Press Releases

 
Shadow Financial Systems Releases Near-Real
Time Reporting for Equity Trade Capture
-Company's Universal Trade Capture (UTC) Functionality Provides
Clients with Accelerated Trade Validation and Reporting-
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (January 09, 2012) - Shadow Financial Systems, developers of solutions for global securities processing, reconciliation, clearing, treasury and accounting, today announced details of its Universal Trade Capture (UTC) capability that provides broker/dealer clients with one validation and reporting procedure for the entire trade capture process. This new feature enables back office operations to accept or reject trade confirmations on a near-real time basis, helps to eliminate risk and exposure, and accelerates the reconciliation process.
more...

Shadow Financial Systems Addresses Cost-Basis
Legislation with Increased Functionality
-Companies Achieve Greater Efficiencies and Improve Risk Management with ShadowSuite-
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (October 25, 2011) - Shadow Financial Systems, developers of solutions for global securities processing, reconciliation, clearing, treasury and accounting, today announced details of new functionality that addresses requirements resulting from cost-basis legislation. Deployed as an enterprise or point solution, ShadowSuite is the industry’s first truly scalable, multi-currency, multi-asset, multi-entity, real-time clearing platform available via software-as-a-service or client-hosted software. Since August 2011, ShadowSuite has included this new functionality that handles cost-basis accounting, one of the most complicated tax reporting challenges.

more...

Shadow Financial Systems Fulfills Industry Need for
Real-Time Clearing Platform with ShadowSuite Solution

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (September 27, 2011) - Shadow Financial Systems, developers of solutions for global securities processing, reconciliation, clearing, treasury and accounting, continues to build a solid reputation for delivering leading-edge technology solutions for the global securities marketplace, including the broad industry adoption of the company’s flagship product, ShadowSuite®.
more...

Shadow Financial Systems Accommodates Continued Growth
with New Headquarters Facility
EDISON, N.J. (May 23, 2011) Shadow Financial Systems, developers of solutions for global securities processing, reconciliation, clearing, treasury and accounting, today announced that the company will relocate, expanding its headquarters for the third time in less than seven years.
more...

Shadow Financial Systems to Demonstrate Comprehensive
Product Offerings at SIFMA Operations Conference
EDISON, N.J. (April 5, 2011) –
WHO:
Shadow Financial Systems, developers of solutions for global securities processing, reconciliation, clearing, treasury and accounting


more...

Shadow Financial Systems Announces
Details of New Margin Solution
-Technology Leader Launches New Offering Developed to Address Complexities of Strategy-based Margin Processing-

EDISON, N.J. (March 14, 2011) - Shadow Financial Systems, developers of solutions for global securities processing, reconciliation, clearing, treasury and accounting, today announced details of its newest offering: ShadowMargin™.


more...

S&P Valuation and Risk Strategies Teams with Shadow Financial Systems to Provide Investor Analytics for Post-Trade Processing and Clearing
NEW YORK – (November 9, 2010) – S&P Valuation and Risk Strategies, an independent and analytically separate business unit within Standard & Poor’s that provides users with market intelligence and analytic insight for risk-driven investment analysis, today announced a strategic partnership to provide data and analytics to Shadow Financial Systems. The alliance provides S&P’s Global Data Solutions content suite including: ratings, evaluated pricing, terms and conditions, cross reference data and analytics directly to Shadow Financial Systems’ ShadowSuite® customers.  ShadowSuite software facilitates post-trade processing and clearing for back-office, treasury and accounting departments.
more...

Shadow Financial Systems Introduces New Training Business Unit,
Shadow University -Curriculum Enhances Usage of ShadowSuite System Capabilities-

EDISON, N.J. (August 11, 2010) - Shadow Financial Systems, developers of the ShadowSuite® global securities processing, reconciliation, clearing, treasury and accounting system, today unveiled its new training business unit, Shadow University. Designed to help clients fully leverage the comprehensive functionality of the ShadowSuite system, Shadow University helps companies take advantage of all the benefits of the production-proven ShadowSuite software.
more...

