IPC to Exhibit at the 35th Annual FIA Futures and Options Expo in Chicago

CHICAGO – October 28, 2019 – IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for financial market participants, today announced that it is exhibiting at the FIA 35th Annual Futures and Options Expo being held at the Hilton Chicago from October 29-31, 2019. IPC’s team of subject matter experts will attend the conference and meet with influential FCM, trading firm, exchange and clearinghouse leaders. Through its exhibition at the event, IPC will showcase its industry leading products, services and solutions for the derivatives and cleared swaps community.

The 2019 FIA Expo is the hub of the global listed derivatives and cleared swaps community, with two full days of engaging programming, three evenings of networking opportunities, and more than 5,000 industry professionals in attendance.

Event attendees interested in speaking with IPC’s subject matter experts can schedule a meeting with us at the conference or email us. They can also stop by the IPC booth #413. We encourage you to follow us on Twitter @IPC_Systems_Inc or LinkedIn.

About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Learn more at ipc.com.

 Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

IPC Strikes Strategic Partnership With Trusted Data Solutions

NEW YORK and LONDON – October 24, 2019, – IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community, today announced a strategic partnership with Trusted Data Solutions (TDS), an expert in mobile voice recording solutions, compliance, data management and transformation services. This strategic partnership enables IPC customers to access and manage legacy and real-time voice-related data in a single unified solution.

“The ability to provide a comprehensive service for voice recording and an integrated compliance solution is a game changer for financial services firms seeking to deal with regulatory requirements in a simple and effective way,” said David Brown, Chief Operating Officer, IPC. “IPC customers expect the best-in-breed services and solutions that we are delivering in partnership with TDS, addressing the increased complexity and growing needs of the industry.”

In furtherance to this strategic partnership, IPC’s mobile voice recording business will be transitioning to TDS. IPC and TDS look forward to further developing and nurturing the Mobile Recording service, whilst ensuring a high level of service for all existing customers.

“Combining our two decades of experience as a trusted integrator in compliance data with IPC’s leading cloud and financial markets technologies provides a truly revolutionary service to customers who are looking to have a best-in-market solution to help them in their compliant data transformation initiatives,” said Brad Gorton, Global Head of Communications Compliance Practice at TDS. “The evolution in the industry has led to an emphasis on how financial services companies manage the vast amounts of data they are faced with and how this is captured for compliance purposes.”

About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Learn more at ipc.com.

About Trusted Data Solutions

For more than two decades, Trusted Data Solutions (TDS), the foremost expert in legacy data, tape, email and voice, has set the standard in compliantly transforming the management and accessibility of legacy electronically stored information. Their leadership in tape restoration, email migration, and voice logging retrieval, coupled with the Voice Compliance Practice advancements which include the delivery of voice technology migration, implementation, and global 24 x 7 support, makes TDS the preferred choice for corporations, regulated institutions, eDiscovery specialists government agencies and law firms world wide.

TDS is a wholly owned subsidiary of TDS Global Holdings which is privately held. Learn more at trusteddata.com.

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IPC to Attend the ACI Russia eFX Summit in Moscow

October 15, 2019 – IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for global financial market participants, announced today that it will be attending the ACI Russia eFX Summit in Moscow on the 16th of October.

The summit will see a variety of leading FX professionals congregate, including currency managers and systematic traders, hedge funds, and international and regional banks. At the event, market participants from each facet of the industry will meet to discuss and debate key issues in FX, such as liquidity, code of conduct, best execution, platform innovation, research and analytics, connectivity and post-trade solutions.

Connectivity and communications are essential for financial market participants relying on trading partners around the world. With a focus on these critical trading communications demands, Connexus Cloud is an unparalleled multi-cloud solution for the global financial markets. By providing and integrating private and hybrid clouds, as well as enabling secure access to over 550 public clouds, Connexus Cloud empowers, rather than limits, the use of cloud for secure, high-performance data and voice communications. Sell-side firms, buy-side firms, inter-dealer brokers, liquidity venues, energy firms, trade lifecycle providers, market-data firms, as well as clearing and settlement firms are all interconnected in an ecosystem of more than 6,400 capital market participants across 750 cities in 60 countries across the globe.

