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Cazenove Fund Management deploys SimCorp Dimension

Cazenove Fund Management (CFM) has chosen SimCorp Dimension to support its entire back office operations, including client reporting.

05 January 2005

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Dexia rolls out Portiva for operational risk management

Portiva Corporation announced that Dexia SA has selected Portiva's J-PORT® software suite to provide operational risk management assistance in performing risk self assessments, managing action plans, capturing loss event data, and recording key risk indicators. Dexia intends to roll out J-PORT to all of its locations worldwide, beginning in January 2005.

05 January 2005

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Nyfix names Jay Shaffer EVP, finance and administration

NYFIX, Inc. (Nasdaq: NYFX), a leader in technology solutions for the financial marketplace, announced today that it has hired Jay D. Shaffer as Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration.

05 January 2005

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Nexa appoints Myers VP sales and Barkway director, European sales

Nexa Technologies, Inc., specialist provider of online and direct access trading solutions, today announced the appointment of two new members to its sales force.

05 January 2005

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Thai securities depository to introduce e-IPO service

Thailand Securities Depository Co., Ltd celebrates its 10th year anniversary with planned introduction of e-IPO for brokers to accommodate new IPOs from more than 100 companies plan to list on both the Stock Exchange of Thailand and the Market for Alternative Investment. New service is believed to be available for securities companies and brokerage firms in February 2005.

04 January 2005

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Thai Stock Exchange lists 13 IT projects for 2005

Executive Vice President of The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Mr. Chaiyoot Chamnanlertkit, who oversees the Information Technology Division, disclosed that there are plans for 13 IT projects for the various SET Divisions in 2005. To better assist in the development of the entire capital market; the markets for the various financial instruments-- equity, debt, and derivatives-- will become integrated.

04 January 2005

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Abu Dhabi Investment Authority licenses SimCorp Dimension

SimCorp announces that an agreement has been reached to supply and implement SimCorp Dimension to the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority ("ADIA").

04 January 2005

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BNY Brokerage links DEx platform to Macgregor XIP order management network

BNY Brokerage Inc., a member of BNY Securities Group and subsidiary of The Bank of New York, has linked its DEx (Direct Execution Services) trading platform with the Macgregor XIP Order Management Network (OMN), expanding the trading capabilities of Macgregor's clients and giving them electronic direct access to all electronic markets.

04 January 2005

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Panmure Gordon joins Thomson RSP Gateway

Thomson Financial, an operating unit of The Thomson Corporation (NYSE: TOC; TSX: TOC), and leading provider of information and technology solutions to the worldwide financial community, today announced that Panmure Gordon has become the latest firm to join the Thomson Retail Service Provider (RSP) Gateway.

04 January 2005

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Nyfix issues $7.5 million convertible note

NYFIX, Inc. (NASDAQ: NYFX), a leader in technology solutions for the financial marketplace, announced today that on December 30, 2004, the Company had issued a $7.5 million Convertible Note (the "Note") with an interest rate of 5% due in December 2009 through a private placement to one party.

04 January 2005

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BP live with Wall Street Systems' hedge compliance module

Leading provider of global treasury and capital markets solutions, Wall Street Systems, today announced that BP, one of the world's leading global energy companies, is its first European-based corporate client to go live with The Wall Street System Hedge Compliance Module.

04 January 2005

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Conflict risk forces Ruuska to step aside as deputy CEO of OMX

Jukka Ruuska, President of the OMX Exchanges division and as of January 1, 2005, also President of the Stockholm Stock Exchange, has decided to temporarily leave his position as Executive Vice President and deputy CEO of OMX. No new deputy CEO will be appointed.

04 January 2005

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