Exceptional trading, investment and information solutions for the world's financial community.

New technology, new regulation, new challenges: making money in today's financial markets is all about staying ahead of the curve. Having the capability to spot new trends and act fast turns change into opportunity. That's why 85% of the world's premier financial institutions trust Fidessa to provide them with their multi-asset trading and investment infrastructure, their market data and analysis, and their decision making and workflow technology.

It's also why $15 trillion worth of transactions flow across our global network each year. Because we're the market leader, we can also offer unique access to the world's largest and most valuable trading community of buy-side and sell-side professionals, from global institutions and investment banks to boutique brokers and niche hedge funds.

Fidessa is a global business with scale, resilience, ambition and expertise. We've delivered around 25% compound growth since our stock market listing in 1997 and we're recognised as the thought leader in our space. We set the benchmark with our unrivalled set of mission-critical products and services and, uniquely, serve both the buy-side and sell-side communities. Ongoing investment in our leading-edge, integrated solutions ensures Fidessa remains the industry's number one choice.

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Fidessa Group (LSE: FDSA.L - news) : Sanlam Securities takes target price from 1775p to 2000p and keeps a buy recommendation.

Trading statement Wed 8 May

EX dividend - 08 May 2013 Fidessa Group PLC (45 P)
08 May 2013 Fidessa Group PLC (24.5 P)

Fidessa: Sanlam Securities increases target price from 2000p to 2340p and stays with a buy recommendation

Fidessa Group PLC (FDSA:LSE) set a new 52-week high during today's trading session when it reached 2,121. Over this period, the share price is up 38.00%.

10 Jul Barclays... 2,500.00 Overweight

19 Jul Sanlam... 2,340.00 Buy
18 Jul JP Morgan... 1,757.00 Underweight

25 Jul Sanlam... 2,340.00 Buy

Half Yearly Report


Highlights for the period ended 30th June 2013:



· Strong multi-asset revenue growth and first global roll-outs of new derivatives platform.

· New derivatives signings including one with a large US bank.

· First signs of improving conditions in customer markets.

· Good growth delivered through regional expansion, with 57% of total revenue now accounted for outside of Europe.

· Good cash generation, with £50.3 million cash balance after dividend payments of £25.8 million.



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Fidessa adjusted pre-tax profits fall

StockMarketWire.com

Fidessa posts adjusted pre-tax profits of £20.9m for the six months to the end of June - 5% down on last time.

Revenues were 1% lower at £139.3m and adjusted operating profits fell by 5% to £20.8m.

Chief executive Chris Aspinwall said: "Financial market conditions during the first half of 2013 have been changeable, with strong gains seen in the first quarter largely reversing during the second quarter. Trading volumes also provided mixed news, with equity trading in the first half of 2013 down on the same period last year but increased when compared to the second half of 2012.

"For many of our customers this has meant that whilst there has been some improvement in the conditions they face, this improvement has not been sufficiently strong or sustained to enable them to make investment decisions with confidence.

"As a result, we have seen some continuation of the attrition and price pressure we saw last year. Despite this pressure we have sustained and increased our investment programme, expanding our capabilities across assets, services and regions, and continued to win new deals.

"This expansion has allowed us to maintain our recurring revenues whilst we have seen a reduction in consultancy revenue as customers continue to manage discretionary spending tightly.

"The increase in our investment programme, particularly around our derivatives initiative as we roll-out our first global platforms, has had a small impact on margin."



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29 Jul Finncap 2,200.00 Hold
29 Jul Numis 2,440.00 Buy
29 Jul Investec N/A Hold
29 Jul Sanlam... 2,340.00 Buy

JP Morgan Cazenove reiterates underweight on Fidessa Group, target cut from 1757p to 1749p. Canaccord Genuity retains hold on Fidessa Group, target raised from 1650p to 1850p. - See more at: http://www.stockmarketwire.com/article/4641222/Broker-News-Views.html#sthash.WslCcCeh.dpuf

A sell in this weeks IC- strip out cash at 135p a share and Fidessa's shares trade on a punchy 23 times forward earnings estimates. That's to high for a company experiencing little to negative growth at the moment.

Fidessa Group PLC (FDSA:LSE) set a new 52-week high during today's trading session when it reached 2,190. Over this period, the share price is up 49.44%.

Fidessa: Goldman Sachs raises target price from 2050p to 2630p, while retaining a neutral rating.

Interim Management Statement

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Fidessa group plc Interim Management Statement

28th October 2013

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA), provider of high-performance trading, investment
management and information solutions for the world's financial community, is
releasing its interim management statement for the period from 1st July 2013 to
date.

Fidessa has continued to experience international growth and developing
momentum during the third quarter of 2013. The financial markets remained
changeable which meant that whilst there has been some improvement in the
conditions Fidessa's customers face, for many this improvement has not been
sufficiently strong or sustained to enable them to make investment decisions
with confidence. As a result, Fidessa has seen some continuation of the
attrition and price pressure experienced during the first half and believes
that it is still too early to know whether a turning point has been reached.
However, the reduced level of headwind that Fidessa saw during the first half
from closures and consolidations in the industry has continued through the
third quarter and Fidessa has a strong pipeline, giving an indication that
improving conditions may be starting to filter through. Fidessa continues to
believe that a floor will be reached in the decline of equity markets which
will allow its core end markets to return to a more stable state. This will
enable the growth it is generating through sales of its derivatives platforms,
service-based platforms and regional expansion, to flow through into overall
revenue growth, rather than being masked by the decline in traditional
equities. As indicated before, this process is unlikely to contribute to the
current year and, combined with Fidessa's continued investment programme, means
that Fidessa continues to expect its performance in the second half of 2013 to
be similar to that seen in the first half.

Looking further ahead, Fidessa expects that it will see stability and
opportunity returning to the markets and believes that it may already be
starting to see both of these develop. This will reduce the headwinds Fidessa
is currently experiencing and, coupled with further openings as momentum
continues developing in its multi-asset initiative, will enable it to return to
growth levels closer to those that have been seen in the past. Fidessa remains
excited by the potential of its service-based offerings across all asset
classes and believes that it will continue to play an important role as the
markets focus on efficiency, transparency, compliance and performance.

Fidessa continues to have a strong balance sheet with strong reserves, no debt,
strong cash generation and substantial levels of recurring revenue.

28 Oct Credit Suisse 2,400.00 Outperform
28 Oct Numis 2,440.00 Buy
28 Oct Finncap 2,200.00 Hold

7 Jan Barclays... 2,500.00 Overweight

11 Feb Citigroup 2,485.00 Neutral

Fidessa: Jefferies raises target price from 2450p to 2570p retaining a buy recommendation.

Final Results

Highlights for the year ended 31st December 2013:



· Improving conditions in all customer markets.

· Multi-asset revenue more than doubled as derivatives programme bears fruit.

· Good base of new derivatives signings including two large banks.

· Increased interest in service-based solutions on both the buy-side and the sell-side.

· Good international spread, with 57% of total revenue now accounted for outside of Europe.

· Growth in recurring revenues, now accounting for 85% of total revenues.

· Normal strong cash generation, with £73.0 million cash balance after dividend payments of £30.5



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