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Announcing the completion of his company’s acquisition of Sophis this month, Misys CEO Mike Lawrie appeared to issue a shot across the bow of long-time – and historically larger – capital markets software and services rival SunGard. The combination of Misys and Sophis, he said, would create the world’s No. 1 capital markets solution provider. Further, Ed Ho, EVP and general manager of Misys’ Treasury and Capital Markets group, suggested: “We will have effectively, with the Sophis acquisition, a leading participation in every one of the verticals in capital markets.”


















Quantifi’s release this month of QX (version 10.0) of its eponymous analytics, trading and risk management platform adds capabilities designed to help financial institutions deal with the growing complexity around counterparty risk and OTC Derivatives valuation.
First Clearing is working with NYSE Technologies to install the technology provider’s Hosted Transaction Hub, a managed solution that will provide First Clearing with connectivity and risk management designed to meet Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations on market data access.
London-based investment manager TT International’s implementation of SunGard’s APT risk management, portfolio construction and optimisation solution is part of its strategy to put risk at the centre of the investment management decision process.
By David Sherriff, chief operating officer of Microgen