Broker Dealer Upgrades to Shadow Financial Systems’ ShadowSuite
Flexible, Scalable Solution Decreases Operational Risks and Costs
While Improving Processing Efficiency

EDISON, N.J. (June 28, 2010) – Shadow Financial Systems, developers of the ShadowSuite® global securities processing, reconciliation, clearing, treasury and accounting system, today welcomed another broker dealer that has gone live with ShadowSuite.
more...

Shadow Financial Systems Announces Details of ShadowConnect
-Seamlessly Consolidates Global Trade Feeds into a Standardized
Format for Handling by Downstream Systems-

EDISON, N.J. (June 22, 2010) -
Shadow Financial Systems, developers of the ShadowSuite® global securities processing, reconciliation, clearing, treasury and accounting system, today announced details of its latest software offering, ShadowConnect™.

more...

Shadow Financial Systems Experiences Growing Interest in On-Demand Version of Proven Global Securities Processing Solution
-Trading Organizations Can Select from On-premise or SaaS Delivery Options-
EDISON, N.J. (May 4, 2010) - - Shadow Financial Systems, developers of the ShadowSuite® global securities processing, reconciliation, clearing, treasury and accounting system, today announced the increasing demand in its Software as a Service (SaaS) offering.
more...

Shadow Financial Systems Offers Efficient, Streamlined Transaction Processing with Automated Agency Settlement Solution

EDISON, N.J. (February 1, 2010) — Shadow Financial Systems, developers of the ShadowSuite® global securities processing, reconciliation, clearing, treasury and accounting system, today announced the availability of its automated Agency Settlement solution. This solution, fully integrated with the ShadowSuite enterprise system, automates the settlement and reconciliation process for broker/dealers acting as settlement agents for affiliates and their clients across markets.
more...

Shadow Financial Systems, Clients Prepared as OPRA Codes Rendered Obsolete, OSI Becomes Standard
EDISON, N.J. (January 13, 2010) — Shadow Financial Systems, developers of the ShadowSuite® global securities processing, reconciliation, clearing, treasury and accounting system, today announced a new release of its Options Processing module. Fully integrated within ShadowSuite, this module will enable clients to conform to the new Options Symbology Initiative (OSI) codes.


more...

Shadow Financial Systems Announces Significant Functionality
Enhancements for Repo Processing and Settlement

EDISON, N.J. (December 7, 2009) – Shadow Financial Systems, developers of
the ShadowSuite® global securities processing, reconciliation, clearing, treasury
and accounting system, today announced significant enhancements to its repo
functionality. Available as a standalone module or fully integrated with the
ShadowSuite enterprise system, this new functionality provides organizations a
complete front–to‐back office solution that provides great efficiency while
allowing users the ability to perform mid‐life events, such as, modifying
financing rates, collateral prices or applying manual interest adjustments on a
daily basis throughout the transaction life cycle.

more...

Newedge Group Implements Shadow Financial Systems’ ShadowSuite for Self-Clearing
EDISON, N.J. (November 30, 2009) – Shadow Financial Systems, developers of the ShadowSuite® global securities processing, reconciliation, clearing, treasury and accounting system, today announced that Newedge USA, LLC has successfully implemented ShadowSuite for self-clearing of its U.S. fixed income products. Newedge USA, a leading global broker providing high quality, innovative clearing and settlement services across multiple asset classes, is a subsidiary of Newedge Group, SA, a joint venture with equal ownership by Calyon and Société Générale, two of the world’s largest financial groups.
more...

Shadow Financial Systems Leverages FINCAD Analytics to Extend its Derivative Coverage
Edison, NJ and Vancouver, BC (March 16, 2009) FINCAD and Shadow Financial Systems announced today that Shadow Financial Systems has joined the FINCAD Alliance Program. This agreement enables users of Shadow Financial’s ShadowSuite application to leverage FINCAD’s industry standard derivative pricing library to independently value derivative positions during their post trade processing and clearing operations.

more...

