Thomson Reuters announces the second annual Taxologist Awards, a program that recognizes outstanding tax departments and individuals who excel in maximizing tax function effectiveness.

The Taxologist Awards were developed in 2014 to honor excellence in the tax department and support the growing need for technology expertise in the tax profession. The awards seek to recognize the most effective leaders in the increasingly critical tax technology space.

INDATA, a leading industry provider of software and services for buy-side firms, today announced that Kiltearn Partners, an investment firm based in Edinburgh, Scotland, has implemented the iPM Epic platform, expanding their front-to-back office solution from INDATA.

MyOrder is a mCommerce platform with value added services like mobile ordering and loyalty services. By adding virtual cards for mobile point-of-sale payments to the platform, MyOrder is able to offer the complete mobile ecosystem to consumers.

 Spectra Logic, the deep storage experts, today unveiled their new EMEA corporate headquarters in the UK. The move to a new location in Bracknell, which incorporates a self-contained, fully functional Customer Experience Centre, comes in response to continued company growth.

Cardtronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CATM), the world’s largest retail ATM owner / operator, completed its acquisition of Columbus Data Services, LLC on July 1.

The ICC Banking Commission, the rule-making body for the world’s banking industry, through its regional representatives, has announced a partnership with Global Trade Development Week (GTDW), which will be held in Dubai from 27-29 October.

ICC RBC MENA, which is represented by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, will participate in GTDW, which is organised in partnership with UAE Ministry of Economy.

GTDW is an annual gathering of 1000 high-level representatives from government and the private sector, coming to Dubai from over 100 countries.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that Jim Turley, Co-Head of Group Technology and Operations (GTO) for Deutsche Bank, has been elected to its Board of Directors.

 Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today that First Trust will list one new exchange-traded fund (ETF), the First Trust Nasdaq CEA Cybersecurity ETF (Symbol: CIBR), today, July 7, 2015 on The Nasdaq Stock Market^®. The ETF, which is based off of the Nasdaq CEA Cybersecurity Index^SM, is designed to track the performance of companies engaged in the cybersecurity segment of the technology and industrials sectors.

On 16^th June, Lombard Risk Management plc (Lombard Risk), a leading provider of integrated regulatory reporting and compliance and collateral management solutions for the financial services industry, hosted its 2^nd Annual Regulatory Update Conference.  Held at the Andaz Hotel in London, the conference attracted double last year’s audience with 300 registered delegates from 170 firms.