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News archive for April 2009

30 April 2009
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CooperSydney Invests In Saasu.com
Sogeti undertakes Performance and Scalability Benchmarking of Eurobase’s Siena e-solutions
Orc Software’s advanced trading platform now available to Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading clients
Fidelity International DC platform joins the EMX Message System
Major Swiss-Based Multinational Bank Implementing Seven-Digit Deal with Actimize, a NICE Systems Company, for Equities Compliance Surveillance
UnRisk takes UnRisk FACTORY 1.3 to risk management to analyse risk in real-time
Steform is SWIFTReady 2009 for Funds
UniCredit Group to Build CFO Data Warehouse on Teradata Platform
Top Award for MBA Systems
Datanomic Software Now Screening 208,000 Customers Every Minute for Sanctions & Money Laundering Breaches
Atkins and IBM sign £14.4million data storage transformation agreement
$21 Billion Munder Capital Turns to Advent Portfolio Exchange® for its Fixed-Income Capabilities
Shin Kong Financial Holding Co Ltd rolls out Algorithmics’ Enterprise Risk Management Solution
CSV Data Integrated Onto SIX Telekurs’ Global Securities Pricing Platforms
Bec Selects Calypso
Lewis ousted as BoA chairman
riskart seeks partners for its customisable back office solution for structured derivatives
Knowledge Process Outsourcing Offers Significant Growth Opportunities
Burton-Taylor Publishes First Ever Analysis of Bloomberg News v Reuters News
Oakvale Capital Limited Expands Use of SunGard’s AvantGard
EXENET Announces M&A Technology Consulting and Integration Services for Hedge Funds
BWise Receives Independent Analyst Recognition in IT Governance, and Launches COBIT 4.1 Template
SEI and its clients see the hedge fund industry as more prepared than they may realise for legislative changes
Hedge fund manager charged with $360m fraud
Schapiro calls for rulemaking authority over hedge funds
Italian fraud investigators seize bank assets
Anti-fraud unit 'saves £315 million'
Cards Off selects Sterling Commerce solution to combat online fraud and ensure a secure order to delivery process
New Study Says Businesses Can Save $176 per Employee by Switching to Direct Deposit
29 April 2009
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Royal County of Berkshire Pension Fund awards currency mandate to FX Concepts
Lightbox Capital and Mudrick Capital Management Choose Gravitas Technology for Launch
StatPro awarded SAS 70 certification
Wilshire Private Markets Fund Viii Closes; exceeds Fundraising Goal
Deutsche Börse adds DAXplus Risk Trigger indices to its product offering
Interactive Data Introduces Options volatility Service
Finantix opens US office to address opportunities in the Americas
SunGard Launches Integrated Solution Suite for Commodity Transaction and Risk Management
Euroclear welcomes Xtrakter as acquisition closes
Bangor Savings Bank Renews Exclusive Relationship with Nyce
IFAG - Institutionelle Fondsleitung AG - went live with IGEFI´s MultiFonds Fund Accounting platform
Banco De Credito Panamá Helm Financial Services S.a. licenses the Spectrum Treasury System and the Spectrum Reporting Portal
Community Bankers Now Have Powerful New Solution To Measure Loan Profitability, Determine Fair Market Loan Value
National Bank of Malawi replaces Bankmaster with T24 Model Bank
Bonhams, the International Auctioneer, Streamlines Purchase-to-Pay and Cuts Manual Data Entry by 80% with Version One and COA Solutions
Anti-fraud unit 'saves £315 million'
New Corporate Actions Advisory Service Launched
What Happens Next in the Back Office? SunGard Predicts New Post-Trade Challenges Will Demand Consolidated, Real-time Information
Marfin Joins Tradestp Community real-time Connectivity to Multiple Trading Venues enhances Post-trade Workflow and Stp
BBVA Selects Teradata as Foundation for Enterprise Intelligence
Financial firms criticized for insider trading "complacency"
Connecticut hedge fund manager charged with fraud
French minister criticises draft hedge fund regulations
Trustwave Awarded ETA Business Partner of the Year
DBFS Group makes further sales appointments
TOPEX signs a distribution agreement with Avanzada 7
28 April 2009
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Xchanging selects Aia’s ITP/Online server
Axiom Software Laboratories Expands Its Regulatory Templates Maintenance Service
Pritchard Stockbrokers renews 3i Infotech’s FLAGSHIP and signs up for FlagWin
Arcontech’s Excelerator finds favour in Europe
TSYS and Banco Carrefour S.A. Sign Payments Agreement
Derivix is First Vendor to Support the Full Suite of Credit Suisse AES Options Algorithms
Coloplast A/S Selects SunGard for Treasury, Risk and Cash Management
Barrie & Hibbert Celebrates American Success
Rp Solutions Becomes a Reseller of Opex Mail Openers and Scanners
Dow Jones Newswires Adds Hedge Fund Manager and Financial Services Expert to Editorial Team
Fiserv Unveils EnAct Enterprise Sales Management System
BAXTER Solutions Announces Major Enhancements to the BAXTER PriceEngine
HCL Insurance BPO Services Limited achieves 75% reduction in running costs using Micro Focus technologies
Another loan servicing contract win for Target Loan Servicing
Deutsche Börse publishes first Corporate Responsibility Report
ISC Announces Launch of an Investment Management Outsourcing Review Service
Quantifi Opens New York Office
Consumers demand better rates as online banking usage grows
Irish females less optimistic about the economy, according to Sponge It survey, Only 45% of people believe Ireland is a place for opportunities
AXA Hedging Services Selects Pricing Partners for its interest rates derivatives pricing
Ullink Connectivity Platform Breaks Sub -50 µs
Deutsche Börse Group opens new representative office in Tokyo
Fortis Investments goes live on Murex’s MX.3 for OTC Derivatives Middle/Back Office processing
Interactive Data Enhances Primeterminal Professional Edition for Wealth Managers
Sogeti survey: Nine out of ten software developers identify significant gap between business targets and IT capabilities
