http://www.bobsguide.com Latest news stories en-us Copyright (c) 2013 MyGuides Ltd Thu, 23 May 2013 19:00:06 +0100 Thu, 23 May 2013 19:00:06 +0100 news@bobsguide.com (Bobsguide Support) support@bobsguide.com (Bobsguide Support) http://www.bobsguide.com/images/logo.gif http://www.bobsguide.com 100 192 Bobsguide logo http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/calypso-technology-opens-office-in-beijing.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/calypso-technology-inc-.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/c2117.gif" alt="Calypso Technology, Inc." width="130" height="65"></a> Software leader expands its Asia Pacific footprint as client base increases&nbsp; Calypso Technology Inc., the leading integrated treasury and capital markets software provider, today announced it has opened an office in Beijing, to service both the domestic and international institutions... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/calypso-technology-inc-.html">Calypso Technology, Inc.</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/calypso-technology-opens-office-in-beijing.html Thu, 23 May 2013 11:26:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/azul-systems-teams-up-with-rapid-addition-to-deliver-low-latency-jitter-free-trading-engines.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/azul-systems-inc-.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/v-7801.jpg" alt="Azul Systems, Inc." width="62" height="65"></a> &nbsp; Rapid Addition, a leading provider of trading technology to buy- and sell-side financial institutions, has joined forces with Azul Systems, the award-winning supplier of high-performance and elastic Java Virtual Machines (JVMs). Rapid Addition&rsquo;s Cheetah FIX engine will support... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/azul-systems-inc-.html">Azul Systems, Inc.</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/azul-systems-teams-up-with-rapid-addition-to-deliver-low-latency-jitter-free-trading-engines.html Tue, 21 May 2013 11:04:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/its-restructures-to-face-new-macroeconomic-and-business-dynamics.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/international-turnkey-systems.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/v-9499.gif" alt="International Turnkey Systems" width="99" height="65"></a> &nbsp; Launches &lsquo;Turnaround&rsquo; process of restructuring to rebuild goodwill with customers with executive management, employees, and shareholders; appoints L. John Loomis as new CEO&nbsp; ITS (International Turnkey Systems) Group, a leading solution provider for both Islamic and... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/international-turnkey-systems.html">International Turnkey Systems</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/its-restructures-to-face-new-macroeconomic-and-business-dynamics.html Tue, 21 May 2013 12:14:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/misys-releases-sophis-value-v5-for-improved-front-to-back-portfolio-and-risk-management.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/misys.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/skap.JPG" alt="Misys" width="130" height="36"></a> New version delivers an updated user experience, improves risk management and provides access to multi-asset functionality&nbsp; Misys, the global application software and services company, announced today the release of Sophis VALUE v5, its flagship buy-side solution. The new version offers... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/misys.html">Misys</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/misys-releases-sophis-value-v5-for-improved-front-to-back-portfolio-and-risk-management.html Mon, 20 May 2013 10:02:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/dsts-anova-wins-2013-ftf-news-innovation-award-for-best-middle-office-solution.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/dst-global-solutions.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/sct.gif" alt="DST Global Solutions" width="130" height="65"></a> &nbsp; Product Suite Recognised for Enhancing Investment Data Management, Process Efficiency, and Transparency&nbsp; DST Global Solutions, a leading technology provider of investment management solutions, today announced that Anova, a suite of products for post-trade data management,... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/dst-global-solutions.html">DST Global Solutions</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/dsts-anova-wins-2013-ftf-news-innovation-award-for-best-middle-office-solution.html Wed, 22 May 2013 10:00:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/numerix-leading-hedge-insurance-solution-enhanced-for-breakthrough-performance-optimization.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/numerix.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/snumerix.gif" alt="Numerix" width="130" height="65"></a> &nbsp; Numerix Dramatically Reduces Calculation Time for Insurance Solvency Regulations&nbsp; Numerix, the leading provider of cross-asset analytics for derivatives valuations and risk management today announced new functionality and innovation now available in Numerix Leading Hedge, an... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/numerix.html">Numerix</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/numerix-leading-hedge-insurance-solution-enhanced-for-breakthrough-performance-optimization.html Tue, 21 May 2013 17:56:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/profile-at-the-15th-jsb-unicore-banking-conference-in-geneva.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/profile.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/PSS.gif" alt="PROFILE" width="130" height="65"></a> &nbsp; PROFILE Software, a leading financial solutions provider, announced today its participation as a partner in the 15th JSB Unicore (Les Journ&eacute;es Solutions Bancaires) on May 30th, 2013, at the B&acirc;timent des Forces Motrices (BFM) in Geneva, Switzerland. The... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/profile.html">PROFILE</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/profile-at-the-15th-jsb-unicore-banking-conference-in-geneva.html Thu, 23 May 2013 12:21:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/thailands-scb-asset-management-selects-charles-river-ims-and-integrated-fix-network.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/charles-river-development.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/c4027.gif" alt="Charles River Development" width="65" height="65"></a> &nbsp; Charles River, an enterprise-wide front- and middle-office investment management solutions provider, today announced that&nbsp;SCB Asset Management Company Limited&nbsp;has selected the Charles River Investment Management Solution&nbsp;Version 9 (Charles River IMS) and broker-neutral... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/charles-river-development.html">Charles River Development</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/thailands-scb-asset-management-selects-charles-river-ims-and-integrated-fix-network.html Tue, 21 May 2013 18:45:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/equinix-strengthens-nyse-technologies-expansion-in-hong-kong-and-tokyo.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/equinix.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/v-11597.gif" alt="Equinix" width="121" height="65"></a> &nbsp; Equinix, Inc.&nbsp;(Nasdaq: EQIX), the global interconnection and data center company, today announced that&nbsp;NYSE Technologies, the commercial technology unit of NYSE Euronext (NYX), has extended its global trading network into Equinix&rsquo;s International Business Exchange... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/equinix.html">Equinix</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/equinix-strengthens-nyse-technologies-expansion-in-hong-kong-and-tokyo.html Tue, 21 May 2013 18:46:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/ariel-signals-asia-pacific-expansion-with-ifis-partner-agreement.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/ariel-communications.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/v-19643.png" alt="Ariel Communications" width="106" height="65"></a> Ariel Communications Ltd, based in Hemel Hempstead, UK and IFIS Asia Holdings Pte Ltd (IFIS), Singapore, have signed a Distributor Agreement that covers the Asia-Pacific region. The agreement significantly strengthens the ability of both Ariel and IFIS to capitalise on the fast growing APAC... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/ariel-communications.html">Ariel Communications</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/ariel-signals-asia-pacific-expansion-with-ifis-partner-agreement.html Mon, 20 May 2013 10:13:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/wolters-kluwer-acquires-prosoft-in-brazil.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/wolters-kluwer-financial-services.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/1039.JPG" alt="Wolters Kluwer Financial Services" width="130" height="44"></a> &nbsp; Acquisition extends Wolters Kluwer&rsquo;s leading position in Tax &amp; Accounting software&nbsp; Wolters Kluwer announced today that it has acquired Prosoft Tecnologia S.A., a leading provider of tax and accounting software based in Sao Paolo, Brazil.&nbsp;The acquisition aligns... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/wolters-kluwer-financial-services.html">Wolters Kluwer Financial Services</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/wolters-kluwer-acquires-prosoft-in-brazil.html Mon, 20 May 2013 13:56:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/iverit-unveils-first-independent-real-time-equity-options-market-data-and-analytics-apps-for-iphone-and-ipad.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/iverit-inc.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/v-26145.jpg" alt="iVerit Inc" width="130" height="65"></a> Powered by QuoteMedia, new suite of apps enable brokers, professionals and investors to access reliable OPRA market data and risk analytics away from their desks&nbsp; iVerit Inc. today announced the launch of Option Chain and Option Exchange Market Data, the first suite of apps for the... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/iverit-inc.html">iVerit Inc</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/iverit-unveils-first-independent-real-time-equity-options-market-data-and-analytics-apps-for-iphone-and-ipad.html Tue, 21 May 2013 09:59:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/coreone-technologies-appoints-paul-mancinelli-as-chief-technology-officer.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/coreone-technologies.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/ntk.jpg" alt="CoreOne Technologies" width="115" height="65"></a> CoreOne Technologies today announced that 16-year IT industry veteran Paul Mancinelli has joined the company as Chief Technology Officer. Reporting to Rob Flatley, CEO and Founder, Mancinelli will play a key role in shaping CoreOne&rsquo;s technology strategy as the company embarks on its next... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/coreone-technologies.html">CoreOne Technologies</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/coreone-technologies-appoints-paul-mancinelli-as-chief-technology-officer.html Wed, 22 May 2013 17:27:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/comarch-smart-finance-visit-a-new-portal-re-think-your-banking.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/comarch-finance.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/v-11317.gif" alt="Comarch Finance" width="130" height="65"></a> Comarch has launched a new website dedicated to its latest innovative solution &ndash; Comarch Smart Finance and related topics. Comarch Smart Finance is a next-generation consumer banking solution combining internet and mobile banking, personal financial management and smart offers to form a... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/comarch-finance.html">Comarch Finance</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/comarch-smart-finance-visit-a-new-portal-re-think-your-banking.html Wed, 22 May 2013 08:58:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/comarch-will-implement-crm-and-contact-center-at-uniqa.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/comarch-finance.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/v-11317.gif" alt="Comarch Finance" width="130" height="65"></a> Comarch has signed a contract with UNIQA Group in Poland to implement a new, extended version of Sales Support Portal. An internet platform will enhance insurance sales support and after-sales services of UNIQA customers. The portal is designed for UNIQA insurance agents and Contact Center... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/comarch-finance.html">Comarch Finance</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/comarch-will-implement-crm-and-contact-center-at-uniqa.html Thu, 23 May 2013 10:03:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/ticino-cantonal-bank-opts-for-avaloq-front-suite.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/avaloq-evolution-ag.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/v-8037.gif" alt="Avaloq Evolution AG" width="130" height="65"></a> The Avaloq group, the international reference for integrated and comprehensive banking solutions, today announced the signing of contracts with Ticino Cantonal Bank (BancaStato) for its Avaloq Front Suite. BancaStato is the first cantonal bank in Switzerland that chose Avaloq&rsquo;s front office... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/avaloq-evolution-ag.html">Avaloq Evolution AG</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/ticino-cantonal-bank-opts-for-avaloq-front-suite.html Wed, 22 May 2013 13:30:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/hexaware-opens-global-delivery-center-in-dallas.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/hexaware-technologies-inc.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/7487.gif" alt="Hexaware Technologies Inc" width="130" height="65"></a> 3rd Global Delivery Centre in the USA; more centres to follow&nbsp; Reinforces commitment to hire local talent at each location&nbsp; Hexaware Technologies Limited, a&nbsp;leading global provider of IT, BPO and consulting services announced the opening of its... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/hexaware-technologies-inc.html">Hexaware Technologies Inc</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/hexaware-opens-global-delivery-center-in-dallas.html Mon, 20 May 2013 06:21:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/17/spotware-systems-announces-the-use-of-3-synchronous-clouds-for-their-ctrader-product-suite.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/spotware-systems.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/v-24446.gif" alt="Spotware Systems" width="130" height="65"></a> Spotware Systems have implemented the latest in cloud technology for their NDD cTrader product-suite, with 3 different cloud solutions - a Hardware Cloud, Connectivity Cloud and Application Cloud, that work together to provide a ultra-usability and low-latency trading solution. The company... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/spotware-systems.html">Spotware Systems</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/17/spotware-systems-announces-the-use-of-3-synchronous-clouds-for-their-ctrader-product-suite.html Fri, 17 May 2013 10:09:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/nilambur-co-operative-urban-bank-goes-live-with-polaris-intellect-core-banking-solution.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/polaris-financial-technology-limited.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/POLS1234.gif" alt="Polaris Financial Technology Limited" width="150" height="44"></a> &nbsp; 18 Branches and Head Office Integrated seamlessly on a centralised server&nbsp; &nbsp; The Nilambur Co-operative Urban Bank Limited (NCUB), one&nbsp;of Kerala&#39;s leading Urban Co-operative Banks and Kerala&#39;s first Urban bank to implement Core&nbsp;Banking, has gone live... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/polaris-financial-technology-limited.html">Polaris Financial Technology Limited</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/nilambur-co-operative-urban-bank-goes-live-with-polaris-intellect-core-banking-solution.html Thu, 23 May 2013 13:14:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/matt-mcloughlin-joins-reval-professional-services-for-emea.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/reval.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/100reval.gif" alt="Reval" width="117" height="65"></a> Expanding Global Services Team Committed to Excellence&nbsp; Reval, a leading global SaaS provider of comprehensive and integrated treasury and risk management solutions, announced today that Matt McLoughlin has joined the company&rsquo;s global services team as Vice President of... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/reval.html">Reval</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/matt-mcloughlin-joins-reval-professional-services-for-emea.html Mon, 20 May 2013 14:06:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/deloitte-australia-uses-reval-for-ifrs-13-calculations.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/reval.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/100reval.gif" alt="Reval" width="117" height="65"></a> Reval&acute;s SaaS Solution to Help with New, Complex Credit Valuations Requirement&nbsp; Deloitte Australia has implemented Reval&rsquo;s Credit Value Adjustments (CVA) solution to increase automation and efficiency in challenging calculations required under IFRS 13, announced Reval, a... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/reval.html">Reval</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/deloitte-australia-uses-reval-for-ifrs-13-calculations.html Tue, 21 May 2013 11:08:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/18/ubs-appoints-sylvia-brasil-coutinho-as-ceo-of-ubs-group-brazil.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/ubs.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/v-14152.gif" alt="UBS" width="130" height="65"></a> &nbsp; Appointment furthers UBS strategy and strengthens business in Brazil&nbsp; UBS today announced it has appointed Sylvia Coutinho as CEO of UBS Group Brazil effective June 24th, 2013. She will be responsible for further strengthening the firm&rsquo;s presence in Brazil and... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/ubs.html">UBS</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/18/ubs-appoints-sylvia-brasil-coutinho-as-ceo-of-ubs-group-brazil.html Sat, 18 May 2013 18:36:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/temasek-acquires-stake-in-markit.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/markit.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/Mark1t.gif" alt="Markit" width="150" height="40"></a> Markit, a leading, global financial information services company, today&nbsp;announced that Temasek, a Singapore investment company, has made a significant equity&nbsp;investment in the company.&nbsp; The investment increases Markit&rsquo;s links to Asia through a partnership with one of the... