ITG Launches Execution Analysis Tool ITG, an independent broker and financial technology vendor, reports that it has launched ITG Execution Analysis, a web-based analytics tool for clients seeking additional insights into their fill-level data and broker-neutral algorithm usage. “Through the use of FIX-based, fill-level data, ITG Execution Analysis focuses on algorithm usage, spread capture, venue… Read More >>
Integration Software from JPMorgan to Bolster Markit Clear
Financial data, systems and services vendor Markit will be using integration software acquired from JPMorgan to help pave the way for the straight through processing (STP) of loan transactions and to bring greater settlement efficiency to the syndicated loan market, officials say. Markit officials are not disclosing the financial terms of the acquisition, but they… Read More >>
Calpers CEO to Retire at the End of June
Calpers CEO to Retire by mid-2016 CEO for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (Calpers) Anne Stausboll says she will retire as head of the nation’s largest public pension fund on June 30, 2016, at the end of the fund’s current fiscal year. Stausboll has been CEO since January 2009, and she took on the… Read More >>
Misys Platform Targets Data Silo Transformation
Misys is launching a platform that it hopes will help firms transform their data-siloed environments, starting with post-trade processing, “the logical first step,” say vendor officials. “Streamlining back office processes will not only increase efficiency and reduce risk; it also represents a new revenue stream for those banks who take a utility model approach and… Read More >>
New Misys President Also Serves as Chief Sales Officer
Financial software vendor Misys has appointed Simon Paris as its new president and chief sales officer, officials say. In his new role, Paris will be responsible for “the entire go-to-market organization [of the firm], including sales, marketing, pre-sales and partners,” in addition to deepening “customer engagement and driving revenue growth for the Misys Fusion software… Read More >>
Finpacific Joins Misys Partner Program
Finpacific Treasury Systems, an Australian treasury, risk and cash flow management vendor, has partnered with financial software vendor Misys and joined Misys’ InFusion Partner Program, officials say. Finpacific has more than 10 years of experience working with banks in the Asia Pacific region and has “deep expertise in application development and deployment, managed services, training… Read More >>
Allegro Taps Misys for New CEO
Allegro Development Corp., a Dallas, Texas-headquartered provider of commodity risk management software for power and gas utilities, refiners, producers, traders and commodity consumers, reports that Frank Brienzi has been named CEO. Brienzi joins from London-based Misys, Allegro says, where the former Misys president and chief sales officer “led a two year global transformation of sales,… Read More >>
GMS Joins Misys InFusion Partner Program
FinTech vendor Misys has inked an agreement with Global Market Solutions (GMS) to become a member of the InFusion Partner Program, officials say. GMS provides expertise in implementation and integration projects around financial software for a range of activities, including risk management, IT architecture and others. “Global Market Solutions has many years of experience in… Read More >>
Misys Offers Trade Reporting Link to DTCC GTR
The Misys Regulatory Reporting Service (RRS) now offers connectivity to the DTCC’s Global Trade Repository (GTR), giving European corporates, fund managers and smaller banks another option beyond the service’s current link to the Regis-TR repository for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives reporting mandated by the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) legislation. The EMIR rules require all parties… Read More >>
Misys Debuts Enterprise-Wide Limits Solution
Misys, a provider of financial services software, has launched FusionRisk Limits, a new solution that will “make it possible for financial institutions to see all exposures, breaches and limit utilization across their entire operations,” according to a company statement. By consolidating enterprise-wide limit information in a single location, FusionRisk Limits “enables a significantly enhanced view… Read More >>
