IN BRIEF

Princeton Financial Systems has formed a strategic partnership with Newton-Partners, a management consulting and systems integration services firm. Under terms of the agreement, NewtonPartners will become a recommended provider of value-added systems consulting and programming services to users of Princeton’s PAM investment management system. NewtonPartners is experienced in designing, developing and implementing a variety of customized solutions to meet the investment management needs of institutional investors.

Selkirk Financial Technologies, a provider of treasury management solutions, announced that it has received funding from Wachovia Capital Associates. The funding will provide Selkirk with additional resources to continue its expansion in the U.S. market.

The Institute for International Research is holding the Increasing Investment Management Operations Efficiencies conference on May 15-16 at the Empire Hotel in New York City. The two-day conference will focus on such issues as current theories poised to impact the buy and sell sides, the benefits of total straight-through processing, implementation and testing strategies for decimalization, increasing trade volume and effectively communicating information using the FIX protocol. Opening remarks will be made by Boris Onefater, a partner in the investment management business advisory services at Deloitte & Touche. To register, check out www.iir-ny.com.

Clearnet is holding its TMART (Trading, Market Data and Real-Time Technology) and OMTEX (Order Management and Automated Trade Execution) seminars on May 15 and 16, respectively, at One World Trade Center in New York City. TMART focuses on such issues as exchange markets trading and technology, dealer markets trading and technology and enterprise and industry integration. OMTEX will focus on new process and technology for best execution in equities, fixed income, future and foreign exchange, as well as an in-depth look at the FIX protocol. To register, check out www.mgit.com.