REVAL Jiro Okochi (Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder) Jiro Okochi is responsible for setting and executing the vision for Reval as the leading provider of financial risk management technology solutions and services. He has more than twenty years of experience in financial markets and management at Security Pacific, DKB, Deutsche Bank and Westdeutsche Landesbank. Prior to starting Reval in 1999, he was the head of derivatives sales at WestLB in New York. In 2003, Okochi was selected as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Finance by Treasury and Risk Management magazine. He is a frequent presenter at trade conferences, including The Association of Finance Professionals, Eurofinance, Treasury & Risk Management, Financial Executives International, Deloitte & Touche events and at Kase & Company. Okochi holds a bachelor's of science degree in genetics from the University of California at Berkeley. Woo Song (Chief Technology Officer, Co-founder) With more than fifteen years of experience with mission-critical trading systems, Woo Song oversees Reval's leading software and delivery architecture. As a technology expert who is also a former derivatives trader, he brings a unique perspective on the use of technology to enhance trading and risk management activities. Song is also Co-founder and Chairman of Intrasphere Technologies, Inc., a leading mid-size IT services firm located in New York City. In recognition of his achievements, he was named an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2001. He currently serves on a number of non-profit boards, including the New York Software Industry Association, and was appointed by Mayor Bloomberg to the New York City Workforce Investment Board. Song attended Stevens Institute of Technology, where he majored in computer science. Dino Ewing (Chief Financial Officer) Dino Ewing is the chief financial officer at Reval where he is responsible for financial, human resource, and administrative management as well as professional services. Prior to joining Reval, he was the Chief Financial Officer of HealthFirst, Inc. and, prior to that, Vice President of Operations. At HealthFirst, he was responsible for financial management of a $200 million healthcare enterprise including: business planning, financial reporting, and medical risk management. Before that, Ewing worked as an investment banker at CS First Boston and as a strategy consultant at Booz Allen & Hamilton, Inc. He also served as Director of Budget & Analysis for the New York City Department of Transportation, overseeing the city's $3 billion bridge rehabilitation program. He holds a bachelor's of arts degree in economics, magna cum laude, from Yale University and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. Philip Pettinato (Chief Operating Officer) Philip Pettinato is responsible for the ongoing development and delivery of Reval's growing suite of products and services. Pettinato has more than fifteen years of experience managing and developing technology solutions for trading, risk management, accounting and operational processing of capital markets products. He joined Reval after seven years at EXIS Consulting, Inc., a leading financial software provider of fixed income trading systems, where he headed product development, operations and sales. Prior to that, he served in the global technology and operations group at JP Morgan, where he led the development of mission-critical systems for the government bond-trading desk. Pettinato holds a bachelor's of science degree in computer science from Syracuse University and an M.B.A. with honors from Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business. Jay McGlynn (Senior Vice President , Sales) Jay McGlynn is the senior vice president of sales at Reval where he is responsible for the growth of sales for North America, EMEA, and APAC. McGlynn has over 35 years experience in sales leadership roles at both large and early stage software companies. Most recently McGlynn was Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Parlano, a leading provider of enterprise group messaging solutions, which was sold to Microsoft. Before Parlano, he was Vice President of Worldwide Sales for Marketsoft. He also held similar posts at early stage companies Fatwire and New Era of Networks. His background also includes key sales roles at Wang, DEC and IBM. McGlynn holds a bachelor of science in Business Administration from Villanova University. Vivian Shpigler (Chief Marketing Officer) Vivian Shpigler is the chief marketing officer at Reval where she is responsible for the global marketing and communications for the firm. Shpigler has fourteen years of experience in senior financial services marketing roles covering marketing strategy, integrated marketing communications, branding, public relations and market research. Shpigler joined Reval from Standard & Poor's where she held the roles of Director of Marketing Optimization and Director of Marketing & Brand Management. Prior to Standard & Poor's, she served as the Vice President of Marketing at Derivatech leading to the company's acquisition by a division of SunGard. She also held senior marketing roles at Market News International, Decalog and TheStreet.com. Shpigler holds a bachelor's of science degree in management from Lehigh University's College of Business and Economics. Justin Brimfield (Senior Vice President, Business Development) Justin Brimfield is the Senior Vice President of Business Development at Reval where he is responsible for guiding the firm through the development of strategic alliances and business partnerships. Brimfield brings with him a robust understanding of how Treasury professionals can leverage SaaS technology to meet their growing needs and responsibilities. Prior to joining Reval, Brimfield held a number of senior leadership roles at Thomson Reuters for their suite of Treasury products and services since 2000 which included the building and management of their fixed income consulting business. Over the years, Justin has worked directly with companies like General Electric, Ford and Amazon.com, advising on how to effectively manage capital markets transactions such as balance sheet restructuring, targeted bond issuance, tender and exchange offerings and open market repurchases. Justin graduated from the University of Rochester with B.A. degrees in Economics and Political Science.
