Amicus Releases Anti Money Laundering and Compliance Tool, Amicus eBlotter 3.0 First of Its Kind Online Trade Blotter System

Amicus launches electronic trade blotter system, Amicus eBlotter, providing online Anti-Money-Laundering and compliance monitoring.

Amicus Releases Anti Money Laundering and Compliance Tool, Amicus eBlotter 3.0
First of Its Kind Online Trade Blotter System

[Austin, TX] (June 3, 2002) - Extending its leadership in process automation solutions for the broker-dealer community, Amicus today announced significant enhancement to the data entry, search features, and reporting available in Amicus eBlotter. The first Web-based trade blotter tool designed to handle manual trade blotter entry and back-office clearing data imports simultaneously, Amicus eBlotter provides effective compliance monitoring in real-time.

"Stricter anti-money laundering and homeland defense regulations necessitate automated, easy-to-use compliance systems," said Rick Johnson, CEO for Amicus. Amicus eBlotter makes it even easier for financial planning professionals to enter trade records, review submitted records, and track the compliance review process, all on the Web."

Amicus eBlotter's interface was designed to maximize the benefits of the Web with minimal scrolling and improved data entry capabilities. New features include a compliance view that allows users to search for an entry and track the approval process. Amicus eBlotter also allows users to update blotters and include comments with transactions -- creating an audit trail for future review.

Other enhancements include: hierarchal entry, approval, and review; revision tracking and storage; comprehensive reporting and analysis with user defined parameters and sort capabilities; and entry validation.

Amicus focus has always been on providing products designed to anticipate and meet the regulatory and operational needs of the broker-dealer community. This announcement confirms Amicus long-time position as the leader in innovation in meeting the needs of the financial services industry," said Johnson.

About Amicus, Inc.

Amicus, Inc. is the leading provider of end-to-end business management and communication portals to the financial services industry. Combining content management, web publishing, compliance, reporting, and back-office integration in a secure, online environment, Amicus' powerful products power the operations of industry leaders in the broker-dealer, insurance, and banking communities. Headquartered in Austin, TX, Amicus products are utilized by more than 30,000 financial planning professionals. Amicus can be reached on the Web at http://www.amicus.com or via email at info@amicus.com.