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Date Press Release
08/02/2010
Misys sees growth in Islamic Banking’s Global Market drive demand for specialised software solutions

8 February 2010 – The rapid growth of the global Islamic banking market over the last five years has boosted the demand for specialised Islamic banking and finance software solutions, reports Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company. With the influx of mainstream banking institutions, particularly leading Western brands, into Islamic banking throughout the world, the support from specialist solution vendors has become a necessity to ensure a smooth transition to Shariah-based banking.


15/12/2009
Misys wins top award for Interest Rate Derivatives Processing

Ranked highly in FX, Credit, Cross-asset trading and Structured Products categories

15 December 2009 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces that it has won first place in the Risk Magazine Technology Awards 2009 in the category of “Trading Systems, front to back office – Rates”. The achievement is an endorsement of Misys’ 20-year pedigree as a leading provider to the interest rate derivatives market with its Misys Summit FT solution.
 


25/11/2009
Misys appoints Deok Sung Lee as Country Manager for Misys Korea

25 November 2009 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, announced today that Deok Sung Lee has been appointed as Country Manager for Misys Korea. Mr Lee will lead the Korean team to support local customers and develop partners in the country and implement sales and marketing plans for Misys.


24/11/2009
Misys Summit FT V5.4 expands risk and compliance coverage

New Market Risk Limits Module and integration with Misys Eagleye maximises risk control for Summit customers


16/11/2009
OeKB signs up to Misys Summit ASP hosted trading platform Misys Summit ASP to be deployed in the International Finance Department

16 November 2009 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY:L), the global application software and services company, today announced that OeKB, a prominent Austrian bank operating in the Capital Markets and servicing the export industry, has chosen its hosted trading platform, Misys Summit ASP, to optimise the bank’s liability and portfolio management functions throughout its Capital Markets business.


30/10/2009
Misys first to meet ISDA market practice changes for CDS in Asia

Latest release of Misys Summit FT includes standardised coupon support


30 October 2009 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces that it is the first to meet the market practice changes that will come into effect throughout Asia on 20 December 2009. Version 5.4 of Misys Summit FT covers all aspects of the market practice changes announced by ISDA. The enhancement was available earlier in the year and has successfully been adopted by credit derivatives customers in the Americas and Europe.
 


27/10/2009
Misys launches OTC derivatives solution for hedge funds, asset managers and asset servicers

Buy-side firms to benefit from rapid deployment and Misys’ OTC derivatives expertise

27 October 2009 - Misys (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, announces the launch of Summit Invest, the buy-side derivatives solution that leverages the 20 years of OTC and derivatives expertise of Misys Summit FT.
 


13/10/2009
The PrivateBank goes live with Misys Opics Plus to support its Capital Markets Business


13 October 2009 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announced that The PrivateBank has selected Misys Opics Plus to support its foreign exchange and interest rate derivatives business.


07/10/2009
Partners of Misys converge on Dubai to take part in first Middle East and Africa Partner Advisory Council

7 October 2009 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, has just held its first Partner Advisory Council for The Middle East and Africa, attended by more than 30 of its partners from the region.


09/09/2009
Misys expands Confirmation Matching Service to automate OTC Derivative and Commodity post-trade processing

9 September 2009 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces it has extended its world-leading post-trade confirmation solution, Misys Confirmation Matching Service (CMS), to handle OTC derivative and commodity fax confirmations.
 


01/07/2009
Nordic Investment Bank implements Misys Opics Plus for enhanced treasury management across all asset classes

1 July 2009 – Nordic Investment Bank (NIB), an international financial institution (IFI) owned by eight Nordic countries, has gone live with Misys Opics Plus. The Misys solution will cover the entire bank’s requirement for bank proprietary treasury trading and corporate activity and will operate across all asset classes in the treasury back office.
 


26/06/2009
Misys celebra 20 años en la vanguardia de la industria del software bancario en España

26 de junio de 2009 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), la compañía de aplicaciones y servicios globales de software bancario, ha anunciado hoy que ha celebrado su presencia en España durante los últimos 20 años ofreciendo soluciones líderes de mercado a sus clientes españoles.
Para conmemorar el aniversario de sus oficinas en España Misys reunió a su base de clientes en un evento en Madrid, incluyendo los principales bancos e instituciones financieras del país. Al evento asistieron un número significativo de clientes de la compañía que se han beneficiado y añadido valor a sus negocios a partir de las soluciones de Misys, tanto para banca corporativa, al por mayor, al por menor o para tesorería y mercado de capitales.