HSBC Holdings was established in 1990 to become the parent company to The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in preparation for its purchase of Midland Bank and a change of domicile for the transfer of sovereignty of Hong Kong. Shares in HSBC Holdings were first listed on the London Stock Exchange and Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1991. The acquisition of Midland Bank giving HSBC a substantial presence in the UK was completed in 1992 and the headquarters of HSBC Holdings moved from 1 Queens Road Central, Hong Kong to 10 Lower Thames Street, London in 1993.
Major acquisitions in South America started with the purchase of Banco Bamerindus of Brazil for $1bn in March 1997 and the acquisition of Roberts SA de Inversiones of Argentina for $600m in May 1997.
In May 1999 HSBC embarked on a major acquisition in the United States with the purchase of Republic National Bank of New York for $10.3bn.
Expansion into Continental Europe took place in April 2000 with the acquisition of Crédit Commercial de France, a large French bank for £6.6bn.
In July 2001 HSBC bought Demirbank, an insolvent Turkish bank. Then in August 2002 HSBC acquired Grupo Financiero Bital, SA de CV, Mexico's largest retail bank for $1.1bn.
The new headquarters of HSBC Holdings at 8 Canada Square, London officially opened in April 2003.
In November 2002 HSBC expanded in the United States acquiring Household International, a US credit card issuer for £9bn. In a 2003 cover story, The Banker noted "when banking historians look back, they may conclude that [it] was the deal of the first decade of the 21st century".
Then in September 2003 HSBC bought Polski Kredyt Bank SA of Poland for $7.8m.
A terrorist attack took place in November 2003: a bomb blast in Istanbul damaged the bank’s head office in Turkey, causing several deaths and hundreds of injuries.
In October 2003 HSBC bought the Bank of Bermuda for $1.3bn.
In June 2004 HSBC expanded into China buying 19.9% of the Bank of Communications of Shanghai.
In the United Kingdom HSBC acquired Marks & Spencer Retail Financial Services Holdings Ltd for £763m in December 2004.
Acquisitions in 2005 included Metris Inc, a US credit card issuer for $1.6bn in August and 70.1% of Dar Es Salaam Investment Bank of Iraq in October.In April 2006 HSBC bought the 90 branches in Argentina of Banca Nazionale del Lavoro for $155m.Later that year, in July HSBC bought Grupo Banistmo, the largest financial services company in Central America, based in Panama for $1.8bn.
In December 2007 HSBC acquired The Chinese Bank in Taiwan.
In May 2008 HSBC acquired IL&FS Investment, an Indian retail broking firm.
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In February 2008, HSBC was named the world's most valuable banking brand by The Banker magazine. Not known for marked fluctuations in securities exchanges around the world relative to its rivals, HSBC is more well known in banking circles for its conservative and risk-averse approach in its business operations - a company tradition going back to the 19th century. In its technical management, however, HSBC has recently suffered a series of headline-making incidents in which some customer data were allegedly leaked or simply went missing. Although the consequences turned out to be small, the embarrassing effect on the group's image did not go unnoticed.
As of April 2, 2008, according to Forbes magazine, HSBC was the fourth largest bank in the world in terms of assets ($2,348.98 billion), the second largest in terms of sales ($146.50 billion), the largest in terms of market value ($180.81 billion). It was also the most profitable bank in the world with $19.13 billion in net income in 2007 (compared to Citigroup's $3.62 billion and Bank of America's $14.98 billion in the same period).
HSBC is by far the largest bank both in the United Kingdom and in Hong Kong and prints most of Hong Kong's local currency in its own name. Since the end of 2005, HSBC has been the largest banking group in the world by Tier 1 capital.
The HSBC Group has a significant presence in each of the world's major financial markets, with the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe each representing around one third of the business. With 9,500 offices in 85 countries, 210,000 shareholders, 330,000 staff and 128 million customers worldwide, HSBC arguably has the most international presence among the world's multinational banking giants.
The HSBC Group operates as a number of local banks around the world. Outlined below are countries which, in 2007, generated the top 20 profit before tax figures, with the addition of the United States as specific issues exclude that country from the top 20 for 2007.[34] For details of other group companies see Category:HSBC.
HSBC Bank International.
HSBC Bank International Limited is the offshore banking arm of the HSBC Group, focusing on providing offshore solutions and cross border services to expatriates and migrants. It provides a full range of multi-currency personal banking services to a range of customer segments, including a full internet banking and telephone banking service. Sometimes referred to as "HSBC Offshore", the business also offers independent financial planning, and has representative offices all over the world, often working alongside local HSBC operations in those regions.
HSBC Bank International originated from the business started by Midland Bank and is based in the Channel Islands with further operations on the Isle of Man. Its operations in the Channel Islands are centred around its registered headquarters on the seafront in St Helier, Jersey. Named 'HSBC House', the building comprises departments such as Premier, Global Funds & Investments, e-Business and a 24 hour 'Direct Banking Centre'
UC4 certified for use with the Avaloq Banking System
Automated scheduling of Avaloq Banking System (ABS) and enterprise systems with UC4 Workload Automation Suite
VIENNA, February 3, 2009 – UC4 Software, a leading global provider of workload automation, job scheduling and IT process optimization solutions, today announced the certification of UC4 Workload Automation Suite for use with the Avaloq Banking System (ABS) version 2.6. The companies have also signed a partnership agreement that will enhance Avaloq to refer customers requiring a complementary scheduling and automation solution to UC4 Software.
