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BSB Breakfast Session in Paris / 25-06-2009

The Asset Management Breakfast Session, held on the 18th of June at the Cercle Républicain in Paris, was a big success.

About 30 people attended the testimonial session given by Carmignac Gestion and participated afterwards in the workshop coordinated by the BSB experts.

 

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BSB Customers Day / 20-05-2009

The fourth edition of the BSB Customers Day, held on 12 May in Dolce La Hulpe, was a great success.

More than 80 people attended the different workshops given by guest speakers and by technical and business experts of BSB.

 

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Growth and profitability in 2008, BSB keeps its promises! / 27-03-2009

In 2008, BSB recorded revenues of EUR 21.8 million. Compared to 2007, this represents a 31% increase; this is also 12% higher than estimated at the moment of the IPO.

The operating profit (EBIT) has more than doubled compared to 2007 (from EUR 0.7 million to EUR 1.6 million).

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Solife now also includes the management of variable annuities in production / 06-02-2009

From now on, Solife covers all the functionalities that are needed for the efficient and automated management of variable annuities.

Solife allows any insurance company to commercialize variable annuities in less than three months time.

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Appointments within the BSB group / 16-01-2009

Joël Wozniak has been appointed General Manager of BSB Luxembourg.

Eric Lippert will be responsible for the international development of BSB.

 

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e-Solife, the new web portal of the insurance management software Solife / 03-12-2008

Solife is now also equipped with an Internet portal intended for the partners, the brokers and the clients of insurance companies.

This portal, called e-Solife, offers presales & portfolio management tools as well as consultation functionalities.

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Transparency (Part 2) / 27-10-2008

In compliance with the new legislation regarding transparency (Title II of the law of 2 May 2007, RD of 14 February 2008 and RD of 21 August 2008), BSB communicates the following information : announcement of participations exceeding the legal threshold. To get acces to the complete press release, click on More.

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In order to meet its further expansion, BSB Luxembourg moves / 17-09-2008

 BSB Luxembourg moves to a 1400m² surface area building in the Industrial Park of Bourmicht. Indeed, completely in line with the expansion strategy of the group, BSB Luxembourg is fast growing.

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Transparency of the BSB shareholdership / 15-09-2008

In compliance with the new legislation regarding transparency (Title II of the law of 2 May 2007, RD of 14 February 2008 and RD of 21 August 2008), BSB communicates the following information : figures, statutory thresholds and contact. To get acces to the complete press release, click on More.

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Strong growth for BSB during the first 2008 semester and promising outlook for the second 2008 semester / 05-09-2008

The significant increase of the company’s activities still continues and is reflected in both business units « software publishing » and « services ». BSB recorded revenues of EUR 10.5 million in the first half of 2008, which represents an increase of 35% compared to the same period of last year.

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Patrice Langlois joins the BSB « business » pole / 01-09-2008

BSB announces the arrival of Patrice Langlois as expert in asset management. As such, he joins the BSB « business » pole. BSB follows in this way its strategy developed in its 5 year business plan.

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First half-yearly results of BSB in line with its objectives for 2008 ! / 30-07-2008

The management of BSB, a company listed on Alternext Brussels since 18 July, has confidence in the realization of its objectives for 2008.

The BSB group has realized in the first half year of 2008 a consolidated turnover of EUR 10.4 million and an EBIT of EUR 1.2 million.

 

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The Bâloise Vie Luxembourg selects Solife of BSB for the management of all its life insurance products / 28-07-2008

The Bâloise Vie Luxembourg and BSB have signed a partnership agreement for the next two years in order to develop the management of the ‘classic’ life insurance products (Branch 21) of The Bâloise within the Solife software of BSB.

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BSB IPO on Alternext successful ! / 17-07-2008

BSB’s Initial Public Offering coordinated by NextCap has been a real success despite a weakened stock market environment. Indeed, BSB has raised over more than EUR 4.31 million which means that the company has almost reached its initial target of EUR 5.00 million. Moreover, the offer to the personnel having been entirely subscribed, BSB has increased its total capital with EUR 4.46 million.

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Extension of the Offering Period / 04-07-2008

BSB has decided to extend its Offering Period by 1 week. The Public Offering period will then occur between the 9 June and close on 14 July, unless early closure is determined.

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BSB selects the RIA Flex development technology of Adobe / 03-07-2008

BSB, a software publisher specialized in Asset Management and Insurance, uses the Flex technology for integrating the latest RIA (Rich Internet Applications ) functionalities into the new version of its software for Asset Management ‘Soliam’.

