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SailPoint Global Market Pulse Survey Underscores Risk of Insider Threats

A recent SailPoint Market Pulse Survey examined the current state of employee compliance with corporate policy related to private, sensitive data to help identify weak links in IT risk mitigation programs. Conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of SailPoint, the survey of 3,484 employees in the United States, Great Britain and Australia found that an...

ING Investment Management Adopts Bloomberg Research Platform

ING Investment Management has adopted Bloomberg’s proprietary research management platform to share ideas globally and track the effectiveness of trade ideas, Bloomberg and ING IM announced today. ING IM is the first investment firm to use the technology to create a network for portfolio managers, buy- and sell-side analysts to communicate and collaborate. The software...

Reval Hires Patrick Cannon to Lead Client Services Team Globally

Reval, the premier provider of financial risk management Software-as-a-Service) to corporations and financial institutions globally, announced today that Patrick Cannon has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Client Services to oversee dedicated Professional Services and Client Solutions teams in North America, EMEA and Asia Pacific. Cannon brings over 16 years of experience in...

Virginie’s Blog – C+ ‘Could do Better’

This month, I’ve been busy organising a couple of webinars on the pricing and valuations challenge in the market (one of which is at 3pm on Thursday – see more here), as well as helping our research team on our upcoming North American valuations benchmarking report (check the site in the coming months for more)....

Bruno Prigent Appointed Global Head of Societe Generale Securities Services

Bruno Prigent, currently Deputy Head of Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS), will become Head of SGSS as of 30 September 2011. He will thus join the Executive Committee of the Private Banking, Global Investment Management and Services division as well as the General Management Committee of Societe Generale Group. Bruno Prigent will report to Jacques...

BNY Mellon Asset Servicing Launches Workbench Mobile for the iPad

BNY Mellon, the global leader in investment management and investment services, announced the launch of Workbench Mobile, a new app enabling the firm’s institutional clients to authorize instructions and securely access key reports and account information from their iPad. Workbench Mobile is available now for download to registered Workbench users at the App Store through...

Robeco Completes Installation of Multifonds Fund Accounting System

Robeco, a pure-play asset manager with an active investment style has gone live with Multifonds Fund Accounting system to support its fast and efficient growth into new markets. Robeco needed a fund accounting product that provided a high degree of flexibility and a quick time to market in terms of setting up new products, coupled...

Wenig Departing Thomson Reuters in Reorg

Veteran Devin Wenig is leaving Thomson Reuters, where he was head of the Markets division (its focus being on financial information and trading systems) as part of a reorganisation that will see that division split in three. CEO Tom Glocer will take over Wenig’s responsibilities, and the division will now be organised as: Financial Professionals...

Virginie’s Blog – Never a Dull Moment

Summer used to be a quiet month or two for news. Not so this year (or even the last few years perhaps). What with the M&A rumour mill on overdrive, restructuring and musical chairs within the vendor community, endless regulatory toing and froing, and the recent announcement that the UK is potentially opting out of...

Another One Out the Door at Thomson Reuters: Wenig Departs from Markets Division as Part of Structural Shake up

In yet another shock departure from data giant Thomson Reuters over the last few months, Markets division chief Devin Wenig has left and CEO Tom Glocer is due to take on his responsibilities. Wenig, who has long been thought the natural successor to Glocer, is departing the vendor as part of a management and structural...