Articles by Aggelos Andreou
The European SEFs: How OTFs will Change the European Marketplace
OTFs will debut along with Mifid II in January 2018, offering special trading venues where derivatives will be subjected to increased levels of pre-and post-trade transparency.
Euronext Discusses its New Pan-European Dark Pool
WatersTechnology speaks with Euronext’s Danielle Mensah and reveals details of the exchange’s new “proactive” MTF for equities block trading, ahead of its official launch in mid-2017.
Northern Trust Implements StatPro’s Revolution
The asset management firm will enhance its regulatory risk reporting capabilities by deploying cloud-based technology from StatPro’s analytics platform.
PFSoft Releases Trading Terminal Exclusively for Macs
The fintech developer created a native front-end trading platform for OS X that will be included in its Protrader solutions package.
60 Percent of Fund Managers Have Not Implemented Solutions Ahead of Mifid II
Approximately 100 representatives of fund management firms participated in Northern Trust’s regulatory event, revealing concerns about the upcoming regulatory storm.
EquiChain to Release DLT Platform for Securities Transaction Flow
The pilot will be launched in the Middle East this year, to address transaction data flow between asset managers, custodians, and exchanges.
Alior Bank Deploys Misys’ FusionCapital Platform for Treasury and FX Trading
The Polish firm is seeking to boost its operational efficiency by streamlining its processes, and meet the regulatory obligations.
Objectway Releases Enhanced Wealth Management Platform
Two years after the initial release of its Illumas platform, the Milano-based vendor released a new version, adding real-time analysis and expats business management.
Insider Dealing Doubled in a Year as Dark Web Access Got Easier
A new report claims that the main threat to financial institutions is coming from its people.
IHS Markit and Pirum Systems Join Forces for SFTR Solution
The two vendors are building a reporting solution for the Securities Financing Transaction Regulation coming into force with Mifid II.
300 Pages of Confusion in the Name of Transparency
Particpants need more clarity on Mifid's trade reporting requirements
BGC Brokers Partners with Pirum to Launch Collateral Trading Platform
The collaboration is expected to improve BGC’s post-trade efficiency for clients and boost the firm’s collateral trading platform, ColleX.
China Bank Implements Intellect’s Trust Banking Solution
The Filipino bank seeks to enhance its trust and asset management operations.
Visible Alpha Acquires ONEaccess
ONEaccess’ sell-side tools will be integrated into Visible Alpha's platform to improve workflow for discovering, tracking and valuing all sell-side interactions.
The Reporting Drama of Mifid II
Under Mifid II, asset managers will be responsible for fulfilling their own trade and transaction reporting requirements.
Mizuho Bank Takes Thomson Reuters’ FX Desktop
Japan's biggest bank has integrated FX Trading into its trading workflows, gaining access to a worldwide independent pool of foreign exchange.
Aperio Group Deploys Linedata’s OMS
California-based investment management firm has implemented Linedata’s trading solution to manage trade flows across separately management accounts.
SIX x-clear to Provide Clearing Services to Nasdaq Nordic
SIX Securities Services' clearing branch will start providing clearing services for trading venues in Copenhagen, Helsinki and Stockholm, operated by Nasdaq Nordic.
AFTAs 2016: Most Innovative Third-Party Technology Vendor: Trading and Analytics—ChartIQ
ChartIQ has been helping traders to make better decisions through its data visualization service
AFTAs 2016: Best Reporting Initiative—Credit Suisse
Credit Suisse offers a brand new and effective reporting service
AFTAs 2016: Best Back-Office Initiative—SmartStream
Smartsream's Center of Excellence has improved match rate by 97 percent
AFTAs 2016: Best Global Deployment—Northern Trust
The partnership with BEx allowed Northern Trust to offer better services
Blockchain Needs Regulators’ Involvement to Take Off
“It is important for regulators to become comfortable with the new technologies serving the industries they oversee.”
Survey: Buy Side Trends Toward Unbundling Research
A survey of 234 asset managers reveals that only 13 percent intend to continue paying for research from all top nine investment banks under Mifid II.