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Basel Committee issues proposed revisions to the operational risk capital framework

The Basel Committee has today issued for consultation proposed revisions to the operational risk capital framework.

04 March 2016

DataArt appoints Cliff Moyce as global head of its financial practice

Global technology consulting firm DataArt has appointed the seasoned financial services and capital markets executive Cliff Moyce to head up its rapidly expanding financial practice.

12 January 2016

Company update/Operational risk

Investec Wealth & Investment goes live with Calastone Transfer Service

Calastone, the global funds transaction network, today announces that Investec Wealth & Investment, one of the UK’s largest private client wealth management firms, has gone live with Calastone’s recently launched Transfer Service.

24 November 2015

Company update/Operational risk

Investec opts for Euroclear UK & Ireland's automated fund service

Investec Wealth and Investment Ltd (‘IW&I’), a leading wealth manager with responsibility for in excess of £26 billion clients’ AUM, has adopted Euroclear UK & Ireland’s (EUI) automated settlement and custody service; CREST, for its UK investment fund flows.

29 October 2015

Company update/Operational risk

Markit reveals FX trade confirmation service

Markit (Nasdaq: MRKT), a leading global provider of financial information services, today announced the launch of its FX trade confirmation service.

10 August 2015

Company update/Operational risk

Quantifi gets upgrade

Quantifi, a specialist provider of analytics, trading and Risk Management solutions, today announced the release of Quantifi Version 13 (V13).

22 July 2015

Company update/Operational risk

Murex and Omgeo team up for post-trade offering

Murex, the leading provider of integrated trading, risk, collateral and processing solutions, announced today a strategic partnership with Omgeo, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and the global standard for institutional post-trade efficiency.

22 July 2015

Company update/Operational risk

SmartStream certified by Swift for corporate actions

SmartStream, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM®) specialist, today announced that its TLM Corporate Actions solution has again been awarded SWIFT Certified Application status.

22 July 2015

Company update/Operational risk

Cybersecurity startup partners with PwC

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Switzerland and High-Tech Bridge have announced a joint business relationship to bring a new and innovative set of web application security services to their clients.

20 July 2015

Company update/Operational risk

Orc offers connectivity to Aequitas NEO Exchange

Orc, a trading technology firm, has expanded its coverage of the Canadian markets to include the Aequitas NEO Exchange, a newly launched Canadian stock market.

30 March 2015

Company update/Operational risk

DataArt partners OpsCheck for hedge fund automation

DataArt, a technology consulting firm that creates end-to-end solutions, today announced that it successfully partnered with OpsCheck to develop and launch a Web-based application which helps hedge funds maintain effective operational oversight in an increasingly challenging business and regulatory environment.

11 March 2015

Company update/Operational risk

Banco Santander controls operational risks with NetGuardians

Banco Santander (Suisse) SA has selected NG|Screener, the innovative software solution from NetGuardians, to help them proactively meet requirements in a strict international regulatory environment.

10 February 2015