Shadow Financial Systems Included in Leading Analyst Firm’s Securities Processing Systems Report
EDISON, N.J. (November 10, 2008) Shadow Financial Systems, developers of the ShadowSuite global securities processing, reconciliation, clearing, treasury and accounting system, today announced that it was included in Gartner’s MarketScope for Securities Processing Systems Report. Shadow Financial Systems was one of 12 vendors evaluated in the report.

more...

UBS (Bahamas) Ltd. Selects Shadow Financial Systems to
Support Ongoing Growth

EDISON, N.J. (March 18, 2008) Shadow Financial Systems, developers of the ShadowSuite global securities processing, reconciliation, clearing, treasury and accounting system, today announced it has been selected by UBS (Bahamas) Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of UBS AG, Switzerland, for derivatives processing, treasury and accounting functionality.

more...

NYFIX Selects Shadow Financial’s ShadowSuite Back-Office Solution to Complement Euro Millennium
NEW YORK & LONDON (14th November, 2007) – NYFIX Inc. (Pink Sheets: NYFX) a trusted provider of innovative solutions that optimise trading efficiency, announced today that its subsidiary, NYFIX International Limited, has selected ShadowSuite® as the back-office solution for Euro Millennium™. Euro Millennium is a neutral dark pool of liquidity providing rapid, anonymous matching for equity trading in European markets and is scheduled for launch in Q1 2008.
more...

Back-Office Software Leader Shadow Financial Systems Celebrates 10th Anniversary
EDISON, N.J. (October 9, 2007) – Shadow Financial Systems, developers of the ShadowSuite® global securities processing, reconciliation, clearing, treasury and accounting system, today announced its 10th anniversary. Since its inception in 1997, Shadow Financial has established a strong foothold in its served markets — such as broker dealers, hedge funds and administrators — by supporting their post trade processing, reconciliation, clearing and related treasury and accounting requirements.
more...

Belzberg Technologies to Offer Full Clearing Services using Shadow Financial’s ShadowSuite as Back Office Clearing Solution for its Broker Dealer Subsidiary

TORONTO and EDISON, N.J. (May 22, 2007) - Belzberg Technologies Inc. (TSX -BLZ), a provider of technology-based equity and options trading services, announced today that it has selected ShadowSuite as the back office clearing solution for the clearing business of Electronic Brokerage Systems, LLC, its wholly owned U.S. broker-dealer.
more...

Man Financial Selects Shadow Financial for U.S. Brokerage and International Equities Processing and Clearing

EDISON, N.J. (March 28, 2007) – Shadow Financial Systems, developers of the ShadowSuite® global securities processing, reconciliation, clearing and accounting system, today announced that Man Financial has selected ShadowSuite to support its global equity businesses.
more...

Shadow Financial Announces Availability of Cash Management Functionality
EDISON, N.J. (February 15, 2007) - Shadow Financial Systems, developers of the ShadowSuite® global trade processing, reconciliation, clearing and brokerage accounting system, today announced the availability of its cash management module. Available as a standalone module or fully integrated with the ShadowSuite enterprise system, it addresses the most pressing imperative of any organization: managing cash.
more...

Shadow Financial Reviewed by Leading Industry Analyst Firm
EDISON, N.J. (January 24, 2007) – Shadow Financial Systems, developers of the ShadowSuite® global securities processing, reconciliation, clearing and brokerage accounting system, today announced that ShadowSuite recently was evaluated by Gartner, Inc., a research and advisory firm [1]. ShadowSuite provides a global or domestic trade processing, reconciliation, clearing and accounting system that handles all back office and accounting requirements.
more...

Shadow Financial Doubles Headquarters to Accommodate Continued Growth
EDISON, N.J. (August 17, 2006) - Shadow Financial Systems, developers of the ShadowSuite® global securities processing and accounting system, today announced that the company has expanded its headquarters for the second time in less than two years.
more...

Shadow Financial Featured in Aite Group’s Latest Straight Through Processing (STP) Industry Report
EDISON, N.J. (June 28, 2006) – Shadow Financial Systems, developers of the ShadowSuite® global securities processing and accounting system, today announced that the company’s ShadowSuite system is featured in the Aite Group’s latest straight-through-processing market overview, titled “New Approach in STP: Inching Closer to Reality.”
more...

