synopsis: Conning, a leading global provider of asset management solutions, services, and research to the insurance industry, announced that it has acquired the assets of DFA Capital Management, a market leader in economic, capital markets, and risk modeling software.

synopsis: Aon Corporation has completed the acquisition of Valley Oak Systems of San Ramon, California. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Valley Oak Systems, a leader in claims management software, services, and support for the insurance industry, will operate under the Aon eSolutions Group as an independent subsidiary.

synopsis: DAVID Corporation, provider of risk management and insurance software and services, has been acquired by Phoenix Asset Management, a private equity firm focused on investing in middle-market companies. DAVID has been providing software and services to commercial and alternative P&C insurance markets for more than 27 years.

synopsis: HALO Technology Holdings, Inc., a holding company for established enterprise software companies, has completed the previously announced acquisition of five software companies from Platinum Equity. The businesses acquired by HALO are Tesseract, DAVID Corporation, Process Software, ProfitKey International, and Foresight Software, Inc.

synopsis: HALO Technology Holdings, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Insurance Risk Management (IRM) and ViaMode divisions of Unify Corp. IRM will join with HALO subsidiary DAVID Corporation to deliver comprehensive risk management solutions designed to reduce customers' overall claims costs.

synopsis: ChoicePoint announced the acquisition of certain assets of California-based ePolicy, Inc., including the industry-leading ePolicy Solutions RightRisk(TM) product line. ePolicy provides a comprehensive set of administration solutions for commercial insurance carriers.

synopsis: Unify Corp., a leading provider of business process automation solutions including specialty vertical applications, today announced it has acquired Sacramento-based Acuitrek Inc., a privately-held software provider of policy administration and underwriting solutions for the public entity self insured and risk pools insurance market.

synopsis: Accenture has acquired RiskControl, a privately held risk consulting company based in Rio de Janeiro, to complement and expand its risk service offerings in the rapidly growing Brazilian market.

synopsis: UK fintech vendor City Networks is making an undisclosed minority investment in London-based derivatives processing specialist Message Automation.

synopsis: StatPro, an AIM-listed supplier of portfolio analytics software for fund managers, has signed a contract to acquire FRI Corporation, a Canadian provider of portfolio management technology, for a total consideration of £25 million.

synopsis: Reuters today announced it has acquired Application Networks, a leading risk management software provider based in London and Palo Alto, for $41million in cash to accelerate the growth of Reuters Trade and Risk Management.

synopsis: McAfee, Inc., the global leader in Intrusion Prevention and Security Risk Management, today announced that it has acquired Preventsys, Inc., a leading authority in security risk management and automated security compliance reporting.

synopsis: The International Securities Exchange announced today that it has acquired the intellectual property and other related assets of Longitude, Inc, inventor of a proprietary and patented technology that uses parimutuel principles to run derivatives auctions that aggregate liquidity and produce fair and efficient market-driven prices.

synopsis: Corpus, Inc., a provider of custom application development and information technology services in the banking, financial services and telecommunications industries, today announced that it has expanded its presence in the global capital markets sector with the acquisition of Lab49, Inc.

synopsis: Jack Henry & Associates, Inc., a leading provider of integrated computer systems and ATM/debit card/ACH transaction processing, announced its purchase of North Carolina-based Optinfo, Inc., a leading provider of software products and services that help financial institutions mitigate the risks associated with their financial and operational data.

synopsis: Moody’s Corporation announced that it has acquired Barrie & Hibbert Limited, a leading provider of risk management modeling tools for insurance companies worldwide. The acquisition broadens Moody’s Analytics suite of software solutions for the insurance and pension sectors.

synopsis: Wolters Kluwer Financial Services (WKFS), a provider of comprehensive compliance, risk management and audit solutions, announced the acquisition of SASGAS, a provider of financial reporting software solutions to the foreign and domestic bank market in China. WKFS is acquiring SASGAS through its FRSGlobal business.

synopsis: IBM announced the closing of its acquisition of Algorithmics. The acquisition expands IBM's business analytics capabilities in the area of financial risk. Algorithmics provides software and services for improved business insights at banks and investment and insurance organizations to assess risk and address regulatory challenges.

synopsis: Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of City Networks Ltd, a leading software and services provider of reconciliation, multi-asset process automation and operational risk management solutions to the global financial services industry.

synopsis: Fitch Group, Inc., a Fimalac SA company, has closed its acquisition of Toronto-based risk management firm Algorithmics. The acquisition price is US$175 million. Algorithmics provides financial institutions with advanced enterprise risk management solutions that help them better measure and manage their financial risk.

synopsis: Conning, a leading global provider of asset management solutions, services, and research to the insurance industry, announced that it has acquired the assets of DFA Capital Management, a market leader in economic, capital markets, and risk modeling software.

synopsis: Conning, a leading global provider of asset management solutions, services, and research to the insurance industry, announced that it has acquired the assets of DFA Capital Management, a market leader in economic, capital markets, and risk modeling software.