At the show, IPC subject matter experts will be showcasing IPC Solutions, among them, its IQ/MAX Touch, a flexible and extensive secure communications device for delivering compliance, security and user capabilities on IPC’s Unigy platform.

Market participants interested in speaking to IPC’s subject matter experts can schedule a meeting with us at the event or email us. We also encourage you to follow us on Twitter @IPC_Systems_Inc and LinkedIn.

About IPC
IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Learn more at ipc.com.

Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

IPC to Attend Fixed Income Leaders Summit in Barcelona

October 4, 2019 – IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for global financial market participants, announced today that it will sponsor and attend the 2019 Fixed Income Leaders Summit, which takes place at CCIB, Barcelona, from October 7-9 2019.

The event is the only conference designed by the buy-side for the buy-side to help source solutions to key credits and rates trading pain points. With three key tracks – trading venues, data and analytics and O/EMS – the two-day agenda covers all the latest trends and technologies emerging in the industry in keynotes and panels.

IPC subject matter experts will be available to discuss recent flagship industry partnerships at the show. These include the launch of the recently announced next-generation voice trading solution – an integrated cloud-based service that unites Cloud9’s C9 Trader™ voice communications and analytics platform, IPC’s Unigy™ trading communications platform and the Connexus™ Cloud financial ecosystem. This collaboration provides the global trading community with a unified solution for connectivity, mobility, advanced data analytics and business continuity planning.

IPC also recently made a strategic investment in AI innovator GreenKey Technologies (GK), deepening the two companies’ award-winning collaboration. This gives IPC exclusive rights to GK’s next-generation machine learning technologies, uniting GK’s best-in-class markets and customer insight extraction with IPC’s trading communications expertise and cloud financial ecosystem of over 6,400 diverse market participants. As such, IPC attendees will be on hand to discuss AI and natural language processing, and utilizing voice data for higher trading performance in the industry.

Should you wish to speak with IPC representatives, please visit the IPC stand at the show, which is located at booth number 36. We also encourage you to follow us on Twitter @IPC_Systems_Inc and LinkedIn.

About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Learn more at ipc.com.

Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projection and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

IPC Launches App to Enable Voice-to-Data With GreenKey

NEW YORK – October 3, 2019 – IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the global financial markets, today announces the launch of Blotter, a pioneering data visualization tool designed in partnership with GreenKey. Blotter leverages GreenKey’s industry-leading Natural Language Processing (NLP) engine to enable financial market participants to convert their OTC voice quotes into a structured data feed.

“Trading desks are always striving for faster execution, more efficient communications, and streamlined settlement and reporting processes, all of which are being transformed by AI-powered Natural Language Processing,” said Bob Santella, CEO of IPC. “IPC and GreenKey are uniquely positioned to deliver this new technology.”

Blotter enables users to voice populate forms and applications on their desktops through dictation. Compliance workflows are also accelerated, as Blotter allows users to search through structured data to reconstruct trades instead of manually listening to audio files.

“Millions of voice quotes are generated every day over IPC’s communications platform. We are working hard to unlock this market data by structuring it with our patented NLP,” said Anthony Tassone, CEO of GreenKey. “Blotter is an application that digitizes voice trading, enabling better analyzation and automation of workflows.”

About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Learn more at ipc.com.

About GreenKey

GreenKey Technologies (GK) is the creator of a patented speech recognition (ASR) and natural language processing (NLP) platform that recognizes complex jargon across real-time audio and text sources and transforms them into actionable insights. GK converts disparate communications streams into structured data tools that help banks, trading firms and emergency services operators automate complex workflows. Based in Chicago with offices in New York and London, GK is the premier insights recognition solution for over-the-counter trading desks. For more information, please visit greenkeytech.com.

Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projection and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

IPC Announces Major Expansion of Connexus Cloud in Canada

NEW YORK – September 25, 2019 – IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community, today announces a major expansion of its Connexus Cloud platform in Canada. IPC is now directly connected to some of the country’s largest marketplaces and regulatory bodies, such as:

  • Canadian Securities Exchange
  • MATCHNow
  • NEO Exchange
  • Omega ATS
  • TMX Group

“The strength of IPC’s network ecosystem-as-a-service is not only technological but also strategic,” said Mike Smith, Director of Global Exchange Relations Management. “These new venues give traders an even deeper reach into global capital markets through Connexus’ high-speed bandwidth and reliability, and we’re particularly proud to see continued growth in such an important market as Canada.”

Connexus Cloud is an unparalleled multi-cloud solution for the global financial markets. By providing and integrating private and hybrid clouds, and enabling secure access to over 550 public clouds, Connexus Cloud empowers, rather than limits, the use of cloud for secure, high-performance data and voice communications. The Connexus Cloud multi-cloud platform links together the global capital markets. Sell-side firms, buy-side firms, inter-dealer brokers, liquidity venues, energy firms, trade lifecycle providers, and market-data as well as clearing and settlement firms, are all interconnected in an ecosystem of more than 6,400 capital market participants across 750 cities in 60 countries across the globe.

About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to help make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Visit ipc.com and follow us on Linkedin and Twitter (@IPC_Systems_Inc).

Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

IPC Moves Up in the 2019 IDC FinTech Rankings

New York – September 24, 2019 – IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for financial market participants, announced today the company has increased its position to 37 in the Top 100 global providers of financial technology on the 2019 IDC FinTech Rankings. IPC has moved up from its 2018 ranking, demonstrating the continued success of its dynamic offerings in the financial services community.

“Our steadfast presence on the IDC FinTech Rankings, side by side with the global financial community’s best solutions providers, reflects IPC’s enduring focus on client satisfaction, and our commitment to advancing their businesses around the world,” said Bob Santella, Chief Executive Officer, IPC.

IPC has a wide array of products and solutions that powers the financial markets globally. These offerings include Connexus Cloud, a private, highly secure and scalable extranet that enables communication and information exchange among capital markets participants, as well as IPC’s industry-leading Unigy platform for unified communications and applications.

“Being named in the IDC FinTech Rankings is a significant accomplishment, demonstrating a provider’s commitment to the success of its financial institution clients,” states Marc DeCastro, Research Director at IDC Financial Insights. “The IDC FinTech Rankings, now in its 16th year, is the global standard list of fintech providers to the industry, and we congratulate the 2019 winners.”

The annual IDC FinTech Rankings has become an important measure of the health and direction of technology in the industry and the emergence of innovative solutions from new players. In addition, the IDC FinTech Rankings serves as a critical tool for financial services institutions to use during strategic planning and to review whenever they consider new investments in third-party solutions. IDC Financial Insights publishes a comprehensive report about the year’s findings that is available to view or download here.

About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Learn more at https://www.ipc.com/

 

About IDC Financial Insights
IDC Financial Insights assists financial service businesses and IT leaders, as well as the suppliers who serve them, in making more effective technology decisions by providing accurate, timely, and insightful fact-based research and consulting services. Staffed by senior analysts with decades of industry experience, our global research analyzes and advises on business and technology issues facing the banking, insurance, and securities and investments industries. International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology market. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world’s leading technology, media, research, and events company. For more information, please visit www.idc.com/financial, email info@idc-fi.com, or call 508-620-5533.

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Cloud9 and IPC to Ring Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell in Celebration of Historic Next-Generation Voice Trading Solution Collaboration

WHAT:

IPC, a leading provider of communications and networking solutions for the financial markets, and Cloud9 Technologies (“Cloud9”), a leader in cloud-based communications, will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square today.

IPC CEO Bob Santella and Cloud9 CEO Gerald Starr will together ring the Closing Bell in honor of their historic work on an advanced, open voice trading and collaboration solution that is set to transform the global financial markets.

