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Misys and Temenos: who buys the story?

18 months ago, as I commented the 100 Software Vendors from American Bankers, Misys occupied the position #31 as technology provider to financial services and it receives 44% of its revenue from the financial industry. The company also boasts all the top 50 banks among its 1,300 customers. Misys has more core banking customers than any other non-U...

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It's done: Temenos and Misys will become Mysemenos

According to Reuters, Temenos and its UK competitor Misys said on Tuesday had agreed to a number of key terms on a possible all-share merger that could create one of the world's largest standalone financial software companies. Few hours ago, a Tweeter announced that the major stakeholder of Misys agreed to the terms. The exchange ratio will be 4.1 ...

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Misys and Temenos: is it good for the Banks?

Almost 18 Months after the takeover from Odyssey Financial Technologies, Temenos announced to be considering “strategic combination with Misys plc to be effected by way of an all share merger”. Probably for compliance sake, since both companies are listed, the Misys press release cautiously provide further information “Discussions are continuing a...

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Enrico Camerinelli

Enrico Camerinelli Supply Chain Blockchain Personal Coach at Aite Group

What Will Happen in Wholesale Banking

I’d like to share with the community the most significant trends in wholesale banking my analyst colleagues and I are anticipating for 2012. The years following the 2008 financial crisis were challenging, and 2011 proved to be a continuation of that trend. While my analyst colleagues and I were optimistic at the start of 2011 that the year would br...

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Importance of Relationship Based Pricing

In today's banking industry , most of the core banking solutions will support Customer Information File, General Ledger System, Transaction Processing and Posting, Loans & Deposits system, MIS reporting and multi channels. However, offering intelligent pricing to a custome,r based on the length and breadth of relationship is n

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2012 contradictions

The world bank has recently published their six monthly GEP report showing interesting contradictions in growth across various regions. In the Eurozone of course we are looking at a recession of 0.3%, although given the strength of France and particularly Germany, one wonders what this means for Greece, Spain and Portugal. US growth will accelerat...

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Gary Wright

Gary Wright Analyst at BISS Research

Getting the most from trade finance

Investment banks have enormous positions to fund on a daily basis. This will include not only its own proprietary positions but also those of its clients who make use of the bank’s market capabilities and its ability to maximise collateral to get the best possible deal. By making good use of the soup to nuts banking facility the investing client h...

/wholesale Post-Trade Forum

Gary Wright

Gary Wright Analyst at BISS Research

The Bear Game

In the UK, the history of stock borrowing and lending has veered from being a well regulated, secure winner for all parts of the finance industry into an open season that is almost a free-for-all for regulated business. This has been instrumental in the creation of a much greater risk in short selling. I will be presenting a potted history of stoc...

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Enrico Camerinelli

Enrico Camerinelli Supply Chain Blockchain Personal Coach at Aite Group

The Euro Crisis and Supply Chain Finance

The Euro Crisis and Supply Chain Finance: New Players Enter the Game Synopsis In recent years, a new breed of non-bank players has emerged in the European Supply Chain Finance (SCF) marketplace, offering solutions particularly well-suited to the needs of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Looking ahead, I believe that a November 2009 change in E...

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Gary Wright

Gary Wright Analyst at BISS Research

Should short selling be banned?

There has been a huge media outcry that short selling is a major reason for the economic crisis. Worryingly people in the industry have bought this message and many firmly believe that short selling is one of the market’s evils. Sadly this view, although popular, demonstrates the ignorance of the reality of the benefits that short selling brings t...

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