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BSB goes public on Alternext Brussels ! / 04-06-2008

The CBFA Banking, Finance and Insurance Commission approved BSB’s prospectus on Tuesday 3 June. The BSB Group is taking out an Alternext listing to increase share capital by a minimum of 2,5 millions euros and by a maximum of 5 millions euros.

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BSB Customers Day / 22-05-2008

BSB has brought together a group of clients in the Abbey Franche-Comté. The participants had the opportunity to exchange experiences, obtain valuable information from the BSB experts and attend different workshops. The day has been successful.

 

BSB benefits from the current SOA boom within insurance companies / 01-05-2008

When we ask our clients to list some of the advantages of SOA, they all mention the three following elements : easy to integrate, shorter time to market and an increased ‘agility’ of the business processes.

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BSB is looking for 70 new team members in 2008, in order to support its European expansion strategy... / 30-04-2008

BSB employs for the moment being 185 people. In order to support its European expansion strategy, the IT-company is looking for 70 new team members in 2008. More the 20 people have already joined the company since the beginning of 2008; 10 others have signed their contract and will join BSB between now and August. The recruitment policy is clearly paying off and will therefore be continued.

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Three wealth management companies choose the BSB Soliam solution for the management of their financial assets ! / 22-01-2008

During the last quarter of 2007, Soliam, the asset management solution of BSB, has been selected by three major wealth management companies. The two first references are recognized Belgian brokerage firms: Merit Capital and Goldwasser Exchange. The third one is the prestigious French asset management company: Carmignac Gestion.

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The version 7.1 of Soliam available as from now on / 14-01-2008

The version 7.1 of the fully integrated front-to-back and back-to-front software package for asset management is from now on available. With regard to the former version 7.0, the management of structured products has been once more enlarged, new protection methods (hedged relations) have been introduced and more ergonomic improvements have been made to the new Soliam Front Office based on RIA.

 

Pierre De Muelenaere and Vincent Werbrouck become member of the Board of Directors of the BSB-group / 27-11-2007

The BSB-group announces the nomination of two new independent directors, Pierre De Muelenaere and Vincent Werbrouck.

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The version 3.2 of Solife available as from now on / 31-10-2007

The version 3.2 of the insurance software package of BSB is from now on available. The focus of this release is to implement a wide set of new features (new fees, standardized reporting, new business transactions…) and to optimize the operational performance thanks to benchmarks and profiling.

 

New look and feel based on RIA for the Soliam Front Office (Soliam 7.0) / 10-10-2007

The version 7.0 of the fully integrated front-to-back and back-to-front software package for asset management is from now on available. In this version, the front office presents a new look and feel based on RIA which includes significant ergonomic evolutions as well as significant data enhancement. Moreover, the coverage of the financial instruments has been optimized in particular for the structured products.

 

BSB goes public / 12-09-2007

In order to consolidate its existing markets (Belgium, Luxembourg and France) and to support its further European expansion strategy, the BSB group has decided to go public in the course of 2008.

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The version 6.4 of Soliam available as from now on / 18-07-2007

The version 6.4 of the fully integrated front-to-back and back-to-front software package for asset management is from now on available. The focus of this release is to optimize the management of the funds as financial instruments in Soliam.

 

Soliam and Solife - New names for the software packages of BSB / 15-05-2007

BSB goes European with a new version of its asset management and insurance software packages which names have been changed.

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BSB sponsor of the Trophy for non-life insurances / 20-04-2007

Last 25 April 2007, have been awarded the trophies for non-life insurances, rewarding among 14 different categories the best non-life insurance products of the last year. BSB has been sponsoring for the first time this major event within the Belgian insurance sector.

 

The version 6.3 of the asset management software available as from now on / 05-04-2007

The version 6.3 of the fully integrated front-to-back and back-to-front software package for asset management is from now on available. With regard to the former version 6.2, it offers a larger coverage of the financial instruments, improved performances, optimized functions (reporting, control and synthesis), and better operational management.

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SAP project at the Foyer Assurances in Luxembourg / 29-03-2007

Thanks to BSB’s largely recognized experience with regard to both the financial domain and SAP implementation, our SAP-team has started at the Foyer Assurances the implementation of the client accounting, based on the SAP-FSCD module (Financial Services Collection and Disbursement).

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Implementation of the Insurance Suite at Kaupthing Life & Pension / 10-01-2007

Last October, the insurance company Kaupthing Life & Pension (Luxembourg) has trusted BSB with the implementation of the BSB-Insurance Suite for the management of both its products ‘dedicated funds’ and ‘Branch 23’. The first phase, consisting in the installation and the parametrization of the software and in the configuration of the Kauphting dedicated funds products, has been completed successfully.

