Reference data suppliers FAME Information Services, Inc. is expanding the platforms it supports to include Linux. "The Linux operating system has become increasingly popular in the past several years and more and more major vendors are announcing its support," says
SunGard Securities Processing says that the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) has given SunGard's STN Settlements central interface management service official certification to roll out the FICC Mortgage Backed Securities Division's (MBSD) Real Time Trade Matching (RTTM) interface to its
Eiger Systems says that EigerPAY Gateway, their new product for the BACSTEL IP marketplace, has received approval by BACS, the automated clearing house that processes Direct Debits and Direct Credits on behalf of the UK banks. This approval confirms that
European insurers spent 2 per cent less on IT in 2003 than they did in 2002, but they are about to return to happier go lucky ways. Or so says a new report from market analysts Datamonitor. The report, entitled
COR Financial Solutions says that PARAGON its collateral management and accounting solution was bought by City & Suburban Federal Savings Bank of New York. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed. City & Suburban has licensed the PARAGON system
GL TRADE has teamed up with LG FUTURES to enable clients to trade on KOFEX, the Korean Futures Exchange, through GL NET. In addition to The Tokyo Stock Exchange, TIFFE, Osaka, KOSPI, HKFE, SGX DT and SFE, KOFEX is the
UK based telecommunications provider Syntegra has joined the Financial Information eXchange (FIX) protocol organisation. The aim is to develop what Syntegra calls "a cost effective, secure and centralised FIX messaging utility." Syntegra provides a secure IP based electronic communications network
Lynx Financial Systems International says it has changed its name to Lynx Wealth Management Systems, to reflect the company's core area of expertise namely, the provision of software solutions for the offshore wealth management and private banking markets. "Our new
Misys Securities Trading Systems says Tullett has purchased its Market Settlement Automatic Netting module. The inter dealer broker is also upgrading its current Market Settlement System to the latest version on Oracle 9i. Misys says the Automatic Netting function is
Investia, the UK based provider of mutual fund processing technology best known for providing the platform that supports JP Morgan FundsHub, has introduced a new platform which complies with SWIFT XML message standards. Investia claims it is the first mutual