ACTIV Financial reports that RSJ has selected ACTIV X-ray to help identify trading opportunities as they expand their trading activity in new asset classes and trading venues.

Fiserv, a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today that Dakota Plains Credit Union, based in Edgeley, North Dakota, has selected an integrated technology suite from Fiserv.

Subsequent to CustomerXPs’ Clari5 being voted Best Fraud Detection Product at the Annual OpRisk Awards in London in June 2016, Kris Finsoftware and CustomerXPs have announced a customized version of the acclaimed product available directly to banks in Asia Pacific to meet their specific requirements.

Bancolombia and First Data, a global leader in commerce-enabling technology, announced a s

Lazard announced today that Christopher Mulshine has joined the firm as a Managing Director in Private Capital Advisory, effective immediately. He is based in New York.

“Chris brings more than 15 years of experience as a trusted advisor to institutional investors and fund managers,” said William Riddle, Managing Director and head of Lazard’s Private Capital Advisory Group. “His insight and relationships will further bolster our expertise in credit and debt strategies as we increase our capabilities in this area to meet client demand.”

HSBC Private Bank today announced the appointment of Joe Abruzzo as Business Head of North America.

In this role, Abruzzo will be responsible for driving and executing HSBC’s strategy for private banking across North America, particularly in the US, a key market for HSBC Global Private Bank. He will also serve as a member of the HSBC Global Private Bank Executive Committee.

Based in New York, Abruzzo will report to Marlon Young, Regional Head of Global Private Banking, US & Latin America.

Vermilion Software (‘Vermilion’), the leading global supplier of client reporting and communications software, is delighted to announce that its reporting suite has been selected by one of the largest investment managers in Australia, Challenger.

Vermilion Reporting Suite was selected by Challenger Limited following a rigorous market selection process. The Vermilion solution will primarily be used in delivering reporting to Challenger’s institutional client base.

SIA is now part of the capital stock of MIP Politecnico di Milano with a 3.17% stake. SIA, a company specializing in the processing of electronic payments, is the third new partner to join in 2016 after Microsoft and Whirlpool and has already been collaborating with the business school for several years on projects that are strategic in terms of innovation and development at international level.