North America
Santander Picks Fenergo for Client Lifecycle Management
Enterprise platform will allow bank to onboard clients more efficiently; reduce costs.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 86: Nasdaq’s Use of Machine Learning & T+2 Comes to North America
Joakim Strid joins the podcast to discuss how Nasdaq is deploying machine-learning techniques for surveillance. Then Emilia David joins the podcast to discuss T+2’s launch in the US, Canada, Mexico and Peru.
IMP Partners UnaVista to Prepare US Asset Managers for Mifid Shock
Through the pairing, IMP will use UnaVista's testing environment to help North American asset managers prepare for stringent new reporting requirements.
Web Financial Moves Evans in US Push
In his new role, trading technology veteran Chris Evans will help lead Web Financial’s expansion into North America.
Deutsche Börse and Illuminate Financial Pour $5 million Into Reg Solution Firm
Demand for outsourced trade reporting solutions is driven by upcoming regulatory deadlines.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 84: Quantum Computing & IBOR/Blockchain
Wei-Shen Wong talks to Anthony about quantum computing, and then James and Anthony talk about the pairing of IBORs with blockchains. They end things by talking about Game of Thrones and the Mayweather-McGregor fight.
When it Comes to IT Spend, RegTech Sees a Green Field
According to Opimas, the regtech space only pulls in 5 percent of the total IT spend pool, but that is going to change.
Mifid II Compliance Becoming Best Practice for US Asset Managers
Research and commissions management systems gaining significant traction in US ahead of European regulation implementation
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 81: Fintechs in the Regulatory Crosshairs & Brexit Fallouts
Emilia David fills in for Anthony Malakian to discuss fintech and Brexit with James Rundle, followed by a Game of Thrones recap.
Bloomberg's Varun Pawar on Winning at the 2017 IMD/IRD Awards
The vendor won the Best Evaluated Prices Service Provider award for its BVAL service.
StatPro Enlists Entwistle for Americas Sales
Entwistle has more than 20 years' experience in sales of technology and data solutions to financial markets clients.
Shank Boards Apcela
Shank's operations background in other industries will see him take responsibility for overseeing day-to-day operations at Apcela.
Jordan & Jordan Promotes Raskin to Lead Market Data Expansion
The appointment is part of plans for “continued strategic growth" of the division, officials say.
ITG Launches Fixed Income TCA Tool
ITG’s new fixed income TCA product is now available for post-trade analysis and reporting, with pre-trade capabilities in development.
Symphony Hires Former Bloomberg, ITRS Execs for Enterprise Sales
Secure messaging startup Symphony Communications Services has hired Mark Gonzalez and Rajiv Bala Subramanian as sales specialists focusing on enterprise sales.
Vela Trading Continues Growth Strategy with Object Trading Acquisition
This Vela move follow’s its acquisition last month of futures and options trading specialist OptionsCity.
Commodities Data Vet Browne Joins Barchart’s Agricharts Biz
Browne will leverage his 16 years of experience serving the commodities markets with data to expand AgriCharts' presence.
PE Firm TCV Buys Into AxiomSL
Senior executives of TCV--which has invested $9 billion in tech companies over the past 22 years--will advise AxiomSL's board.
Former Bank Data Execs Santiago, Armando Unveil Data Consultancy
The pair will target financial firms based in South Florida that may not have dedicated market data resources.
UPDATE: Data Error Hits Nasdaq Tech Stocks on Key Finance Websites
Several technology stocks listed on Nasdaq were reset to $123.47 after third-party data providers sent out incorrect information.
FactSet Selects ChartIQ’s HTML5 Charting Technology
FactSet had previously built its own charts, but decided to look at third-party options for this iteration
Data, Tech Sales Exec Wood Joins Horizon
Wood has more than 25 years of experience in banking and data and technology sales.
Curium Taps ICC for North America Implementations
The partnership will enable London-based Curium to grow while maintaining its focus on support.
Donnelly Financial, ICE Data Services Ally for Fund Filing Tool
ICE Data Services' reference data, taxonomies and evaluated prices will be key to fund firms correctly filing N-Port forms under next year's regulation.