According to a new study of the competitive landscape in the Western European financial services sector by market intelligence experts IDC, IT providers are increasingly "verticalizing their go to market strategies to better position their offerings in the attractive financial
SunGard Business Integration says that Liechtenstein based Verwaltungs und Privat Bank AG (VP Bank) has bought SunGard's MINT solution to consolidate its financial messaging. VP Bank required a scalable and robust solution that would help reduce the overall costs of
JP Morgan Investor Services has chosen DST International's HiPortfolio 3 as its third party fund administration system for the insurance sector in the UK. "After reviewing the market, we chose HiPortfolio 3 partly because of its reputation, but also because
Mellon Global Investments has appointed Kevin Schrader as Head of Global Key Accounts. Schrader, who joined in January 2004, will report to Jon Little, Chief Executive of Mellon Global Investments. At Mellon Global Investments Schrader will focus on strengthening existing
The Bank of Indonesia turned on its paperless settlement system for government bonds today. The new settlement system (S4) is an online settlement system developed in house by the central bank. It replaces the previous Book Entry Registry (BER) system.
Apama (UK) Limited, the self styled pioneer of next generation Trading Strategy Management (TSM) technologies, has launched the Apama Event Modeller. An intuitive, trader based tool which comprises the Apama Scenario Manager and Dashboard Generator aims to further enhances the
HSBC Global Investor Services has welcomed the recommendations in Paul Myners's recent report on shareholder voting practice in the UK, particularly those on the registration of a client's title to shares. HSBC says it registers UK shareholdings held on behalf
In Thailand, the SEC plans to establish a new investor protection fund to cover the risk that brokers mis manage assets in safekeeping, according to local press reports. The fund is expected to be worth THB 100 million. The Thailand