“It is an honor to commemorate our firms’ next-generation cloud-based voice communication solution at this celebratory bell-ringing,” said Bob Santella, CEO of IPC.  “Cloud9 and IPC are paving the way to become the platform of choice for the rapidly changing financial and trading communities.”

“In recognition of the global trading community of which IPC and Cloud9 are proud to be a part, we are joining together to celebrate the transformation in voice trading that we are empowering,” said Gerald Starr, CEO of Cloud9.  “We are creating significant value for the industry overall by enabling a path to a cloud-based infrastructure and unified communication across channels.”

The companies’ integrated cloud-based service unites Cloud9’s C9 Trader™ voice communications and analytics platform, IPC’s Unigy™ trading communications platform and the Connexus™ Cloud financial ecosystem, providing the global trading community with a unified solution for endpoint connectivity, mobility, advanced data analytics and business continuity planning. Users and firms have access to one of the broadest worldwide communities of financial markets comprising top-tier buy-side and sell-side firms, inter-dealer brokers, trade life-cycle providers and other key market participants.

WHERE:

 Nasdaq MarketSite — 4 Times Square — 43rd & Broadway — Broadcast Studio

WHEN:

Tuesday, September 17, 2019 – 3:45 – 4:00 p.m. ET 

CONTACTS:

IPC Media Contact:

Drew Pierson

Finn Partners

+1 212 529 4810

Drew.Pierson@finnpartners.com

Cloud9 Technologies Media Contact:

P.J. Kinsella

Paragon PR for Cloud9

+1 973 255 7153

pj@paragonpr.com

Nasdaq MarketSite Media Contact:
Bianca Fata
(646) 441-5073
bianca.fata@nasdaq.com

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About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to help make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Visit IPC.com and follow us on Linkedin and Twitter (@IPC_Systems_Inc).

About Cloud9 Technologies

Cloud9 Technologies is the leading voice communication and analytics platform designed for the unique needs of the financial markets. Cloud9 developed a solution that harnesses the voice communication talk path for the trading floor of the future – offering more functionality and analytic insight than legacy hardware at a fraction of the cost. Cloud9 connects counterparties across all asset classes via a cloud-based communication platform that eliminates the infrastructure and expense associated with legacy hardware and telecommunication-based solutions, with front-office focused data and transcription, purpose-built for the financial markets. For more information, visit: www.c9tec.com.

About Nasdaq:
Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) is a leading global provider of trading, clearing, exchange technology, listing, information and public company services. Through its diverse portfolio of solutions, Nasdaq enables customers to plan, optimize and execute their business vision with confidence, using proven technologies that provide transparency and insight for navigating today’s global capital markets. As the creator of the world’s first electronic stock market, its technology powers more than 100 marketplaces in 50 countries. Nasdaq is home to approximately 4,000 total listings with a market value of approximately $14 trillion. To learn more, visit: http://business.nasdaq.com.

Cloud9 and IPC to Launch Next-Generation Voice Trading Solution

NEW YORK, August 22, 2019 – IPC, a leading provider of communications and networking solutions for the financial markets, and Cloud9 Technologies (“Cloud9”), a leader in cloud-based communications, are working together to offer an advanced, open voice trading and collaboration solution. The integrated cloud-based service unites Cloud9’s C9 Trader™ voice communications and analytics platform, IPC’s Unigy™ trading communications platform and the Connexus™ Cloud financial ecosystem.

This agreement will provide the global trading community with a unified solution for endpoint connectivity, mobility, advanced data analytics and business continuity planning. Users and firms will have access to one of the broadest worldwide communities of financial markets comprising top-tier buy-side and sell-side firms, inter-dealer brokers, trade life-cycle providers and other key market participants.