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/markit.html">Markit</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/temasek-acquires-stake-in-markit.html Tue, 21 May 2013 18:44:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/clear2pay-inks-an-agreement-with-commerzbank-for-the-deployment-of-the-open-payment-framework-opf.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/clear2pay.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/fde.gif" alt="Clear2Pay" width="130" height="65"></a> &nbsp; Clear2Pay, the international technology provider of next generation payment solutions for financial institutions announces today at the opening of EBAday 2013, that it has signed a contract with Commerzbank AG for the deployment of its Open Payment Framework (OPF) to improve services... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/clear2pay.html">Clear2Pay</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/clear2pay-inks-an-agreement-with-commerzbank-for-the-deployment-of-the-open-payment-framework-opf.html Tue, 21 May 2013 11:06:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/convergex-group-upgrades-millenniumsm-ats-to-new-ultra-low-latency-environment.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/convergex-group.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/castle.png" alt="ConvergEx Group" width="130" height="49"></a> &nbsp; ConvergEx Group, a leading provider of global brokerage and trading-related services, today announced it has upgraded the infrastructure behind its MillenniumSM ATS to reduce trade latency by an additional 75%. The upgrade is designed to support the needs of ultra-low latency and IOC... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/convergex-group.html">ConvergEx Group</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/convergex-group-upgrades-millenniumsm-ats-to-new-ultra-low-latency-environment.html Wed, 22 May 2013 18:59:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/nasdaq-omx-welcomes-diamyd-medical-to-first-north.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/nasdaq-omx.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/v-25611.jpg" alt="NASDAQ OMX" width="130" height="22"></a> NASDAQ OMX (NASDAQ: NDAQ) announces that the trading in Diamyd Medical AB (short name: DMYD B) shares commenced today on First North at NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. Diamyd Medical belongs to the Healthcare sector and is the eighth new company to be admitted to trading on First North in 2013. Diamyd... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/nasdaq-omx.html">NASDAQ OMX</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/nasdaq-omx-welcomes-diamyd-medical-to-first-north.html Mon, 20 May 2013 12:10:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/semi-annual-changes-to-the-nasdaq-omx-crd-global-sustainability-index.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/nasdaq-omx.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/v-25611.jpg" alt="NASDAQ OMX" width="130" height="22"></a> &nbsp; The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and CRD Analytics announced today the results of the semi-annual re-ranking of the NASDAQ OMX CRD Global Sustainability Index (Nasdaq:QCRD), which will become effective prior to market open on Monday, May 20, 2013. The following six... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/nasdaq-omx.html">NASDAQ OMX</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/semi-annual-changes-to-the-nasdaq-omx-crd-global-sustainability-index.html Mon, 20 May 2013 13:42:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/nasdaq-omx-welcomes-tribona-ab-to-the-main-market.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/nasdaq-omx.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/v-25611.jpg" alt="NASDAQ OMX" width="130" height="22"></a> &nbsp; NASDAQ OMX (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announced that Tribona AB (short name: TRI), a Mid Cap company within the Financials sector, today starts trading of its shares on the main market of NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. Tribona was previously listed on Oslo B&oslash;rs and is the third company to list on... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/nasdaq-omx.html">NASDAQ OMX</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/nasdaq-omx-welcomes-tribona-ab-to-the-main-market.html Tue, 21 May 2013 12:27:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/nasdaq-omx-commodities-launches-german-power-initiative.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/nasdaq-omx.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/v-25611.jpg" alt="NASDAQ OMX" width="130" height="22"></a> &nbsp; Significant market interest evident from new liquidity providers, brokers and market makers&nbsp; The German Power Initiative, aimed at making the German power market more transparent, liquid and cost effective, continues to receive strong market support. To date, 10 liquidity... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/nasdaq-omx.html">NASDAQ OMX</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/nasdaq-omx-commodities-launches-german-power-initiative.html Wed, 22 May 2013 10:44:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/temenos-datasource-an-enterprise-data-management-solution-that-reduces-costs-and-risks.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/temenos.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/stem.jpg" alt="Temenos" width="130" height="54"></a> Best-in-class solution with unique versatility and flexibility to adapt to fast changing regulations&nbsp; Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the market leading provider of mission critical solutions to the financial services industry, is today showcasing Temenos DataSource at FIMA Market Data 2013. ... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/temenos.html">Temenos</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/temenos-datasource-an-enterprise-data-management-solution-that-reduces-costs-and-risks.html Wed, 22 May 2013 09:44:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/17/ftse-epranareit-real-estate-indices-surpass-10bn-in-etf-linked-aum.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/london-stock-exchange-lse.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/v-10186.gif" alt="London Stock Exchange (LSE)" width="130" height="33"></a> &nbsp; Leading global real estate indices hit landmark AuM&nbsp; Continuous innovation to the index series&nbsp; Successful 8 year partnership&nbsp; between FTSE and EPRA/NAREIT&nbsp; FTSE Group (&ldquo;FTSE&rdquo;), the global index provider, is pleased to... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/london-stock-exchange-lse.html">London Stock Exchange (LSE)</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/17/ftse-epranareit-real-estate-indices-surpass-10bn-in-etf-linked-aum.html Fri, 17 May 2013 11:44:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/ftse-licenses-four-indices-to-vanguard-for-new-etfs.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/london-stock-exchange-lse.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/v-10186.gif" alt="London Stock Exchange (LSE)" width="130" height="33"></a> &nbsp; FTSE indices to expand range of Vanguard ETFs&nbsp; Europe, Asia Pac, Japan and All-World indices chosen&nbsp; FTSE Group (&quot;FTSE&quot;), the global index provider, today announces that it has licensed four more indices to Vanguard as the basis for a new range... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/london-stock-exchange-lse.html">London Stock Exchange (LSE)</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/ftse-licenses-four-indices-to-vanguard-for-new-etfs.html Wed, 22 May 2013 11:19:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/optionscity-expands-management-team-renews-commitment-to-customer-care.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/optionscity-software-inc-.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/v-11802.gif" alt="OptionsCity Software, Inc." width="130" height="65"></a> OptionsCity Software announced today that Timo Pentner has joined the company as Executive Vice President of Services. Mr. Pentner will oversee all support, onboarding, and training operations in the U.S. and Europe. Mr. Pentner&rsquo;s industry experience includes 15 years focused on all... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/optionscity-software-inc-.html">OptionsCity Software, Inc.</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/optionscity-expands-management-team-renews-commitment-to-customer-care.html Thu, 23 May 2013 15:05:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/gmc-software-technology-hosting-webinar-for-insurance-industry-professionals.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/gmc-software-technology-ltd.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/v-25016.png" alt="GMC Software Technology Ltd" width="130" height="40"></a> &nbsp; GMC Software Technology today announced it is hosting a complimentary webinar featuring Forrester Research for Insurance industry professionals interested in gaining a better understanding of how quality communications with customers can help boost business and satisfaction. The... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/gmc-software-technology-ltd.html">GMC Software Technology Ltd</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/gmc-software-technology-hosting-webinar-for-insurance-industry-professionals.html Tue, 21 May 2013 10:40:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/icubic-ag-releases-2012-annual-report-sales-volumes-reach-new-high.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/icubic-ag.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/v-22956.gif" alt="icubic AG" width="130" height="65"></a> icubic ended the past financial year with new record sales volumes. Germany&rsquo;s leading software developer for electronic trading achieved revenues of 16.4 million Euros in 2012. This is almost 30 percent more than in the previous year (2011: 12.8 million Euros). Despite higher capital... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/icubic-ag.html">icubic AG</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/icubic-ag-releases-2012-annual-report-sales-volumes-reach-new-high.html Tue, 21 May 2013 08:50:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/quartet-fs-recognised-as-a-cool-vendor-by-leading-analyst-firm.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/quartet-financial-systems.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/v-5501.jpg" alt="Quartet Financial Systems" width="130" height="34"></a> &nbsp; Quartet FS, a leading provider of in-memory analytics technology, today announced that it has been identified as a &lsquo;Cool Vendor&rsquo; in the &lsquo;Cool Vendors in In-Memory Computing (IMC) 2013&rsquo; report by Gartner, Inc. Quartet FS provides innovative in-memory... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/quartet-financial-systems.html">Quartet Financial Systems</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/quartet-fs-recognised-as-a-cool-vendor-by-leading-analyst-firm.html Mon, 20 May 2013 11:28:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/icreate-announces-integrated-risk-management-and-compliance-reporting-suite-in-accordance-with-the-central-bank-of-the-uae-guidelines.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/icreate-software.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/v-18602.jpg" alt="iCreate Software" width="130" height="21"></a> &bull; Launches Biz$core Compliance &amp; Risk Management Pack with combined advantage of UAE Central Bank Regulatory Reporting + Risk &amp; Compliance in a single solution&nbsp; &bull; Ready-to-deploy solution compliant with the Central Bank of the UAE requirements&nbsp; &bull; Solution... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/icreate-software.html">iCreate Software</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/icreate-announces-integrated-risk-management-and-compliance-reporting-suite-in-accordance-with-the-central-bank-of-the-uae-guidelines.html Mon, 20 May 2013 09:17:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/curium-v3-continues-sun-streets-investment-in-data-quality-management.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/sun-street-limited.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/v-13845.gif" alt="Sun Street Limited" width="130" height="65"></a> &nbsp; Sun Street Limited, the data management technology company, today announced the launch of the third major version of Curium, its innovative Data Quality Management application.&nbsp; Version 3 gives financial service firms more connectivity options for deploying Curium over their... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/sun-street-limited.html">Sun Street Limited</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/curium-v3-continues-sun-streets-investment-in-data-quality-management.html Tue, 21 May 2013 10:58:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/sc-globeop-forward-redemption-indicator-may-notifications-3-77.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/ssc-technologies-inc-.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/1008.jpg" alt="SS&C Technologies Inc." width="97" height="65"></a> &nbsp; The SS&amp;C GlobeOp Forward Redemption Indicator for May 2013 measured 3.77%, up from 2.95% in April.&nbsp; &ldquo;Redemption requests are in line with the May historical averages,&rdquo; said Bill Stone, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, SS&amp;C Technologies. The... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/ssc-technologies-inc-.html">SS&C Technologies Inc.</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/sc-globeop-forward-redemption-indicator-may-notifications-3-77.html Tue, 21 May 2013 12:28:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/thomson-reuters-wins-inside-market-data-and-inside-reference-data-awards-2013.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/thomson-reuters.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/sthoms.gif" alt="Thomson Reuters" width="150" height="56"></a> &nbsp; Financial &amp; Risk business recognised across four categories as voted on by market participants&nbsp; Thomson Reuters, the world&rsquo;s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced it has been named Best Foreign Exchange (FX) Data... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/thomson-reuters.html">Thomson Reuters</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/thomson-reuters-wins-inside-market-data-and-inside-reference-data-awards-2013.html Wed, 22 May 2013 10:39:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/six-financial-information-wins-fourth-consecutive-corporate-actions-award.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/six-financial-information.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/stelk.gif" alt="SIX Financial Information " width="130" height="17"></a> &nbsp; SIX Financial Information again wins Best Corporate Actions Data Provider at this year&rsquo;s Inside Reference Data and Inside Market Data Awards. This marks the 4th year in a row SIX earns recognition as the world&rsquo;s leading corporate actions data provider. The annual awards... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/six-financial-information.html">SIX Financial Information </a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/six-financial-information-wins-fourth-consecutive-corporate-actions-award.html Thu, 23 May 2013 11:38:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/quartal-financial-solutions-introduces-quartal-payment-management-suite.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/quartal-financial-solutions.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/v-15530.gif" alt="Quartal Financial Solutions" width="130" height="65"></a> &nbsp; Quartal Financial Solutions AG, Europe&#39;s market leader for fee billing, revenue, expense, and commission management solutions, has today introduced the Quartal Payment Management Suite for next level payment management and distribution processing within the financial services... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/quartal-financial-solutions.html">Quartal Financial Solutions</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/quartal-financial-solutions-introduces-quartal-payment-management-suite.html Tue, 21 May 2013 10:00:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/suntec-enables-delivery-of-highly-personalized-offerings-in-real-time.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/suntec-business-solutions.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/suntec.gif" alt="SunTec Business Solutions" width="130" height="65"></a> &nbsp; SunTec launches ground-breaking Xelerate suite for banks, financial institutions, cable companies and digital service providers&nbsp; SunTec, the pioneers of relationship-based pricing, announced the launch of Xelerate, its revenue management and business assurance product suite.... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/suntec-business-solutions.html">SunTec Business Solutions</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/suntec-enables-delivery-of-highly-personalized-offerings-in-real-time.html Wed, 22 May 2013 18:31:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/sterci-launch-gtcloud-hosted-service.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/sterci-sa.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/Sterci.jpg" alt="Sterci SA" width="130" height="39"></a> &nbsp; Sterci, the international leader in financial messaging technology, today&nbsp;launched &ldquo;GTCloud&rdquo; &ndash; a pioneering hosted service providing cost-efficient &ldquo;cloud&rdquo; delivery of their&nbsp;award-winning GTSuite software portfolio.&nbsp; &nbsp; GTCloud -... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/sterci-sa.html">Sterci SA</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/sterci-launch-gtcloud-hosted-service.html Wed, 22 May 2013 18:18:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/rac-goes-live-with-ssp-select-contact-centre.html <a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/ssp-limited.html"><img align="left" border="0" hspace="10" src="http://www.bobsguide.com/slogos/v-21483.jpg" alt="SSP Limited" width="105" height="65"></a> The RAC, the UK&#39;s most progressive motoring organisation, has successfully deployed SSP Select Contact Centre, SSP&rsquo;s specialist high-volume personal lines contact centre broking solution.&nbsp;&nbsp; The solution, which is already used by a number of leading high-volume personal lines... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/ssp-limited.html">SSP Limited</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/rac-goes-live-with-ssp-select-contact-centre.html Mon, 20 May 2013 11:23:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/factset-and-the-wall-street-journal-announce-results-of-the-first-annual-europes-best-analysts-survey.html &nbsp; The Wall Street Journal has published the results of the first annual &quot;Europe&#39;s Best Analysts Survey&quot; in conjunction with FactSet, the US-based company that tracks analysts&#39; recommendations and earnings estimates. The European survey builds on the long-standing Wall... