IDX-V 2020

The International Derivatives Exchange (IDX) conference is normally held in London every June. This year, due to the circumstances of the Covid-19 pandemic, it was held as a series of webinars between June 23-25. In this article, we’ll give a summary of some of the key topics discussed, particularly from the perspective of Sinara and our work building and supporting critical systems for our clients who participate in derivatives markets. (more…)

Covid-19 update – June 2020

As the Covid-19 situation and the associated government guidance evolves, we at Sinara thought that we would update you on our own activities and how we have adapted. Sinara continue to monitor the UK government guidance, and our priority remains to protect the welfare of our staff and their families, and to act responsibly with […]

Sinara at 30: new opportunities (2011 – 2014)

In 2019, Sinara Consultants are celebrating our 30th anniversary. This blog entry covers the period from 2011 to 2014, where, following the general economic downturn, Sinara pursued opportunities in both new and existing areas. (more…)

Sinara at 30: global storms (2007 to 2010)

In 2019, Sinara Consultants are celebrating our 30th anniversary. To mark this significant milestone, a series of blog entries look back on some of the events and projects over that time. This entry covers the period leading up to the global financial crash of 2008 and its aftermath. (more…)

Sinara at 30: investing for the future (2003 to 2006)

In 2019, Sinara Consultants are celebrating our 30th anniversary. In this continuing blog series, we are looking back on some of the events and projects over that time. This entry covers a period of future investment and an interesting spin on offshore development. (more…)

Sinara at 30: the dot-com bubble (2000 to 2002)

In 2019, Sinara Consultants are celebrating our 30th anniversary. In a series of blog entries we look back on some of the events and projects over that time. This entry covers the new millennium when civilisation did not collapse, and when it seemed the dot-com bubble would last for ever. (more…)

Sinara at 30: Bigger projects (1995 to 1996)

In 2019, Sinara Consultants are celebrating our 30th anniversary. This 3rd post in the series covers our move into bigger projects with exciting new technologies such as smartcards and mobile phone software. 1995 was an exciting year for Sinara with the chance to work on two separate innovative projects. At Nat West, Phil was delivering (more…)

Sinara at 30: our first office (1992 – 1994)

In 2019, Sinara Consultants are celebrating our 30th anniversary. This second post in a series to mark this milestone covers 1992 – 94, when Sinara established our first permanent office and started to specialise in software for financial market data. Sinara has always been a leading indicator for the location of good value London office (more…)

Sinara at 30: the early years (1989 -1991)

In 2019, Sinara Consultants are celebrating our 30th anniversary. To mark this significant milestone, we’ll be publishing a series of blog entries that look back on some of the events and projects over that time. This entry covers our early years, including the search for a name and challenging customer feedback (flying keyboards!). (more…)

Sinara celebrates 30th Anniversary in 2019

Sinara Consultants Limited is delighted to be celebrating our 30th anniversary in 2019. Over all that time we’ve designed, written and supported a lot of software systems for clients all over the world. We aim to carry on doing that for many years to come! Over the next few months we’ll be publishing a few […]