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Top Stories
Unirisx and IDP Form Strategic Alliance To Create Unirisx Integrated Solution
InsuranceNov 23, 2009
Combined technology features policy administration with billing, claims and bureau reporting components; IDP clients Security Mutual and AFI commit to new solution.
WS&T Presents the Capital Markets Outlook 2010
Capital MarketsNov 23, 2009
During the first few months of 2009, many financial services executives believed that it would be a lost year -- most expected the markets to continue to tumble, or at best tread water, and anticipated more bank failures, job losses and pain. 2010 couldn't get here fast enough.
Sword Group Acquires AgencyPort
InsuranceNov 20, 2009
The deal unites AgencyPort's front-end solutions and client base with Sword's core processing and CRM capabilities.
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- Interagency Panel to Fight Financial Crime
- Obama Orders Creation of Financial Fraud Task Force
- Americans See China as Economic Threat
News
This Holiday Shopping Season Will See More Debit, Less Credit
Accenture Holiday Shopping Survey notes that thrifty Americans are opting to use cash/debit in their spending and that banks would do well to be mindful of these changing payment preferences.
ConvergEx Acquires NorthPoint Trading Partners Prime Broker Business
Acquisition of NorthPoint adds established boutique prime broker platform to ConvergEx's suite of services.
ConvergEx Acquires NorthPoint For Prime Brokerage Services
ConvergEx has agreed to acquire NorthPoint Trading Partners in order to offer small and medium sized hedge funds access to introducing prime brokerage services.
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- UK's Equitable Life Signs HCL for $200m Engagement
- StreamBase Connects to Chi-X Canada
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- Deutsche Borse Acquires Algo Trading News Provider
- Senator Kaufman Calls for End to Sponsored Access
- Unirisx and IDP Form Strategic Alliance To Create Unirisx Integrated Solution
- Obama, Big Bird to Discuss Science, Math
- J.P. Morgan Stepping Up Fight Against Corporate Payments Fraud
Videos
Blogs
- For Bank Marketing, Re-Focus the Pareto Principle on Customer Profitability
- Economists Upbeat About Jobs
- New Asset Bubbles May Be Growing
- Challenging Economic Times Call for Innovative Branch Technologies
- CFTC Chairman Calls for Comprehensive Reform to OTC Derivatives Market
- Congress to Take Closer Look at The Fed
- Honor Roll: This Week's Top Insurance Blogs (Nov. 15-21)
- Honor Roll: This Week's Top Bank Blogs (Nov. 15-21)
- Geithner Gets Grief from GOP
- TGIF: Things Not to Be Grateful For: Goldman Sachs, Silverdome, Congressional Recess
- Ten Take Aways from Our Trading Summit
Industry Opinions
- OTC Derivatives Market Reform Update (VIDEO)
- OTC Derivatives Reform Doesn't Go Far Enough
- Options: The Line Between Institutional and Retail Trading
- Challenges in OTC Equity Swaps Processing
- Early Thoughts On SEC Dark Pool Regulation
- The Bar Code of Financial Markets
- Wall Street Compensation and Investment: A Different Take
Case Studies
- Tabb Study: Unintended Consequences of Regulatory Action Top Buy Side Concern
- Mereor Absolute Return Fund Picks GlobeOp as Fund Administrator
- IND-X To Merge with Enzard Ltd.
- Northern Trust Building Better Views of Liquidity for Asset Managers
- Swedbank to Use CEP to Assess Liquidity Risk
- Dodd Presents Financial Regulatory Bill
- FSA Fines UBS $13 Million for Unauthorized Trades
- G2 Systems Joins Forces with HighRoad Fund Services
Briefs & Reports
Featured Brief
Directory of Dark Pools
As the number of dark pools continues to rise, it's more essential than ever to fully understand the differences among the various trading venues.
Featured Report
Wall Street firms save money in their data centers while saving the planet
As the downturn continues to squeeze spending, more and more Wall Street firms are realizing that energy-efficient IT may be the best way to slash operating costs.
Featured Resources
- True Business Transparency: Understand and Optimize Business Decisions
- Competitive Strategies for Managing Customized Forms
- Best Practices for Leveraging Business Analytics in Today's and Tomorrow's Insurance Sector
- Reducing the Cost of AML Compliance
- Rising Above Risk: Sensible Continuity Solutions for Voice Trading Communications in a Challenging Market
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