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/factset.html">FactSet</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/factset-and-the-wall-street-journal-announce-results-of-the-first-annual-europes-best-analysts-survey.html Wed, 22 May 2013 10:18:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/fidelity-national-financial-selects-clearwater-analytics.html &nbsp; Fortune 500 Insurer Looks to Increase Automation, Flexibility, and Control of Investment Accounting and Reporting With Clearwater&nbsp; Fidelity National Financial (NYSE: FNF), a Fortune 500 provider of title insurance, mortgage services, and other diversified services, has... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/clearwater-analytics.html">Clearwater Analytics</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/fidelity-national-financial-selects-clearwater-analytics.html Wed, 22 May 2013 18:57:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/sp-capital-iqs-real-time-solutions-extends-quantlink-low-latency-and-co-location-hosting-services-into-hkex-datacenter.html &nbsp; S&amp;P Capital IQ&rsquo;s Real Time Solutions has extended its low latency connectivity and co-location services to Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), through its QuantLINK solution. Buy- and sell-side firms in the region will now have access to the offering, while... <p><a href="http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/vend/sp-capital-iq.html">S&P Capital IQ</a></p> http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/sp-capital-iqs-real-time-solutions-extends-quantlink-low-latency-and-co-location-hosting-services-into-hkex-datacenter.html Wed, 22 May 2013 10:29:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/newvoicemedia-expands-presence-in-apac-with-key-appointment.html &nbsp; NewVoiceMedia is strengthening its position in APAC as a leading cloud contact centre vendor, with the appointment of Brett Waters as Vice President, Asia Pacific. Brett joins with over 20 years&rsquo; experience in international software businesses. He most recently served as VP... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/newvoicemedia-expands-presence-in-apac-with-key-appointment.html Wed, 22 May 2013 13:28:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/cinnober-builds-financial-it-cluster-in-northern-sweden.html &nbsp; Major investment in trainee program in Ume&aring;&nbsp; Cinnober is boldly investing in a financial IT cluster in northern Sweden, centered on the university town of Ume&aring;. The company is also introducing a one-year trainee program this fall. &ldquo;We see great potential... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/cinnober-builds-financial-it-cluster-in-northern-sweden.html Thu, 23 May 2013 11:21:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/redline-trading-extends-ultra-low-latency-futures-trading-solution-with-support-for-the-intercontinental-exchange-ice.html &nbsp; Redline Trading Solutions today announced support for the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) futures exchange in its ultra-low latency InRushTM 3 Accelerated Ticker Plant and Execution Gateway products. &nbsp;&ldquo;With the addition of ICE, we now support our market data and order... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/redline-trading-extends-ultra-low-latency-futures-trading-solution-with-support-for-the-intercontinental-exchange-ice.html Wed, 22 May 2013 13:16:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/investsoft-technology-announces-multiple-enhancements-for-swaps-brazilian-bonds-and-much-more-to-bondprobe-analytics-an-extensive-library-of-fixed-income-derivatives-analytics-and-a-fixed-income-portfolio-modeling-api.html &nbsp; InvestSoft Technology, a provider of innovative portfolio management, accounting and analytics software, today announced upgrades to BondProbe Analytics, a revolutionary API with a full library of fixed income &amp; derivatives analytics and fixed-income portfolio modeling. ... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/investsoft-technology-announces-multiple-enhancements-for-swaps-brazilian-bonds-and-much-more-to-bondprobe-analytics-an-extensive-library-of-fixed-income-derivatives-analytics-and-a-fixed-income-portfolio-modeling-api.html Mon, 20 May 2013 10:45:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/changes-in-market-structure-and-compliance-place-new-demands-on-buy-side-trading-technology.html New Greenwich Report Examines Rapidly Evolving OMS/EMS Platforms&nbsp; Institutional investors spend between $1.5 billion and $2 billion per year on order management and execution management systems for their trading desks &mdash; a growing amount due to increased demands for compliance tools... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/changes-in-market-structure-and-compliance-place-new-demands-on-buy-side-trading-technology.html Mon, 20 May 2013 13:45:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/advise-technologies-launches-new-integration-services.html &nbsp; Automation Streamlines the Process for Form PF, CPO-PQR&nbsp; Advise Technologies, LLC, a software solutions provider for global regulatory and investor reporting, announced today that it has launched a new consulting and integration services offering. This service is designed to... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/advise-technologies-launches-new-integration-services.html Tue, 21 May 2013 17:17:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/university-of-illinois-at-chicago-chooses-onemarketdata-to-support-quantitative-finance-curriculum.html &nbsp; OneTick to Power Training for Market Microstructure and Quantitative Finance Students&nbsp; OneMarketData, LLC, a leader in tick data management and analytics, today announced that the University of Illinois at Chicago&rsquo;s (UIC) College of Business Administration has selected... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/university-of-illinois-at-chicago-chooses-onemarketdata-to-support-quantitative-finance-curriculum.html Mon, 20 May 2013 17:34:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/rimes-expands-global-buy-side-customer-network-as-demand-for-specialist-managed-data-services-soars.html &nbsp; RIMES, a leader in data management for the buy-side, was selected during the first quarter of 2013 by some of the world&rsquo;s leading investment managers seeking to enhance efficiency against a backdrop of a rapidly evolving data industry.&nbsp; AEW Capital Management (US),... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/rimes-expands-global-buy-side-customer-network-as-demand-for-specialist-managed-data-services-soars.html Wed, 22 May 2013 11:43:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/bittware-delivers-the-industrys-most-capable-fpga-cots-pcie-board-for-hpc-militarygovernment-and-network-processing-applications.html PCIe Card combines two Stratix V FPGAs with configurable DDR3, QDRII+, &amp; RLDRAM3 memory options as well as 4 x 40GigE, 16 x10GigE, or 4x QDR/FDR InfiniBand interfaces and 8 SATA ports.&nbsp; BittWare, the leader in Altera-based FPGA COTS boards, announced today that they have begun... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/bittware-delivers-the-industrys-most-capable-fpga-cots-pcie-board-for-hpc-militarygovernment-and-network-processing-applications.html Mon, 20 May 2013 17:05:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/welcome-real-time-and-aimia-roll-out-loyalty-software-for-commonwealth-bank-of-australia.html &nbsp; 1.3 million Australians able to redeem rewards instantly at the point of sale at one of Australia&rsquo;s favourite retail department stores&nbsp; Welcome Real-time, the global leader in innovative loyalty solutions today announced that it is working with Aimia to deploy its... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/welcome-real-time-and-aimia-roll-out-loyalty-software-for-commonwealth-bank-of-australia.html Tue, 21 May 2013 12:30:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/citi-to-enhance-its-investment-in-its-commercial-cards-offering-in-latin-america.html &nbsp; Puerto Rico to be the first to adopt the new technology&nbsp; Citi is the first local Commercial Card Issuer to deliver a chip card solution into the market&nbsp; Citi, through its Treasury and Trade Solutions division, announces a significant... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/citi-to-enhance-its-investment-in-its-commercial-cards-offering-in-latin-america.html Tue, 21 May 2013 17:44:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/varonis-launches-datanywhere-to-offer-organisations-a-secure-cloud-experience-for-file-sharing-utilising-existing-infrastructure.html &nbsp; Varonis Systems Inc., the leading provider of comprehensive data governance software, has now officially launched Varonis&reg; DatAnywhere, which extends the usability of corporate file-sharing infrastructure to enable traditional file servers and NAS devices to behave like a... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/varonis-launches-datanywhere-to-offer-organisations-a-secure-cloud-experience-for-file-sharing-utilising-existing-infrastructure.html Wed, 22 May 2013 10:19:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/melton-mowbray-bs-become-the-latest-building-society-to-select-hitecs-policy-lifecycle-management-solution.html &nbsp; Hitec Laboratories, a leading provider of&nbsp; Enterprise Content Management (ECM) and Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) software solutions to enterprises around the world, are pleased to announce that The Melton have become the latest Building Society to implement Hitec&rsquo;s... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/melton-mowbray-bs-become-the-latest-building-society-to-select-hitecs-policy-lifecycle-management-solution.html Thu, 23 May 2013 16:33:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/software-ag-showcases-aris-9-as-a-platinum-sponsor-of-the-gartner-enterprise-architecture-summit.html &nbsp; Highlights compatibility with Process Live, introduced by the company last week as part of its new Software AG Live Suite&nbsp; Software AG today demonstrates the power of cloud-based collaboration technology to accelerate a business-outcome-driven EA approach with ARIS 9 at... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/software-ag-showcases-aris-9-as-a-platinum-sponsor-of-the-gartner-enterprise-architecture-summit.html Wed, 22 May 2013 17:37:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/orc-appoints-jeremie-bacon-to-lead-americas-operations.html &nbsp; Orc, a leading provider of technology and services for the global financial industry, today announced Jeremie Bacon as the new regional President of Orc Americas. He succeeds Marty Leamy and will be based in Orc&acute;s Chicago office. Bacon is a seasoned financial services and B2B... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/orc-appoints-jeremie-bacon-to-lead-americas-operations.html Wed, 22 May 2013 18:56:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/mako-networks-announces-expanded-pci-dss-certification-including-wi-fi.html &nbsp; Company continues leadership in payment security with fourth consecutive Level 1 audit&nbsp; Mako Networks, a cloud-based network management and security company specializing in card fraud risk reduction, has today announced successful completion of its fourth consecutive Payment... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/mako-networks-announces-expanded-pci-dss-certification-including-wi-fi.html Tue, 21 May 2013 11:40:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/bank-of-america-announces-preferred-stock-public-offering.html &nbsp; Bank of America Corporation today announced an underwritten public offering of depositary shares, each representing a 1/25th&nbsp;interest in a share of its Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series U, with a liquidation preference of $25,000 per share (equivalent to $1,000 per... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/bank-of-america-announces-preferred-stock-public-offering.html Tue, 21 May 2013 17:43:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/bank-of-america-merrill-lynch-launches-controlled-account-in-mexico.html &nbsp; New Escrow Product Adds to Company&rsquo;s Local Transaction Services&nbsp; Bank of America Merrill Lynch, a global provider of custody and agency services, today announced that it has launched Cuenta Controlada (Controlled Account) services in Mexico for Mexican pesos and U.S.... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/bank-of-america-merrill-lynch-launches-controlled-account-in-mexico.html Thu, 23 May 2013 17:27:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/cfa-institute-opens-global-registration-for-claritas-investment-certificate.html New education program sets education and ethics standard for financial services sector&nbsp; CFA Institute, the global association for investment professionals, launched the Claritas&reg; Investment Certificate yesterday at its 66th Annual Conference (19-22 May in Singapore). The new... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/cfa-institute-opens-global-registration-for-claritas-investment-certificate.html Tue, 21 May 2013 17:32:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/mellon-bulgaria-installs-the-first-touch-screen-atms-in-bulgaria.html &nbsp; Teximbank begun a nationwide rollout of state-of-the-art, touch screen ATMs Mellon Bulgaria EAD, a key provider of payment solutions and outsourced services in Bulgaria has installed on behalf of Teximbank, the latest Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE:DBD) Opteva&reg; series of automated... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/mellon-bulgaria-installs-the-first-touch-screen-atms-in-bulgaria.html Wed, 22 May 2013 12:49:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/cfos-gain-mobile-window-into-record-to-report-process-with-cadencytm-mobile.html &nbsp; Trintech&rsquo;s End-to-end Financial Governance Solution Offers First Mobile Management and Review of Record-to-Report Process&nbsp; Trintech, a leading global provider of integrated software solutions for the Last Mile of Finance, today announced availability of the... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/cfos-gain-mobile-window-into-record-to-report-process-with-cadencytm-mobile.html Tue, 21 May 2013 12:32:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/lexisnexis-unveils-alliance-with-watchdox-inc-.html &nbsp; Secure Collaboration and Mobile File Sharing Technology to be Integrated into LexisNexis Firm Manager 3.0 for Solo and Small Law Firm Practice Management&nbsp; LexisNexis&reg;&nbsp;Legal &amp; Professional, a leading provider of content and technology solutions, announced... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/lexisnexis-unveils-alliance-with-watchdox-inc-.html Tue, 21 May 2013 17:38:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/lexisnexis-acquires-sheshunoff-and-a-s-pratt.html &nbsp; Addition creates premier portfolio of banking and compliance information and analytical content from LexisNexis&nbsp; LexisNexis&reg;&nbsp;Legal &amp; Professional, a leading provider of content and technology solutions, today announced that, together with Reed Elsevier... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/lexisnexis-acquires-sheshunoff-and-a-s-pratt.html Wed, 22 May 2013 17:28:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/banks-must-adapt-to-the-growth-of-fixed-income-electronic-trading-to-retain-customer-flow.html Banks must become niche providers of bonds and interest rates derivatives liquidity if they are to adapt for the future&nbsp; ​GreySpark&rsquo;s maturity model helps banks prepare for challenging changes to market structure&nbsp; A new piece of research from GreySpark... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/banks-must-adapt-to-the-growth-of-fixed-income-electronic-trading-to-retain-customer-flow.html Wed, 22 May 2013 10:26:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/esure-deploys-cordys-for-organization-wide-claims-management.html &nbsp; Cordys, the Enterprise Platform provider, today announces that esure has successfully deployed the Cordys Business Operations Platform. With Cordys, esure has improved its claims handling procedures and cost control of third party claims. esure deployed the Cordys Business... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/esure-deploys-cordys-for-organization-wide-claims-management.html Thu, 23 May 2013 10:40:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/earthport-builds-on-cross-border-payments-network-with-first-route-into-north-africa.html &nbsp; Earthport rolls out fully automated payment service into Morocco to meet the growing demand for cost efficient, low-value payments in the region&nbsp; Earthport, the cross-border payments service provider, today announced the roll out of a fully automated payment service into... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/earthport-builds-on-cross-border-payments-network-with-first-route-into-north-africa.html Mon, 20 May 2013 10:42:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/warrington-borough-council-to-reduce-financial-reporting-time-from-three-months-to-two-weeks-with-advanceds-budgeting-and-forecasting-solution.html &nbsp; Warrington Borough Council is implementing a budgeting and forecasting solution from Advanced Business Solutions (Advanced) which will reduce financial reporting time from three months to two weeks. Collaborative Planning will integrate with the council&rsquo;s SAP finance system and... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/warrington-borough-council-to-reduce-financial-reporting-time-from-three-months-to-two-weeks-with-advanceds-budgeting-and-forecasting-solution.html Mon, 20 May 2013 11:47:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/vasco-announces-acquisition-of-cronto.html &nbsp; Cronto offers a patented visual transaction signing solution for financial sector&nbsp; Acquisition provides&nbsp;technology for VASCO&rsquo;s core banking market and MYDIGIPASS.COM&nbsp; Strengthens VASCO&rsquo;s&nbsp;innovation initiatives&nbsp; VASCO... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/vasco-announces-acquisition-of-cronto.html Tue, 21 May 2013 12:35:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/imagescan-and-metasource-advance-cloud-based-revenue-cycle-management.html &nbsp; ImageScan Inc., a U.S.-based, leading software solutions provider, and MetaSource, a leading business process outsourcer (BPO), announced today that RevenueExpress&reg;, ImageScan&rsquo;s revenue cycle management offering, along with MetaSource is advancing cloud-based revenue cycle... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/imagescan-and-metasource-advance-cloud-based-revenue-cycle-management.html Wed, 22 May 2013 11:49:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/previorisk-a-counterparty-credit-risk-management-system.html &nbsp; &nbsp; Compono Strategia, a credit risk services provider, has leveraged risk analytics from RiskMetrics, an MSCI brand. These analytics will deliver&nbsp;an integrated framework for counterparty credit risk management through the PrevioRisk platform for banks, brokers and... