Articles by Steve Dew-Jones
Orange Partners Nice for Voice Recording
Orange Business Services - Trading Solutions, a provider of voice and electronic trading infrastructure, has partnered with Israel-based voice recording vendor Nice Systems to launch a new recording system.
MarketAxess Completes Xtrakter Acquisition, Appoints Urtheil
MarketAxess has completed its acquisition of Xtrakter, the former subsidiary of Euroclear, which provides regulatory transaction reporting.
ECB Taps Thomson Reuters' Eikon for Central Bank Network
The European Central Bank (ECB) has signed a three-year deal with Thomson Reuters to deploy its Eikon financial markets desktop across 18 national central banks.
Sciens Outsources Managed Account Platform to SEI
Sciens Alternative Investments, a capital management firm with approximately $4.8 billion assets under management, is outsourcing its managed account platform to SEI.
Renaissance Capital Taps GATElab for Margining
Moscow-headquartered investment bank Renaissance Capital has rolled out GATElab's MICEX and FORTS HFTS Gateways for cross-asset margining.
Orange, Bloomberg Partner for Voice Record Archiving
Orange Business Services - Trading Solutions has partnered with Bloomberg to launch a cloud-based voice record archiving service.
Integral Launches Currency Trading System
Integral Development, a Palo Alto, California-based vendor, has launched a new currency trading system for investment managers.
Outsourcing: In Search of Secret Sauce
Sell-side institutions continue to find value in outsourcing services, especially within the back office, but there is much room for improvement. By Steve Dew-Jones
Sucden Taps Currenex for FX, Bullion
Sucden Financial, the London brokerage arm of Sucres & Denrées, has chosen Currenex to provide foreign exchange (FX) and bullion trading services.
Tradeweb Adds Interdealer Trading to CDS Index Platform
Tradeweb Markets, a New York-based provider of fixed income marketplaces, has added interdealer trading to its European electronic iTraxx credit default swap (CDS) index platform.
Thomson Reuters Partners Chartwell Compliance for Risk Management
Thomson Reuters has partnered with Chartwell Compliance, a Washington-based consultancy, for the provision of regulatory compliance, financial crimes prevention and enterprise risk management technology.
Getco Reveals Team for Life with Knight
Getco has released details of the management team that will lead the company, following the Knight Capital merger set to go through in the second quarter.
Asymmetric Picks Imagine for Portfolio, Risk Management
Oslo-based hedge fund Asymmetric Asset Management has signed with Imagine Software for portfolio and risk management services.
SIX Axes Scoach Partnership with Deutsche Börse
SIX Swiss Exchange has terminated its cooperation contract with Deutsche Börse for the joint running of structured products trading platform, Scoach.
ICE's NYSE Euronext Acquisition Nears
IntercontinentalExchange's (ICE) proposed takeover of NYSE Euronext drew closer today, following the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act.
Numerix Creates CTD Curve Construction, Collateral Analysis Tool
Numerix, a provider of analytics for derivatives valuations and risk management, has added new functionality for Cheapest-To-Deliver (CTD) curve construction and collateral analysis.
DCM Capital Sold for Peanuts
DCM Capital has sold for £120,000 ($186,000), a fraction of its £5 million guide price, in a unique auction.
ASX Launches Low-Latency Network Through BT Radianz
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has launched a low-latency network through BT Radianz to improve global connectivity to its trading platforms.
MAVCAP Taps eFront for Portfolio Management
Malaysia Venture Capital Management Berhad (MAVCAP), a government-owned venture capital company, has software vendor eFront to manage its portfolio.
Torstone Adds OData Interface For Analytics, Reporting
Torstone Technology, a London-headquartered provider of securities and derivatives processing software, has released the Open Data Protocol (OData) interface for improved analytics and reporting capabilities.
Eurex Handed Keys to South Korean DMA
Eurex Exchange has received approval from the South Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC) to offer direct market access (DMA) in South Korea.
FIX Protocol Pens Electronic Bonds Trading Best Practices
FIX Protocol (FPL), the industry standards organization for global electronic trading, has released a new set of guidelines for best practices in electronic bonds trading.
Moscow Exchange Announces IPO
Moscow Exchange has announced the successful pricing of its initial public offering (IPO) in Moscow, which has been set at RUB 55 ($1.83) per share.
NSX Securities Taps Morgan Stanley for Clearing, Order Routing
NSX Securities, the wholly-owned broker-dealer and exchange facility of the National Stock Exchange, has chosen Morgan Stanley to provide its clearing services and outbound order routing.