BNP Paribas (EPA:BNP) is one of the best rated banks in the world (Rated AA- by Standard & Poor's). The Group has one of the largest international networks with operations in 80 countries and nearly 200,000 employees. BNP Paribas has key positions in its three core businesses: Retail banking , Corporate & Investment Banking and Investment Solutions. Present across Europe through all its business lines, the Group has four domestic retail banking markets in France, Italy, Belgium and Luxembourg.
OTC Markets Group recently launched the OTCQX Composite Index (.OTCQX), OTCQX International Index (.OTCQXINT) and OTCQX U.S. Index (.OTCQXUS), to provide investors with a benchmark of the established, global and growth companies traded on the OTCQX marketplace.
Ensuring security in a cloud-based environment will no doubt be top of the list of issues delegates will be discussing at the Financial Services Technology Summit Europe Summit 2011, which takes place from 4-6 October at The Oitavos, Cascais in Portugal. This closed-door summit, hosted by GDS International, attracts some of the leading voices in the European financial services technology sector.
Emerging lithium producer, Galaxy Resources Limited (ASX:GXY) (PINK:GALXF) is pleased to announce that it has applied for a dual listing of its shares on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK). The Company has submitted its Form A1 listing application, and subject to SEHK approval, is targeting listing in the first quarter of 2011.
BNP Paribas Australia has gone live with a Microsoft BizTalk Server 2004 based solution, developed in conjunction with Decillion Solutions Australia, utilising the Microsoft BizTalk Accelerator for SWIFT 2.1 to automate reporting to Investment Managers via SWIFT.
