Blue Curve Limited, a leading provider of financial research software solutions to the securities industry, announces that it has signed an agreement with Standard Bank Group, one of South Africa’s largest financial services organisations, for its financial research solution.

Standard Bank will implement Blue Curve software within its Corporate and Investment Banking division to help provide enhanced research services to its customers.  The new solution will provide Standard Bank with an improved research production process, including financial data management, document production and compliance management.  The solution will initially be installed in the Nigerian, Turkish and Kenyan offices, with a rollout to all research analysts to follow.

Blue Curve Limited will host the software, allowing it to be accessed across the Internet by all Standard Bank analysts, whatever their location.   

Mark Robertson, CEO of BLue Curve Limited commented:

“Standard Bank is a prestigious organisation and we’re delighted they have chosen Blue Curve as their research production platform.  Standard Bank needed a solution that could be installed quickly, but at the same time, being a major bank, they had to be satisfied that the security and architecture also met their requirements.  I’m pleased to say that Blue Curve v5 ticked all the boxes.”

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About Standard Bank

Standard Bank Group, which is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa and is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange)), is the largest South African bank by assets and earnings.

Standard Bank is represented in 33 countries and employs more than 50,000 people.  With 6,500 points of representation (including branches and offices) in Africa, Standard Bank is one of the biggest banking networks on the continent.

For more information on Standard Bank, please visit the website at http://www.standardbank.com