Articles by Steve Dew-Jones
TS-Associates Chooses NYI to Implement Instrumentation Solutions
TS-Associates, a provider of latency monitoring technology, has chosen New York-based NYI to host the reference implementations of its instrumentation solutions.
FTN Financial Implements SunGard's Stream Securities for Fixed Income
FTN Financial Capital Markets and FTN Financial Securities, subsidiaries of First Tennessee Bank, have implemented SunGard's Stream Securities to support their fixed income businesses.
Liquid Rarity Exchange to Launch Tangible Asset Class
Liquid Rarity Exchange (LRE), a St. Louis, Michigan-headquartered firm, is planning to launch a new asset class within the capital markets.
SunGard Upgrades Asset Arena InvestOne Accounting Solution
SunGard has launched a new version of its Asset Arena InvestOne global accounting solution for the investment management industry.
Getco Makes Takeover Bid for Troubled Knight
Chicago-based Getco has tabled a bid to buy fellow electronic market-maker Knight Capital Group, which has been struggling since an expensive technical glitch cost the firm $460 million in August.
Banque Morval Live on SunGard's Core Banking Platform
Banque Morval, a Swiss private banking institution, has implemented SunGard's Ambit Private Banking solution as its new core banking platform.
Swift: Compliance Costs Doubling Every Four Years
Operational costs of compliance for sell-side organizations are doubling every four years, according to a new whitepaper released by Swift today.
RTS Realtime Systems Targets Asia-Pacific Expansion
Tech vendor RTS Realtime Systems has announced that CEO Steffen Gemuenden will relocate from its Chicago headquarters to Singapore, as the firm seeks to increase its presence within the Asia-Pacific region.
Norwegian Brokerage Taps Neonet for Execution
Norwegian brokerage firm Christiania Securities AS is to outsource its execution services to Neonet.
Risk's Regulatory Whirlwind
Regulatory uncertainty once again dominated discussions during a recent risk and compliance webcast, with the main concern relating to how much time firms will have to make necessary changes to their risk strategies. By Steve Dew-Jones
Investors Demand Cleaner Data, Faster
Investment managers are being asked for more accurate data, in greater detail and with increased regularity. By Steve Dew-Jones
Algos: Human After All?
Specialist firms are customizing algorithms to the needs of buy-side firms, making them better at reacting to market conditions and, ultimately, more like humans. By Steve Dew-Jones
Equity Trustees Joins Calastone Network for Order Routing
Australian fund manager Equity Trustees (EQT) has signed up to Calastone's cross-border transaction network for order routing services.
FGS Capital's Narain: Build Algos to Fail
Algorithms must be built specifically with failure in mind, according to Jogi Narain, chief technology officer at London-based buy-side firm FGS Capital.
CIBC's Maden: Vendors Must Find Holistic Approach
Vendors must come up with ways to ease the pressure on financial services firms, allowing them to focus on their core responsibilities, rather than worrying about their technology, according to Francis Maden, executive director at Toronto-based…
Chi-X Australia CEO to Step Down in 2013
Chi-X Australia has announced that CEO Peter Fowler will step down from his position early next year.
BAML's Walker: It's Not All About Speed
The message at the European Trading Architecture Summit (ETAS) in London this morning was clear: When it comes to developing cutting edge capital markets trading infrastructure, it's not all about speed.
Jyske Bank Chooses Caplin, Progress Software for FX Aggregation
Jyske Bank, a Danish bank headquartered in Silkeborg, has chosen Caplin Systems to work alongside Progress Software for a fully integrated, end-to-end foreign exchange (FX) and e-commerce solution.
Schroders Taps Vermilion for Client Reporting
Schroders, a global asset management firm with more than £200 billion ($325 billion) under management, is set to implement Vermilion Software's multilingual client reporting platform, Vermilion Reporting Suite (VRS).
CIMB Securities Consolidates Asia-Pacific Operations With Fidessa
CIMB Securities, a Kuala Lumpur-based provider of execution and order management services, has expanded its use of Fidessa's software-as-a-service (SaaS) trading platform to consolidate its sell-side operations in Asia.
SLPE Selects SunGard for Fund Administration Support
SL Private Equity Fund Administration Services (SLPE), a London-based third-party administrator, has chosen SunGard's Investran to support its administration and reporting services.
IFSAM Taps Calastone for Order Routing
Luxembourg-headquartered fund services company IFSAM has joined Calastone's global fund transaction network for Swift connectivity to the market.
Exchange Competition Just a Veneer, Says Aquis Chief
Alasdair Haynes, CEO at the newly formed Aquis Exchange suggests there is much room for improvement within the exchange world in terms of competition and innovation.
NLX Taps TMX Atrium for Market Access
Nasdaq OMX's forthcoming London-based interest-rate derivatives (IRD) platform, NLX, has chosen TMX Atrium to provide its members with market access.