SAS Enterprise Miner unrivaled in data mining
Former Fed IT analyst charged with ID theft, fraud
China Construction Bank (Asia) Implements Risk Solution from Fiserv
Norkom Technologies wins first deal in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with NCB Capital
MetaBit launches Exchange Simulator for upcoming TSE arrowhead
ACM has selected OLYMPIC Banking System
Four Types of Adviser Using Wrap Platforms, Says Navigant Consulting
SunGard Launches SaaS Version of WealthStation
European regulations for credit rating agencies get green light
SEC to hold roundtable on short selling regulations
FSA: 35% of boiler room targets over 65
M-payment transactions to hit $250bn by 2012
Razor goes live at LCH.Clearnet Group
27 April 2009
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QuantHouse Turns to Switch and Data for its Low-Latency Market Data Platform
Portrait Software Appoints Richard Goat as Non-Executive Director
Linedata Powers Start-up Fund Administrator Hbm with Mfact, Mshare and Linedata Reporting Suite
Willis Re and Thomson Reuters Launch Online Catastrophe Price Index
Thomson Reuters Expands Market-leading Online Research and Analytic Content in Middle East Through Development Deal with Itworx
SunGard Extends Managed ASP Service for Trading on Japanese Exchanges
Major European Bank Selects XSP for Automated Global Corporate Actions Processing
Kurtosys appoints advisory board
The Bank of New York Mellon Demonstrates Post-merger Success for Asset Servicing with Informatica Data Integration
Germany’s SCHUFA announces strategic partnership with GB Group to offer UK businesses instant identity verification for 65 million German citizens
Endpoint Exchange Delivers Check Image Efficiencies to Southwest Corporate Federal Credit Union
Fundtech Releases White Paper on ‘The Right Tools for Tough Times’
IBM Survey Predicts New Financial World Order with Shift to Specialization, Transparency and Lower Overall Returns
Pulse Wins Best Wealth Management System Award for Unprecedented 4th Year Running
Avox and Markit Partner to Offer Consistent Business Entity Data and Documentation
Fernbach Continues to Expand with Substantial Investment in International Operations
J.P. Morgan’s Treasury Online Adds New Netting and Cash Forecasting Capabilities
Rhyme Systems retains customer service crown for three years on the trot
WMBA Welcomes Bourse Consult Report on Otc Derivatives Market and Its Importance to London
Survey reveals 37% of workers would hand-over company secrets for £1m
The Co-operative Financial Services selects Finacle from Infosys for home-market core systems & channels transformation
Interactive Data Wins Awards for Best Corporate Actions and Reference Data Provider and Best Data Feed Provider
M-payment transactions to hit $250bn by 2012
Fiserv Ranked #1 in Anti-Money Laundering System Sales for Second Consecutive Year
Orc delivers trading solutions to leading Russian securities firm
Banks pledge to work with FSA on Banking Code reform
QuIC Perspectives to Help Financial Services Professionals Navigate Unique Challenges in Risk Management Industry
Redi2 Technologies introduces new fee billing reconciliation tool, Redi2 Recon
24 April 2009
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Anova Technologies Unveils the Lowest Latency Trading Route in the U.S.
Westgate chief charged with $150m fraud
Spanish court considers Alierta verdict
Industry group criticizes draft fund manager rules
Proquote Recognised As Best Information Display System
SunGard and Nordea Bank Combine to Deliver Treasury Straight-Through Processing
LME Steel Billet First Anniversary
Broad upgrades needed to support company expansion, say China’s local company treasurers
Metavante Announces First Quarter Results
Systems in the City Award Winners Announced
‘Invu for Accountants’ partner and customer signed up within one week of launch
Where Do We Go from Here? Algorithmics outlines operational risk best practice improvements at GCOR III
Hottinger & Cie, Switzerland has gone live on the OLYMPIC Banking System
iomart Hosting Nominated for two major Storage Awards
Reval Announces Reval Version 9.0 of Its Software-as-a-service for Derivative Risk Management and Hedge Accounting
FinArch opens new office in Dubai
VMware and EMC’s RSA Security Division Accelerate Deployment of Information-centric Security for the Virtual Data Centre
SEC secures Founding Partners asset freeze
SIX Selects NYSE Technologies’ Exchange Data Publisher to Deliver Real-Time Market Data
Nomura Asset Management’s Global Investment Platform Live on the Charles River Investment Management System
Looking to Enhance Visitor Experience and Improve Personal Financial Cashflow Management, Neuralus Launches Cashflow INSITE Website
Neuralus Prepares for Growth: Hires Connie Pretula as Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Lombard Risk Helps Financial Institutions Brace for Onslaught of Regulatory Change
What Happens Next in Trading? SunGard Names Three Ways Broker-Dealers Can Meet Today’s Cost vs. Revenue Challenge
Optial announces the availability of Optial for Insurance/Solvency II support
23 April 2009
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OpenLink Recognized a ŒLeader' in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Energy Trading and Risk Management Platforms
Bottomline Technologies Reports Third Quarter Results
CTI Partners With Markit to Launch Electronic Tax Form Solution
Bottomline Announces Appointment of Marcus Hughes as Director of Global Marketing
ESL Federal Credit Union Experiences Smooth Implementation of Open Solutions’ TCCUS: DNA Core Platform
BST Releases FinOffice5 Drill-down Reporting
US regulators 'to ramp up client protection'
Hennesse Group charged over Bayou recommendations
Dubai denies Somali money laundering report
HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) selects TradingScreen for SWX connectivity
Gideon Technologies Receives OVAL Repository Top Contributor Award for Advancing Open Information Security Content Standard
Interactive Data Reports First-quarter 2009 Results
SunGard Opens New GL Net Hub In Kuala Lumpur
SimCorp Signs Nomura Bank (Luxembourg) S.A.
