Thursday, September 17, 2009

Calypso Expands Presence in Hong Kong

  • Firm continues growth in APAC region in response to increasing local demand
  • Appointment of Regional Business Development Director to serve Hong Kong client base

Hong Kong, September 17, 2009 – Calypso Technology, Inc, a global application software provider of an integrated trading and risk application suite to the capital markets announced today that it has expanded its presence in the Asia Pacific region by filing all required documents to incorporate a new subsidiary company in Hong Kong. The firm has also appointed Nigel Ford to head up the office, in response to increasing demand for local relationship management in Greater China.

Mr. Ford will work with existing Hong Kong based global clients, including HSBC, Calyon & BNP Paribas, and respond to the growing commercial interest from Greater China based financial institutions. Mr. Ford joined Calypso in August 2008 from similar positions at Sophis, Misys and Thomson Reuters. He was also previously Asia Regional Treasury Manager at ABN AMRO and Wells Fargo Bank.

“Having lived and worked continuously in Asia for the past 27 years, I am excited to be contributing my expertise and deep knowledge of the local business and financial IT industry in Greater China,” says Mr. Ford. “In order to service our rapidly expanding client base in Hong Kong, Calypso recognizes the need to commit dedicated resources to the region and I am looking forward to being an integral part to this effort.”

Calypso has been present in Asia Pacific since 2001, with an initial presence in Sydney, before opening offices in Tokyo in 2002, Singapore in 2005, and Mumbai in 2006. Calypso’s swift growth in the Asia Pacific region is attributable to increasing demand for the state-of-the-art Calypso trading and risk platform from banks, asset managers, insurance companies and hedge funds. In 2009, Calypso announced the firm’s implementation successes with Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation and Macquarie Group to support front-to-back office, cross-asset trading of OTC derivatives and treasury products..

Sean McDermott, Regional General Manager for Asia Pacific of Calypso Technology, Inc. comments, “Asia Pacific is an important region for Calypso, and its diversity in terms of customer needs and government regulation requires dedicated expert resources. China’s derivative regulatory landscape is undergoing important changes and Calypso provides the most scalable and reliable solution for this shifting requirement. Our increasing client base is a testament to our capabilities.”

Charles Marston, Chairman and CEO of Calypso Technology, Inc., says, “Calypso is truly a global company and a core part of our vision is to continue expanding our reach. We need to be where our clients are based in order to deliver them the highest level of service and support. This is why we allocate top-notch resources to regions such as Hong Kong, where we are working with leading global financial institutions. 2009 has been another year of success for Calypso and we continue to seek out new and exciting opportunities for growth.”

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Calypso Technology Acquires Leading Treasury Solution Provider

  • Firm continues to invest to meet growing demand from corporate treasurers

SIBOS, Hong Kong, September 16, 2009 – Calypso Technology Inc, a leading global provider of an integrated trading application suite to the capital markets industry, today announced that it has acquired Green River Computing Services Inc., a leading treasury software development firm. Green River’s software product, known as Orbit, will be integrated into Calypso’s existing platform, and Green River’s founder and CEO, Dan Farrand, will be joining Calypso’s Treasury Project Management team as Director, Cash and Treasury Management. The terms of the purchase transaction were not disclosed.

At its inception, the Calypso Trading and Risk Management Platform was designed for banks, asset managers and other capital market institutions. In recent years, however, the firm has experienced increasing demand from corporate treasurers for solutions that better coordinate their financial hedging and funding activities, provide cash visibility across the enterprise and help them analyze bank counterparty risk. Specifically, this group has turned to Calypso for integrated risk, cash and liquidity management software. With the Orbit integration, Calypso will be able to offer clients a cost-effective, cross-functional treasury management solution that provides cash management, trading and risk management functionality, all on one integrated Calypso platform.

Charles Marston, Chairman and CEO, Calypso Technology, said: “Dan has built an impressive business based on his knowledge and understanding of the issues faced by corporate treasurers. By combining Green River’s talent, products and expertise with Calypso’s already robust capital markets offering, we are making the key investments that will make us a leader in the growing corporate treasury market.”

Orbit, a successful cash and treasury management solution, was developed from the ground-up specifically to address and solve the key problems faced by corporate treasurers. It was designed to support core Treasury functions, including Cash Management, FX Risk Management, Bank Relationships and Investments. Orbit was developed in collaboration with corporate treasurers and thus has been very favorably received over traditional bank-developed solutions. Over the past decade, companies using Orbit include Cisco, Apple, KLA-Tencor and Juniper Networks.

Dan Farrand said, “Calypso’s strong software muscle, global reputation and market penetration make it a perfect firm to leverage Orbit’s historical success in the treasury markets. With Calypso, we will be able to quickly and effectively scale our offering and serve a much larger portion of the market. Calypso’s 10-year track record of stability and growth will open the doors to many new clients.”

Calypso’s Cash and Treasury Management Solution (TMS) offers:

  • Improved cash visibility across the enterprise
  • Full cash ledger functionality, payments and bank transactions via SWIFT and BAI
  • Automated reconciliation engine between the bank statements and the In-House bank
  • Foreign currency subsidiary funding and balance sheet hedging
  • Cross-asset class trading, hedging and investments with the full front, middle and back office capabilities for FX, Money Markets, Interest Rate Derivatives and Fixed Income Counterparty exposure monitoring, Limits and Market Risk management
  • Compliance with evolving accounting standards such as FAS 133 / IAS 39 for hedge accounting.

Charles Marston continued, “Corporate Treasury is a strategically important business for us, and we will continue making investments in this area to ensure that our clients have access to the best thinking and most innovative solutions in the market.”