Technology
DBS signs up to Front for credit derivatives
Singapore's largest bank, DBS, is to install Front Arena software to support its credit trading activities, including credit derivatives and credit basket trading. Front Arena was developed by Front Capital Systems, an operating unit of SunGard.
ING Direct selects BancWare for ALM
ING Direct, the telephone/internet banking arm of Dutch group ING, has implemented a suite of SunGard Trading and Risk Systems' BancWare products to manage global interest rate risk in three countries.
Icap offers eurobond e-broking
UK inter-dealer broker Icap has extended its e-broking offering to include euro-denominated eurobonds, but has yet to offer interest rate swaps - its dominant trading product.
Siam Commercial signs to ActiveBank.net
Thailand's Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) has adopted UK-based Financial Objects' ActiveBank.net system to support its treasury operations in Singapore and Hong Kong, and its offshore loan business in Bangkok.
Rolfe & Nolan to launch RANorder Pro
UK derivatives systems provider, Rolfe & Nolan (R&N), is poised to launch a new trade-order entry system for institutional traders called RANorder Pro.
Latest patsystems ceo faces non-confidence vote
Shareholders of London-based electronic trading connectivity and front-end vendor, patsystems, have called for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to seek the removal of David Jones as chief executive.
KWI builds product development team
London-based KWI, a supplier of trading and risk management systems for the energy markets, has made two new appointments to enhance its product development team and to increase the functionality of its flagship product, kW3000.
TFS-Icap completes Volbroker integration
Interbank broker TFS-Icap has completed the integration of online options broking platform Volbroker, following its December 1 acquisition of a stake in the bank-owned consortium.
Bank of China, CCB roll out Misys’ Opics suite
Bank of China and China Construction Bank (CCB) are rolling out London-based Misys International Banking Systems' Opics treasury and capital markets software suite. The service will provide both institutions with a straight-through processing (STP)…
Fimat signs up for Egar's energy trading system
Fimat, the US-based brokerage firm, has signed up to Egar Technology’s Focus system for trading energy and commodity derivatives. Egar is a New York-based technology firm that offers trading systems for over-the-counter and exchange-traded interest rate…
Cargill signs up to patsystems
Chicago-based Cargill Investor Services (CIS) has signed up to a derivatives trading service supplied by patsystems, the London-based software vendor specialising in electronic exchange connectivity and front-end trading.
Integral acquires margin product
Integral, the California-based financial software and services provider, has acquired Dublin-based International Financial Systems (IFS), a provider of collateralised foreign exchange trading services.
SwapsWire claims ‘imminent’ launch after tech delays
SwapsWire, a consortium-owned interdealer interest rate derivatives trading system, says it has overcome a raft of technology problems that delayed its launch. It hopes to go live "imminently" with most of its 23 shareholders, but did not offer a…
Credit model evaluation
With the new Basel Capital Accord scheduled for implementation in 2005, banks are having to evaluate the credit scoring models that will enable them to meet the minimum standards for Basel’s internal ratings-based (IRB) approach. Selecting an appropriate…
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