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Money laundering shooting up agenda but banks raise concerns over systems

Bank boardroom focus on money laundering is at an all-time high, yet a third of executives think that their transaction monitoring systems are neither efficient nor effective, according to a survey from KPMG.

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Barclays to replace 400 branches with supermarket outlets

Plans by Barclays to revamp its branch network are coming into focus, with chief executive Anthony Jenkins telling the BBC that the UK bank will close a quarter of its high street branches over the coming year.

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Madoff programmers generated thousands of random trade documents to dupe auditors, jury told

A New York jury has heard how two former IT men employed by Bernard Madoff allegedly developed a raft of software programs to create fictitious transaction records designed to dupe auditors inspecting the company's books.

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Thomson Reuters bids to improve banks' benchmark submissions

In the wake of the Libor fixing scandal, Thomson Reuters has unveiled a service designed to help banks improve transparency and reporting when it comes to benchmark submissions and other price sensitive data.

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North American bank IT spending to hit nearly $60 billion in 2014

Tech spending by North American banks is expected to hit nearly $60 billion in 2014, marking a return to confidence in the sector after years of underinvestment.

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EC unveils accelerator to give tech start-ups helping hand

The European Commission has enlisted banks, telcos and universities for a new accelerator programme designed to help tech start-ups scale and take on the giants of Silicon Valley.

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Digital currency Ven to be listed on LMAX MTF

FCA-approved multilateral trading facility LMAX has agreed to list Ven, the digital currency created by online community Hub Culture, enabling brokers, banks and institutions to trade the virtual instrument.

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Saxo Bank launches social trading community

Denmark's Saxo Bank has unveiled an online social trading community where investors can share and discuss strategies.

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Kensho raises $10m to build a Siri-like assistant for capital markets trading

US start-up Kensho has raised $10 million in seed funding to build an "intelligent market research assistant" that will answer complex financial questions asked in natural language.

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DTCC warns demand for collateral set to overwhelm system infrastructures

With regulatory changes sparking a surge in demand for collateral, current operational processes and system infrastructures looks set to be overwhelmed, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has warned.

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SunGard appoints Marianne Brown as COO of financial systems

Marianne Brown, president and CEO of post-trade processing house Omgeo, has been appointed as chief operating officer of SunGard's financial systems business.

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Fresh stats show Sepa migration accelerating

New statistics released by the European Central Bank (ECB) show that migration to the Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa) gathered pace strongly in December.