / Cdo Valuations
20 January 2006
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PROGRESS SOFTWARE LEADS DISCUSSION ON THE GROWTH OF ALGORITHMIC TRADING IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Misys Banking Systems offers specialist credit derivative models in partnership with Reoch Consulting
Sayula unveils new AddFive real-time capabilities
METAVANTE FORMS IMAGE SOLUTIONS BUSINESS
19 January 2006
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Globeop Names Roger Ohan Director of Gomarkets
Hua Xia Bank Selects TCS-FNS to Lead Core Technology Transformation
Progress Software Corporation Announces Acquisition of Actional Corporation
HEDGESTREET ROLLS OUT REVISED, MORE USER-FRIENDLY HEDGELETS® CONTRACTS
Charles River Continues Steady International Growth in 2005
Financial Objects announces offer to acquire the entire shareholding of Raft International
Paul Myles joins MAS as Sales Manager
ONIX Solutions .NET 2.0 64 Bit FIX Engine
APS Bank, Malta Selects SimCorp IT/2 for Treasury and Investment Management
SunGard's Adaptiv Wins "Software Product of the Year" Award from Risk Magazine
3i Infotech awarded retail-banking order from Temirbank, Kazakhstan
RMA Announces That Citigroup Assumes Chair of KRI Services Steering Committee
ICMA appoints René Karsenti as Executive President
Actuate Selected as IBM Cluster ISV Partner for Banking
18 January 2006
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Williamson Joins AFA
Fiserv CBS Worldwide Appoints Enterprise Risk and Compliance Specialist to Global Strategy Group
STATE STREET ACHIEVES 10% INCREASE IN REVENUE AND 14% INCREASE IN EARNINGS PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS IN 2005
Capgemini to operate a range of finance and accounting functions for Zurich Financial Services
DBFS release Remote Command Processor (RCP Connector) for their integration product, Engage
REUTERS LAUNCHES DATASCOPE SELECT A UNIQUE CROSS-ASSET PLATFORM
Banco Portugues de Negocios (BPN) achieves risk management goals by selecting Misys Banking Systems for IAS and Basel II compliance
nuBridges Releases truExchange Data Secure
MTS Strategic Consolidation Process with Euronext and Borsa Italiana Finalised
First Citizens Bank selects Linedata Services' Front Office Solutions Suite
Decision Research announces Portal Access for DecisionMaker
CDS INDEXCO AND MARKIT LAUNCH SYNTHETIC ABS INDEX
Financial Services Industry Veteran Jos Stoop Joins Interwoven as Vice President and General Manager, Financial Services Solutions
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND SIGNS 100TH CLIENT ON BLOOMBERG FX
Novell Reaffirms its Commitment to the OpenDocument Format
17 January 2006
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Bank of America Selects SunGard's BancWare for Basel II Compliance and Reporting
AXS-ONE INCREASES GLOBAL MARKET SHARE WITH MAJOR CUSTOMER WIN IN SOUTH AFRICA
EDGETRADE INTRODUCES A NEW CORPORATE IMAGE AND IDENTITY
TRADEWARE REPOSITIONS BRAND AS ITS NEW MODEL FOR GLOBAL TRADING GAINS MOMENTUM
Multi-Bank Securities Chooses ADP Clearing & Outsourcing Services for Brokerage Clearing Services
DataSynapse Reinforces Leadership Position as Virtualisation Technology Hits the Mainstream
US bankers argue for three-tier Basel regulation
ComplyXL, Lyquidity's software for the compliance control of Excel workbooks, now enhanced with change visualisation capability
16 January 2006
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Integral Hires Executives to Support FX Market Growth
Rabobank Group Selects Blue Curve for Investment Research
Chile's BCI selects NetIMEX for end-to-end trade finance automation
FXALL SETTLEMENT CENTER TRANSFORMS FX TRADING FOR ASSET MANAGERS
Goldman Sachs to offer algorithmic trading via Fidessa
Bravura Solutions appoints Chief Technology Officer to expand senior executive team
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES EXPANDS CONTENT AND LICENSING AGREEMENT WITH SWITZERLAND'S AWP
TAP Solutions' Marc Alvarez elected to FISD Executive Committee
Citigroup to implement i-flex's Reveleus Basel II solution
ONIX solutions FIX Forge .NET 2.0
13 January 2006
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CQG begins coverage of KOSPI 200
QED Information Systems Changes Name to QED Financial Systems
SYSTEM ACCESS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTS CREDIT AND DEBIT CARD SYSTEM IN GOLOMT BANK, MONGOLIA
