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Press releases for 2010

Date Title
1 February 36 nouveaux clients entreprises pour SWIFT en 2009

Press releases for 2009

Date Title
1 December SWIFT Expands US Bank Presence through Alliance Lite
19 October BGI goes live with HSBC for Automated Managed Funds Processing using SWIFT Funds
23 September La Caisse Nationale d’Allocations Familiales choisit SWIFT pour optimiser la sécurisation et la gestion de ses flux financiers
17 September Redundancies: SWIFT reacts to misleading information
16 September DTCC, SWIFT and XBRL US Launch U.S. Stakeholder Group as Part of Issuer to Investor: Corporate Actions Initiative
14 September Trade Services Utility reaches new milestone
8 September Banks achieve cost and efficiency savings using SWIFT’s service for workers’ remittances
7 September SWIFT launches Easy Exceptions and Investigations to increase efficiency of payments enquiry management
17 August

ICBC signs up for SWIFT’s Workers’ Remittances solution

10 August

Brazilian Interbank Payment Clearinghouse Joins SWIFT

28 July SWIFTNet goes live in Hong Kong for high-value payments
15 June SWIFT & BRED Banque Populaire renforcent leur partenariat
11 June SWIFT’s securities matching solution goes live
29 May Automation service for insurers launches on SWIFT
28 May DTCC, SWIFT and XBRL US Join Together on Plan to Improve Processing of Corporate Actions Announcements
19 May SWIFT partenaire de Box & Automation Solutions
22 April Automated managed funds processing on SWIFT goes live in Australia
26 March SWIFT joins Board of XRLB US
25 February SWIFT opens Seoul office and partners with South Korea in “financial hub” drive
18 February Subpoenaed SWIFT message data is adequately protected 

Press releases for 2008

Date Title
10 December SWIFT respects data protection legislation 
18 November Historic India breakthrough for SWIFT with AXIS Bank
17 November India's leading bankers and financiers gathering to debate Asia Pacific financial sector trends and challenges
17 September SWIFT signs agreement with major insurance industry players to establish a shared platform for electronic data transmission
15 September SWIFT launches easy, low-cost connectivity solution
14 August EuroCCP and SWIFT collaborate on connectivity to clearing and settlement services for Turquoise
6 August Major prime brokers select SWIFT to provide new trade-date matching solution
1 July SWIFT opens office in San Francisco to support growth in North America
18 June SWIFT announces exceptionally strong message growth in 2007
15 May SWIFT's leadership team in Americas region strengthened by new appointment

Press releases for 2007

Date Title
1 October SWIFT announces new fixed fee pricing option for high volume customers
11 July SWIFTNet FpML to automate OTC derivatives trade processing
20 June Euroclear selects SWIFT to provide secure messaging for new Common Communication Interface
14 June SWIFT AGM approves new 'Financial Market Regulators' category
13 June SWIFT 2007 price reductions reach 10.4% to date
6 June Six major ACHs join SWIFT SEPA Testing
29 May SWIFT reports record traffic and strong financial results for 2006
16 May SWIFTNet Mail: simple, secure and reliable email
2 April James P. Donovan resigns as Head of Securities Industry Division
19 February SWIFT announces new CEO
10 January SWIFT launches enhanced ‘SWIFT for Corporates' offering

Press releases for 2006

Date Title
8 December SWIFT announces new 2007 price reductions
12 October SWIFTNet Exceptions & Investigations now live
11 October SWIFTNet Trade Services Utility – advance sales confirm strong interest
11 October 17 banks to start SEPA testing with SWIFT
10 October SWIFT introduces enhanced ‘SWIFT for Corporates’ offering
9 October Hong Kong banking community chooses SWIFTNet as primary messaging platform
9 October SWIFT announces 2006 rebate on all messaging
27 September SWIFT works together with banks and corporates to implement ISO 20022 cash management standards
30 June SWIFT to provide FpML messaging services over SWIFTNet
15 June SWIFT AGM overwhelmingly approves new corporate category
15 June SWIFT Board elects new Chairman and Deputy Chairman
14 June SWIFT announces major price reductions and commercial actions
22 May Joe Eng, SWIFT Executive and CIO, to leave SWIFT
10 May SWIFT announces strong 2005 financial results
11 April Fidelity and Citco go live on SWIFTNet Funds
3 April Key milestone reached in the elimination of Giovannini Barrier 1

Press releases for 2005

Date Title
15 December ISO message standards will be ready for MiFID
12 December SWIFT raises 2005 rebate to 7%
24 November SWIFT wins 2005 ICT Trends award for SWIFTWatch product
7 November SWIFT announces 5% rebate for 2005
7 September SWIFT Traffic Growth Incentive Programme goes live
6 September SWIFT interfaces boost adoption of SWIFTSolutions
6 September SWIFT launches first major FIX hub solution with automated certification testing service
6 September Six banks to pilot SWIFTNet Exceptions and Investigations solution
5 September Major banks to pilot SWIFTNet Trade Services Utility
7 July SWIFT announces new Executive for Securities Industry Division
9 Jun SWIFT announces major new price initiatives
3 May SWIFT continues strong growth in 2004
1 March SWIFTNet to be used by EUCLID PC/Server customers
5 January SWIFT presents protocol framework in response to Giovannini Report