BCS Global Markets (BCS), the international arm of BCS Financial Group, the largest broker of securities on the Moscow exchange, has appointed Bradley Duke and Alex Romer-Lee as Non-Executive Directors.

As part of their role as members of the BCS UK board, both Alex and Bradley will provide additional oversight and constructively challenge and help develop Company strategy.

As Middle Eastern economies continue their rapid development, investors increasingly need access to high quality content and data about markets in the region.  Responding to this trend, Thomson Reuters has fully integrated Zawya Financial Products into Eikon, its flagship desktop for financial services professionals.

 GoldenSource, the leading independent provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) and Master Data Management (MDM) solutions for the securities and investment management industry, announced today that Cattolica Assicurazioni has selected its Market Data Solution to efficiently deliver robust pricing and accelerate reporting capabilities for Solvency II.

AxiomSL, the leading global provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions, announced today that a UK-headquartered bank has dramatically reduced the time it takes to produce its Bank of England (BOE) statistical reports since implementing AxiomSL’s BOE reporting solution in a project that was completed one month ahead of schedule.

Equifax Inc. (NYSE: EFX) ('Equifax') and Veda Group Limited (ASX: VED) ('Veda') have reached a binding agreement for Equifax to acquire all outstanding shares of the common stock of Veda for AUD$2.825 per share.  The Veda shares will be purchased for cash using proceeds available from senior credit facilities provided by a bank syndicate.

FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of global financial trading, today announced that it is now opening its technical standards process to software developers throughout the financial industry.

Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD), a global leader in providing self-service delivery, value-added services and software primarily to the financial industry, and Wincor Nixdorf AG (FWB: WIN), a leading provider of IT solutions and services to banks and the retail industry, today announced that the companies have entered into a business combination agreemen

Greenstone Equity Partners, one of the largest independent fund placement firms in the Middle East, announced its collaboration with Europe based iTech Capital ("iTech"), a venture capital ()VC") firm focused on growth investments in digital economy businesses.

Dion Global, the financial technology firm for capital markets, announced its official launch in Australia this week.

Dion Global Solutions delivers improved equity and options trading and risk management to retail banks and stockbrokers, financial advisers and the online trading community. Providing adviser desktop, tablet and mobile devices or a combination of all three, Dion’s Trading suite seamlessly integrates with portfolio and back office systems providing CRM “Productivity tools” for advisers to better service their clients.