Bottomline Technologies Helps Customers “Go Green”
Raiffeisen Bank Launches First Tailored Mobile Banking in Europe
John Lewis Partnership selects Active Risk Manager from Strategic Thought for the integration and consolidation of Enterprise Risk Management
FusionExperience appoints new Chief Financial Officer
Celent Report Puts Avaloq in Leading Position
New Name In Payments Launched For Online Shoppers And Retailers
European-Russian Bank implements Misys Midas in record time to start servicing customers in EU territory
FIME to distribute Integri test solutions
youDevise Reports Strong 1Q09 Growth Among U.S. Buy & Sell Side Firms Using The Trade Idea Monitor
HBMJ Consulting Designated as one of Advent’s Premier Consulting Partners
Infonic AG Appoints Virginia Gambale, Alexander Aebi to Advisory Board
Butterfield Fulcrum names Andrew Smith head of global sales
Automated Systems, Inc. Announces Server Virtualization Initiatives
Survey reveals a third of workers can be bribed
22 April 2009
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Progress Apama Extends Trading Capabilities with New Integration with Vhayu
Archer Technologies Delivers Mobile Solution for Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance
Archer Technologies Honored With 2009 SC Magazine Excellence Award for Best Regulatory Compliance Solution
Skyler Technology launches powerful new solution for the management of multiple market data sources
Fixnetix launches an end-to-end ultra-low latency Risk & Limit control solution for the high freqency trading community
MPI Research Paper Introduces Method to Monitor Daily Hedge Fund Performance Estimates
Online banking shows strong growth in US
EU launches market abuse review
1.9m computers controlled by cybercrime gang
ACTIV Financial Launches European Operations to Enable Efficient and Cost-Effective Global Trading
Thomson Reuters Launches Significant Enhancements to its Direct Feed Architecture
OpenPages Helps Companies Adapt to a ‘New Era of Risk Management’
Europe’s Corporate Banking Bind: Large Companies Have Few Options
Chi-X Europe to Launch “Chi-Delta” Dark Book
Chi-X Europe Increases Message Capacity by 95 Percent
Electronic Foreign Exchange: Booming in Crisis
Progress Software Launches the Apama Parallel Correlator
Huishang Bank Selects Teradata to Build its Enterprise Data Warehouse
Termination of AMEX-SGX JV on 30 April 2009
Swedbank Selects SunGard's Front Arena for Smart Order Routing
CMA Enhances Sovereign Credit Risk Management
ITG Launches European Algorithm for Trading Portfolios in Volatile Markets
World First achieves significant operational efficiencies with SMA Financial’s SWIFT Bureau Service
Liquidnet survey: Global dark pool use set to grow despite financial crisis
CCH Sword Names Hammer National Accounts Manager for North America
FIX Protocol Limited Announces the Release of FIX 5.0 Service Pack 2
Financial Insights Highlights Key Predictions for Mobile Banking in Asia/Pacific Banks
Instinet Selects BT for Radianz UK Proximity Hosting
Orange Business Services - Trading Solutions Offers Low-Latency Connectivity to BATS Europe MTF
GFI Group Selects Aleri's CEP and Live OLAP Technology for Real-Time Risk Monitoring
Quod Financial's Adaptive Smart Order Router gets smarter
Trading firms maintain IT investment for "post-crunch world"
Capital Fund Management Selects NYSE Technologies for New Electronic Trading Platform
Flyer’s FIX Engine Breaks 200 Microsecond Latency Barrier
Digiterre Reports a 50% Increase in Revenue in Q1 2009
BlueWave Technology Promotes Alyssa Hostelley to Vice President of Product Management
Callcredit’s Systems Ready for Debt Relief Orders
Linedata Services launches even more powerful version of LongView Trading OMS
Trading Firms See Opportunities in Post Credit-crunch World, According to New Sybase Study
Navigating Liquidity 2 - Crédit Agricole Cheuvreux’s second research report on equity exchange liquidity
21 April 2009
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New product implemented on the basis of BIS FORPOST in Belgazprombank
Archer Technologies Rated “Strong Positive” in Industry Analyst Firm’s 2009 IT-GRCM MarketScope
CA Cheuvreux launches monthly Market Indicators update with TAG
SunGard Recommends Three Ways Wealth Managers Can Use IT to Grow Their Businesses
Comarch – A new member of the International Factors Group
Bank Monarch signs up for Rubikon Banking platform in the UK.
