Articles by Anthony Malakian
Symphony CEO David Gurle Discusses Goldman Sachs/Consortium Deal, New Platform
Yesterday it was announced that a consortium of 14 financial institutions led by Goldman Sachs had acquired Palo Alto-based software vendor Perzo for $66 million. The resulting acquisition led to the new company Symphony Communication Services, whose…
Abacus Adds Transparency into its Cloud
Buy-side focused Abacus Group has launched Abacus Client Portal, which is designed to give clients greater control of and transparency into their AbacusFLEX cloud services.
Goldman-Led Consortium Unveils Symphony Communication Services
In what's seen as an effort to compete with the likes of Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters and Markit, Goldman Sachs and 13 other industry partners have invested in a new company called Symphony Communication Services Holdings, after it acquired Perzo Inc.,…
Shellshock Jolts Industry, Could be Worse than Heartbleed
A newly discovered vulnerability for Linux, Mac OS X and Unix-based systems highlights the challenges firms face when defending against hackers and data loss.
Shellshock Jolts Industry, Could be Worse than Heartbleed
A newly discovered vulnerability for Linux, Mac OS X and Unix-based systems highlights the challenges firms face when defending against hackers and data loss.
Guggenheim's Joseph Lodato Pulls Tech, Compliance Together
Anthony Malakian sits down with Joseph Lodato, chief compliance officer at Guggenheim Securities, to discuss the need for compliance and technology to work together in the current regulatory environment. Photos by Timothy Fadek
Investor, Regulatory Demands Drive Latest Linedata Rollout
Yesterday, it was announced that Linedata had enhanced Linedata Global Hedge, its overarching platform for hedge fund managers.
PDQ Rolls Out New Auction Venue
Alternative trading system PDQ has unveiled Auction1, an electronic equity auction designed for larger orders with heightened sensitivity to market impact.
Trendrating Rolls Out Index Builder
Trendrating, which specializes in momentum factor analytics, has added a premium Index Builder module to its Trendrating Momentum Analytics Platform (TMAP).
DataArt Acquires AW Systems, Will Open New Development Center in Argentina
DataArt says it has bought South American consulting specialist AW Systems.
EEX's COO Discusses TT Partnership & What's Ahead
European Energy Exchange (EEX) chief operating officer Steffen Köehler talks about how the Germany-based exchange will look to continue to grow through the use of Trading Technologies' front-end trading platform.
EEX Goes With TT's Trading Platform
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has decided to implement Trading Technologies' SaaS-based trading platform.
SimCorp Appoints Corrigan as MD of North America
SimCorp has named James Corrigan the managing director of its North American operations.
Dark Pools in the Firing Line
As the New York attorney general, the SEC and Finra set their sights on dark pool trading, larger market structure issues are coming to the fore that will force institutional traders to reexamine how they seek out liquidity. By Anthony Malakian
With Swap Volumes Slacking, Tech to Serve as SEFs' Differentiator
As the new world of SEF clearing starts to shape, TrueEX's Sunil Hirani says that smaller venues will have differentiate themselves against the larger players by being better at second-order functions.
ICBC Taps IBM's Active-Active for DR
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) will employ IBM's mainframe computing solution Active-Active to provide "near-continuous" availability and disaster recovery (DR) in an effort to enhance its business continuity processes.
Liquid Takes the Covers off New Cloud Offering
Liquid Holdings unveiled its new cloud-based offering, LiquidFIRM, short for Financial Intermediary Risk Management.
Trendrating Unveils v1.0 of Momentum Analytics Platform
Trendrating, which provides momentum factor analytics to asset managers, has released version 1.0 of its Momentum Analytics platform.
Waters Rankings 2014: Best Execution Management System Provider — Eze Software Group
Eze Software Group, launched in January of last year when ConvergEx Group made the decision to exit the front-office technology provider market and then promptly sold two of its leading lights—the Eze OMS and its sibling RealTick EMS—has pulled off…
Waters Rankings 2014: Best Reconciliation Management Provider — DTCC
After winning this category on its own from 2010 to 2013, Omgeo continues to lead the pack when it comes to reconciliations, although since the fall of last year, it has been part of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. (DTCC).
Waters Rankings 2014: Best Sell-Side OMS Provider — Bloomberg
For the fifth year in a row, Bloomberg’s Trade Order Management Solutions (TOMS) has won the Waters Rankings award for best sell-side OMS. The platform, which provides fixed-income cash and derivatives trading firms with a multitude of tools to manage…
Waters Rankings 2014: Best Buy-Side OMS Provider — Eze Software Group
Since its creation in January 2013, Eze Software Group has established itself as the de facto buy-side order management system (OMS) with its Eze OMS offering, winning the category at both last year’s and this year’s Waters Rankings. An award-winning OMS…
Waters Rankings 2014: Best Sell-Side Clearing Provider — DTCC
The best sell-side clearing provider category in the Waters Rankings is one that has seen rapid change after years of stability. JPMorgan was the perennial leader in this category before being dethroned last year by Goldman Sachs. But this year we see a…
60 Seconds with Portware's Alfred Eskandar
Alfred Eskandar is CEO of Portware.