Benefits of integrating these award-winning services for the global financial community include:

  • Seamless access to one of the world’s most expansive voice trading communities
  • Ease of transition to a cloud or hybrid environment
  • Holistic data records and enhanced analytics capabilities
  • Flexible subscription-based pricing that includes global end-to-end support
  • Integration and interoperability with third-party workflow tools

“Our next-generation voice communication solution paves the way for Cloud9 and IPC to become the platform of choice for the financial and trading communities,” said Bob Santella, CEO of IPC. “By working together, we are delivering a range of voice solutions that meet all end-user needs and address the demands of a rapidly changing marketplace.”

“This agreement and the complementary nature of IPC’s and Cloud9’s businesses create significant value for the industry at large,” said Gerald Starr, CEO of Cloud9. “By working with IPC to deliver this transformative integrated solution, we’re enabling firms to build smarter, more profitable and compliant business relationships.”

“We were early investors of Cloud9 because we recognized the transformation on the horizon in voice trading,” said David Hudson, Global Co-Head, Digital & Platform Services, J.P. Morgan.  “This partnership will provide the trading community at large a seamless upgrade and path to a cloud-based infrastructure — necessary steps to create a unified communications system across channels.”

In a major step forward, clients of both firms now have the option to select best-of-breed voice collaboration, telephony, data and compliance tools, creating a platform for more dynamic and efficient product development.

About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to help make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Visit IPC.com and follow us on Linkedin and Twitter (@IPC_Systems_Inc).

About Cloud9 Technologies

Cloud9 Technologies is the leading voice communication and analytics platform designed for the unique needs of the financial markets. Cloud9 developed a solution that harnesses the voice communication talk path for the trading floor of the future – offering more functionality and analytic insight than legacy hardware at a fraction of the cost. Cloud9 connects counterparties across all asset classes via a cloud-based communication platform that eliminates the infrastructure and expense associated with legacy hardware and telecommunication-based solutions, with front-office focused data and transcription, purpose-built for the financial markets. For more information, visit: www.c9tec.com.

IPC Joins the Financial Information Forum

NEW YORK – July 25, 2019 –  IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community, today announces it has joined as a member of the Financial Information Forum. FIF offers members insight into front office, back office, technology and market data implementation issues impacting the securities industry, and will help IPC become better informed in customer network needs across the order lifecycle.

“IPC is deeply embedded in our customers’ businesses and constantly endeavors to enhance our overall value proposition by building on our on-going strategic initiatives,” said Jeffrey Britell, Vice President of Global Network Services, IPC. “We are joining the Financial Information Forum, the premier forum to address the implementation of industry trading connectivity initiatives, so that IPC can continue to give traders and financial firms the insight needed in a dynamic and changing market environment.”

FIF’s membership includes decision makers at broker-dealers, exchanges and vendors all seeking and sharing industry perspective on network implementation issues. Meanwhile, IPC’s flagship financial ecosystem, Connexus, consists of over 6,400 market participant locations in 700 cities around the world, providing access to industry-leading partners and providers. As a transformative, worldwide network provider, IPC closely aligns with industry bodies, including not just FIF, but FINRA, FIA and other vital regulatory authorities.

About IPC

IPC is a technology and service leader powering the global financial markets. We help clients anticipate change and solve problems, setting the standard with industry expertise, exceptional service and comprehensive technology. With a customer-first mentality, IPC brings together one of the largest and most diverse global financial ecosystems spanning all asset classes and market participants. As the enabler of this ecosystem, IPC empowers the community to interact, transact and react to market changes and challenges, and we collaborate with our customers to help make them secure, productive, compliant and connected. Visit ipc.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter (@IPC_Systems_Inc).

About the Financial Information Forum

The Financial Information Forum (FIF) addresses the issues that impact the financial information industry, from real-time decision support through securities processing. FIF provides a collaborative environment for subscribers to benefit from technology, regulatory, and market innovations. Financial institutions, vendors, and exchanges are encouraged to join the FIF, which serves as a focal point for coordination and communication on behalf of the industry. More information is available on the FIF website at www.fif.com.

 Certain statements contained in this press release may be forward-looking statements. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “should” or “will” or similar terminology. Any forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Actual results may differ materially from any future results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.