Toxic assets plan 'vulnerable to fraud'
Satyam investigators uncover "systemic" insider trading
Stanford challenges SEC case
Kx doubles its speed on Intel’s new “Nehalem” Xeon 5500 processor
90% of Businesses Vote for Automation and Paper Cuts to Boost Efficiency and Deliver Cost Savings
McPherson Joins Markit to Head Structured Finance Pricing Services
Interactive Data Expands Global Real-time Market Data by Adding Wide Range of Exchanges
NYFIX Indications of Interest (IOIs) and Advertised Trades Now Included On FactSet
Butterfield Bank Selects Fiserv to Create a Global Reconciliation Platform with Frontier Securities Solution
De Beers selects Datanomic Sanctions & PEP Screening for Anti-Money Laundering ahead of pending regulations
Baikal Announces Key Technology Partners
AllianceBernstein Expands Portware Deployment to Europe and Asia
Metavante Introduces New Consumer eBanking Application
SunGard Announces Latest Release of Adaptiv Enterprise Risk Solution
Sage’s Largest UK Business Partner Saves Over £36,000 per Year and Eliminates Manual Data Entry with Version One
Kedari Capital and FRSGlobal partner on unified risk and regulatory reporting platform
IT2 announces continued strong growth
Rigel Capital goes live with FundReports6
Hexaware and Greenplum partner to offer large scale data management solutions
SGX removes Omega Capital Limited from its list of accredited issue managers
BGC Partners Announces Strategic Alliance with ConvergEx Group
SAS UK appoints new professional services management team to continue drive for improved customer satisfaction
GFT defies financial crisis and proposes 2008 dividend
Open Text Paints Bright Future for Broadcasters on the Web
Neonet Offers Credit Suisse Customers Access to EMS Platform
Callataÿ & Wouters Opens Office in China to Extend Reach Across Asia
BT Begins Expansion of Low Latency Connectivity in Europe
Low Levels of Leverage in Global Hedge Fund Industry
Oracle agrees $7.4bn Sun Microsystems deal
Crédit Agricole implements Clear2Pay’s Open Payment Framework (OPF)
Difficult Times - Enterprises need to invest in technologies that re-energise corporate performance
World First wins Queen’s Award for International Trade
BlackLine Systems CEO Up for Two Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
Legal & General Bank (France) goes live on the OLYMPIC Banking System
20 April 2009
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Pertech Resources Inc. and Integrated Bank Technology (IBT) Announce Agreement
Archer Technologies Gains Market Momentum as Enterprise Governance, Risk and Compliance Technology Innovator
Cadis Acquires C8 Software
Bottomline’s Global Cash Management Capabilities Recognized as Best-in-Class by Research Firm Aite Group
Experian Appoints General Manager and Sales Director for UK Automotive Business
UK’s FSA liquidity reporting regime - latest price tag to top £2 billion
Northern Trust announces new Head of Investment Risk and Analytical Services for Asia-Pacific Region
Merkin 'performed due diligence' on Madoff investments
Consumers 'increasingly worried about online fraud'
Navy Federal Renews TSYS Processing Agreement
Fortinet Enables End-to-end Security Compliance with New Endpoint Vulnerability Management Solution
Raymond James Selects Interactive Data and Dow Jones to Provide Real-time Market Data, News and Information to 4,000 Financial Advisors
Center for Resource Solutions Implements AssureSign Electronic Signature Software as Essential Piece of Green Initiative
Companies’ Credit Needs Drive Trading in Interest Rate Derivatives
Reduce stamp for ‘shot in the arm’ to investors and HM Treasury APCIMS tells Chancellor
Lakeside Lodge Fully Automates Membership Payments with Albacs from Albany Software
Netik creates dedicated solution divisions throughout organization to deliver specialized data management solutions for Investment Managers, Fund Administrators, Prime Brokers and Custodians
Forensic Research Expands Despite Down Markets
CashFac join forces with Altus on STP
Joanne Kinsella to head ITRS America and Rajiv Bala Subramanian named Managing Director of Global Alliances
Corvil Launches CorvilClear
Source expands the Deutsche Börse offering by 13 ETFs and 22 ETCs
Industry icon to chair GBST Europe
Paremus announces launch of the Paremus Infiniflow Service Fabric in Japan and appointment of Micro Summit KK as Distributor
Sydbank Selects WEY Technology to Redesign Its Trading Floor
AIM-TO contracts for FFastFill’s MarginClick
Consumer engagement holds key to future success in private medical health insurance, says 3i Infotech
Thomson Reuters Supports Growth in Commodity Trading
Equiduct launches OrangeLiquidity Viewer at TradeTech in Paris
BoA, MasterCard sued over e-commerce patents
Investor Demand for Income Grows Through ETFs and Funds
Transact connects to Calastone for single-point access to global funds
NETbuilder Launches Time Series Component for its Market Data Platform
Analytics in Motion signs supplier agreement with Visa Worldwide to provide Fraud & Risk Management Services
Financial Services workers embrace "new altruism" to save jobs, according to poll of 2,500
MetraTech to Supply Billing and Customer Care for Leading Financial Services Infrastructure Provider DTCC
Stematch is SWIFTReady 2009 for Reconciliation
SIX Telekurs partners with ValueLink
QuIC Breaks Benchmark Speed and Performance by 30% Using New Intel Technology
ElectraCard Services’ EFT SWITCH goes live at Foreign Trade Bank, Cambodia
17 April 2009
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Incentage confirmed as SWIFT Regional Partner