FINCAD Makes the Cut Again: Achieves Top Twenty-Five Status of "Ready to Rocket" Companies in 2006
TCG and FRS sign Distributor Agreement for Slovakia
ACI Worldwide Launches Retail Commerce Server
Actuate Acquires performancesoft, Inc. to Extend Performance Management Throughout the Enterprise
PROXY GOVERNANCE, INC., EXPANDS GLOBAL PROXY RESEARCH AND VOTING SERVICES
12 January 2006
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FINANCIAL EXPRESS CROWNS THE BEST WITH NEW FUND RATINGS SERVICE
THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND APPOINTS ALAN RUSKIN AS HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR RBS GREENWICH CAPITAL
FINGERTIP DEVELOPMENTS STRENGTHENS TEAM WITH THE APPOINTMENT OF A NEW DIRECTOR
4SIGHT DEVELOPS INTERFACE TO EQUILEND PLATFORM FOR SEAMLESS COMMUNICATIONS
Virgil Appoints Floris van Tol as Director Sales & Business Development
TEMENOS announces new ILF contract signings for full year 2005 at US$ 91 million, up 47% on last year, exceeding its prior outlook statement of US$ 80 to US$ 85 million
MARKIT RELEASES ANNUAL SCORECARD
CM Capital Markets Selects SunGard To Help Automate SWIFT Messaging and Trade Processing
JPMORGAN WINS ADR MANDATE FOR KPN
enerbility integrated CECID's Hermes for European Energy Trading
A Wave of Banks Sign up for IAS/IFRS Compliance and Legal Reporting with FinArch
Talks discontinued between SMA Software & Consulting and Simplex Solutions Inc.
11 January 2006
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Citigroup and Algorithmics Partner to Provide Global Suite of Credit Risk Models
Large Increase in Number of Hedge Fund Shareholders Fuels IRM Market
Watchfire Announces AppScan® 6.0
Nedbank goes live with the Searchspace Anti Money Laundering Solution
FactSet Research Systems Inc. Announces Wireless FactSet Access
Ci3's Flagship Product SWORD To Sharpen Swiss Re's Risk Management
Trayport GlobalVision Users Top 7,000
DIGIPEDE RECOGNIZED FOR WINDOWS GRID COMPUTING PRODUCT EXCELLENCE
Cooperation between the Zurich University of Applied Sciences Winterthur and IRIS AG in the area of financial analysis
S&P Adds New Features to RatingsDirect, World’s Foremost Credit Ratings, Research and Risk Analysis Tool
10 January 2006
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MOODY'S KMV ANNOUNCES BRIAN RANSON JOINS FIRM AS MANAGING DIRECTOR
Dealers agree standards for emissions options
Vhayu Velocity Chosen by Bear Stearns to Power Transaction Cost Analysis Module of its Advanced Algorithmic Trading Application
QUIC FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. COMPLETES US$10 MILLION FINANCING LED BY JMI EQUITY
Aozora Bank in production with GoldenSource Counterparty Solution
Novell Secures the Open Enterprise with New Linux Application Security Project
MENTEC ANNOUNCES REBRAND OF UK DIVISIONS
AttentiV Systems launches new software solution for credit and debt management
HVB opts for STP with ARTS back office
UK pension funds achieve positive returns for third successive year
New Appointment Release - Avanquest Appoints Graham Robinson to Corporate Solutions Team
Relegence Expands into EMEA
WALL STREET SYSTEMS AND LOGICSCOPE ANNOUNCE JOINT SOLUTION TO PROVIDE IMPROVED CONNECTIVITY WITHIN THE FX MARKETS
INTERACTIVE DATA AND MARKIT FORGE ALLIANCE TO ENHANCE BOND EVALUATIONS
Icelandic Issuers Select SunGard's Reech as Benchmark for Valuation of Structured MTNs
Forbis Ltd 2005 Annual Review
IRA Comments on Proposed Rule Making on US Risk-Based Capital Guidelines
Bank of America Adopts Chesapeake's Technology to Provide On-Line, Multi-Bank Cash Positioning and Forecasting as Key Value-Added Service for Commercial Clients
9 January 2006
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10-K Wizard Quadruples International Financial Coverage
Xeye Announces Partnership with Pareto Systems
First ever pan-European CIO conference announced for April 2006
European Islamic Investment Bank Plc chooses InfrasoftTech Core Banking solution
Misys Banking Systems brings market-leading Risk Management capabilities to Corporate treasurers
BRE Bank Signs for Algorithmics' FIRST Database
Frank Piraino Joins Xcitek as Senior Vice President of Client Relationship Management and Sales Operations for XSP™
Worknet-Sector Partnership Creates New Email and Archiving Solution
