LSE revamps Web site
Source:  Finextra Research news
Monday, 06 September 2010 17:33

The London Stock Exchange's new website has gone live today. Addressing the needs of the retail community, the updated site offers new tools and ...

Magnitude 7 earthquake shakes Christchurch, NZ
Source:  Continuity, Insurance & Risk
Monday, 06 September 2010 17:29

A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand in the early hours of Saturday, 4 September. Significant and widespread damage to infrastructure has been reported, but there were no casualties.

iPad to become new Lloyd's slip case?
Source:  Continuity, Insurance & Risk
Monday, 06 September 2010 17:06

Lloyd’s is to trial iPads in its underwriting room. Set to commence in early September, the trial will see the iPads used as an alternative to the traditional underwriting slips.

Optial signs Exeter Friendly Society
Source:  Finextra Research news
Monday, 06 September 2010 16:59

Optial announced today that it has signed contracts with Exeter Friendly Society for the Optial SmartStart OpRisk on Demand solution for Operational ...

IUA: New environmental laws leave businesses dangerously exposed
Source:  Continuity, Insurance & Risk
Monday, 06 September 2010 16:31

Businesses relying on traditional public liability policies to insure against environmental risks may be dangerously exposed to new laws designed to make polluters pay for the damage they cause. A new industry guide Environmental Risks: insured or not? states that the gap between traditional insurance cover and the range of environmental liability exposure has become uncomfortably wide and will get wider.

Barclays plans 600 new Glasgow jobs
Source:  Finextra Research news
Monday, 06 September 2010 16:31

Barclays is set to bring 600 jobs to Glasgow, establishing a global shared services hub in the Scottish city to support its investment banking and ...

JPMorgan prioritises tech investment as Compton moves to chief admin post
Source:  Finextra Research news
Monday, 06 September 2010 15:53

JPMorgan has named Paul Compton as chief administrative officer of its investment bank, as it bids to streamline and improve technology across the ...

Irish minister backtracks on ATM charge proposal to discourage use of cash
Source:  Finextra Research news
Monday, 06 September 2010 11:59

An Irish government minister has been forced to backtrack on proposals to charge customers for using ATMs as a way of encouraging a move away from ...

SmartStream and Longtop form partnership
Source:  Finextra Research news
Monday, 06 September 2010 11:16

SmartStream Technologies, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management specialist, today announced that it has formed a new partnership with ...

Sucden Financial offers retail FX broker connectivity with Gold-i and DealHub
Source:  Finextra Research news
Monday, 06 September 2010 11:04

Sucden Financial has signed a deal with Gold-i and DealHub, enabling the commodity and financial futures and options broker to offer MetaTrader 4 to ...

Qatar Exchange live on Nyse Euronext trading platform
Source:  Finextra Research news
Monday, 06 September 2010 11:01

Qatar Exchange has reached a major mile-stone in its drive to develop in Doha a world class financial center by launching UTP, with the system ...

BHF-Bank selects Fidessa
Source:  Finextra Research news
Monday, 06 September 2010 10:44

Fidessa group plc (LSE:FDSA) provider of award-winning trading systems, market data and global connectivity for buy-side and sell-side firms, today ...

SIX x-clear and LCH.Clearnet publish clearing agreement details
Source:  Finextra Research news
Monday, 06 September 2010 10:41

SIX x-clear Ltd and LCH.Clearnet Limited (LCH.Clearnet), have today published the complete documentation which covers the existing interoperability ...

Earl weakens to Cat 2
Source:  Continuity, Insurance & Risk
Friday, 03 September 2010 15:18

Hurricane Earl has weakened to category two strength. Despite being a major hurricane, North Carolina was spared Earl’s hurricane force winds.

Hurricane Earl strengthens to Cat 4
Source:  Continuity, Insurance & Risk
Thursday, 02 September 2010 16:38

Major Hurricane Earl has re-strengthened to category four status in the last 24 hours as it continues to track north-northwest, threatening portions of the US mid-Atlantic coast. A direct landfall is not forecast by the NHC “best track” at this stage. However, Earl could still bring hurricane force winds to the outer banks of North Carolina as it bypasses within the next 24 hours as a cat 3 hurricane.

Marsh launches contamination insurance product
Source:  Continuity, Insurance & Risk
Thursday, 02 September 2010 16:15

Marsh has launched a specialist contamination insurance product for water utility firms globally. The product is the first of its kind to offer coverage for drinking water contamination, including losses associated with a terrorist attack, extortion costs and goodwill payments to customers.

Vodafone UK achieves ISO 27001
Source:  Continuity, Insurance & Risk
Thursday, 02 September 2010 16:09

Vodafone UK has attained the globally recognised ISO/IEC 27001:2005 (ISO 27001) certification relating to the provision of IT services such as application hosting, data management, technical support and consultancy for its business customers.

Hurricane Earl bears down on Mid-Atlantic
Source:  Continuity, Insurance & Risk
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 12:36

With the National Hurricane Center projecting that Hurricane Earl could impact the Mid-Atlantic region by tomorrow (Thursday), Zurich is advising businesses to ensure storm preparations are made. “Businesses in the Mid-Atlantic should know that there are measures that can be taken now, even as a hurricane approaches, which can help mitigate costly losses during and after the storm,” said Armand Fernandez, chief risk engineering officer, Zurich Services Corporation.

Preston appointed CCO of Aon Risk Solutions
Source:  Continuity, Insurance & Risk
Wednesday, 01 September 2010 12:24

Aon Risk Solutions has appointed Craig Preston, currently chief commercial officer (CCO) of Aon’s Crisis Management business, as area director responsible for Aon Corporate’s Reading and Southampton offices. John Harris, currently executive director with regional responsibilities for ACM UK and Ireland, will be taking over as global CCO of Crisis Management.

Misconfigured networks key root of security breaches
Source:  Continuity, Insurance & Risk
Tuesday, 31 August 2010 17:42

A report into the hacking of corporate security networks shows that a vast majority come across a misconfigured network – which, according to that 76% of the sample, was the easiest IT resource to exploit.