Credit Agricole tops poll of online banks
Ineffective IT audit 'leaves firms vulnerable to risk'
Recession 'fuelling record levels of insurance fraud'
SGX Announces Launch of World’s First OTC Iron Ore Swap Clearing and Signs Agreement with The Steel Index
FIX Protocol Ltd. and the SIIA/FISD Sign a Statement of Understanding
RDR is driving innovation to engage the consumer
Fiserv Encourages Consumers to “Go Green to Save Green” with Online Bill Payment
Tripwire Joins the Society of Payment Security Professionals
Chris Skelhorn Joins Novia Wealth Management Service
16 April 2009
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Luxembourg liquidates Madoff-hit funds
Ex-fund manager, politician charged with multi-million dollar kickback fraud
German regulator launches insider trading probe
Report shows 285m records breached in 2008
Quantitative Services Group LLC Expands Commitment to Research and Development, Grows Team with Industry Specialists
CSC Marks 50 Years of Technology Leadership
Deutsche Börse to launch "Xetra International Market" in Q4
New Partnership Programme for TRAX
Tradar Achieves Microsoft Certified Partner Status
Interactive Data Introduces New Weekend Pricing Service for Middle Eastern Markets
IT directors embrace outsourcing during financial crisis
Rubikon goes live at TN Bank
Tieto joins PCI Security Standards Council to contribute in protecting consumer payment data
MIR Investment Management Pty Limited Completes Charles River Upgrade, Adds Post-Trade Module and FIX Network
Pendo Systems Provides Clients with Impairment Analysis Tool
Lombard Risk*s STB-Detector* Earns Second Top Appearance on IBS Publishing AML Sales League Table 2008
Switch and Data Distributes Independent Research on the Importance of Power, Proximity and Profit in Today’s Financial Services Data Centers
Sword FircoSoft teams with Expertus to launch Firco as a Service
Everkey Global Partners Deploys Linedata's Award-winning Hedge Fund Suite Using Linedata Hosting
FSA Releases Consultative Paper 09/13 for Strengthening Liquidity Standards
FX Investors Capitalise on Rise in Sterling
Lakeview and Version One Partnership Delivers Integrated Document Management to LM Customers
Direct Sharedeal latest wrap platform to join the EMX Message System for orders and settlement
UBS client pleads guilty to filing false tax return
Town's pension funds secure Madoff-related assets
Banks 'rush to repay Tarp funds' as rates investigation looms
'Significant spike' in malicious code threats
Record Russian IOB Derivative Trading Volumes Complete Twelve Months of Growth for EDX London
Instinet Named “Best Electronic Brokerage House” by The Asset Magazine
SOS International selects Cordys
COLT appoints Stuart Jackson as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director
SimCorp Signs French Asset Manager
Report: 285m records breached in 2008
15 April 2009
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Orbium has inaugurated the opening of its second international offices
FXpress Corporation Announces Third Straight Year of Record Growth
Tieto and SPP Fonder deepen collaboration in funds administration
Stonehambank Renews Metavante Banking Technology Agreement
Trasta Komercbanka to Leverage Compliance Solutions from Fiserv
Apex Fund Services (Ireland) receives SAS70 accreditation reports MD John Bohan
SGX Announces Third Quarter Profit of $55.3 million for FY2009
SCL and Advanced Security Solutions integrate UltraPoS and idenTT®
Kofax appoints industry veteran as chief accounting officer
Interactive Data Launches Plusbook, a New low-latency, Consolidated Order Book Service
AmBank collaborates with Misys in advancing trade services capability
'Significant spike' in malicious code threats
Pricing Partners offers a source code version of its cutting edge valuation platform
14 April 2009
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Send Word Now Hires Malcolm Rogers to Lead its European Business Development Efforts
Customer Service is the Deal-Breaker for Consumers in the Recession
S1 Corporation and Longtop Financial Technologies Announce Partnership Agreement
Another shipping company relies on the ITS Treasury Software of ecofinance
Independent Advisor Turns to Advent Software to Outsource Operations
SS&C First to Adhere to ISDA Standards on Credit Default Swaps
Guidewire Software and Agencyport Form Alliance to Provide Superior Agent Ease of Doing Business
CenterSpace Software Announces Upgrades for Numerical Libraries
Linedata Services Announces a New Release of Icon Fund Accounting System
Correlix Extends its Latency Intelligence Suite with a New Analytics Product
Progress Software Chosen by Scottish Widows to Integrate its Business Systems
IT Security Gets a Boost as Survey Shows Spending Up
Barrie & Hibbert collaborate with Norwich Union to support their new Pension Tracker website
Trustwave is Finalist for Two Payment Industry Awards
'Expect no sentence' in Alierta trial
City fraud helpline launched by SFO
"Shocking" increase in fraud levels
Permal launches first mutual fund
February House Prices Now At 2004 Levels According To Latest IAS Data
Capula Selects SunGard’s Front Arena for Trading and Risk Management
Wolverine Selects Onetick As Its Tick Data Management and Analytics Solution
Mellon Poland among Europe’s top 10 performers
Fiserv Renames Premier Credit Union Platform to Portico
Fortis Bank Global Clearing Selects TwoFour
Deutsche Börse launches DAXplus Maximum Dividend Index and ETF
GlobeOp pioneers fund administrator upgrade to Opteron quad-core processors; reduces report processing & delivery time