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/previorisk-a-counterparty-credit-risk-management-system.html Mon, 20 May 2013 11:48:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/largest-trader-on-nyse-liffe-rsj-chooses-kx-systems-for-speed.html &nbsp; Kx Systems, the leader in high-performance database and time-series analysis, confirms today that RSJ a.s. (RSJ), the biggest trader on NYSE Liffe and a large trader on other derivatives exchanges, has chosen Kx&rsquo;s kdb+ to support its algorithmic trading. RSJ is the largest... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/largest-trader-on-nyse-liffe-rsj-chooses-kx-systems-for-speed.html Tue, 21 May 2013 11:10:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/elisa-uses-savantors-expertise-in-advanced-payment-technologies-to-diversify-into-new-markets.html &nbsp; Launch of a new contactless mobile payments service in Finland&nbsp; &nbsp; Savantor Ltd., a specialist in the provision of strategic, business and technical expertise to the payment industry, is pleased to announce its involvement in the successful launch of the innovative new... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/elisa-uses-savantors-expertise-in-advanced-payment-technologies-to-diversify-into-new-markets.html Mon, 20 May 2013 14:39:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/structured-products-firm-turns-to-superderivatives-for-real-time-market-data.html &nbsp; SuperDerivatives, a world leader in multi-asset real-time market data, analytics and derivatives technology including front office, portfolio revaluation and trade execution, has announced an agreement to provide real-time market data, news and analysis to Gilliat Financial... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/structured-products-firm-turns-to-superderivatives-for-real-time-market-data.html Mon, 20 May 2013 11:26:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/superderivatives-scoops-three-coveted-industry-awards-for-market-data.html Company named &lsquo;Best Derivatives Data Provider&rsquo; for the fourth time&nbsp; Presented with &lsquo;Best Real-Time Market Data Initiative&rsquo; and &lsquo;Best New Data Product&rsquo; awards for DGX - the revolutionary cloud-based real-time market data platform&nbsp; ... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/superderivatives-scoops-three-coveted-industry-awards-for-market-data.html Wed, 22 May 2013 10:48:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/gemalto-netsize-guide-2013-m-commerce-on-the-move-released-at-ctia.html &nbsp; Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, releases the new 2013 Gemalto Netsize Guide, a must-have for businesses interested in how mobile payments are changing the way people shop, transact and bank. The new guide is the 11th&nbsp;edition since it was... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/gemalto-netsize-guide-2013-m-commerce-on-the-move-released-at-ctia.html Tue, 21 May 2013 17:41:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/cfn-services-launches-alpha-platform-direct-connecttm.html Key U.S. Financial Venues Mark Initial Deployments for CFN&rsquo;s Managed, High Performance Direct Market Access and Raw Market Data Platform&nbsp; CFN Services, a leading provider of managed automated trading enablement services, today announced the launch of Alpha Platform Direct... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/cfn-services-launches-alpha-platform-direct-connecttm.html Mon, 20 May 2013 13:54:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/17/deutsche-asset-wealth-management-introduces-the-first-hedged-equity-german-exchange-traded-fund-to-the-u-s-marketplace.html &nbsp; Deutsche Asset &amp; Wealth Management today announced the addition of the db X-trackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity Fund (NYSE Ticker: DBGR) to the db X-trackers platform, effective May 31, 2013. DBGR is the first ETF designed to provide investors direct exposure to the German equity... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/17/deutsche-asset-wealth-management-introduces-the-first-hedged-equity-german-exchange-traded-fund-to-the-u-s-marketplace.html Fri, 17 May 2013 17:20:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/deutsche-bank-in-the-middle-east-ranked-number-1-in-euromoneys-fx-survey.html &nbsp; In the Middle East, clients have acknowledged Deutsche Bank&rsquo;s leading position in FX by ranking the bank No.1 with 16.15% of overall market share. This is attributed to the significant investment Deutsche Bank made in upgrading its pricing and distribution systems as well as... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/deutsche-bank-in-the-middle-east-ranked-number-1-in-euromoneys-fx-survey.html Mon, 20 May 2013 10:47:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/cloud-computing-grows-up-benefits-exceed-expectations-according-to-report.html &nbsp; IT Pros Now Focused on Cloud Management and Security, Not the Hype&nbsp; Cloud computing is exceeding expectations. According to&nbsp;The TechInsights Report 2013: Cloud Succeeds. Now What?&nbsp;commissioned by CA Technologies (NASDAQ:CA), respondents indicate the cloud... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/cloud-computing-grows-up-benefits-exceed-expectations-according-to-report.html Tue, 21 May 2013 17:40:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/ca-technologies-announces-new-infrastructure-management-capabilities-for-citrix-xendesktop-7.html &nbsp; Allows Customers to Improve Infrastructure and Virtual Desktop Visibility, Performance and Management&nbsp; Today at Citrix Synergy&trade;, the premier industry conference on mobile work style solutions powered by cloud services, CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) announced the... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/ca-technologies-announces-new-infrastructure-management-capabilities-for-citrix-xendesktop-7.html Wed, 22 May 2013 17:35:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/rts-realtime-systems-to-open-data-center-in-dubai.html Newest Hub in Global Trading Network to Offer Co-Location to DGCX&nbsp; RTS Realtime Systems Group (RTS), a leading global trading solutions provider, today announced plans to open its newest data center in Dubai, the first Middle East site in its global data center network.&nbsp; Expected to... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/rts-realtime-systems-to-open-data-center-in-dubai.html Wed, 22 May 2013 12:56:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/ingenie-selects-sas-to-promote-better-understanding-of-risk-among-young-drivers.html &nbsp; SAS Office Analytics enhances pricing and marketing accuracy for ingenie&nbsp; SAS, the leader in&nbsp;business analytics, has been selected by ingenie, the car insurer for young drivers, to enhance its use of telematics data and deliver behaviour-based pricing and marketing... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/ingenie-selects-sas-to-promote-better-understanding-of-risk-among-young-drivers.html Wed, 22 May 2013 10:27:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/huntington-bank-introduces-commercial-card-featuring-payables-automation-and-monthly-rebates.html &nbsp; Huntington Bank (NASDAQ: HBAN)&nbsp;this week began making it easier for businesses to save money each month by streamlining invoice and expense payment workflow processes using the new Huntington commercial credit card. The card combines online card and data management tools and... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/huntington-bank-introduces-commercial-card-featuring-payables-automation-and-monthly-rebates.html Mon, 20 May 2013 17:28:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/chase-paymentech-europe-helps-european-online-merchants-improve-cardholder-data-security.html &nbsp; Dynamic Hosted Payments Page technology helps lower merchants&#39; Payment Card Industry&nbsp;(PCI) compliance responsibility and associated cost&nbsp; Chase Paymentech Europe, a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and leading global merchant acquirer and payment processor,... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/chase-paymentech-europe-helps-european-online-merchants-improve-cardholder-data-security.html Thu, 23 May 2013 11:01:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/bny-mellon-csd-signs-t2s-framework-agreement.html &nbsp; BNY Mellon, the global leader in investment management and investment services, has signed a Framework Agreement with the Eurosystem to allow it to outsource settlement to the T2S settlement platform, which is set to go live in 2015. The agreement commits Brussels-based BNY Mellon... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/bny-mellon-csd-signs-t2s-framework-agreement.html Mon, 20 May 2013 17:04:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/growing-number-of-debt-issues-funding-dividends-and-buybacks-causes-concern-according-to-standish.html &nbsp; BNY Mellon Investment Manager Also Cautions Investors on Easing Finance Terms&nbsp; Easing financing terms and the increasing number of corporate debt issues to fund special dividends and share buybacks&nbsp; are two developing trends that&nbsp; could negatively affect bond... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/growing-number-of-debt-issues-funding-dividends-and-buybacks-causes-concern-according-to-standish.html Thu, 23 May 2013 12:41:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/nbcuniversal-selects-baswares-commerce-network-and-accounts-payable-automation-solutions.html &nbsp; Basware, the leading provider of&nbsp;e-invoicing&nbsp;and&nbsp;purchase-to-pay&nbsp;solutions, today announced that NBCUniversal Media, LLC, a major media and entertainment company, has selected Basware Accounts Payable Automation and Basware e-invoicing delivered across the Basware... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/nbcuniversal-selects-baswares-commerce-network-and-accounts-payable-automation-solutions.html Mon, 20 May 2013 17:27:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/marketdelta-licenses-trading-technologies-entire-patent-portfolio.html MarketDelta Trader LLC (MarketDelta) and Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT) today announced they have entered into a licensing agreement under which MarketDelta will license TT&#39;s entire patent portfolio, which includes more than 400 patents for electronic trading in financial... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/marketdelta-licenses-trading-technologies-entire-patent-portfolio.html Mon, 20 May 2013 17:26:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/financial-risk-solutions-frs-expands-operations-with-european-partnership.html &nbsp; Partnership with distribution consultancy Euronet expands FRS&#39;s presence in Europe&nbsp; Enables expansion of FRS&#39;s business with Life companies in the Benelux region&nbsp; Event at residence of Ambassador of Ireland in Luxembourg to launch the... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/financial-risk-solutions-frs-expands-operations-with-european-partnership.html Mon, 20 May 2013 11:24:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/software-revenues-grew-twice-as-fast-in-emerging-markets-as-in-mature-markets-in-2012-according-to-idc.html &nbsp; The worldwide software market grew 3.6% year over year in 2012, less than half the growth rate experienced in 2010 and 2011, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC)&nbsp;Worldwide Semiannual Software Tracker. Although some deceleration was expected, the economic... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/software-revenues-grew-twice-as-fast-in-emerging-markets-as-in-mature-markets-in-2012-according-to-idc.html Wed, 22 May 2013 17:36:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/17/gd-supplies-europes-first-electronic-passports-featuring-the-new-sac-protocol-to-the-republic-of-kosovo.html &nbsp; Giesecke &amp; Devrient has been chosen by the Republic of Kosovo to supply the latest generation of electronic passports for the next three years. In addition to the total order of 800,000 of these passports, G&amp;D is supplying a state-of-the-art system solution to personalize them.... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/17/gd-supplies-europes-first-electronic-passports-featuring-the-new-sac-protocol-to-the-republic-of-kosovo.html Fri, 17 May 2013 12:26:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/tullett-prebon-information-named-best-data-provider-at-inside-market-data-awards-for-third-year-running.html Tullett Prebon Information, a leading provider of independent real-time price information for the wholesale inter-dealer brokered financial and commodity markets has been named Best Data Provider (Broker) at the Inside Market Data Awards. The win is Tullett Prebon Information&#39;s third... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/tullett-prebon-information-named-best-data-provider-at-inside-market-data-awards-for-third-year-running.html Wed, 22 May 2013 10:42:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/asian-treasurers-less-optimistic-than-us-peers-on-business-prospects.html 54% of Asian treasurers feel more confident about their business&#39; prospects in the next year&nbsp; Asia result compares to 60% confidence demonstrated by US treasurers&nbsp; While a majority of senior treasury and finance professionals in Asia think that the prospects for... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/asian-treasurers-less-optimistic-than-us-peers-on-business-prospects.html Wed, 22 May 2013 17:24:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/17/rbs-to-cut-1400-more-jobs.html &nbsp; The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is to cut 1,400 more jobs from its retail banking head office over the next two years. RBS has already announced over 35,000 jobs would be eliminated since it was bailed out by the UK government after the financial crisis. The majority of the... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/17/rbs-to-cut-1400-more-jobs.html Fri, 17 May 2013 11:09:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/17/council-of-the-eu-sounds-the-alarm-over-sepa-compliance.html &nbsp; The Council of the European Union (EU) has called on member states, banks and end users to redouble their efforts to meet the 1 February 2014 migration deadline for the single euro payments area (SEPA), amid concerns that companies are failing to adequately prepare. At its latest... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/17/council-of-the-eu-sounds-the-alarm-over-sepa-compliance.html Fri, 17 May 2013 11:46:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/17/bank-of-japan-expected-to-continue-with-monetary-policy.html &nbsp; The Bank of Japan is expected to stick with its monetary policy next week despite the recent increase in bond yields. It is possible for the central bank to front-load bond purchases or offer funds via market operations more frequently if the market turbulence continues, Reuters... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/17/bank-of-japan-expected-to-continue-with-monetary-policy.html Fri, 17 May 2013 11:50:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/17/hmrc-uk-tax-deal-with-goldman-sachs-deemed-lawful-by-high-court.html &nbsp; HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has won its case in the High Court over accusations it illegally allowed investment bank Goldman Sachs to get away with not paying its entire UK tax bill. Campaign group UK Uncut Legal Action claimed the taxpayer had been cheated out of around... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/17/hmrc-uk-tax-deal-with-goldman-sachs-deemed-lawful-by-high-court.html Fri, 17 May 2013 12:53:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/17/eurozone-and-us-inflation-falls.html &nbsp; Inflation in both the eurozone and the US has dropped to its lowest level in recent history. April&#39;s eurozone figure fell to 1.2 per cent, which is a three-year low, while US inflation was running at 1.1 per cent - a two-year low. The target inflation for both areas stands at... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/17/eurozone-and-us-inflation-falls.html Fri, 17 May 2013 13:01:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/sir-mervyn-king-people-should-not-demonise-bankers.html &nbsp; Sir Mervyn King, the outgoing governor of the Bank of England, has called on people not to &quot;demonise&quot; bankers for the financial crisis. Mr King said the failings of the financial and regulatory system were the overall cause of the turmoil, which hit the global economy... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/sir-mervyn-king-people-should-not-demonise-bankers.html Mon, 20 May 2013 10:03:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/many-spanish-savers-look-to-sue-bankia.html &nbsp; Savers at Spanish lender Bankia are turning down a state-supervised compensation scheme in favour of lawsuits. This is to prolong the ongoing scandal surrounding the Spanish bank and will complicate efforts to restore the faith in the banking system, Reuters reports. The... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/many-spanish-savers-look-to-sue-bankia.html Mon, 20 May 2013 10:16:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/fpl-update-guidelines-for-equities-post-trade-processing.html &nbsp; FIX Protocol Ltd (FPL), the provider of the FIX financial messaging standard for global markets, has found favour for its update of its guidelines covering post-trade equities processing. Senior managers at Greenline Financial Technologies Inc, American Century Investments and Morgan... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/fpl-update-guidelines-for-equities-post-trade-processing.html Mon, 20 May 2013 11:47:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/swifts-innotribe-chooses-singapore-winners-for-sibos-2013-startup-challenge.html &nbsp; Innotribe, SWIFT&rsquo;s attempt to enable collaborative innovation in financial services (FS), has selected its five finalists from the Asian leg of its annual Startup Challenge to compete at Sibos 2013 in Dubai this Autumn. The startups chosen from Innotribe&rsquo;s event in... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/swifts-innotribe-chooses-singapore-winners-for-sibos-2013-startup-challenge.html Mon, 20 May 2013 12:27:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/china-unionpay-is-latest-member-of-emvco.html &nbsp; EMVCo, the Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV) card payments standards body jointly owned by American Express, JCB, MasterCard and Visa, has announced that China UnionPay has become its latest member. According to EMVCo, the addition of the UnionPay demonstrates the industry&rsquo;s... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/china-unionpay-is-latest-member-of-emvco.html Mon, 20 May 2013 12:49:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/lloyds-share-price-reaches-break-even-level.html &nbsp; The share price of Lloyds Banking Group has surpassed 61.2p, the break-even point for the government&#39;s investment in the bank.&nbsp; Currently, Lloyds is 39 per cent owned by the UK taxpayer after the government put &pound;20.5 billion ($31.4 billion) into the bank in 2009. ... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/lloyds-share-price-reaches-break-even-level.html Mon, 20 May 2013 13:32:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/greece-to-sell-postbank-and-proton-in-july.html &nbsp; The bank rescue fund in Greece will aim to sell Hellenic Postbank and Proton by the middle of July as big banks continue to absorb smaller lenders, according to an inspection review by foreign lenders. This is part of the plans to revive the banking system in Greece, which has... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/20/greece-to-sell-postbank-and-proton-in-july.html Mon, 20 May 2013 13:46:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/high-inflation-cost-the-uk-10bn-over-last-three-years.html &nbsp; The UK economy has lost &pound;10 billion over the last three years thanks to high inflation, a new report from the Ernst &amp; Young Item Club has revealed . According to the group high inflation will be a &quot;permanent fixture&quot; for the UK and it will have a &quot;corrosive... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/high-inflation-cost-the-uk-10bn-over-last-three-years.html Tue, 21 May 2013 10:10:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/sungard-upgrades-avantgard-receivables-system-with-statistical-modelling-tool.html SunGard has updated its credit and collections solution, AvantGard Receivables (GetPaid), so that it now includes statistical modelling functionality to improve cash oversight and risk monitoring. &nbsp; The account receivables (A/R) solution&rsquo;s new statistical modelling capabilities can... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/sungard-upgrades-avantgard-receivables-system-with-statistical-modelling-tool.html Tue, 21 May 2013 10:32:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/jamie-dimon-under-fire-over-role-at-jp-morgan.html &nbsp; The chairman and chief executive of JP Morgan is facing a shareholder revolt as investors prepare to vote on whether he should retain both jobs. One group of shareholders is calling for an independent chairman and would like Jamie Dimon to only have one role at the bank. The... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/jamie-dimon-under-fire-over-role-at-jp-morgan.html Tue, 21 May 2013 10:51:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/eba-clearings-step2-sepa-payments-platform-to-be-upgraded-and-used-in-germany.html &nbsp; EBA Clearing is to take over the processing of a major part of Germany&rsquo;s payment volumes after it announced at the EBADay trade show in Berlin today that a large number of German financial institutions (FIs), including Commerzbank, will move to its STEP2 pan-European payments... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/eba-clearings-step2-sepa-payments-platform-to-be-upgraded-and-used-in-germany.html Tue, 21 May 2013 11:36:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/euro-banking-association-issues-supply-chain-finance-guide-at-ebaday.html &nbsp; The Euro Banking Association (EBA) has published a guide to the European supply chain finance (SCF) market at its EBAday trade show in Berlin, Germany. &nbsp; Entitled &lsquo;Supply Chain Finance: EBA European Market Guide&rsquo;, the guide was launched to the European payments... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/euro-banking-association-issues-supply-chain-finance-guide-at-ebaday.html Tue, 21 May 2013 11:49:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/goldman-sachs-sells-stake-in-icbc.html &nbsp; Goldman Sachs is to sell its remaining stake in Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) after making more than $7.3 billion for the investment bank, its private equity funds and some senior partners. The company has less than half a per cent stake in the Chinese bank, which... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/goldman-sachs-sells-stake-in-icbc.html Tue, 21 May 2013 12:43:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/imf-washington-cutting-deficit-too-quickly.html &nbsp; The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Monday (20 May) the US was cutting too deep with its austerity measures. Unemployment in the US is currently very high, but the country is still on track to reduce its budget shortfall by the largest amount in almost 50 years. ... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/imf-washington-cutting-deficit-too-quickly.html Tue, 21 May 2013 12:48:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/eba-clearing-calls-for-mybank-sdd-e-mandate-pilot-participants-ahead-of-sepa-launch.html &nbsp; EBA Clearing has issued a call for participation in its MyBank E-mandate Pilot to banks and service providers ahead of its planned start in October. Corporate treasuries and billers are keen to see a universal e-mandate solution that can be used to electronically collect single euro... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/eba-clearing-calls-for-mybank-sdd-e-mandate-pilot-participants-ahead-of-sepa-launch.html Tue, 21 May 2013 14:46:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/cgifs-club-payments-survey-shows-sepa-compliance-still-slow.html &nbsp; A CGI and Euro Banking Association (EBA)-sponsored payments survey carried out under the auspices of the Financial Services Club has questioned 422 participants from 47 countries and found that 79% of eurozone respondents are not yet ready for the single euro payments area (SEPA) end... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/21/cgifs-club-payments-survey-shows-sepa-compliance-still-slow.html Tue, 21 May 2013 15:53:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/nationwide-posts-56-per-cent-rise-in-profit.html &nbsp; Nationwide, the UK&#39;s biggest customer-owned financial service, has posted a 56 per cent jump in annual underlying profit. The company said its financial position remains robust and the leap in profits was a result of people demanding an alternative to the traditional banks. ... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/nationwide-posts-56-per-cent-rise-in-profit.html Wed, 22 May 2013 09:39:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/jamie-dimon-stays-on-as-both-chairman-and-chief-executive-at-jp-morgan.html &nbsp; The chairman and chief executive of JP Morgan Jamie Dimon will keep both his jobs after shareholders voted in his favour. One group of investors were calling on Mr Dimon to relinquish one role as it felt the bank should have a separate chairman in order to defend itself against... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/jamie-dimon-stays-on-as-both-chairman-and-chief-executive-at-jp-morgan.html Wed, 22 May 2013 09:52:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/indonesia-allows-dbs-to-buy-40-stake-in-bank-danamon.html &nbsp; Singapore&#39;s DBS Group, south east Asia&#39;s biggest bank, has been given approval to purchase a 40 per cent stake in Indonesia&#39;s Bank Danamon. The group launched a $6.8 billion takeover bid for full control of Danamon more than a year ago, although the deal was delayed... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/indonesia-allows-dbs-to-buy-40-stake-in-bank-danamon.html Wed, 22 May 2013 13:00:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/imf-urges-uk-government-to-sell-stakes-in-lloyds-and-rbs.html &nbsp; The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging the UK Treasury to accelerate its disposal of the &pound;65 billion stakes in two of the UK&#39;s biggest banks. Currently, the UK taxpayer owns large stakes in both Lloyds and the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and the IMF believes... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/22/imf-urges-uk-government-to-sell-stakes-in-lloyds-and-rbs.html Wed, 22 May 2013 13:24:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/fed-chairman-bernanke-wants-steady-job-growth.html &nbsp; Ben Bernanke thinks there needs to be a significant improvement in the jobs market before any paring back on bond purchases. The Federal Reserve chairman noted until confidence is restored in the labour market, he is not minded to change course when it comes to providing a... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/fed-chairman-bernanke-wants-steady-job-growth.html Thu, 23 May 2013 10:29:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/swift-says-international-rmb-usage-on-the-rise.html &nbsp; According to SWIFT out of the 160 countries that exchanged payments with China and Hong Kong in April this year over its systems, 47 of them had at least 10% of their payments value denominated in renminbi (RMB). The messaging services provider reports that there has been a 9%... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/swift-says-international-rmb-usage-on-the-rise.html Thu, 23 May 2013 11:45:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/citi-wins-hedge-fund-admin-mandate-from-nwi-management.html &nbsp; Citi has won a new mandate to provide hedge fund administration and technology processing support services to New York-based investment adviser NWI Management (NWI).&nbsp; The mandate covers private investment funds currently totalling over $3.1 billion in assets.&nbsp; NWI managed... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/citi-wins-hedge-fund-admin-mandate-from-nwi-management.html Thu, 23 May 2013 11:49:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/research-says-banks-must-adapt-to-fixed-income-e-trading.html &nbsp; Banks must become niche providers of bonds and interest rates derivatives liquidity if they are to adapt for the increasingly electronic future of fixed income e-trading, according to GreySpark Partners, a London-based capital markets consultancy. In a GreySpark report entitled... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/research-says-banks-must-adapt-to-fixed-income-e-trading.html Thu, 23 May 2013 11:55:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/first-data-expands-relationship-with-sav-credit.html &nbsp; Electronic e-commerce and payment processor, First Data, has expanded its relationship with UK specialist credit card lender SAV Credit. In addition to supporting all of SAV&rsquo;s existing credit business, First Data will from now on also support the retail co-branded card business... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/first-data-expands-relationship-with-sav-credit.html Thu, 23 May 2013 12:01:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/lloyds-raises-677m-through-share-sale.html &nbsp; Lloyds Banking group has raised &pound;450 million ($677 million) from the sale of 15 per cent of its ownership of St James&#39;s Place. The state-backed financier announced the 77 million stocks were placed up for sale at 580p per unit, representing a 9.4 per cent discount to its... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/lloyds-raises-677m-through-share-sale.html Thu, 23 May 2013 13:02:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/european-leaders-to-rethink-austerity-measures.html &nbsp; Eurozone ministers voiced their concerns over the potential of rolling out further austerity measures across the region at a summit in Brussels yesterday (22 May). Delegates who were in attendance at the proceedings suggested the pace of cuts and other measures to drive economic... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/23/european-leaders-to-rethink-austerity-measures.html Thu, 23 May 2013 13:09:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Dec/5/the-mobile-wallet-how-can-banks-drive-consumer-adoption.html Technology is a constant source of debate for the banking industry and the ‘mobile wallet’ is a key area of discussion. It is one of a number of innovations which can afford financial institutions and IT vendors as many headaches as it does opportunities. The adoption of mobile by the banking... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Dec/5/the-mobile-wallet-how-can-banks-drive-consumer-adoption.html Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:08:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2010/Oct/21/sibos-is-almost-here.html Sibos, one of the biggest events in the financial technology industry calendar, is nearly upon us. Organised by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), this year’s event is taking place in Amsterdam and, if all goes according to plan, is due to start on Monday... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2010/Oct/21/sibos-is-almost-here.html Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:58:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2010/Oct/26/sibos-2010-day-one-banks-and-society-are-in-this-together.html Last year Sibos began during a typhoon called Koppu. In 2008, the opening of the event coincided with the collapse of Lehman Brothers at what turned out to be the start of one of the worst financial crises to hit the markets since the Great Depression. So far 2010 has been less tumultuous. The main... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2010/Oct/26/sibos-2010-day-one-banks-and-society-are-in-this-together.html Tue, 26 Oct 2010 11:07:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2010/Oct/27/sibos-2010-day-two-liquidity-management-is-now-flavour-of-the-month.html “Calm” and “comforting” - As Sibos headed into the second day, these two words were used by one vendor to describe the mood of 2010’s event - and was perhaps a far cry from how it felt to attend the conference during the past two years. As the ongoing dialogue over the future of the... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2010/Oct/27/sibos-2010-day-two-liquidity-management-is-now-flavour-of-the-month.html Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:55:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2010/Oct/28/sibos-2010-day-three-banks-and-corporates-need-to-collaborate-to-anticipate-risks.html Day three in Amsterdam and the Sibos “bubble” of networking, meetings, talks has well and truly descended over the RAI conference centre. Although the event is well past the half way point, those still standing will know that the pace and volume of dialogue surrounding the core themes of the... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2010/Oct/28/sibos-2010-day-three-banks-and-corporates-need-to-collaborate-to-anticipate-risks.html Thu, 28 Oct 2010 12:11:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2010/Oct/29/sibos-2010-day-four-cost-reduction-and-risk-monitoring-is-key.html As Sibos lumbers into its fourth day, signs of flagging are showing. Premature greyness has affected certain delegates at the conference centre while other attendees now resemble suit-wearing zombies, only capable of mumbling to themselves and shuffling between the stands. The amount of sessions,... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2010/Oct/29/sibos-2010-day-four-cost-reduction-and-risk-monitoring-is-key.html Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:14:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Jun/24/mobile-banking-its-not-a-question-of-if-we-implement-this-but-when.html The mobile phone is technology that most of us could not afford to live without. These devices have become so important to everyday life, you could almost see them as a limb in their own right, albeit one made out of plastic and wires. In an age where mobile gadgets and technology are increasingly... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Jun/24/mobile-banking-its-not-a-question-of-if-we-implement-this-but-when.html Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:06:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Jul/1/bank-trading-is-there-still-a-need-for-speed.html Bank trading has been increasingly dominated by speed over the past few years. As technology has advanced, brokers have clamoured forever lower latencies to achieve faster order processing times, increase their competitiveness and win more business. The demand has seen a number of technology... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Jul/1/bank-trading-is-there-still-a-need-for-speed.html Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Jul/11/uk-banking-regulation-must-move-beyond-confusing-nonsense-say-industry-experts.html “Confusing and complicated” and “an onslaught of regulatory nonsense” are not phrases often heard when discussing incoming financial regulation - but these were the comments made by Howard Davies, first chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA), and Jim O’Neill, chairman of... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Jul/11/uk-banking-regulation-must-move-beyond-confusing-nonsense-say-industry-experts.html Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:31:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Aug/22/sibos-2011-is-it-that-time-of-year-again-already.html With less than four weeks to go, the planning stages for this year’s Sibos in Toronto are now well underway. Organised by the Society of Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT), Sibos is one of the most important events on the financial services industry calendar. This is the... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Aug/22/sibos-2011-is-it-that-time-of-year-again-already.html Mon, 22 Aug 2011 09:39:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Sep/8/sibos-key-sessions-and-social-networking-opportunties.html SWIFT outline key sessions and how to use social media technology to engage with the debate...With Sibos 2011 now less than two weeks away, it is all hands on deck for organisers, exhibitors and delegates preparing for their trip to Toronto. For the latter, the question of which companies to speak... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Sep/8/sibos-key-sessions-and-social-networking-opportunties.html Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:24:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Sep/12/data-management-is-key-to-everything-says-vendor.html Data management and the demand for clean data ‘underpins’ much incoming regulatory reform to the financial services sector, an IT vendor has said. Neill Vanlint, managing director, client operations, EMEA & Asia at GoldenSource, said that the need for data transparency and data integrity is at... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Sep/12/data-management-is-key-to-everything-says-vendor.html Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:51:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Sep/14/ipad-has-awakened-mobile-corporate-banking-world-it-vendor-says.html The adoption of the iPad and other tablet devices by corporates is a key driver behind the increased take up of mobile banking applications, an IT vendor has said. George Ravich, chief marketing officer (CMO) at Fundtech, a provider of mobile banking applications, said: “Although consumers have... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Sep/14/ipad-has-awakened-mobile-corporate-banking-world-it-vendor-says.html Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:15:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Sep/15/social-media-how-are-financial-services-companies-using-these-new-tools-to-their-advantage.html As Sibos fast approaches Gerry Mellett, product executive of financial services industry sales at IBM, looks at social media opportunities for finance firms in this ever-evolving digital age... In today’s digital age, customers are approaching financial service providers armed with extensive... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Sep/15/social-media-how-are-financial-services-companies-using-these-new-tools-to-their-advantage.html Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:28:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Sep/16/liquidity-risk-management-needs-a-collaborative-approach-says-swift-representative.html Effective liquidity risk management requires a collaborative approach between banks and financial institutions, a SWIFT representative has said. Catherine Banneux, senior market manager, banking markets at SWIFT made the comments following the recent publication of the Managing liquidity risk white... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Sep/16/liquidity-risk-management-needs-a-collaborative-approach-says-swift-representative.html Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:45:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Sep/19/sibos-2011-and-so-it-begins-.html After months of planning and preparation, Sibos 2011 is finally upon us. This year it’s the turn of Toronto’s Metro Convention Centre to be the location for what should prove to be a week of insightful debate and discussion. There are plenty of issues to fuel talk at this year’s conference.... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Sep/19/sibos-2011-and-so-it-begins-.html Mon, 19 Sep 2011 04:20:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Sep/20/sibos-2011-may-the-it-forces-be-with-you.html The time for preparation is over. With the doors to the Toronto’s Metro Convention Centre now officially open, the dialogue surrounding the key themes of regulation re-visited, technology, global and local perspectives and changing landscape - new expectations has well and truly begun for the... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Sep/20/sibos-2011-may-the-it-forces-be-with-you.html Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:48:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Sep/21/sibos-2011-the-devil-is-in-the-regulatory-detail.html “We’ve learned that what is extreme is much more plausible. And what is plausible is much more extreme.” (Lawrence Sweet, senior vice-president at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York) Regulation and its impact on the global financial services industry was a key topic as tongues at Sibos 2011... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Sep/21/sibos-2011-the-devil-is-in-the-regulatory-detail.html Wed, 21 Sep 2011 07:19:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Sep/22/sibos-2011-financial-services-need-the-right-medicine.html Day three at Sibos and the advantage of opting for footwear other than high heels is becoming increasingly obvious. It’s quite a walk from the north building, where the large plenary sessions are held, down to the guts of the south building and the hubbub of the exhibition hall. That familiar... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Sep/22/sibos-2011-financial-services-need-the-right-medicine.html Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:45:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Sep/22/sibos-2011-and-mobile-marches-on-.html After four days of intense “critical dialogue” both in the sessions and on the conference floor, the final curtain has almost come down over Sibos. And, as expected, the event’s debate has ducked and dived in and around the key agenda topics. Regulation re-visited, technology, global and local... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Sep/22/sibos-2011-and-mobile-marches-on-.html Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:38:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Oct/10/tradetech-architecture-everyone-needs-to-reach-the-finishing-line-at-the-same-time.html Landmines and automated mice are not necessarily the first things to spring to mind when contemplating the landscape of global trading - but they were part of the picture painted during the opening address at the TradeTech Architecture event held on 5 and 6 October in London. Chris Skinner, chairman... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Oct/10/tradetech-architecture-everyone-needs-to-reach-the-finishing-line-at-the-same-time.html Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:59:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Oct/20/mobile-banking-technology-enables-consumers-to-be-self-sufficient.html Consumers who want to become more self-sufficient will be at the forefront of adopting mobile banking m-banking technology, Carsten Kress, senior director of sales at Sybase 365, said at the firm’s Financial Services Executive Summit in London. He argued that mobile is a self-service banking... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Oct/20/mobile-banking-technology-enables-consumers-to-be-self-sufficient.html Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:49:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Oct/25/cloud-computing-is-key-to-compliance-with-fsa-mobile-regulations-says-it-vendor.html Cloud computing is an important innovation which can help financial firms comply with new regulations surrounding the storage of mobile conversations, an IT vendor has said. New regulations from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) mean organisations working in the financial services sector will... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Oct/25/cloud-computing-is-key-to-compliance-with-fsa-mobile-regulations-says-it-vendor.html Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:35:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Oct/26/social-media-the-mobile-money-ecosystem.html Haridas Nair, vice president, mCommerce Solutions and Services at Sybase 365I recently learned about a sweet little mobile banking application called WishList. You download it to your phone, and type in all the stuff you’d like to buy: furniture, vacations, a house, new car, etc. As you save... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Oct/26/social-media-the-mobile-money-ecosystem.html Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:35:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Nov/9/social-media-and-banks-when-are-financial-institutions-going-to-the-join-the-party.html Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn - as technological innovations continues, an increasing number of communication channels are appearing. And as consumers spend more of their time living online, the banking world is doing its best to keep up. Recent research by Amplicate suggests that financial... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Nov/9/social-media-and-banks-when-are-financial-institutions-going-to-the-join-the-party.html Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:40:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Nov/10/successful-multi-channel-strategies-the-intelligent-way-to-build-customer-loyalty.html By Michael Diefenthaeler, Director, Product Management, Interactive Data Managed SolutionsUsers of financial websites are becoming increasingly mobile and active in social networks. To attract this new generation of customers, banks need to be present in the same channels as they are. From... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Nov/10/successful-multi-channel-strategies-the-intelligent-way-to-build-customer-loyalty.html Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:44:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Nov/14/fsa-mobile-regulations-the-key-challenges-for-financial-services-firms.html Telephone calls and electronic messages have been the focus of scrutiny from the Financial Services Authority (FSA) since March 2009 - but these regulations are now due to see a significant change. The FSA’s phone recording rules will be updated on Monday 14 November to include all interactions... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Nov/14/fsa-mobile-regulations-the-key-challenges-for-financial-services-firms.html Mon, 14 Nov 2011 10:38:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Nov/21/derivatives-world-regulation-should-not-be-at-the-expense-of-economic-growth.html Volatility in the financial services industry continues to be a key topic of discussion in the sector as the 2011 conference season enters its final month. In his opening address at the Derivatives World conference William Mitting, editor of Futures & Options World (FOW), said that instability is... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Nov/21/derivatives-world-regulation-should-not-be-at-the-expense-of-economic-growth.html Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:33:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Nov/22/getting-social-in-the-financial-industry-putting-the-customer-at-the-heart-of-business-strategy.html By Gerry Mellett, product executive of financial services industry sales at IBMThe finance industry has long been regarded as complex, restrained by regulation and too internally focused, paying more attention to its own development than providing the financial products and services that customers... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Nov/22/getting-social-in-the-financial-industry-putting-the-customer-at-the-heart-of-business-strategy.html Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:27:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Nov/23/mobile-banking-adoption-will-be-twice-as-fast-as-online-says-tech-vendor.html The adoption of mobile banking among consumers will be twice as fast as the take up of online banking, a technology vendor has predicted. Carl Tsukahara, chief marketing officer (CMO) at Clairmail, a mobile banking solutions provider, said: “Mobile has been growing at a much faster rate of... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Nov/23/mobile-banking-adoption-will-be-twice-as-fast-as-online-says-tech-vendor.html Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:36:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Dec/1/mifid-ii-where-are-the-technology-opportunities.html Regulation continues to be a buzzword for the financial services sector, particularly as the economic volatility continues over three years after the collapse of Lehmans. For many financial institutions regulation is viewed as an albatross around the neck in terms of both costs and time. Some... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Dec/1/mifid-ii-where-are-the-technology-opportunities.html Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:33:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Dec/7/tradetech-liquidity-these-are-challenging-times.html Nikkie Beattie, managing director at the Market Structure Practice and chairman of TradeTech Liquidity, voiced what many delegates must have been thinking for much of 2011 during her opening address: “These are challenging times.” Her statement echoed sentiments expressed at many events in this... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Dec/7/tradetech-liquidity-these-are-challenging-times.html Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:43:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Dec/7/who-will-own-nfc.html By Matthew Talbot, Senior Vice President for mCommerce at Sybase 365 Google officially launched Google Wallet, “the app that makes your phone your wallet,” at the end of September (for customers of US telecom operator, Sprint, with a Nexus S 4G phone). Hot on its heels was the announcement from... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Dec/7/who-will-own-nfc.html Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:00:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Dec/15/2011-the-year-of-mobile-assisted-shopping.html By Haridas Nair, vice-president, mCommerce Solutions and Services, Sybase 365Will holiday shoppers bring mobile purchasing into the mainstream this year? They are ready, according to a recent joint survey done recently by the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) and Sybase 365. (1) Almost two-thirds... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2011/Dec/15/2011-the-year-of-mobile-assisted-shopping.html Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:38:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Jan/24/focus-big-data-is-a-big-deal-says-siia-fisd-real-time-technology-roundtable.html At the Real-Time Technology Roundtable, held at BT’s headquarters in the City of London last week on 19 January, the focus on ‘big data’ this year continued. It is expected to be one of the top technology topics for 2012 in what is predicted to be a tough 12 months for IT spending.Organised by... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Jan/24/focus-big-data-is-a-big-deal-says-siia-fisd-real-time-technology-roundtable.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:41:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Jan/30/best-practice-guidelines-for-large-it-implementation-or-integration-projects.html By Wil Cunningham, head of WilPower IT Consulting. An ex-RBS senior IT manager and now a contractor with Lloyds Banking Group and other banks Wil Cunningham, an independent technology consultant who oversaw RBS&rsquo;s Edinburgh Data Centre Optimisation program and has spent the last two... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Jan/30/best-practice-guidelines-for-large-it-implementation-or-integration-projects.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:59:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Feb/2/smartphones-what-security-risks-do-they-pose.html By Alan Thomas, a technology & media executive at the specialist insurer Hiscox Travel anywhere on a plane or train these days and you’ll no doubt notice that you are surrounded by people using a smartphone. They are an extremely useful modern tool that is used by many companies and individuals... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Feb/2/smartphones-what-security-risks-do-they-pose.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:51:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Feb/6/fsa-compliance-could-provide-the-foundation-for-better-cpm-systems-improved-business-performance.html By Dean Dickinson, managing director of Advanced Business Solutions The financial services sector is often driven by regulation these days. Organizations in the sector can be forgiven for focusing their resources on ensuring compliance with Financial Services Authority initiatives such as Treat... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Feb/6/fsa-compliance-could-provide-the-foundation-for-better-cpm-systems-improved-business-performance.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:42:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Feb/13/finovate-europe-points-way-to-the-future.html A little bit of San Francisco’s Silicon Valley came to London last week for the Finovate Europe show. Addressing an audience of several hundred bankers, venture capitalists and other movers and shakers, including Lloyds Banking Group’s retail mobile banking supremo Ashley Machin, Zvi Naggan, CIO... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Feb/13/finovate-europe-points-way-to-the-future.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 12:30:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Feb/21/second-130bn-bailout-for-greece-agreed-but-banks-corporates-take-a-hit.html Eurozone finance ministers have at last agreed a second bailout for Greece after protracted talks in Brussels ended today. Greece is to receive loans worth more than &euro;130bn but in return it must cut its sovereign debt to 120.5% of its GDP by 2020 and controversially accept an &ldquo;enhanced... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Feb/21/second-130bn-bailout-for-greece-agreed-but-banks-corporates-take-a-hit.html Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:07:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Feb/23/do-believe-the-hype-mobile-continues-its-advance.html A raft of recent mobile technology announcements, from RBS&rsquo; new business banking app; to Telefonica Digital and Sybase&rsquo;s m-wallet, aping Google&rsquo;s virtual wallet launch last year; through to Barclays Pingit app&nbsp;allowing retail bank customers to send money with just mobile... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Feb/23/do-believe-the-hype-mobile-continues-its-advance.html Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:00:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Feb/29/exploring-the-saas-option-for-sme-accounting.html By Kevin McLoughlin, UK Manager of Software-as-a-Service provider, Twinfield, part of Wolters Kluwer.&nbsp;&nbsp; The accountancy market is in a state of flux &ndash; squeezed by the trend towards lower priced book-keeping services at one end and the push into the mid-market by the &lsquo;big... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Feb/29/exploring-the-saas-option-for-sme-accounting.html Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:55:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Mar/1/how-to-manage-threats-in-a-digital-age.html By Martin Borrett, Director of IBM&rsquo;s Institute of Advanced Security. Security is no longer just the Chief Information Officer&rsquo;s cross to bear alone or indeed the Chief Information Security Officer&rsquo;s burden. As more and more of society&rsquo;s business goes digital, and the... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Mar/1/how-to-manage-threats-in-a-digital-age.html Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:27:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Mar/5/breaking-the-back-of-the-ppi-mis-selling-challenge.html By Mark Dunleavy, Managing Director, UK, Informatica&nbsp; A recent report from the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) showed that UK retail banks are still struggling to manage payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling cases, with 3,000 fresh compensation cases every week. The latest... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Mar/5/breaking-the-back-of-the-ppi-mis-selling-challenge.html Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:57:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Mar/8/managing-content-for-competitive-advantage-ecm-in-the-fs-industry.html By George Parapadakis, IBM&rsquo;s head of enterprise content management (ECM) Strategy in the UK How can financial services (FS) firms empower employees to manage their own content?&nbsp; How do they discover and manage dormant content?&nbsp; George Parapadakis, IBM&rsquo;s head of... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Mar/8/managing-content-for-competitive-advantage-ecm-in-the-fs-industry.html Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:04:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Mar/12/rising-above-the-financial-crisis-with-effective-cash-lifecycle-management.html By Marcus Hughes, business development director at Bottomline Technologies Implementing a comprehensive Cash Lifecycle Management (CLM) procedure, backed by effective technology and SWIFT connectivity, can help corporations overcome the threat of a second credit crunch.&nbsp; The scars... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Mar/12/rising-above-the-financial-crisis-with-effective-cash-lifecycle-management.html Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:52:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Mar/15/mwc-show-report-i-predict-a-riot-of-mobile-payments.html By Paul Skeldon, reporting for bobsguide &nbsp; &nbsp; Banking &ndash;&nbsp;and more specifically payments &ndash; set this year&rsquo;s Mobile World Congress, the annual mobile industry jamboree held in Barcelona, on fire. Quite literally. Protesters and students aggrieved at the lack of... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Mar/15/mwc-show-report-i-predict-a-riot-of-mobile-payments.html Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:16:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Mar/26/interview-la-caixas-mobile-supremo-sees-a-tipping-point.html The majority of banking will eventually be done on the mobile channel, believes David Urbano director of mobile and social media, at La Caixa bank in Spain, and the shift is already underway he told Neil Ainger at the recent Mobey Day event in Barcelona on 21 March at CosmoCaxia. The day... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Mar/26/interview-la-caixas-mobile-supremo-sees-a-tipping-point.html Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:49:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Mar/26/show-report-mapping-the-mobile-future-at-mobey-day.html The inaugural Mobey Day, organised by the bank-led Mobey Forum industry association, which also includes handset manufacturers, vendors and others, was held at CosmoCaixa in Barcelona on 21 March where more than 250 senior level technologists and industry players attempted to map out the future... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Mar/26/show-report-mapping-the-mobile-future-at-mobey-day.html Mon, 26 Mar 2012 11:55:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Apr/2/the-need-for-a-next-generation-broker-dealer-back-office-platform.html By Fabian Samaniego, a senior consultant to TCS Financial Solutions and ex-COO of HSBC Brokerage and managing director of global operations at ICM Capital Markets (additional contributors: Danny Garcia and Gary Schwartzberg) The current post-crash landscape in the financial services industry... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Apr/2/the-need-for-a-next-generation-broker-dealer-back-office-platform.html Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:02:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Apr/3/the-big-noise-around-big-data.html By Marc Alvarez, senior director for reference data infrastructure, Interactive Data It&rsquo;s a phrase that&rsquo;s been hard to avoid over the last year: &lsquo;big data&rsquo;. But what exactly does it mean? Big data describes a phenomenon that is becoming increasingly difficult for... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Apr/3/the-big-noise-around-big-data.html Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:29:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Apr/4/creating-a-positive-online-banking-experience.html By David Flower, VP EMEA, Compuware Gomez The American Bankers Association conducted research last summer to establish how people in the US like to do their banking. It discovered that 62 per cent of US adults see online banking as their preferred banking method, compared to 36 per cent in... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Apr/4/creating-a-positive-online-banking-experience.html Wed, 04 Apr 2012 09:30:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Apr/11/best-practice-guidelines-for-data-centre-optimisation.html By Wil Cunningham, head of WilPower IT Consulting. An ex-RBS senior IT manager and now a contractor with Lloyds Banking Group and other banks. Wil Cunningham, an independent technology consultant who oversaw RBS&rsquo;s Data Centre Optimisation (EDCO) programme &nbsp;in Scotland and has... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Apr/11/best-practice-guidelines-for-data-centre-optimisation.html Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:02:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Apr/23/its-time-to-take-mobile-security-seriously.html By Vijay Dheap, product manager at IBM Mobile Security Solutions Mobile handsets once functioned quite simply as portable phones, but they have quickly evolved into primary computing devices, with all the attendant potential security problems that this transformation implies. Providing... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Apr/23/its-time-to-take-mobile-security-seriously.html Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:15:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Apr/24/live-trailling-enables-big-it-changes-to-be-made-safely.html By Mae&ntilde;a Twomey, integration programme manager, Lloyds Banking Group Mae&ntilde;a Twomey, programme manager for the Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) Live project, which integrated the bank&rsquo;s operations and its disaster recovery capabilities into Lloyds Banking Group&rsquo;s... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Apr/24/live-trailling-enables-big-it-changes-to-be-made-safely.html Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:42:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Apr/27/show-report-tradetech-envisages-tough-years-ahead-for-investment-banking.html The worsening economic climate with the UK slipping back into a double-dip recession, the on-going eurozone crisis and the restriction of IT budgets as banks pull back and prepare for the impending post-crash regulatory challenges, were all weighing heavily on the minds of 2,000 attendees at the... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Apr/27/show-report-tradetech-envisages-tough-years-ahead-for-investment-banking.html Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:55:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/May/1/show-report-nacha-payments-2012-day-1.html By Andrew Deichler,&nbsp;reporting for the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP) and bobsguide&nbsp;&nbsp; Thousands of payments professionals gathered in Baltimore, US, on Monday 30 April for the start of the NACHA Payments 2012 three-day conference. The three main themes of this... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/May/1/show-report-nacha-payments-2012-day-1.html Tue, 01 May 2012 12:43:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/May/16/what-security-lesson-can-be-learnt-from-the-global-payments-data-breach.html By Pat Carroll, chief executive,ValidSoft As often happens at the turn of the year, as I was thinking about the different types of security breaches that had taken place in 2011 and about the fraud vectors that I thought might be important to keep an eye on in 2012. Along with a focus on the... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/May/16/what-security-lesson-can-be-learnt-from-the-global-payments-data-breach.html Wed, 16 May 2012 17:40:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Jun/12/keeping-jobs-on-shore-will-help-tackle-youth-unemployment.html With youth unemployment hitting record levels, businesses and government must work together to change the way the UK competes for work, believes Adam Ripley, chairman of the Certeco consultancy. Hundreds of thousands of jobs that continue to be outsourced to offshore locations could be brought... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Jun/12/keeping-jobs-on-shore-will-help-tackle-youth-unemployment.html Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:27:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Jun/14/lies-damned-lies-and-fraud-statistics.html Card and banking fraud is a topic that sadly won&rsquo;t go away, says Pat Carroll, chief executive of ValidSoft, but measuring it can be contentious. Some of the latest figures and reports this year, from CIFAS and PwC for instance, show that the problem is growing, while still others, such as... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Jun/14/lies-damned-lies-and-fraud-statistics.html Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:13:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Jun/26/show-report-sifma-tech-2012.html Tom Groenfeldt, reporting for bobsguide&nbsp; The annual SIFMA Technology Leaders Forum &amp; Expo on 19-21 June at the Hilton in New York City gathered speakers from BATS, NYSE Euronext, CME Group, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Goldmans, BofA Merrill and various politicians and, crucially,... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Jun/26/show-report-sifma-tech-2012.html Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:59:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Jul/6/rbs-it-crash-age-will-soon-get-the-better-of-the-banks.html &nbsp; By Daniel Mayo, Ovum&nbsp; &nbsp; There was plenty of speculation about the cause of the recent RBS IT failure that downed the retail bank operation for a week and prevented payments in and out from being processed, causing wages, mortgages and businesses to go unpaid and... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Jul/6/rbs-it-crash-age-will-soon-get-the-better-of-the-banks.html Fri, 06 Jul 2012 12:39:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Jul/12/security-threats-prepare-to-respond-at-the-speed-of-a-tweet.html By Steve Durbin, Vice President, Information Security Forum (ISF) trade body The range and complexity of cyber security threats is growing daily. Given the high potential rewards from cybercrime, especially when it comes to banking and finance, this trend is likely to continue into the... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Jul/12/security-threats-prepare-to-respond-at-the-speed-of-a-tweet.html Thu, 12 Jul 2012 10:24:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Jul/27/lasting-legacy-or-temporary-disruption-either-way-the-olympic-games-are-coming.html Whether you&rsquo;re looking forward to the spectacle, or dreading the disruption, organisations need to make sure they are ready for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games, which start today. Ensuring business continuity via secure remote working during over the next few months will not be... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Jul/27/lasting-legacy-or-temporary-disruption-either-way-the-olympic-games-are-coming.html Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:46:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Jul/30/failure-of-card-payments-at-olympics-football-match-highlights-folly-of-the-cashless-society.html By Neil Ainger&nbsp; In an attempt to get into the Olympic spirit I attended the football match at Wembley Stadium in London last night, but my desire to recreate the true football experience with a beer and a pie at the &lsquo;half time&rsquo; interval during the games between Senegal and... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Jul/30/failure-of-card-payments-at-olympics-football-match-highlights-folly-of-the-cashless-society.html Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:51:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Aug/6/olympic-scale-logistics-cash-provisioning.html The London Olympic Games are expected to attract 5.3 million visitors to the UK capital over the summer. Some other visitors may stay away of course, but the overall figure is expected to be up and the demand for cash across the city has already changed as crowds have flocked east to the Olympic... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Aug/6/olympic-scale-logistics-cash-provisioning.html Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:29:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Aug/13/olympic-sponsor-winners-and-losers-samsung-has-a-good-games-visa-struggles.html Well, it&rsquo;s all over bar the packing away. The London 2012 Olympic Games finished last night with a musical spectacular and the host nation sitting third in the medal table. What about the sponsors though: who has won gold and who&rsquo;s missed the podium?&nbsp; A fantastic couple of... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Aug/13/olympic-sponsor-winners-and-losers-samsung-has-a-good-games-visa-struggles.html Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:26:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Aug/17/why-financial-services-and-big-data-can-be-mutually-beneficial.html The financial services sector is typically expert at churning vast amounts of data, gathered over decades of customer interactions and transactions. Some financial institutions (FIs) might be said to have perfected the art of data analytics, but there is always more to learn about how &lsquo;big... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Aug/17/why-financial-services-and-big-data-can-be-mutually-beneficial.html Fri, 17 Aug 2012 10:56:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Aug/17/anonymity-v-transparency-in-the-best-execution-debate.html By Peter Atkinson, FX product manager at smartTrade Technologies The foreign exchange (FX) spot market these days appears to be divided in pursuing a common but sometimes nebulous cause &ndash; namely, best execution proof and prices. One side says that the buy-side needs complete anonymity... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Aug/17/anonymity-v-transparency-in-the-best-execution-debate.html Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:01:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Aug/20/is-the-new-gotham-crime-buster-lawsky-targeting-the-big-smoke.html By Neil Ainger Benjamin Lawsky. The name has a certain ring to it doesn&rsquo;t it? Even the surname hints at his profession as a lawyer and evokes images of other great Gotham-based crime fighters of the past such as Rudy Giuliani, the untouchables&rsquo; Eliot Ness or even that other Eliot... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Aug/20/is-the-new-gotham-crime-buster-lawsky-targeting-the-big-smoke.html Mon, 20 Aug 2012 21:33:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Sep/5/barclays-new-ceo-shows-business-and-retail-banking-is-back-in-fashion.html By Neil Ainger The tectonic plates in banking may finally be beginning to shift with the recent announcement that Antony Jenkins, who currently heads up the retail and business banking side of Barclays Bank, is to take over as the new chief executive officer (CEO). He succeeds Bob Diamond... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Sep/5/barclays-new-ceo-shows-business-and-retail-banking-is-back-in-fashion.html Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:11:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/4/mobile-banking-at-last-goes-mainstream-are-you-ready.html Mark Gunn, European, Middle-East and Africa (EMEA) Director APM, at Compuware examines the history and present performance of mobile banking systems, with reference to a recent study of three large UK retail banks&rsquo; mobile websites at Barclays, RBS/NatWest and HSBC. The study was carried out... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/4/mobile-banking-at-last-goes-mainstream-are-you-ready.html Thu, 04 Oct 2012 09:32:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/4/near-real-time-analytics-in-banking-delivering-on-old-promises.html By Denise Montgomery, research director, Ovum financial services research and advisory, Asia-Pacific.&nbsp; Banks continue to invest in new mobile front-end applications, online development, and agility. To speed the quality and relevance of decision-making and customer experience in such... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/4/near-real-time-analytics-in-banking-delivering-on-old-promises.html Thu, 04 Oct 2012 16:51:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/9/proposal-for-an-intraday-liquidity-regulation-the-crack-in-the-supervisory-wall-is-to-be-closed.html &nbsp; By&nbsp;Mariusz Podsiadlo - Head of Product Management, Misys Global Risk &ndash; Liquidity&nbsp; The aftermath of the credit crisis has seen a flurry of regulatory activity, especially in the previously ignored area of liquidity risk: the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/9/proposal-for-an-intraday-liquidity-regulation-the-crack-in-the-supervisory-wall-is-to-be-closed.html Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:55:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/17/sibos-blog-reaping-rewards-with-effective-reconciliation.html &nbsp; Ahead of the Sibos 2012 trade show in Osaka, Japan, on 29 October to 1 November, which will be covered by a daily bobsguide show blog, Richard Chapman, product director, operations, for SunGard&rsquo;s banking unit discusses one of the topics that is always up for debate:... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/17/sibos-blog-reaping-rewards-with-effective-reconciliation.html Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:44:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/22/sibos-blog-hk-still-premier-offshore-renminbi-centre-says-swift-as-rmb-set-to-dominate-sibos-2012.html Hong Kong remains the world&rsquo;s largest offshore renminbi (RMB) payments centres, says Swift in its latest update of the volumes flowing across its systems, but London has overtaken Singapore as the second largest centre. Hong Kong still processed 80% of all RMB payments in total, however,... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/22/sibos-blog-hk-still-premier-offshore-renminbi-centre-says-swift-as-rmb-set-to-dominate-sibos-2012.html Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:59:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/23/sibos-blog-why-the-political-row-between-china-and-japan-should-not-be-allowed-to-ruin-sibos-2012.html I have just returned from a work trip covering the AFP Conference of corporate treasurers in Miami, US, and every time I turn on a TV now back in the UK I expect to be assailed by a barrage of political attack ads. That&rsquo;s the danger of visiting a swing state such as Florida during the US... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/23/sibos-blog-why-the-political-row-between-china-and-japan-should-not-be-allowed-to-ruin-sibos-2012.html Tue, 23 Oct 2012 11:49:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/24/sibos-preview-blog-swift-index-predicting-on-going-slow-oecd-growth-for-gathering-economists-to-ponder.html The Sibos trade show, organised by Swift, traditionally attracts some representatives from the World Bank or the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with adjoining meetings sometimes being convened if some of the world&rsquo;s leading bankers and economists happen to be in the same place, at the... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/24/sibos-preview-blog-swift-index-predicting-on-going-slow-oecd-growth-for-gathering-economists-to-ponder.html Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:41:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/25/sibos-preview-blog-bone-up-on-your-rfp-process-if-you-want-sepa-compliance-benefits.html With the Sibos 2012 trade show, organised by Swift due to start next week &ndash; unfortunately without a number of Chinese banks &ndash; it is probably a good idea to remind yourself of the essential elements of a good request for proposal (RFP) process. After all, says Jonathan Williams,... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/25/sibos-preview-blog-bone-up-on-your-rfp-process-if-you-want-sepa-compliance-benefits.html Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:30:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/26/sibos-preview-blog-the-future-is-the-digital-economy-are-you-ready-for-the-innotribe.html The growth of the digital economy offers benefits for progressive banks, consumers and businesses that are ready to make the most of the resulting efficiency and customer experience and acquisition opportunities. For those corporates that provide the security and privacy that digital natives need... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/26/sibos-preview-blog-the-future-is-the-digital-economy-are-you-ready-for-the-innotribe.html Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:32:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/29/sibos-preview-blog-how-banks-can-fight-new-entrants-and-keep-their-payments-place.html With the Sibos 2012 trade show starting up today in Osaka, Japan, which will be covered by a daily bobsguide show blog at the end of each day, Nitin Sirohi, solution head for TCS BaNCS&rsquo; Wholesale Banking unit discusses one of the expected hot topics. He examines how banks that are... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/29/sibos-preview-blog-how-banks-can-fight-new-entrants-and-keep-their-payments-place.html Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:23:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/29/sibos-2012-day-1-report-new-ceo-speaks-and-making-technology-work.html The Sibos 2012 trade show started today in Osaka, Japan, with an opening plenary from the new chief executive officer (CEO) of SWIFT, Gottfried Leibbrant, recounting his first 120 days in charge and his plans for the future, says Tom Groenfeldt.&nbsp;A panel of bankers, consultants and... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/29/sibos-2012-day-1-report-new-ceo-speaks-and-making-technology-work.html Mon, 29 Oct 2012 13:16:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/29/sibos-blog-jp-morgan-outlines-its-hot-topics-for-sibos-2012.html Paul Imm, head of financial institution solutions and high value payments at JP Morgan, EMEA, outlines what he thinks will be some of the hot topics at this year&rsquo;s Sibos 2012 trade show, which runs all this week from 29 Oct-1 November, with particular reference to his payments... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/29/sibos-blog-jp-morgan-outlines-its-hot-topics-for-sibos-2012.html Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:53:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/30/sibos-2012-day-2-report-targeting-securities-and-the-rise-of-rmb.html The second day of the Sibos 2012 trade show in Osaka, Japan, contained a discussion about the development of the Target2Securities (T2S) European securities settlement engine and a separate panel about the rise of China&rsquo;s renminbi (RMB), says Tom Groenfeldt, reporting for... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/30/sibos-2012-day-2-report-targeting-securities-and-the-rise-of-rmb.html Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:58:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/31/sibos-2012-day-3-report-payments-and-news-from-the-exhibition.html The third day of the Sibos 2012 trade show in Osaka, Japan, saw a plethora of new launches and announcements from the exhibition floor, not the least of which was SunGard&rsquo;s new enterprise reconciliation product for Microsoft&rsquo;s Windows 8, which has itself attracted some attention from... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Oct/31/sibos-2012-day-3-report-payments-and-news-from-the-exhibition.html Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:49:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Nov/1/sibos-2012-day-4-report-compliance-and-innovation-mutually-opposed.html The final day of the Sibos 2012 trade show in Osaka, Japan, featured much discussion about the over the counter (OTC) transparency changes post-crash as the first ever compliance track at the show came to a close, says Tom Groenfeldt. Meanwhile, elsewhere on site the Innotribe Award to the best... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Nov/1/sibos-2012-day-4-report-compliance-and-innovation-mutually-opposed.html Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:14:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Nov/6/all-good-things-come-to-an-end-sibos-2012-reflections.html With its audience of more than 6,000 registrants now safely ensconced back home after last week&rsquo;s Sibos 2012 trade show in Osaka, Japan, Neil Ainger reflects on some of the major themes and talking points unveiled by the daily Bobsguide show report. This summary covers everything from the... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Nov/6/all-good-things-come-to-an-end-sibos-2012-reflections.html Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:23:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Nov/8/sibos-interview-yawar-shah-chair-of-swift-on-sibos-2012-and-the-future-of-banking.html Yawar Shah, a COO at Citi, chair of SWIFT and one of the main players at the Sibos 2012 trade show organised by the collective, spoke to Tom Groenfeldt last week in Osaka, Japan, about his reactions to the show, his career and what his thinks the future holds for the banking industry.&nbsp; ... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Nov/8/sibos-interview-yawar-shah-chair-of-swift-on-sibos-2012-and-the-future-of-banking.html Thu, 08 Nov 2012 10:23:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Nov/20/cobit-5-a-framework-to-help-corporates-fight-fraud.html &nbsp; The fight against fraud is a constant arms race between criminals &ndash; both internal and external &ndash; seeking to breach a financial institutions (FIs) defences and the information security professionals trying to develop authentication and protection tools in time to meet the... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Nov/20/cobit-5-a-framework-to-help-corporates-fight-fraud.html Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:42:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Nov/27/interview-microsoft-technologists-explain-how-big-data-adds-big-value.html Big data was among the hot topics at this year&rsquo;s Sibos 2012 trade show, so Richard Hartung sat down with a trio of technologists from Microsoft for their take on how financial institutions can best leverage big data. Hear from Microsoft&rsquo;s industry solution director Colin Kerr,... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Nov/27/interview-microsoft-technologists-explain-how-big-data-adds-big-value.html Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:55:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Dec/4/2013-predictions-what-comes-after-the-financial-services-industrial-revolution.html The director of financial services strategy at Pegasystems, Tony Tarquini, thinks that 2013 may at last see some moves towards cross-channel retail banking integration as post-industrial banking gets underway. Paul Tucker, the deputy governor of the Bank of England addressed the British... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Dec/4/2013-predictions-what-comes-after-the-financial-services-industrial-revolution.html Tue, 04 Dec 2012 09:08:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Dec/10/digital-natives-the-technology-know-how-driving-the-banks-of-the-future.html The upcoming generation of digital natives born around the millennium will soon start to open their first bank accounts, if they haven&rsquo;t done so already, and before you know it they will be entering the workplace and demanding that their technology needs are met. Adam Ripley, chairman of... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2012/Dec/10/digital-natives-the-technology-know-how-driving-the-banks-of-the-future.html Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:59:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Jan/8/2013-predictions-for-compliance-retail-banking-and-security.html As is usual at this time of year, the Bobsguide bunker HQ, has been receiving many submissions from vendors predicting what they think will be the big technology issues in the year ahead. In this compilation, collected by Neil Ainger, we take a look at some of the predictions for the compliance... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Jan/8/2013-predictions-for-compliance-retail-banking-and-security.html Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:41:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Jan/14/evolving-corporate-actions-the-drivers-of-transformation.html In a financial services (FS) market that is under increasing pressure to measure, monitor and report on various aspects of risk on an intra-day basis, corporate actions processing remains an anomaly. Changes to corporate actions processing and distribution &ndash; often still inconsistent and... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Jan/14/evolving-corporate-actions-the-drivers-of-transformation.html Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:22:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Jan/21/examining-the-technology-options-for-portfolio-oversight.html The ever-increasing importance of portfolio oversight and more flexible reporting in the asset management field cannot be overstated, says David Adams in this Bobsguide feature looking at the regulatory and market drivers for increased oversight and the need for technology assistance. ... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Jan/21/examining-the-technology-options-for-portfolio-oversight.html Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:15:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Feb/4/event-report-london-fpa-club-and-certification-launched.html A new networking group and business best practice forum was launched at the prestigious City Club of London last Thursday night to support financial planning and analysis (FP&amp;A) professionals and aid their career development, reports Neil Ainger.&nbsp;News about a forthcoming FP&amp;A... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Feb/4/event-report-london-fpa-club-and-certification-launched.html Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:25:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Feb/20/mwc-show-preview-the-future-of-mobile-is-in-young-hands.html Ahead of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) trade show in Barcelona, running 25-28 February next week, which Bobsguide will be reporting on, the strategy director at Monitise, Richard Johnson, looks back over the history of the MWC show, the mobile financial services (FS) arena and what can be... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Feb/20/mwc-show-preview-the-future-of-mobile-is-in-young-hands.html Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:05:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Feb/28/show-report-fpl-emea-trading-conference.html The fifth annual FIX Protocol Ltd (FPL) trading conference for financial market participants in Europe, Middle-East and Asia (EMEA) got underway in the City of London today at the Old Billingsgate market. The growth in multi-asset trading, spread in connectivity and technology, need to serve the... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Feb/28/show-report-fpl-emea-trading-conference.html Thu, 28 Feb 2013 16:10:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Mar/5/mwc-show-report-swings-roundabouts-and-the-nfc-saw.html &nbsp; By Paul Skeldon, reporting for Bobsguide A shiny new venue awaited the Mobile World Congress (MWC) annual mobile industry trade show in Barcelona, Spain, last week at Fira Gran Via, but in some ways the 2013 show, running 25-28 February, was more like the old days with Visa,... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Mar/5/mwc-show-report-swings-roundabouts-and-the-nfc-saw.html Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:21:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Mar/14/beyond-the-desktop-mobility-in-the-corporate-banking-and-business-world.html &nbsp; Companies are lagging behind consumers in their adoption of mobile financial services (FS) and mobile working practices, believes Sirpa Nordlund, the executive director of Mobey Forum, but this situation will not carry on for much longer. The benefits of mobile working, payments and... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Mar/14/beyond-the-desktop-mobility-in-the-corporate-banking-and-business-world.html Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:59:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Mar/21/tomorrows-transactions-debated-today-at-the-old-digital-money-forum.html The informal Tomorrow&rsquo;s Transactions payments conference, run by Consult Hyperion last week at One America Square in the City of London, featured a presentation from MyBank&nbsp;ahead&nbsp;of its launch&nbsp;and looked at the importance of digital identities in a cashless future, mobile... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Mar/21/tomorrows-transactions-debated-today-at-the-old-digital-money-forum.html Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:56:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Mar/28/fsa-replacement-bodies-reveal-plans-and-risk-outlooks-1-april-also-date-for-new-libor-rules-and-easier-entry-rules.html It&rsquo;s not a joke and the date of its demise is coincidental insists the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA), which will be replaced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) on 1 April 2013. The outgoing UK regulatory body has revealed the... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Mar/28/fsa-replacement-bodies-reveal-plans-and-risk-outlooks-1-april-also-date-for-new-libor-rules-and-easier-entry-rules.html Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:58:00 +0000 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Apr/12/ips-show-report-searching-for-value-in-sepa-and-in-new-technology.html &nbsp; A wide range of themes relating to payment services, products and regulations were discussed at International Payments Summit (IPS) 2013, held in London this week on 9-11 April. The fast-approaching introduction of the single euro payments area (SEPA) and its repercussions for... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Apr/12/ips-show-report-searching-for-value-in-sepa-and-in-new-technology.html Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:57:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Apr/12/ips-report-day-two-sepa-compliance-focus.html &nbsp; A special focus on complying with the single euro payments area (SEPA) was held on day two of the International Payments Summit (IPS) in London this week, reports Graham Buck. A comprehensive review of how the SEPA migration process is proceeding, ahead of the 1 February 2014 end date... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Apr/12/ips-report-day-two-sepa-compliance-focus.html Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:40:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Apr/12/ips-report-day-two-impact-of-new-regulations.html &nbsp; The early morning breakfast briefing panel on the second full day of the International Payments Summit (IPS) 2013 show at the Hilton London Tower Bridge Hotel on Wednesday 10 April contained a banker who was brave enough to admit that, &ldquo;yes, prices will rise&rdquo; for corporate... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Apr/12/ips-report-day-two-impact-of-new-regulations.html Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:06:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Apr/19/show-preview-infosec-europe-2013-and-securing-your-financial-future.html &nbsp; Infosecurity Europe, running 23-25 April at the London Earls Court Exhibition Centre, is expected to attract more than 10,000 infosec delegates, 350 exhibitors, and numerous bank chief information security officers (CISOs) such as Michael Paisley at Santander, and risk and security... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Apr/19/show-preview-infosec-europe-2013-and-securing-your-financial-future.html Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:59:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Apr/18/tradetech-europe-report-day-1-stop-the-clocks.html &nbsp; The first full day of TradeTech Europe 2013 got underway on Wednesday 17 April at London&rsquo;s Excel Arena but many attendees were delayed in getting there due to ex-Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher&rsquo;s funeral that day, which caused traffic and travel chaos due to road closures... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Apr/18/tradetech-europe-report-day-1-stop-the-clocks.html Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:30:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Apr/18/tradetech-europe-report-day-2-running-to-stand-still.html In among all the thousands of runners registering for this weekend&rsquo;s London Marathon, the second full day of the TradeTech Europe 2013 show got underway on Thursday 18 April at London&rsquo;s Excel Arena, writes Neil Ainger, with the arguments about high frequency trading (HFT) still... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Apr/18/tradetech-europe-report-day-2-running-to-stand-still.html Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:09:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Apr/24/show-report-infosec-europe-2013.html &nbsp; The threat to financial services and other firms from hackers, malware, hacktivists, insiders and the global nature of IT security threats was outlined by two UK government ministers at the first day of the Infosecurity Europe... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Apr/24/show-report-infosec-europe-2013.html Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:09:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Apr/29/is-there-a-future-for-cheques-in-the-uk.html &nbsp; The Chancellor of the Exchequer in the UK gave a speech earlier this year that included criticism of the UK&#39;s&nbsp;payment systems and put forward some specific&nbsp;ideas for making 21st-century Britain a better place to do business. Conversely however, writes Dave Birch of... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/Apr/29/is-there-a-future-for-cheques-in-the-uk.html Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:55:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/1/show-report-future-of-london-as-a-finance-centre-and-treasury-impact-of-regs-debated-at-swift-forum.html &nbsp; The parlous state of the UK&rsquo;s relationship with the EU, following the decision to go for an &lsquo;in/out&rsquo; referendum&nbsp;and its implications for the future of London as financial centre were debated at the SWIFT Business Forum in London on 30 April, with the ex-deputy... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/1/show-report-future-of-london-as-a-finance-centre-and-treasury-impact-of-regs-debated-at-swift-forum.html Wed, 01 May 2013 13:49:00 +0100 http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/7/fixed-income-electronic-trading-what-is-the-magic-ingredient.html &nbsp; The fixed income markets have witnessed unprecedented turmoil in the past few years, which is driving a fundamental change to the market&rsquo;s structure, its architecture and plumbing, writes Sassan Danesh, FPL co-chair of the global fixed income committee, and managing partner of... http://www.bobsguide.com/guide/news/2013/May/7/fixed-income-electronic-trading-what-is-the-magic-ingredient.html Tue, 07 May 2013 10:50:00 +0100 Sunday