Tullett Prebon Information Teams with Infront and Interactive Data's ComStock to Target Nordic Markets
FirstRand chooses Finantix for teller replacement
DataSynapse Helps Deliver Enhanced Grid Computing Capabilities to Informatica's Leading Data Integration Platform
ING DIRECT SELECTS THUNDERHEAD TO PROVIDE MULTI-CHANNEL MORTGAGE CORRESPONDENCE
INTRUST Bank opts for success with Surecomp's end-to-end trade finance solution
Senior Officials from RBI, IDRBT, 100 Banks & FIs to come together
Caudwell Communications Implements Cerillion Solution as Strategic CRM & Billing Platform
ValueLink Wins Julius Baer Pricing Contract
Kamakura Announces New Generation Credit Models and Record Model Accuracy
Convexity Capital Management LP Selects Asset Control's Turnkey Reference Data Management Solution
6 January 2006
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Informatica To Present At The Needham & Company LLC Growth Conference
Reval Successfully Completes SAS 70 Type II Certification With Deloitte & Touche LLP
i-flex solutions and Wipro Infotech to Implement i-flex's FLEXCUBE in The Lakshmi Vilas Bank
5 January 2006
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Barclays Capital Licenses Margintrac from Financial Software Systems
Informatica To Present At The Needham & Company LLC Growth Conference
Macquarie Funds Management Chooses SimCorp Dimension
AXS-ONE ANNOUNCES FOUR CUSTOMER WINS FOR ACCESS-ONE COMPLIANCE PLATFORM™
CMS WebView and Comhedge to undertake marketing analysis for CMS's products in South East Asia
CALYON FINANCIAL NAMES LESLIE SUTPHEN TO HEAD E-BROKERAGE STRATEGY
4 January 2006
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Informatica Sets Date To Announce Fourth Quarter Results
Aegis Software Upgrades Exchange Simulator to Version 6, Offers More Destinations, Faster Performance
SimCorp extends its reach in the Investment Banking marketplace
Increasing use of OTC Derivatives and process automation by Investment Managers puts pressure on Brokers to improve service levels
Standard & Poor's Municipal Data Goes Live on Bloomberg
Amegy Bank Selects SunGard's Kiodex to Help Launch and Manage its Energy Derivatives Trading Operation
The Suncorp Group Selects CheckFree for Enterprise-Wide Consolidation of Transaction Processing
ANDiS4EMV supports Islamic banking
BAS ESHUIS JOINS XRT AS VP HIGH END SOLUTIONS
Eze Castle Software implements its Watchtower real-time compliance product at NewSmith
Tradeware Names LaColla CFO
Sophis RISQUE global implementation at North American investment bank to improve reporting, enhance market risk controls and minimize operational risks
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL ASIAN IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE OLYMPIC BANKING SYSTEM
BT's ITS.NETRIX DEVICE ACHIEVES GLOBAL SUCCESS WITH OVER 3,000 POSITIONS INSTALLED AT 152 CUSTOMER SITES, IN 12 COUNTRIES
Onix SolutionsAnnounces Support for Boston Options Exchange (BOX) and Montreal Market Data Feed via HSVF
TietoEnator to deliver a corporate cross-border cash management solution for Handelsbanken
First Data names country manager for India
Survey Highlights Trend Toward Enterprise Payment Systems, Use of Open Platforms
Cicada to Provide Legal Entity Data Solution to CIBC World Markets
Greece's Leading Bank Selects i-flex's FLEXCUBE
CMS WebView director purchases shares
3 January 2006
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Philip Painter joins Etheios
WALL STREET SYSTEMS INTEGRATES COPP CLARK PROFESSIONAL HOLIDAY REFERENCE
EastNets commended by Dubai Police
Karnataka Bank chooses Credence iDEAL Integrated Treasury Solution
Trading competition teaches university students real-life business lessons
Wombat Financial Software Expands to Asia through Distribution Agreement with Totan IT in Japan
1 January 2006
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Intrinsic Executive Search Announces Appointment of Former Managing Director Europe of Hall Kinion
Perr&Knight Announces Expansion, Addition of Comprehensive Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Services
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Bravura Solutions Limited
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Markit
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SunGard Corporate
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