Incentage confirmed as SWIFT Regional Partner
Liquidity risk – the top 5 issues financial institutions should be thinking about now for FSA compliance, says Algorithmics
FINCAD Updates Capabilities to Handle New ISDA CDS ‘Big Bang’
BI-SAM appoints Xavier Piquot as Regional Sales Manager for Continental Europe
13 April 2009
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youDevise’s HIP Introduces On-Demand Front-Office Analytics for Funds of Hedge Funds; Features “Anti-Madoff” Technology for Identifying Potential Risks
Tervela and Volante Announce First Data Integration Solution On Open Data Framework
Capgemini signs an agreement with Aegisoft to Develop FIX Engine Validation Solutions for the Capital Markets Industry
Interactive Data Helps ETF.com Expand Its Services for Financial Planners and Investors
Aleri Addresses Market Fragmentation with Version 3.0 of the Aleri Market Liquidity Analysis Engine
Fulton Financial Selects Metavante for Check Imaging and Branch Capture
Foreign Exchange Volumes Continue Climb, despite Financial Crisis and Hedge Fund Retreat
ACTIV Financial is amongst the first clients leveraging Atrium Network’s ‘Exchange Ring’ fabric of exchange and MTF connectivity
Global Financial Crisis has brought on increasing transparency and disclosure among GCC corporates
Institute of Certificate Bankers (ICB) extends accreditation to more of KESDEE’s e-Learning courses
BankerMLS Forms Partnership with ERA Real Estate
10 April 2009
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Bank Melli Iran contracts TPS for its entire alternate distribution program in Oman
9 April 2009
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NewRiver Patent Validated in Court
NEW MEXICO MUTUAL DEPLOYS GUIDEWIRE BILLINGCENTER
IBM Unveils Prototype of World’s Fastest Financial Analysis System
Independent Research Firm Names Progress Actional as a Leader in SOA Governance Magic Quadrant
TSYS Expands its Commercial Card CentreSuite Offering to Europe
Mini-Madoffs 'spreading via YouTube'
US fund manager charged with multi-million dollar fraud
'Smart' computer system aims to flush out insider dealers
Privacy and pricing concerns 'hold back mobile banking'
Brattleboro Savings Loan Selects Jack Henry Banking To Provide Enterprise-wide Automation
Bank of the Ozarks Expands 26-year Relationship, Taps Metavante for Wealth Management Solutions
Fiona Timothy appointed Chairman as CashFac revenues increase 30%
GoldenSource Continues Asian Expansion Strategy - Opens Hong Kong Office
Privacy and pricing concerns 'hold back mobile banking'
ZEMA Recognized for Excellence in Customer Satisfaction
Banks Can Find Substantial Cost Savings Quickly Revisiting Statement Delivery Strategies
Bank Leumi Le-Israel extends use of FENICS FX
OptionsCity™ Named Finalist for CityLIGHTS Award
InterpreTA and Maverick – a pioneering combination from TraderMade
8 April 2009
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Oddo & Cie Selects Chi-Tech’s MarketPrizm Solution for Trading Infrastructure
Stolen email accounts 'sold for 1 cent'
Prosecutors oppose Nacchio bid for new insider trading trial
PartyGaming admits bank fraud
Trustwave Named Finalist for ITA CityLIGHTS Lighthouse Award
LV= Asset Management Selects SunGard’s APT for Risk Management
Intel Corporation Turns to Broadridge for Virtual Annual Meeting Capability and Shareholder Forum
ACI Worldwide Recruits Industry Leading Executives to Strengthen Leadership Team
Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP) licences ALM solution from ORTEC Finance
Oddo & Cie Selects Chi-Tech’s MarketPrizm Solution for Trading Infrastructure
The Disciplinary Committee fines Kaupthing Bank Sverige AB
Hanse Orga – ebXGlobal connects to SWIFT Alliance Lite
CoreFiling will provide insights, confidence to SEC filers with new Touchstone XBRL review tool
Argenta buys FRSGlobal RiskPro “Treasury View” risk management module
SGX launches enhanced website to benefit investors
ICE and retItalia Internazionale S.p.A. Ensure Secure Delivery of Online Payslips with Sterling Commerce Solution
Point Nine Releases Real-Time Counterparty Risk and Collateral Management Module
CMA Announces Alliance With Pricing Partners
European Buy Side Shifts 12% of Order Flow from Sales Traders as Liquidity, Risk Capital and Blocks Disappear, Says TABB
List Group’s Multi-Asset Platform to Provide Access to LSE Markets
TriOptima eliminates $5.5 trillion in CDS notional in first quarter
SmartStream announces Lighthouse as new partner in South Africa
India charges nine over $1bn Satyam fraud
First Atlantic Commerce continues to meet the Payment Card Industry’s highest security standards
UniCredit chooses Odyssey’s Triple’A Plus™ platform to support its Private Banking operations in Italy, Austria and Luxembourg
SGX to further increase SGXNET capacity by 3Q 2009
Evest Financial Services, LLC Acquires 50% Active Ownership Interest in Class Action Services, LLC
Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank implements Diamis’ CRISTAL platform
Mark Sheppard joins leading integration and STP provider
Numerix Introduces Numerix University to Advance Knowledge in Independent Valuation, Pricing and Risk Analysis of Derivatives
Bank of America Merrill Lynch Hires Steven Niemczyk as Global Head of Asset Management Investment Banking
EMCF Cuts UK Clearing Fees to 3 Euro Cents
7 April 2009
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Top-Tier Bank Major Contract Win
Long-term client of VPD implements risk solution
Investir Becomes 50th French Customer for SunGard’s MarketMap Solution
