Emerging Technologies
City Financial COO Talks Tech Plans for UK Asset Manager
Lou Thorne, the firm’s newly appointed global COO, discusses his ideas for building out the tech side of the firm.
IHS Markit Taps IBM's Aziz to Lead Analytics Division
Aziz joins the vendor after four years at IBM and 17 years at Algorithmics.
IHS Markit Taps IBM's Aziz to Lead Analytics Biz
Aziz joins the vendor after four years at IBM and 17 years at Algorithmics.
Domino Data Labs Raises $10.5M to Accelerate Growth
The funding will "throw gas on the fire" of the data science startup's "exploding" demand, officials say.
Connamara Orders a Curry
Curry has more than 20 years' experience in data technology sales and business development roles.
Duplicate Reporting Remains Major Issue for CAT Going Forward
Requiring SROs to report data to obsolete platforms is counterintuitive to the entire industry.
Exegy Sets Up Managed Services Support in London
The vendor says the move is in response to increased and anticipated demand for its solutions in the region, delivered as managed services.
Eze Software Group Shifts Executives, Names Shoreman CEO
Pete Sinisgalli, the vendor's current CEO, will serve as its executive chairman.
SEC Approves CAT Plan, Will Select Firm to Build It Within 2 Months
The regulator modified several points of the NMS plan prior to approval.
Nasdaq Taps Adena Friedman as CEO Starting in 2017
Friedman, who will also join the board of directors, will take over for Bob Greifeld starting January 1.
Icap Raises Rowcliffe to Head of PTRI Unit in APAC
Under Rowcliffe's leadership, Icap sees opportunities to expand its offerings to clients in the region.
IHS Markit Names Andrew Aziz Global Head of Markit Analytics
Azizi comes to IHS Markit from IBM.
Data Management Advisory Firm D2 Legal Tech Names Sapient's Newton COO
Newton has spent 30 years focused on IT and data management consulting and software engineering.
Opening Cross: Let’s Face The Music And Dance
Worried about market volatility? Thankfully, there are plenty of tools and experienced professionals to help you through any uncertainty.
Vela Taps Cassin, Cadman for Product Strategy
The long-standing data execs will help the vendor work more closely with clients and develop future strategies.
Qineqt Expands NY Team to Fuel Growth
Crespy spent 18 years at Bloomberg, some of it alongside Qineqt chief product officer Sara Noble.
Open Platform: ‘Open’ Season: The Case for Cloud Web Containers in Fintech
Xinfinit's Alan Hutton outlines the argument for why open-source and cloud can and will replace traditional approaches to building data displays.
On the Record: Vela Building a ‘Stellar’ Identity
Vela Trading Technologies CEO Jen Nayar reflects on 18 months of change since taking the helm at the vendor.
CHX Moots LTAD Pilot To Allay Market Maker Concerns Over ‘Speed Bump’
CXH hits back at claims that its liquidity-taking delay is designed to garner more market data revenues for the exchange.
SEC Eyes Risks in Rapid Fintech Deployment
“We’ve hired a few quants that used to design HFT models and worked at HFT firms. We’ve actually been working on—and have a prototype for—high-speed analytics on trading. That’s something our quant team has worked on a lot over the past year."
CME Group CEO Phupinder Gill Retires
Terry Duffy, executive chairman and president of the US futures exchange, will take over as chairman and CEO.
LumRisk Taps Markit EDM Managed Service to Bolster Risk Analysis, Modeling
Markit says LumRisk's implementation reflects increasing popularity of its cloud-based platform
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 43: US Presidential Election Recap, Reg AT
Dan and Anthony talk about the fallout from the US presidential election and the latest news around Reg AT.
Bloomberg Tradebook CEO: Move to Passive Investing Is Changing the Marketplace
Regulations like Mifid II are also opening up different product areas.