26/06/2009
Misys celebrates 20 years at the forefront of the Spanish banking industry

26 June 2009 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces that it has just celebrated having a presence in Spain and providing world-beating solutions to its customers there for 20 years.

To mark the anniversary of its offices in the country, Misys hosted its entire Spanish customer base at a celebratory event in Madrid, which included the leading banks and financial institutions in the country. The event was attended by a significant number of Misys clients all of whom have benefited and gained value from its solutions, whether in corporate, wholesale or retail banking or in treasury and capital markets.
 


23/06/2009
Misys broadens Confirmation Matching Service to cover full Metals Suite

Post-trade matching of precious metals extended across all metal trade transactions

23 June 2009 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces it has extended its Confirmation Matching Service to cover the additional asset class of base metals within its Metals Suite. This extended capability within Misys world-leading matching engine brings more benefits to customers performing any metal trade.


23/06/2009
Union Bank selects latest innovative solution from Misys for greater efficiency and transparency in Foreign Exchange and Money Markets

Union Bank goes live on Misys Opics Plus v3.0 in just four months

23 June 2009 – Misys (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announced that Union Bank, N.A., a California-based commercial bank, has gone live with Misys Opics Plus v3.0, the latest release of Misys’ powerful Treasury and Capital Markets operations solution. The new solution will support Union Bank’s Foreign Exchange and Money Markets treasury operations, delivering improved efficiency and greater transparency on a newly re-engineered .NET service-oriented architecture.
 


10/06/2009
Misys builds on long-standing success by winning two awards from Structured Products Magazine

Misys Summit FT recognised in five key categories in the first Annual Rankings Technology Survey

10 June 2009 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces that its Misys Summit FT solution has been awarded a top-three classification in five categories in Structured Products Magazine’s Annual Technology Rankings, building on the significant success it has enjoyed since the magazine’s inception in 2004.
 


05/06/2009
Misys Credit Risk Vantage unveiled as latest solution in Misys’ expanding Risk Management portfolio

Extends suite of leading risk solutions based on Misys Risk Vision’s central platform

5 June 2009 –Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today at the Risk Europe annual conference in Frankfurt launched Misys Credit Risk Vantage, the latest credit risk offering from the portfolio of Risk solutions offered from Misys. The solution was initially developed as a new component for Misys Risk Vision to provide additional key credit risk modeling functionality to that already offered from Misys Risk Vision. Misys Credit Risk Vantage brings financial institutions an additional straightforward model to reduce parameter uncertainty within their business.
 


13/05/2009
OSEO selects Misys Summit FT to support its treasury business

Misys Summit FT solution to be deployed throughout front-to-back office as French state agency looks to maximise its support to France’s SMEs

13 May 2009 – Misys (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announced that OSEO, the French state-backed company that provides financial support to small and medium sized businesses, has selected Misys to support its entire treasury business. Misys Summit FT has been chosen to deliver full front-to-back office cross asset coverage and deliver a robust risk management solution to the organisation.
 


02/04/2009
Societe Generale is live with Misys solution to support

Société Générale is live with Misys solution to support
its asset servicing and custody services business

Société Générale Securities Services has gone live with Misys Summit FT

2 April 2009 – Misys, the global application software and services company announced today that Société Générale Securities Services (SGSS) has gone live with the Summit FT integrated solution to support its growing asset servicing and custody services business in Paris, France.
 


18/03/2009
Capmark invests in innovative SaaS technology from Misys to expand into outsourcing services for the syndicated loan market

Capmark to become first European user of hosted Misys Loan IQ solution as it establishes agency servicing business for new and existing customers with syndicated loan portfolios

18 March 2009 – Capmark, a provider of a broad range of financial services to banks and investors in commercial real estate-related assets, has invested in an innovative hosted technology platform from Misys, the global application software and services company, to expand its outsourcing and loan servicing to the general corporate syndicated loan market.