Articles by James Rundle
Lombard Risk Signs GFI Group for Reporter
Interdealer broker GFI Group will use Lombard Risk's Reporter product to handle new standards brought in by European authorities, the vendor has announced.
Nasdaq Partners Catelas for Comms Surveillance
Nasdaq OMX will integrate technology from surveillance vendor Catelas with its Smarts Broker platform, offering users the ability to monitor communications in a relational and visualized manner.
Aegon Poland Joins Calastone Network
Polish insurer Aegon Poland has joined Calastone's global funds transaction network in order to automate its transactions processes, the vendor has announced.
Who Watches? Not the Watchers, Apparently
The CFTC’s data dilemma leads this week’s coverage.
CloudMargin Links to TriOptima
Cloud-based collateral management specialist CloudMargin has announced that it has connected to TriOptima, in order to handle reconciliations.
Swift Acquires Sanctions Specialist Omnicision
Messaging provider Swift has announced its acquisition of UK-based Omnicision, further bolstering its recently formed compliance services division.
CFTC Unable to Perform “Basic” Analysis of Swap Data
Most of us struggle to keep our bills and bank statements in any semblance of order, but for US regulators, trying to sift through millions of swap transaction reports is a task of Herculean proportions. A task, one senior official says, that the US…
GH Financials Takes Interxion's London Co-Lo
Futures commission merchant GH Financials will co-locate in datacenter provider Interxion's City of London Campus.
ALTX Partners Gmex for Ugandan Exchange Launch
ALT XChange (ALTX) has announced that it will proceed with plans to launch a securities and derivatives venue following approval from Ugandan authorities, partnering the Global Markets Exchange (Gmex) Group for technology and business consulting.
The Customer is Always Vaguely Identifiable
Further pushes into KYC and the expanding use of social tech lead this week’s coverage.
Herd Instinct: Financial Firms Combat Information Overload with Social Networking Tech
As financial firms deal with ever-increasing levels of information, some are starting to look at a fusion of different technologies to harness true value from the noise. As innovative uses of concepts that have traditionally been associated with social…
Susquehanna Signs Raptor for Fix Connectivity
Bala Cynwyd, PA-based Susquehanna Financial Group (SFG) has implemented Raptor Trading Systems' connectivity platform, in order to manage its Fix requirements.
Excelian Introduces Grid-as-a-Service Offering
Consultancy Excelian has announced that it is now offering grid computing on an as-a-service basis (GaaS), operated through Microsoft's Azure cloud platform.
Markit Debuts Securities Finance Data Platform
Markit has announced the launch of a new platform geared towards data provision for securities lending.
Bloomberg Formalizes Third-Party Partner Program Amid Growth
Data and technology provider Bloomberg has announced a formal structure around its partner program, operated by its Enterprise Solutions division, which allows third-party vendors to integrate Bloomberg data into their platforms and connect to…
BCEE Adds Charles River IMS
Luxembourg-based BCEE Asset Management (BCEE-AM) has gone live on the Charles River Investment Management System (IMS), the vendor has announced.
Deutsche Börse Replaces Steinicke with Freis in Compliance Top Spot
James H Freis Jr will become the new chief compliance officer at Deutsche Börse, replacing Michael Steinicke in the role, effective from April 1, 2014.
Come for the Pizza, Stay for the Foreign-Exchange Derivatives
CME Europe leads this week's coverage on Sell-Side Technology.
Bloomberg Partners With FMDQ for Nigerian Bonds Platform
Bloomberg and venue operator FMDQ OTC have announced the launch of a platform and market surveillance system for the electronic trading of Nigerian government bonds.
AQX Selects BNP Paribas for Settlement
AQX Securities has selected BNP Paribas Securities Services as its central settlement partner for all trades, both firms announced today.
Esma Examines HFT, CSDs in Risk Report
The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) has released its first report on trends, risks, and vulnerabilities for 2014, choosing to focus, in part, on the effects of high-frequency trading (HFT) and the potential systemic risks posed by…
Ladd Replaces Spanbroek to Lead Prop-Trading Body
The European Principal Traders Association (Epta), a subsidiary of the Futures Industry Association (FIA), announced today that Johannah Ladd has taken on the role of secretary general at the lobby group.
Azul Takes Aim at Java Warm-Up Issues with ReadyNow!
Azul Systems has announced the inclusion of ReadyNow! in the latest iteration of Zing, its Java virtual machine (JVM), designed to mitigate time delays that occur when Java applications can't reach optimal efficiency during intense periods of market…
CME Builds on FX Strengths with European Venue Launch
The launch of a European derivatives venue by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group has been long awaited. Yesterday, CME Europe finally received regulatory approval from the Bank of England (BoE) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and is…