Deal reaffirms Sophis VALUE’s position as the leading asset management solution

17 January 2012 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces that Strategic Investment Group (Strategic), an asset allocator with $27.9 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2011, has selected Sophis VALUE for cross-asset trading and global risk management.

No.1 for capital markets in China stepping up investment in R&D and people

Beijing and London - 10 January 2012 - Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global leader in treasury, capital markets and banking software solutions, today officially opened a new centre of excellence in Beijing, the latest of six such facilities the firm has worldwide. Misys invests approximately 20% of global revenues back into research and development each year and the new centre will allow the company to design and develop solutions to address local market requirements and service its expanding client base in China and the Asia Pacific region.

GTR Leaders in Trade readers poll and Financial-i 2011 Financial-i Leaders in Innovation Awards both put Misys top of the trade finance solution providers

9 January 2012 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, has been voted the “Best Trade Finance Software Provider” by the readers of Global Trade Review. Misys has also won the 2011 Financial-i Leaders in Innovation Award for the “Most Innovative Trade Finance Software”. This adds to two other awards in 2011 for Misys in the transaction banking space and underlines its leadership position in that market.
 

London – 20 December 2011 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, has achieved the No.1 position in four categories of the 2011 Risk Technology Rankings. These included Equities, Interest Rate and Inflation in the Trading Systems category; and Equities in the Pricing and Analytics category. Overall, Misys was ranked 3rd with a strong showing in the Trading Systems Category, achieving a top 5 position in all asset classes, including commodities.

Rising market uncertainty drives a 100% year-on-year increase in complex asset classes in 2011

6 December 2011 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces that an analysis of client activity using Misys Confirmation Matching Service (CMS) in 2011 compared to 2010 shows a rapid increase in the use of foreign exchange options by its corporate and fund management clients. Combined with a 25% increase in active client sites, the rise demonstrates the heightened volatility in international currency markets, and the increasing need for corporations to review their hedging strategies in times of increasing uncertainty in the Eurozone.

Increase of BankFusion customer licences and positive customer feedback on continuous migration, minimal risk approach

17 November 2011 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the “Leaders” quadrant of the 2011 Magic Quadrant for International Retail Core Banking.

16 November 2011 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, announced today that it has won the Readers’ Choice category of “Best Post Trade Processing Platform” in the 2011 Banking Technology Awards.

14 November 2011 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces that the analyst firm Gartner, Inc. has positioned Misys in the “Leaders” quadrant in the 2011 Magic Quadrant for Treasury and Trading Systems*.

8 November 2011 – Misys, the global leader in treasury and capital markets solutions, today announced it came first in the risk management category in the Asia Risk Magazine’s Technology Rankings 2011.

4 November 2011: Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announced that National Bank of Kenya has opted for Misys BankFusion Universal Banking to improve efficiencies and reduce the bank’s cost/income ratio. 

Karachi, Pakistan – 26 October 2011: IBM (NYSE:IBM) and IBM Business Partner Misys have been selected by Muslim Commercial Bank (MCB) Limited, one of the largest private banks in Pakistan, to automate the bank's Treasury Operations. The project will improve efficiencies and help the bank to comply with new regulations from the State Bank of Pakistan. IBM will provide implementation services alongside business partner, Misys, to deploy Misys Opics Plus which will standardize financial mechanisms and minimise complexity, helping to sustain MCB Bank’s position as one of the leading banks in the region.
The new solution will integrate bank’s financial instruments and departments, improving transparency and accountability of financial management and supporting decision making and governance. The bank's clients will get a single point of access to a diverse set of services. 

Integration with existing trading systems reduces implementation cost and risk, and time-to-market for new business

London – 11 October 2011 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces the launch of its enterprise market risk solution, Misys Risk, to enable financial institutions to measure, control and manage risk across multiple asset classes, instruments, portfolios and systems. The launch marks the first step in a multi-phase project to create a unified enterprise solution to address market, credit and liquidity risk in a single consistent framework.

Misys survey sees trend to consolidate cash and trade businesses into one transaction banking group continuing at pace

LONDON – 19 September 2011 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announced the results of its third annual Trends in Transaction Banking survey. From the responses of more than 120 respondents across 45 countries, the theme of reducing IT complexity and costs remain the dominant concerns of transaction bankers.

Misys GeoGuard aims to reduce cost of fraudulent transactions for banks and minimises consumer frustration when travelling

Announcement made at Cloudforce 2011 London, the UK’s largest cloud computing event

London – Cloudforce London - 14 September 2011 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announced the launch of Misys GeoGuard. The new service makes use of location-based social media applications to allow customers to confirm their location to authorise bank transactions, simplify access to their money and reduce fraud.

Latest honours solidify Misys’ position as the leading solutions provider for the banking industry

LONDON – 19 August 2011 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announces that it has received the “Best Technology Vendor” award from Trade & Forfaiting Review Magazine, which was voted on by the publication’s readers, and the “Best Trade Finance Technology Provider” award from Trade Finance Magazine.

Leading UAE bank goes live with Misys Loan IQ to enhance efficiency and improve customer service

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: 17 August 2011: Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announced that the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), the Number One Bank in the UAE, has gone live with Misys Loan IQ. The commercial lending solution from Misys was implemented in less than a year and now enables NBAD to streamline workflows, increase loan processing efficiencies and reduce turnaround time for its lending business.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 24 July 2011: Misys plc. (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announced the appointment of Michel Daenen as the new Sales Director of the company’s Capital Markets business in Middle East and Africa. 

New role to expand Misys’ presence in the Americas region and meet growing demand for innovative transaction banking solutions

New York – July 21, 2011 – Misys plc (FTSE: MSY.L), the global application software and services company, today announced the appointment of Alan Riegler to the newly-created position of Banking Regional Director of the Americas. Misys is the leading provider of transaction banking solutions and the new post was created to meet the resulting growing demand the company is seeing in North and South America.