Interactive Data Corporation's Managed Solutions group has launched MiFID Advisor Suite, which is designed to help financial advisers more efficiently comply with MiFID Conduct of Business obligations. The suite includes five modules that offer detailed processes for a financial advisor's
BearingPoint and Guidewire Software, Inc. will jointly approach the insurance market in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) to provide customers with an integrated delivery approach for their Guidewire core system augmentation and replacement projects. The cooperation includes the
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published its annual report for the year 2006 07. The report details how the FSA has delivered outcomes for both firms and consumers throughout the year under the three headings which cover all of
Cicada is employing its Cicada Composer data management technology to offer applications for MiFID compliance requirements, including the ability to demonstrate best execution on client transactions. Under the sweeping Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID), participants in the European financial
Portware LLC, an independent provider of trading systems, has enhanced its offerings to allow the integration of sophisticated pre trade analysis and execution tools. Portware's open and flexible applications provide buy side clients with superior execution and a MiFID ready
UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) will utilize the Progress Software Corporation's Apama Event Processing Platform to power SABRE II, its transaction monitoring and market abuse detection system. The Apama platform was selected by Detica Group plc within a comprehensive programme
SAS, a provider of business intelligence software, has been chosen by Detica Group plc as a core technology provider for its recently announced deal with the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA). SAS UK and Detica will deliver a new market
The Lebanese Byblos Bank Group has selected Financial Architects' Finance Resource Planning application as the core platform to meet the bank's capital management requirements. Byblos implements the Basel II Accord in all entities of the group in Lebanon, Europe (Belgium,
Butterfield Bank Limited has chosen the International Private Banking Systems' IPBS Business Manager for regulatory and compliance responsibilities. Management of risk and best practice conformity with worldwide financial regulations led the bank to look at implementing a new system with
DataSynapse, a global provider of UniCredit, has developed its Bulldozer pricing application for use with DataSynapse's GridServer virtualisation software to optimise processing of its financial results both intra day and end of day. That has significantly reduced the minimum processing