Vantage Software Introduces Vantage Insight to Help Clients Centralize, Manage and Analyze Investment Data and Performance
Fabric Technologies Named as IP Trade Global Partner of the year FY08
Settlement Systems benchmarking tests launched
'Madoff middleman' charged with fraud
London gang 'made £3.5m from card cloning scheme'
FSA wins bid to ban ex-AltSol CEO
ACI Enterprise Banker Recognized by Greenwich Benchmarking Study
Chi-X Canada Enhances SmartRouter
TraderMade launch InterpreTA, a technical commentary service
Fresh new look for iomart Managed Hosting
Corporation Bank partners with ElectraCard Services for processing of LIC credit cards
Version One Urges Businesses to Implement Document Management to Survive the Recession
Financial Insights Evaluates Credit Risk IT Solution Vendors In the Asia/Pacific Region
AboveNet Joins Equinix Financial Exchange and Enhances Connectivity Options Between Equinix’s London Data Centres
Dow Jones Newswires Appoints Leading Business Journalists to Head Coverage of Investment Banking
Petra Financial integrates ID Insurefrom Palm Tree Technology into Touchstone Mobile for total mobile banking ‘peace of mind’
Euroclear Bank to offer services for Korean securities
Princeton Financial® Systems Signs Large North American Asset Manager as New ePAM® Client
Martin Currie connects to Calastone for funds distribution
CA Cheuvreux Incorporates Smart Trade’s Technology into its Blink European Equity Crossing Network
Riverstone Residential Selects Speranza Command Center
Calypso Releases CDS Fixed Coupon Support for CDS Big Bang
Key Settlements Market Practices Finalized at ISITC's 15th Annual Industry Forum
CCH Integrates Leading Audit Management, ERM Solutions
WGZ Corporate Finance Names IntraLinks Preferred Virtual Dataroom Solution Provider
£300bn of Assets Will Be Held on Wrap Platforms by 2014, Says New Research from Navigant Consulting
Stanford denies running Ponzi scheme as UK freezes assets
FinAnalytica Selects Cognito to Raise Profile in London and New York
SGX to offer faster access to its securities market and data
Services will link poor people in small towns and rural areas to banking for the first time
Australian financial technology companies merge to form the unrivalled world leader in market surveillance technologies
Innovation Group Launches Next-Generation Insurance Platform— Innovation Insurer
Ameren Expands Relationship with Fiserv to Enhance Both Online and Paper-Based Billing
Rydex Investments Selects SunGard’s Asset Arena
6 April 2009
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Commonwealth Bank of Australia Selects Progress Apama to Expand Equities Execution and Improve Trading Efficiency
Quartet Financial Systems expands the presence of ActiveStream into Asia by partnering with Information Services International - Dentsu, Ltd. (ISID)
Global market share leader in ATMs, NCR, sells 50,000th license of leading anti-skimming software
Simsbury Bank Upgrades to Open Solutions’ Latest Enterprise-Wide Relational Data Processing Platform
PayPal and The Royal Bank of Scotland Win at The Card Awards 2009
Investors back £12.5bn HSBC rights issue
UBS imposes executive travel ban
Swiss banks report record number of suspicious transactions
Chi-X Europe 18-28 Times Cheaper Than Trading on NYSE Euronext
ACI Worldwide Sees Proof of Financial Industry’s Commitment to Online Banking and Consolidation
AssureSign LLC Announces Business Relationship with NuVox
Aleri Develops Real-Time Risk Monitoring Solution
Fundtech Introduces PAYplus™ Connect - Wire Transfer System for Community Banks
Fundtech Enhances Risk Management, Compliance and Automation with Wide Range of New US Product Features
New Access’ DLC for T24 implementation goes live in the Middle East
S1 Enterprise Launches Integrated Next Generation Online Banking Solution for Consumers and Businesses
SunGard Opens New GL Net Hub In São Paulo
Omgeo Boosts European Product Team
NYCE Extends Atm Network to Mobile Phones with Text Message Balance Inquiries
ITRS appoints Keith Waterton Chief Operating Officer
Clerical Medical outsources fund factsheet production to FactBook
OppenheimerFunds, Inc.’s Implementation of Envision Financial Systems’ 22c-2 Solution Selected as Winner of 2009 Mutual Fund Industry Award
Cogendi launches c*neo due diligence, the first professional solution for multi-managers that meets the most recent financial regulatory requirements
Xstrata Copper adds Aquarius from Brady
FXall Builds on Expertise in Key Markets with New Hires
Norkom Appoints Cyndi Eggers Principal Consultant for Fraud and Compliance Solutions
Hanse Orga – New Software Package ebXGlobal
Arcontech Group plc - change of name marks completion of strategic restructuring
3i Infotech taps into Greek market and partners with Intelli Solutions
US banks line up for biometrics initiative
GigaVUE(R) High Density Data Access Switch Gains Quick Acceptance With Financial/Banking Networks
Cognotec announces live launch of RealStream Liquidity Manager
EastNets awarded license to establish an office in the Dubai International Financial Centre
TwoFour Expands Consulting Sales Team
Purepay Receivables Automation Awarded Contract from the Fayette County Water System for Image-based Payments Processing Solution
Digiterre Partners with Man Investments to Deliver Award Winning Secondary Market Trading Solution
Barrie & Hibbert launches new Pension Fund Risk Model
OMNIS INVESTMENTS goes live with LIBRIS Financial for Multi Managers London March 2009
3 April 2009
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Citi and Visa team up for m-payments pilot
Austrian banker detained over suspected fraud