“The certification of the UC4 adapter enables organisations to utilise a complementary technology that has been successfully tested and validated against our Model Bank environment,” said Adrian Bult, COO, Avaloq Evolution AG. “Joint customers will be able to increase the return on their existing technology investments leveraging a solution that interfaces directly with the Avaloq Banking System.”
Avaloq solutions are changing the IT landscapes within private and retail banks in Switzerland, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Singapore, Hong Kong and other markets. With UC4 Workload Automation Suite enterprises remove manual intervention, reduce latency and mitigate risk from their end-to-end business processes. The UC4 Business Integration for Avaloq communicates directly with ABS through application interfaces, allowing customers to extend the automated scheduling of their core banking systems and integrate with external applications.
UC4 Workload Automation Suite can manage back-end processing for ABS and all other surrounding systems that many finance institutes rely on. Avaloq users receive regular software updates which support banks in remaining compliant with industry regulations. When utilizing additional tools it is important that Avaloq users work with solutions that are compatible and certified for use with Avaloq. This reduces maintenance and support issues and allows joint customers to benefit from the enterprise wide visibility and control provided by UC4.
“It gives UC4 great pleasure to extend its relationship with Avaloq,” said Cesare Capobianco, chief executive officer, UC4 Software. “We have benefited from an excellent working partnership working towards receiving this certification. It has allowed us to develop an interface that is compliant with Avaloq’s technical specifications, which also delivers measurable business value to our joint customers.”
About Avaloq The Avaloq Group, with branches in Luxembourg and Singapore, is the Swiss market leader in the field of standard banking software. For over a decade, the Swiss company has been developing and marketing the Avaloq Banking System. It is trusted by leading financial service providers in private, retail and universal banking in international financial centres around the globe. A network of specialists with first-class partners in the areas of implementation, software, service and technology enables Avaloq to offer its clients a comprehensive all-in-one solution – a modular, innovative and integrated standard software for the financial sector. Avaloq is owned by its management and employees.
About UC4 Software UC4 Software is a leading global provider of workload automation, job scheduling and IT process optimization solutions that ensure core business processes and enterprise information systems run faster, more accurately and without interruption. More than 1,600 companies worldwide have successfully enhanced application processing performance and improved IT efficiency using UC4’s business acceleration solutions. Customers include American Suzuki Motor Corporation, Cadbury, eBay, Eastman Kodak, General Electric, Mattel, McGraw Hill, Panasonic, Robert Bosch, Sun Microsystems, Symantec, T-Systems and Verizon
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Historical Hotel Sovietsky opened in 1952, built in the Soviet Empire style . It was reconstructed in 1990. The hotel is centrally located, not far from Red Square and the main business and shopping areas. It offers all modern conveniences along with spacious rooms and spectacular interiors. Margaret Thatcher, Konrad Adenauer, Indira Ghandi and Juan Carlos have been among the hotel's guests in the past.
LOTUS, 3 TEKERLEKLİ ZAP ALLIAS ADLI ELEKTRİKLİ OTOMOBİLİ GEÇEN YIL TANITMIŞTI.
Alman otomobil firması Volkswagen, Japon elektronik şirketi Toshiba ile elektrikli otomobil geliştirilmesi ve üretimi konusunda işbirliği yapacağını açıkladı.
Volkswagen'ın güvenli ve geniş kitlelerin ulaşabileceği elektrikli otomobillerin en büyük üreticisi olma isteğini gerçekleştirebilmesi için Japon Toshiba özellikle motorların geliştirilmesi alanında yardımcı olacak.
Volkswagen'dan yapılan açıklamaya göre, dün bir niyet mektubu imzalayan ortakların işbirliği, Avrupa'nın en büyük otomobil üreticisi olan Volkwagen'ın piyasaya çıkarmak istediği halen konsept halindeki yeni aile otomobilleri için elektrik motorlarının ve elektronik cihazlarının geliştirilmesini kapsıyor.
Hedeflerini ''sıfır CO2 salan, hesaplı ve güvenli elektrikli araçların seri üretiminde çözümler önerecek en büyük otomobil üreticisi olmak'' şeklinde açıklayan Volkswagen'in Başkanı Martin Winterkorn, ama bunun hemen yarın olacak bir şey olmadığını, herkes için elektrikli otomobilden önce araştırma ve geliştirmede özellikle lityum-iyon bataryaları teknolojisi alanında daha çok çalışmak gerektiğini kaydetti.
Dünyanın birçok otomobil üreticisi gibi elektrikli otomobil konseptleri bulunan Alman şirketlerinden Daimler ve Volkswagen ilk modellerini 2010'da piyasaya sürmeyi planlarken, BMW de şehir modeli "Mini" için elektrikli motoru test etmeyi sürdürüyor.
HSBC Bank International
