Latest company announcements
30 Jul, 2010
Finance IT hiring picking up
There is now clear evidence that the 1st quarter recovery in the IT job market in the financial services sector continued into the 2nd quarter. That's according to the latest Financial Services IT hiring index from specialist recruiter McGregor Boyall.
30 Jul, 2010
TD to employ 500 at new Maine call centre
Today, TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®, will celebrate the grand opening of its new world-class call center in Auburn, the bank's latest addition to its presence in the state of Maine. Elected officials, including Governor John Baldacci, and U.S. Senators Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, will join TD Bank in unveiling the new facility.
30 Jul, 2010
EWise raises $12.1m
EWise, a global provider of online payments and online financial management solutions, today announced that it has completed a funding round from the three major markets, Asia/Pacific, Europe and North America resulting in $12.1 million being raised to:
30 Jul, 2010
MoneyGram posts Q2 results
MoneyGram International (NYSE:MGI), a leading global payment services company, today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2010.
30 Jul, 2010
VocaLink signs Metro Bank
VocaLink, the international specialist payments partner, has announced it is providing Metro Bank, the first new full service high street bank to enter the UK market in over one hundred years, with a one stop shop solution for all its payment needs.
30 Jul, 2010
SEC slaps $75 million subprime penalty on Citi and two executives
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Citigroup Inc. with misleading investors about the company's exposure to subprime mortgage-related assets. The SEC also charged one current and one former executive for their roles in causing Citigroup to make the misleading statements in an SEC filing.
30 Jul, 2010
Interactive Data sale completed
Interactive Data Corporation (NYSE: IDC), a leading provider of financial market data, analytics and related solutions, today announced the completion of its acquisition by investment funds managed by Silver Lake and Warburg Pincus.
30 Jul, 2010
Ingenico posts H1 results
Ingenico (Euronext: FR0000125346 - ING) announced today its reviewed
interim financial statements for the first half 2010 ended June 30.
29 Jul, 2010
Thomson Reuters Q2 profit falls
Thomson Reuters (TSX / NYSE: TRI), the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.
29 Jul, 2010
CME comes good in volatile second quarter
CME Group Inc. (Nasdaq:CME) today reported that second-quarter total revenues increased 26 percent to $814 million and operating income increased 29 percent to $515 million from the year-ago period. Second-quarter 2010 operating margin was 63 percent, up from 62 percent in second-quarter 2009. Operating margin is defined as operating income as a percentage of total revenues.
29 Jul, 2010
Restructuring charges dent ITG earnings
Investment Technology Group, Inc. (NYSE:ITG), a leading agency broker and financial technology firm, today reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2010. An increase in U.S. volumes drove revenues and pro forma operating earnings higher as compared to the first quarter of 2010.
29 Jul, 2010
Direct Edge chooses Correlix latency monitoring service
Correlix Ltd., the leading provider of Latency Intelligence solutions for monitoring, measuring and analyzing order and market-data flows in real-time, today announced that Direct Edge, America's newest stock exchange, has selected Correlix's RaceTeam latency monitoring service to provide full latency transparency of order execution and market data flow in real-time to its customers.
29 Jul, 2010
Zitouna Bank selects Gemalto instant issuance technology
Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announced that Zitouna Bank in Tunisia has selected its Dexxis Instant Issuance solution for on-the-spot EMV card personalization across the bank's branches nationwide.
29 Jul, 2010
Manulife renews multi-million dollar CGI IT outsourcing deal
Manulife Financial (TSX, NYSE and PSE: MFC; SEHK: 945) and CGI Group Inc. (CGI) (TSX: GIB.A; NYSE: GIB), announced today that CGI will continue to provide IT services to Manulife into 2013 under a multi-million dollar contract renewal. As part of CGI's commitment to the Atlantic region, CGI will continue to deliver IT services to Manulife through its global delivery center in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
29 Jul, 2010
JPMorgan hires additional 100 staff for trade finance push
J.P. Morgan Treasury Services today announced that it is strengthening the organizational structure of its Global Trade practice to better address the industry's increasing demand for market-leading trade finance and supply chain management solutions. Under the leadership of Global Trade Executive Daniel Cotti, J.P. Morgan is expanding the bank's award-winning Global Trade organization, hiring several new senior managers for key positions and adding nearly 100 trade and supply chain professionals to the firm's international team.