Latest Misys Sophis News: Finextra Research

Misys posts FY profit rise on banking recovery; no news on FIS deal, Kondor bid mooted

UK fintech vendor Misys has recorded a 12% rise in full year adjusted profits, boosted by strong uptake of its new BankFusion platform and the successful integration of recently acquired Sophis.

28 July 2011

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Misys reports flat H1 revenues; to hand over more Allscripts cash to shareholders

Misys has reported flat first half revenues as growth in treasury and capital markets was again offset by a slight decline in banking. Meanwhile, the UK vendor has also revealed it will hand over to shareholders another £145 million from the sale of healthcare unit Allscripts.

25 January 2011

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Misys agrees £375m Sophis acquisition

UK fintech vendor Misys has agreed to buy capital markets software provider Sophis from private equity firm Advent International in a deal worth around £375 million.

12 November 2010

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Sophis up for sale - Reuters

Private equity firm Advent International has hired Credit Suisse to help sell Paris-based portfolio and risk management technology vendor Sophis, according to Reuters.

03 June 2010

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Standard Chartered live with Sophis Risque

Standard Chartered has implemented the Risque trading and risk management platform from Paris-based Sophis to support its new equity derivatives operations in Singapore and Hong Kong.

13 December 2007

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Advent International acquires majority stake in Sophis

Private equity outfit Advent International has acquired a a majority stake in Paris-based portfolio and risk management technology vendor Sophis through a leveraged buyout (LBO).

18 July 2007

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RBC to roll out Sophis' Risque

Canadian banking group RBC is deploying Paris-based Sophis' trading and risk management platform, Risque, across its global capital markets business.

04 January 2006

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Descartes Investment Management deploys Sophis' Value

Descartes Investment Management, an Asia focused hedge fund, has implemented Sohpis' portfolio and risk management platform, Value.

09 July 2004

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HSH Nordbank deploys Sophis' Risque

Germany's HSH Nordbank is deploying Sophis' portfolio and risk management product, Risque, to support its derivatives business.

18 February 2004

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Sophis benchmarks Risque

Paris-based Sophis says its flagship portfolio and risk management product, Risque, reached a through-put rate over 500 transactions per second continuously throughout a working day during a series of tests at the Sun European Benchmark Centre.

05 September 2003

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Sophis signs third US hedge fund

New York hedge fund Alexandra Investment Management is rolling out Sophis' real time portfolio and risk management software, Value, across the enterprise.

30 June 2003

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Sophis upgrades fund and risk management product

Sophis has released a new version of Value, its fund and risk management software for the buy-side, which includes a real-time compliance management module and improved coverage for fixed income and interest rate derivatives.

17 April 2003

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