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Indian securities watchdog imposes Web rules

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is calling on intermediary firms to toughen up their controls governing employee use of blogs, chat forums and instant messaging sites.

24 March 2011

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FSA fines analyst for 'careless' instant message

A former investment analyst has been fined £50,000 for using Bloomberg Instant Messenger to send "misleading and inaccurate disclosures" about a listed company, affecting its share price.

17 January 2011

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Finra fines Terra Nova $400,000 over improper payments

Broker Terra Nova Financial has been fined $400,000 by Finra for making more than $1 million in improper soft dollar payments to, or on behalf of, five hedge fund managers. The broker was also charged with failing to retain its business-related electronic instant messages.

24 November 2009

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Young Americans don't trust banks; want more social tech-driven communication - survey

US banks seeking to rebuild trust among young "millennials" should tap blogs and social networks to improve communication, according to a Microsoft sponsored survey.

01 October 2009

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US Bank signs for IBM Lotus collaboration technology

US Bank is rolling out IBM's Lotus Web 2.0 collaboration technology in a bid to improve staff communication and promote innovation.

15 September 2009

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Finextra launches Innovation Showcase

Finextra has launched the Innovation Showcase, a new feature on Finextra.com highlighting the most innovative financial technology developments over the past 12 months. Across a broad range of categories it showcases technologies that demonstrate uniqueness and impact, clever ways of solving a problem and projects at the leading edge of new industry trends.

11 February 2009

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ING Direct targets savers with Web 2.0 micro-site

Internet bank ING Direct has launched a Web 2.0-enabled 'We the Savers' microsite as part of a new media campaign encouraging US consumers to save and invest.

26 November 2008

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New tech key for banks looking to capture 'millennial' generation - survey

Banks need to step up their use of new technology like instant messaging and SMS if they are to capture the 'millennial' generation of 18 to 30 year olds, according to research commissioned by Microsoft.

18 November 2008

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HSBC rolls out Nortel communications technology

British banking group HSBC is piloting a unified communications platform from Nortel at its Canary Wharf headquarters ahead of a global roll out of the technology.

03 October 2008

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Autonomy looks to cash in on FSA call recording regulations

Software house Autonomy is pitching for business from firms looking to comply with upcoming Financial Services Authority (FSA) regulations requiring them to record and store telephone conversations and electronic communications relating to client orders.

17 September 2008

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Thomson Reuters loses FaceTime IM technology suit

Thomson Reuters must remove technology developed by FaceTime Communications from its instant messaging (IM) service following a legal ruling over a late licensing payment.

30 July 2008

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Revolution Money launches AOL IM payments plug-in

Revolution Money, a Web 2.0 interchange-free payments platform, has released a plug-in that enables people to use AOL's instant messaging service (AIM) to send money to their 'buddies'.

29 July 2008

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FSA fines stockbroker Merchant Securities for slack security

The UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) has hit stockbroker Merchant Securities with a £77,000 fine for failing to protect customers from the risk of identity fraud.

18 June 2008

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ICE to buy YellowJacket Software

US market operator IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire electronic OTC energy trading platform YellowJacket Software. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

31 January 2008

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Nordea signs up to SwiftNet Mail

Scandinavian bank Nordea has signed up to use SwiftNet Mail, the secure person-to-person messaging system that operates on the IP-based SwiftNet network.

01 October 2007

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Microsoft buys Parlano

Microsoft has agreed to acquire Parlano, a Chicago-based provider of instant messaging technology, for an undisclosed sum.

30 August 2007

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Wall Street regulators to scrutinise electronic communications

US financial regulators NASD and Nyse Regulation have released a set of proposed guidelines for the management and supervision of electronic communications, both inside an organisation and externally.

15 June 2007

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Obopay introduces m-payments plug-in for AOL IM users

Californian m-payments outfit Obopay has launched a new plug-in for AOL's instant messaging service (AIM) which enables users to launch the P2P application and transfer funds to their AIM "buddies".

14 May 2007

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Eccleston to head up Pivot Solutions

Lou Eccleston, formerly of Bloomberg and Thomson Financial, has resurfaced as chairman and chief executive officer of Pivot Solutions, operator of the IMtrader buy-side network.

17 April 2007

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Belzberg to buy Nandra Group

Toronto-based trading software vendor Belzberg Technologies has signed a deal to acquire the business and assets of Nandra Group, an independent direct access service provider on the floor of the Nyse, for $1 million.

09 August 2006