synopsis: The boards of directors of the SWX Group, SIS Group and Telekurs Group have signed a letter of intent to merge the three organisations. Within the framework of the contemplated merger, the business activities of all three companies are to be combined under one roof.

synopsis: ODL Securities, the London-based equities, derivatives and FX trading house, has agreed the purchase of bestconnect, the leading UK retail service provider (RSP) electronic dealing service, from investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort.

synopsis: British hedge fund manager Man Group is buying a 70% stake in Eurex US, the struggling electronic futures market launched in Chicago in 2004, for $23.2 million in cash.

synopsis: BISYS, a leading provider of outsourcing solutions for the financial services sector, today announced its acquisition of TIME Financial Services, Inc., a Woodland Hills, CA - based independent, privately-held planning and insurance consulting organization dedicated to servicing national financial advisory firms.

synopsis: Lightspeed Holdings, LLC, a leading independent provider of brokerage services for institutional and professional traders, today announced it has completed the acquisition of E*TRADE Professional Trading, LLC and ETP Technologies, LLC from E*TRADE FINANCIAL Corporation.

synopsis: OMX has finalized the acquisition of Eignarhaldsfelagid Verdbrefathing, owner of the Iceland Stock Exchange and the Icelandic Securities Depository. The payment to EV’s shareholders is as previously communicated 2,067,560 newly issued OMX shares and the total number of outstanding shares has consequently increased to 120,640,467 as of today.

synopsis: IntercontinentalExchange, the leading electronic energy marketplace, and the New York Board of Trade, the leading soft commodity exchange, announced that their merger transaction is complete. As of today's closing of the merger, NYBOT has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of ICE and is now part of a for-profit, publicly traded corporation.

synopsis: NYSE Euronext (NYX), the world’s leading and most diverse financial market group, today announced that it has signed a binding term sheet to acquire a 5% equity position in the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), India’s leading commodity marketplace, subject to certain conditions.

synopsis: Montreal Exchange Inc. and TSX Group Inc. announced that they have agreed to combine their organizations to create TMX Group Inc. , a leading integrated exchange group.

synopsis: Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) and Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (BSE) announced today that they have entered into an agreement for SGX to invest in a 5% stake in BSE. SGX will subscribe to the shares of BSE at Rs 5,200 per share for Rs 189 crore (USD 42.7 million).

synopsis: Leading European exchange operator and transaction services provider, Deutsche Börse, today signed a definitive agreement with BSE to invest in a 5 percent stake for Rs 189 crore at a price of Rs 5,200 per share (USD 42.7 million), and also to explore ways of strengthening their collective competencies across a broad spectrum of business areas.

synopsis: The New York Mercantile Exchange, Inc. and the Montreal Exchange today announced their intention to form a strategic alliance that will include NYMEX purchasing a 10% stake of MX and the creation of a joint venture company that will serve the Canadian energy industry.

synopsis: Instinet, Inc., a global agency broker, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired in an all cash transaction by Nomura Holdings, Inc, a leading Japan-based, global financial services firm. Instinet is majority owned by Silver Lake Partners, the leading private equity firm focused on large-scale investments in technology.

synopsis: CME Group Inc. has completed its acquisition of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. The combined companies will provide customers around the world with access to all major benchmark asset classes, including interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities and metals.

synopsis: Forex Capital Markets LLC announced it has reached an agreement to acquire certain assets of the U.S. retail forex business of Hotspot FXr LLC to further expand the deep liquidity offered via its Active Trader platform. Hotspot FXr's affiliate, Hotspot FXi LLC, will continue to offer its platform for institutional FX trading.

synopsis: Marco Polo Network, the largest platform for electronic trading of securities listed and traded on Emerging Markets exchanges, today announced the acquisition of the trademarks, intellectual property IT infrastructure and consumer facing assets of XTF Global Asset Management Inc., an ETF research and ETF based investment advisor.

synopsis: Rabobank Nederland has decided to sell Alex Beleggersbank to the listed internet broker BinckBank. Alex will continue to exist as a separate brand under the ownership of BinckBank and will retain its own positioning.

synopsis: MICEX and RTS Exchange have merged, creating a single Russian exchange that is well-positioned to become a leading venue globally for trading across asset classes. The merger creates a one-stop-shop for local and international market participants to trade equities, bonds, derivatives and currencies.

synopsis: The Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange Co Ltd have made a final decision to merge their operations and create the world's third-largest securities bourse. Under the plan, the unlisted Tokyo bourse will first take a stake of up to a two-thirds in the smaller but listed Osaka exchange.

synopsis: NZX has agreed to a conditional term sheet for the acquisition of assets of The Marketplace Company. M-co designs, develops and operates markets for electricity, electricity derivatives, gas and carbon. NZX's proposed acquisition includes the energy business, gas business and M-co's software and trading platforms including EnergyHedge and Regi.