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Technology

2002 system frontrunners

TECHNOLOGY

10 Jul 2002

Technology

The software needs of the credit-wary

Technology

10 Jul 2002

Basel Committee

Upbeat Basel regulators will issue QIS3 guide next week

Global banking regulators said they plan to issue banks next week with an information package on a crucial survey that in October will seek information on how banks might be affected by the Basel II rules on bank protective capital.

10 Jul 2002

Basel Committee

Regulators say main Basle II issues agreed

Global banking regulators believe there are now no substantial issues remaining with the complex Basel II rules on bank capital following an agreement on key issues announced today.

10 Jul 2002

Infrastructure

TD Securities to upgrade derivatives trading and risk system

TD Securities, the wholesale banking arm of TD Bank Financial Group, has teamed up with NumeriX, a provider of exotic derivatives data and analysis, to upgrade its trading and risk management system.

09 Jul 2002

Structured products

MSCI launches hedge fund indexes

Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), a provider of benchmark financial indexes, has launched a family of hedge fund indexes today following a two-and-a-half year development process. The new group includes more than 90 indexes calculated on a…

09 Jul 2002

Structured products

Japan Credit Market Update: Recent volatility subsides into summer lull

Japanese credit default swap spreads were slightly wider this week, but the US July 4 holiday and the beginning of the summer kept the market largely subdued following recent volatility, dealers said.

05 Jul 2002

Technology

Trayport

Technology

04 Jul 2002

Euroclear buys Crest in all-share deal

Euroclear plans to take over Crest Company in a €751 million all-share deal that will create one of Europe’s biggest securities settlement organisations.