Shadow Financial Announces Availability of New Business Process
Management White Paper
EDISON, N.J. (June 1, 2006) - Shadow Financial Systems, developers of the ShadowSuite® global securities processing and accounting system, today announced the availability of its white paper on enterprise business process management (BPM). The company’s white paper examines the evolution of automation within the securities industry, providing an overall history of operational challenges, and the productivity gains and cost savings created by automating the life of a trade.
more...

Shadow Financial Systems Names Joseph A. South President
Edison, N.J. (February 1, 2006) - Shadow Financial Systems, developers of the ShadowSuite® global securities processing and accounting system, today announced that Joseph (Joe) A. South has joined the Company as president. He will be responsible for defining the Company's strategic direction and the composition of the company’s product offering along with driving its sales and marketing efforts. In this newly created role, South reports to Shadow Financial Systems' founder and CEO, Donald J. Marino.
more...

Shadow Financial Systems Expands Fixed-Income Securities Trade Processing Capability
Edison, N.J. (November 21, 2005) - Shadow Financial Systems, developers of the ShadowSuite global securities processing system, today announced that ShadowSuite's fixed-income securities trade processing capability has been expanded to include the processing of GCF Repo® (General Collateral Financing Repurchase) trades on a real-time basis.
more...

Shadow Financial Systems Announces Availability of Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement Processing
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., at the 13th Annual Fixed-Income Securities Operations Conference (November 3, 2005) - Shadow Financial Systems, developers of the ShadowSuite™ global securities processing system, today announced that ShadowSuite can now fully process Tri-Party Repos seamlessly on a real-time basis.
more...

Shadow Financial Systems Recognized as One of New Jersey’s Finest Companies
EDISON, N.J. (October 12, 2005) - Shadow Financial Systems, developers of the ShadowSuite™ global securities processing system, today announced that the company has been selected as one of New Jersey’s Finest companies by NJBIZ. During an awards dinner held last night, Shadow Financial was recognized as the 27th fastest growing company in the state.
more...

Shadow Financial Systems Case Study Featured in Celent’s Latest Straight Through Processing (STP) Market Overview
EDISON, N.J. (September 26, 2005) - Shadow Financial Systems, developers of the ShadowSuite™ global securities processing system, today announced that a case study featuring the company’s ShadowSuite system is included in Celent’s latest Straight Through Processing (STP) market overview, “STP and the Broker-Dealer.”
more...

Shadow Financial Systems Expands ShadowSuite Product Offering with Unique Interface to The Bank of New York
Edison, N.J. (September 13, 2005) - Shadow Financial Systems, developers of the ShadowSuite global securities processing system, today announced the release of the company's tailored interface that provides a direct link to The Bank of New York.  Shadow Financial clients that utilize The Bank of New York's U.S. government clearing services will now have real-time information on the day's trades in one easy-to-use location.

more...

Archipelago Holdings Selects Shadow Financial’s ShadowSuite
as Back Office Clearing Solution for its Broker-Dealer Subsidiary
EDISON, N.J./CHICAGO, IL(November 16, 2004) - Shadow Financial Systems, developers of the ShadowSuite global securities processing system, today announced that Archipelago Holdings, Inc. (PCX: AX), the owner and operator of the Archipelago Exchange (ArcaEx), through its wholly owned subsidiary, Archipelago Securities, L.L.C. has selected ShadowSuite as the back office clearing solution for Archipelago Securities’ clearing business.
more...

Shadow Financial Systems Announces New Securities Finance System that Supports Outsourced Self-Clearing
Edison, N.J.  (September 13, 2004)  - Shadow Financial Systems, developers of the ShadowSuite global securities processing system, today announced the launch of LoanStar, a new securities finance system that enables trading groups using ShadowSuite as their clearing system to outsource the securities finance operations, reducing the capital and operating expenses of their clearing operation.
more...