Banks unifying technology and divisions to tackle fraud
G20 Empowers Financial Stability Board (FSB) to Get Tough
TOPEX shows its contribution for the IP-technology improvement in ATM industry
BancTec to Provide Back Office Processing and Call Center Services for Payment Card Technologies
Concerted Efforts to Strengthen Marketplace
Coast Capital Savings Credit Union selects T24 Model Bank to replace its core systems
Leaders hail $1.1tn G20 deal
Accuity Releases Key Enhancements to Its Payment Solutions to Further Streamline Payment Processing
BGC Partners Promotes Graham Sadler As Chief Financial Officer
Fiserv Sets New Standard for Electronic Billing and Payment with Addition of User-Friendly Features to Biller Direct HV™
Fiserv Announces Vice President of Sales for Latin America, Caribbean and Canada for Signature Bank Platform
Comarch Factoring software utilized by the most rapidly growing factoring institutions in Poland
2 April 2009
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SunGard Acquires Genix Systems AG
IBM Viewpoint: Transparency Key to Global Financial Reform
IMF announces $31m fund to support anti-money laundering fight
Risk expert warns of online fraud "arms race"
Madoff feeder fund charged with fraud
Benini Joins Markit to Develop Commodities Products in North America
Financial Services Firms Tighten Belts by Outsourcing IT
Fiserv Makes ACH Processing Easier and Less Expensive
SmartStream enter TLM Corporate Actions for Benchmarking
ITRS announces 65% growth in turnover
Tagetik Supports CFOs and CIOs With XBRL Standard
Beth Robertson Joins Camino as Partner and Managing Director
Global Survey Reveals that Risk Function has Lost Status Despite Financial Crisis
Attijariwafa Bank Europe selects FRSGlobal to support its regulatory reports in France, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany
Virgin Money Giving goes the distance with Talend
Sage Among Top Ranked European Wealth Management Technology Vendors
ERI and SWIFT ready to roll-out a joint-solution to automate Funds distribution
UK businesses must unlock the capital already invested in their IT systems to boost survival prospects, says Centiq
MasterCard Europe reaches interim MIF arrangement, but at what price?
Société Générale is live with Misys solution to support its asset servicing and custody services business
Fundtech Acquires InterSoftware Consolidating Bacs Payments Processing Market
G20 is ducking toxic assets issue, warns IMF chief
ZE PowerGroup Inc. forms Strategic Alliance with Australian Based Technology Firm UXC
Open Solutions Sees Continued Client Growth
Trade Idea Monitor from youDevise Introduces Buy/Sell Signals on Major Stocks Based on Real Time Trading Ideas from 4,300 Institutional Brokers
Wilshire Associates Selects NASDAQ OMX and Interactive Data to Support the Wilshire IndexesSM
Kamakura Reports Global Corporate Credit Quality in March Hits Worst Level in Current Recession
QUANTHOUSE raises the bar by working with Intel Corporation breaking the 3.3 millions market data messages decoded per second...
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services Expands Anti-Fraud Solutions to Securities Market
Hundreds of Satyam staff 'set to join Bank of America'
Judge orders freeze on assets of Madoff family members
FSA arrests duo in organized insider dealing probe
InteDelta launches Collateral Operating Model Review
Talkingtech Selects Tripwire for PCI Compliance
Towers Perrin Releases Risk Management Software Platform for Insurance Industry
1 April 2009
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First Derivatives plc acquires Australian firm in AU $2.5m deal
FINEOS Selected by Thornton & Partners
Automated Reporting Processes for the Investment Industry
Survey finds almost 40% of small to mid-size US banks not happy with current ACH system
Fidessa certifies new Intel chipset for its market leading, high performance architecture
Mi-Pay Wins Sierra Leone Contract To Bring Its International Remittance Services To West Africa
Demand increases for Operational & Migration Effectiveness
Odyssey Advances Front Office Portfolio Management with Latest Version of Integrated, Full-Service InvestmentManager™ Solution
Dunfermline collapse 'speeded by £31m IT project'
Orc Software and Sorint.Lab partner to provide value added services to Orc customers in Italy
Health Super chooses Bravura's ePASS superannuation solution
GFG Group raises $10 Million in shareholder funding
BlueWave Technology Unveils Redesigned Web Site
Financial Markets Firms Spend an Average $1.8 Billion Annually on Data Center Space, Power and Cooling
Penson Worldwide, Inc. to Launch Penson Financial Services Australia
EastNets Opens Offices in Hong Kong to Support Strong Growth in Asia for its Anti-money Laundering Solutions
Sentry Insurance Launches Guidewire Policycenter to Improve New Business Application Processes
TraderTools Inc. Supplies Natixis With TraderTools’ Liquidity Management Platform™
TradingScreen selected by Nomura to deliver ModelEx™ Algorithmic Trading Suite in Asia
Bank of Thailand Standardizes on Autonomy’s Records Management Solution
DBFS offer a bonus of a different kind through DBFS Solution Libraries
TraderMade appoint Steve Jarvis, Senior Analyst for InterpreTA
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Top contributing vendors

1
bobsguide.com
2
SunGard
3
Temenos
4
Standard & Poor's
5
SWIFT
6
SS&C Technologies Inc.
7
Solace Systems Inc.
8
Nomura Research Institute (NRI)
9
Distra
10
Thomson Reuters
*Top contributing vendors are calculated from news postings within the last 7 days