Fidessa
Fidessa Co-Locates in Singapore, Adds Vietnamese Broker
Trading technology vendor Fidessa has announced that it will co-locate in the Singapore Exchange's (SGX) datacenter, in addition to signing up the first Vietnam-based broker to its global network.
Fidessa Promotes Thomas, Hires Jeffrey
Trading technology and market data provider Fidessa has appointed Emily Thomas as global head of new business sales and Phill Jeffrey as Asia-Pacific regional sales director.
AQR Capital Management Selects Fidessa Sentinel
Connecticut-based AQR Capital Management has implemented Fidessa's Sentinel pre- and post-trade solution to automate its trade compliance management across all business lines.
Aizawa Securities Selects Fidessa for Proprietary Trading
Japanese broker Aizawa Securities has selected Fidessa for its proprietary and wholesale agency trading businesses.
Newedge Overhauls its Trading Architecture
The 2008 merger that created Newedge ─ between the brokerage arms of Société Générale and Credit Agricole ─ brought a host of trading systems, including eight order management systems, with overlap and redundancy galore. The French broker sought help…
ITRS Raids Fidessa for Senior Sales, Biz Dev Hires
UK-based real-time systems and latency monitoring vendor ITRS has hired Angie Walker as global head of sales and Ian Salmon as global head of business development. Both join from UK trading technology provider Fidessa, where Walker was enterprise sales…
China Securities Deploys Fidessa Asian Trading Platform
Investment bank China Securities (International) has selected Fidessa’s Asian trading platform to operate on its first subsidiary outside mainland China.
FIX Post-Trade Group to Tackle Fixed Income, Equity Options
The industry standards body known as FIX Protocol Limited (FPL) rebranded itself as the FIX Trading Community (FTC) in August, but its mission remains the same. So too the Global Post-Trade working group within the FTC, which underwent a change last week.
Linedata Reels in Strong for Business Development Role
Paris-headquartered vendor Linedata has announced that Robin Strong has joined the company as its director of business development and client strategy.
Financial Transaction Tax: Doomed to Fail?
The financial transaction tax, Tobin tax or even the Robin Hood tax—call it what you want—is here to stay. Or maybe not. By Marina Daras
Fidessa Debuts Post-Trade FIX Confirmation Hub
Fidessa has announced the opening of its Post-Trade Confirmation Hub, designed to allow allocations and confirmations of trades directly between sell-side and buy-side counterparties via FIX.
BSC Proposal to Introduce HFT Tax Criticized
Late last week, the UK's Business Select Committee (BSC) called for the introduction of a tax on high-frequency trading (HFT) activities, a move that has been roundly criticized by the financial services sector.
Fidessa Hooks Up With Susquehanna Affiliate for Options
Global Execution Brokers (GEB), a member of the Susquehanna International Group, is now offering options execution capabilities to members of the Fidessa community. The 750 brokers on the Fidessa network can now route order flow to Susquehanna, a large…
Dodd–Frank Turns Three—What's Next?
July marks the three-year anniversary of the Dodd–Frank Act being signed into law. Anthony Malakian takes a look back at the IT challenges faced, and previews what’s still ahead.
Down Mexico Way: Will State-of-the-Art Tech Lure Liquidity?
Sensing an opportunity as the local economic picture continues to shine, the Mexican stock exchange last year installed a matching engine with significantly better latency and throughput. The technology is unquestionably in place, but will liquidity…
Fidessa Enables ASEAN Through Broker Partnerships
London-headquartered vendor Fidessa has announced that participants on its trading network are now able to trade across the Association of South-East Asian (ASEAN) markets from a single connection, due to partnerships with leading regional brokers.
Fidessa Brings Market Abuse Monitor to Europe
Fidessa has announced that its Market Abuse Monitor is now available for its European sell-side clients.
Exchanges, Brokers Face HFT Surveillance Challenge
Although the benefits and drawbacks of high-frequency and algorithmic trading have been debated endlessly, the ability to perform competent and reliable surveillance on these operations is an area often relegated to the back rooms of conferences. James…
Open Platform: Intelligent Approaches for a Changing Sell-Side Landscape
The growth in market complexity, combined with decreasing trading volumes and an unrelenting churn in global regulation, has had a fundamental effect on traditional sell-side business models. Downward pressures on revenues are accompanied by the soaring…
Regulators Take Aim at Market Malfeasance with Industry-Supplied Surveillance System
The SEC has shown global regulators the way with its adoption of Tradeworx’s Midas market data feed and plans for software testing and a consolidated audit trail. But is it too little, too late? By Steve Dew-Jones