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Nominations within the BSB Group / 22-12-2006

Eric Lippert is nominated General Manager of BSB Luxembourg. He replaces Paul Massart, who will be responsible for the development of the European strategy of the BSB group.

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Bank Suite into production at AXA Bank / 20-11-2006

As from 19 November 2006 on, AXA bank uses Bank Suite as the application for all its securities transactions (deposits, withdrawals, transfers), for the processing of the corporate actions (payment of dividends and coupons, reimbursement at maturity date), for the management of the clients portfolios and for the management of the custodians. The application also serves as interface with the AXA order systems.

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The French mutual insurance company SHAM (Société Hospitalière d’Assurances Mutuelles) has acquired the BSB Asset Management solution / 15-06-2006

SHAM, a mutual insurance company based in Lyon, has opted for the BSB-Asset Management Suite for the management of its assets, representing a portfolio of about 1 billion Euro, invested in different types of assets such as shares, bonds, structured products, funds and real estate.

 

Credimo chooses the BSB-Insurance Suite for the management of its products of the Branche 21 / 08-06-2006

Credimo, Belgium’s biggest mortgage and capitalisation company that recently broadened its offer by including life insurance products, has selected the BSB Insurance Suite package for the management of its contracts of the Branche 21.

 

New corporate identity for BSB / 20-03-2006

Since March 20th, BSB has a brand new look: a new colourful logo and a new website. But these changes are not just restricted to a new design, they also include a new mission statement, reflecting BSB’s most essential values: a depth knowledge of its client’s business, the wish to help them standing out in their market, cultivation of the right skills, a service minded spirit, the guarantee of success, innovation, …

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Masséna Finance Gestion chooses BSB software for its Asset Management / 06-02-2006

BSB has been chosen by Masséna Finance Gestion for its portfolio management software solution, BSB Asset Management.

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Adaptation of the accountancy system running under SAP at the ‘Ministère de la Région de Bruxelles-Capitale’ (MRBC) / 01-02-2006

In order to comply its budgeting with the new standards into force within the public sector, the MRBC has entrusted BSB with the complete make-over of the financial modules of its current SAP system. This mission covers, among other things, the financial and cost accounting, the budgeting, the frozen capital, and the implementation of new workflows.

 

BSB, privileged partner of IDIT Technologies within the Benelux and France / 15-01-2006

Thanks to its knowledge and experience within the financial sector in general and within the insurance business in particular, BSB has been chosen privileged partner by IDIT Technologies for the implementation of its non-life insurance software in the Benelux and France. As a front-to-back and back-to-front solution, developed in Java technology, IDIT includes all modern management aspects of an insurance company, regardless of their operating mode: online, directly or in a more classical way by a broker or an agency.

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The BSB Insurance Suite software selected by La Bâloise Vie Luxembourg / 05-01-2006

La Bâloise Vie Luxembourg has selected BSB-Insurance Suite, the life-insurance software published by BSB, for the complete management of its Branch 23 policies (contracts in currency units). This project confirms once again the big interest that insurance companies take in integrated IT solutions in which the management of the non-life activities is based on modern, open and permanent development technologies.

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The main functionalities of SAP IS-Utilities now operational at the ‘Société Wallonne des Eaux’ / 20-12-2005

Within the scope of the project aiming the integration of the SAP IS-Utilities solution, carried out by BSB at the ‘Société Wallonne des Eaux (SWDE)’, an important step has been taken by putting into production the different elements allowing SWDE managing all the commercial activities related to its core business. These activities concern, among other things, the invoices, the meter reading, the management of moving in/out (opening/closing of meters), …

 

Development of an Internet platform at the Société Générale Bank & Trust / 10-12-2005

After a selection procedure, BSB has been withheld by the Société Générale Bank & Trust (SGBT) at Luxembourg for carrying out a development project, designing an internet platform for its Global Fund Trading activity. This internet site wants to be a platform for collecting the orders and routing them to the Transfer Agents. The main functionalities to be set up within this scope are order intake, consultation of securities and cash positions and the exploitation of the funds value base.

 

Izabella Molnar joins the management committee of BSB Belgium / 21-11-2005

BSB announces the nomination of Izabella Molnar as Director of its Belgian division, strengthening as such the company’s commercial and management structure. Considering her important experience in the selling of software and projects within the financial world, Izabella Molnar will be responsible within the BSB group for the business line ‘Insurance’. By this nomination, BSB expresses clearly its will to increase its marketing efforts on its software package Insurance Suite that has been especially designed for the back office management of insurance companies.

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