We take a look the latest from some of the outsource providers, transfer agents and software vendors in the market.

ADVENT
www.advent.com
October, 2008 – Advent Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADVS), a leading provider of software and services for the investment management industry, announced that it has completed its acquisition of Tamale Software, a leading research management solution (RMS) provider.  Since pioneering the RMS space in 2004, Tamale Software has become a clear leader, with more than 1,700 investment professionals at hedge funds, endowments, funds of funds, private equity firms and traditional asset management firms using Tamale RMS®, the firm's innovative workflow software solution, to manage their workflow and research process. 

ALGORITHMICS
www.algorithmics.com
Algorithmics, the world's leading provider of risk solutions, submitted a comprehensive response to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, supplying an analytical review of the Guidelines for Computing Capital for Incremental Risk in the Trading Book proposed in July 2008. While commending the Committee for its prompt action in response to the credit crisis, as it stood in July, Algorithmics expressed some concerns whether the implementation of the proposed rules would be consistent with the Committee's stated objectives in a number of areas. Substantiating its concerns with several detailed technical documents, Algorithmics suggested further consideration of those rules.

BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
www.bnymellon.com
BNY Mellon Asset Servicing Completes Integration of Information Delivery Platforms, October 2008. Global users can now access common Web portal; key merger milestone reached.  BNY Mellon Asset Servicing, the global leader in securities servicing, announced that it has completed the integration of its Web-based information delivery platforms, giving clients the option of a single common portal from which to access account information as well as a host of new features.

BNP PARIBAS
www.bnpparibas.co.uk
BNP Paribas commits to financing the real economy - the Group takes part to the tune of €2.55 billion in the plan to support growth.The French government has announced(1) the introduction of a plan to support lending growth within the economy. This plan is subject to review by the European Commission. Open to banks who comply with regulatory capital requirements imposed by the Commission bancaire, this plan allows them access to complementary funding in the form of subordinated debt which counts towards Tier 1 capital…

CHARLES RIVER DEVELOPMENT
www.crd.com
October 23, 2008 – Charles River Development, a leading provider of financial software and services to the global investment management community, announced that the Buy-Side Technology Awards 2008 has named the Charles River Investment Management System (Charles River IMS) “Best Buy-Side Order Management System” and “Best Integrated Front-Office Platform” for the second consecutive year.

 IFDS
www.ifdsgroup.com
London, October 2008 - International Financial Data Services (IFDS), the international transfer agency joint venture between State Street Corporation and DST Systems, Inc., announced the appointment of Richard Barrett as Group Executive, Client Administration responsible for dealing, registration, administration control as well as IFDS’ market-leading Distributor Services functions. Richard will report to Jon Willis, Operations Director.

J.P. MORGAN
www.jpmorgan.com
J.P. Morgan's Investor Services announced that leading risk analytics provider, Measurisk, LLC, has become an integral part of its alternative investment services. Measurisk, which was previously affiliated with The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc., as Bear Measurisk, LLC, is a leader in providing institutional investors and asset managers with sophisticated risk transparency and risk measurement solutions, including value-at-risk, stress testing and position-based analytics, for multi-manager, multi-asset class, global portfolios. Measurisk's independent, third party solutions address the risk analytics and reporting needs of fund of funds, pension plans, endowments, foundations and other institutional investors.

NORTHERN TRUST
www.northerntrust.com
Northern Trust Global Advisors Survey of Institutional Money Managers Finds Dim Outlook on Global Economy - October, 2008. In a sign of continued market uncertainty, a poll of investment managers conducted by Northern Trust Global Advisors (NTGA) found a large majority, regardless of investment strategy, expect corporate earnings to drop and global growth to decelerate in the short term.  The survey did reveal some bright spots within the US equity market, most notably in the healthcare, technology and energy market segments.

RIMES TECHNOLOGY
www.rimes.com
RIMES Technologies has added The Yield Book analytics to its data portfolio. The Yield Book models calculate yield, risk, and return measures consistently for a broad spectrum of bonds, enabling users to perform analysis on portfolios comprising a wide range of fixed income security types, such as government, agency, corporate, international and emerging market bonds, mortgages and fixed income derivatives.

RHYME SYSTEMS
www.rhymesystems.com
Rhyme Systems, a 3i Infotech company and a leading provider of asset management solutions, today announces it has won B.I.S.S.® Awards for rhymeSIGHT™ and FISCAL for "Best MiFID Developments". The endorsement reinforces the capability and credentials of the stock broking and accounting service, as the business continues to meet the needs of financial institutions that seek MiFID compliance.