The MIM is a private museum in Beirut , Lebanon . The name is an abbreviation of "Mineral Museum." The museum displays more than 2,000 minerals , representing 450 different species from 70 countries, and is considered one of the most significant private collections of minerals in the world. It opened in 2013. The museum also hosts an exhibition of marine and flying fossils from Lebanon.
18-530: The MIM mineral collection was put together from 1997 by Salim Eddé, chemical engineer and co-founder of the computer company Murex. In 2004, he decided to make his collection accessible to the public and designed the first museum of its kind in Lebanon. Eddé presented the idea to Father René Chamussy, rector of the Saint Joseph University of Beirut , who adopted it and reserved for the collection 1,300 m2 in
36-764: A two-week work placement at their offices in Dublin where female employees acted as mentors for local students. In 2018, Murex again sponsored Teen Turn, supporting an event for mentors and women in technology in Dublin. Murex was ranked tenth for companies of 500 to 999 employees in the Les Echos Happy at Work survey of 2018. Murex was recognized in the Top 5 best employers to work for in France in Glassdoor’s 2020 and 2021 Employee Choice Awards. Sapient Corporation Publicis Sapient
54-522: Is a digital consulting company belonging to Publicis Groupe , with 20,000 people and over 50 offices worldwide. It was originally established as Sapient in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1990. In 2015, Sapient became an independent subsidiary of French multinational advertising firm Publicis , following a deal worth US$ 3.7 billion. It remains headquartered in Boston , Massachusetts, and as of February 2015 ,
72-664: The dot-com bubble burst in the early 2000s, Sapient looked to expand internationally to drive growth. The company implemented a strategy called "Global Distributed Delivery" which leveraged the rapidly growing tech market in India to grow its software development capabilities. Throughout its history, Sapient has made several acquisitions, starting with Planning Group International in 2006. Other notable acquisitions include DCG Group in 2008, which enhanced its capital markets offerings, and The Nitro Group in 2009, which added 300 employees. In 1996, Sapient made its initial public offering with
90-607: The Europe-Middle East-Africa region. In April 2022, Murex announced a partnership deal with Polish-based financial institution Pekao. The deal included Murex to aid in the technological transformation of Pekao and to implement its MX.3 platform. Murex is involved in the Teen Turn program, an initiative that is seeking to create a talent pipeline for women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics ( STEM ). In 2017 Murex sponsored Teen Turn’s pilot project, hosting
108-518: The Singaporean-based bank, DBS , adopted MX.3 in its risk management operations. That same year, Murex partnered with Tullet Prebon, allowing them to use TPI data for internal model validation. Then, in November, UBS announced that it had chosen Murex’s software to replace a large part of its fixed income platform technology, including the booking of trades , valuation and risk management. In
126-528: The Truffle 100 rankings for 2016, Murex became the third largest French software publisher with an announced turnover of 460 million euros. In 2017, China Merchants Bank (CMB) went live on Murex’s MX.3 trading platform to improve the technology at its Shenzhen and Shanghai operations, following the bank becoming one of the first Chinese financial institutions to join the R3 blockchain consortium. Murex took part in
144-605: The basement of a building then under construction on the campus near the National Museum of Beirut . The inauguration of the museum, built on the personal funds of the collector, finally took place in October 2013. This article related to a museum in Lebanon is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Murex (financial software) Murex is a financial services that provides financial software for trading , treasury , risk , and post-trade operations. It
162-610: The first overnight indexed swap derivatives transaction based on the new Thai reference rate, THOR, for Kasikornbank . In the Truffle 100 rankings for 2020, Murex was recognized as the third largest French software publisher with an announced turnover of 569 million euros. Ahead of the Libor transition, a global effort to reform interest rate benchmarks, Murex is working with its clients to prepare their IT systems. In 2021, Murex adds physical presence in Cyprus to bolster its regional footprint in
180-737: The implementation of Murex’s MX.3 Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) in August 2017. In 2020, the final phase of the project was completed as ATB’s commodities desk went live. In December 2017, Murex collaborated with Amazon Web Services to make MX.3 available on Amazon’s cloud platform. MX.3 on the cloud can be used for applications such as development and testing, running production processes, disaster recovery and accessing cloud-based managed services. In 2018, Nationwide Building Society went live on MX.3 to replace its legacy system and secure wider funding sources, review pricing rules and implement tighter risk, liquidity and collateral controls. Murex partnered on
198-467: The leadership is retained. In 2016, the company merged two of its divisions, SapientNitro and Razorfish , to form SapientRazorfish, which was led by Alan Wexler. A few years later, in 2019, SapientRazorfish and Sapient Consulting were consolidated into one brand, Publicis Sapient, under the leadership of CEO Nigel Vaz. The company Sapient was founded on November 6, 1990, by Jerry Greenberg and J. Stuart Moore in Cambridge, Massachusetts . The company
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#1732851679664216-400: The pilot project for Teen Turn in Dublin, an initiative that seeks to create a talent pipeline for women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Murex announced its partnership with Microsoft, bringing MX.3 into the cloud with certification on Microsoft Azure. ATB Financial began the first phase of moving its infrastructure and application management into the cloud with
234-519: The project with Sapient Global Markets , which delivered testing automation for fast-track deployments. Italy-based Banca IMI , a subsidiary of Intesa Sanpaolo , migrated its equity derivatives business to MX.3 as part of a technology update for its capital markets business. Bankdata, a Danish banking IT provider, announced it was expanding its use of MX.3 to its remaining member banks following implementation with Jyske Bank and Sydbank . MX.3 replaces legacy systems, providing one platform covering
252-584: The whole trade lifecycle and centralizing risk calculation, trading and settlement data for real-time processing. The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) partnered with Murex to support reporting requirements under the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR). Murex’s SFTR solution will link to DTCC’s Global Trade Repository to enable simplified reporting and lower implementation costs. In 2019, Banorte, Mexico's second-largest investment bank, announced it
270-414: Was established as a digital consulting firm and adopted a fixed-term, fixed-price model for IT consulting projects instead of charging on a time and materials basis. Sapient embraced internet -based technology early on and by 1999, internet-based work accounted for over 70% of its revenue. From 1992 to 2000, the company saw rapid growth, with revenue increasing from $ 950,000 to $ 503 million. Following
288-648: Was extending its use of MX.3 for some of its main risk and compliance functions. MX.3 will enable Banorte to automate and digitize its operations, including counterparty risk, derivatives valuation adjustment ( XVA ) and collateral management . Ping An Bank, a Chinese joint-stock commercial bank, adopted Murex’s MX.3 platform in 2019. The bank’s aim was to close the gap between the front and back office, enabling its expansion into new areas. In 2020, Thai bank Krungsri ( Bank of Ayudhya ) implemented Murex’s IT platform MX.3 to simplify its existing IT infrastructure and improve regulatory reporting transparency. Murex facilitated
306-455: Was founded in 1986 by Laurent Néel and Salim Edde, who were soon followed by Salim’s three brothers and his brother-in-law. In 2013, National Australia Bank undertook an overhaul of its trading operations by going live on MX.3 to support its FX trading and processing. MX.3 was first adopted in Melbourne and subsequently rolled out to its international operations on a phased basis. In 2014,
324-581: Was founded in 1986 by Laurent Néel and Salim Edde. Murex has its main office in Paris and serves customers across 70 countries. Murex’s platform, MX.3, is used by banks , asset managers , pension funds and insurance companies . Its clients include: UBS , the National Bank of Canada , the Bank of China , OCBC Bank , China Merchants Bank , the National Bank of Kuwait , Banorte and ATB Financial . Murex
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