April 16, 2007 Issue Abstract

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Securities Trading: Greater Automation of Trading Pushes Buy-Side Firms to Find Better Ways to Manage Liquidity. The growing automation of the trading desk, coupled with the need to find alpha across a wide range of asset classes, and regulatory demands for best execution have pushed firms to find ways to manage liquidity. The challenges are compounded as trading complexities grow and other asset classes are introduced into the mix.

Industry Alert: NYSE Euronext IT Challenges: Speed vs. Flexibility? The combined NYSE Euronext that debuted in Paris and New York April 3 as the world’s largest exchange may find its biggest challenge is attracting more capital from both the US and European markets. Already, pursuit of the US derivatives market reportedly is being discussed as a growth option.

Spotlight: Julio Gomez, Group Research Vice President, Financial Markets Investor and Capital Markets Research Worldwide, Financial Insights.

Customer Relationship Management: Financial Firms Find CRM Appeal in Salesforce.com. Salesforce.com, a provider of on-demand customer relationship management software as a service, continues to make inroads into the financial services industry because of the flexibility of its product model.

Corporate Watch: Fidelity Ownership Positions Asset Control for Growth. Fidelity Ventures’ purchase of a majority stake in Asset Control, a data management solutions provider, will enable the technology company to offer a wider range of solutions.

The News Network: SuperDerivatives Lands Saab On Pricing and Risk Platform; Xcitek Spins Off Corporate Actions Processing Unit; BIDS Taps OMX as Host For Its Alternative Trading System.