Emerging Technologies
EY Partners with Paxos on Blockchain Gold Settlement Service
Advisory firm will offer consulting services and help gold market participants with implementation of vendor's service.
Tilera Co-Founder Aggarwal Joins xCelor as CEO
Aggarwal's 30 years of experience in network engineering and business developement will help drive xCelor's strategy and growth.
MSCI Beefs Up Fixed-Income Analytics, Modeling Suite
The upgrade comes ahead of the Barclays Point–Bloomberg Port integration.
Exegy Taps FX Vet Wilson for FX Solutions Account Management
Wilson's end-user background will anable Exegy to present its solutions in a way that resonates with FX business executives.
Opening Cross: Three Angles to Every Story
Today's financial markets are as much a matter of geographical design as fundamental structure, where correlations can be triangulated on a map.
SIX Financial Info Retires Scandinavian Data Products, Migrates Clients to Infront Terminal
Once SIX migrates clients to Infront's products, it will no longer support its own Nordic-focused data products.
SIX Names Schmucki New CFO
Daniel Schmucki will take up his role on April 1, 2017, succeeding Stefan Mäder.
Infrastructure Experts Want Blockchain Tech Standardized
Sibos delegates call for interoperability of distributed ledgers to avoid vendor lock-in
Pound Crashes Versus Dollar, Questions Remain Around Cause
The British pound plummeted during the early hours of Asia's trading day Friday, but a clear cause of the crash has yet to be identified.
OpenMAMA Enlists Miller for Adoption Drive
Miller will bring more than 30 years of experience in business development and management roles in the market data industry.
Looking for Innovation in the World of Ideas
Wearable sensory technology, and a self-critical approach to methods of managing data are just two elements out there that can keep data operations sharp. Michael examines how these can enhance intuitions about financial data.
The Business and Operational Benefits of Implementing a Single, Integrated Front-Office Platform
The notion of a single, "all singing all dancing" front-office platform has been around for a while, but still many buy-side firms are being hamstrung by sub-standard front-office technologies.
T2S: Moving Toward a Capital Markets Union
The challenging journey of Europe's new settlement platform and the speculations on the changes it will bring
Symphony Orchestrates Partner Expansion
Symphony unveiled the new partners at its Symphony Innovate conference in New York on Oct. 6.
C-Level Execs Share Cybersecurity War Stories
Panelists at this year's Chicago Trading Technology Summit discussed how they are addressing cybersecurity demands in the face of increased attacks.
The Roberts Group Enlists USAM to Boost Sales Function
The vendor is pursuing a hybrid approach of expanding in-house sales while enlisting USAM to help it grow outside its core market.
OpenGamma Raises $13.3 Million, Shuffles Execs
Officials say the investment will enable OpenGamma to grow into a "world-class" player in the OTC derivatives analytics
Bloomberg Point/Port Apprehensions Are Not Going Away
Surveys of fixed-income market participants not showing any increased optimism over Bloomberg’s acquisition of Barclays Point risk analytics platform.
Advent Outsourcing Services: A Puzzle Where No Two Pieces Are Alike
Following its purchase last year by SS&C, Advent has jumped into hosted technology and outsourcing services by revamping its limited On Demand offering into a robust set of Advent Outsourcing Services (AOS). While many buy-side shops have moved…
Finland's Kauppalehti Taps Millistream for Print, Online Data
The media publisher will use Millistream's data across the print and online assets of itself and related companies.
SimCorp Sees Benefits of Front-Office Push
SimCorp's Marc Mallet chats to Victor Anderson about the vendor's front-office strategy and explains the reasons behind the firm's new area of focus.
Money.Net Integrates Weather, Natural Disaster Data from Riskpulse
Integrating Riskpulse's weather mapping will allow Money.Net customers to predict the impact of weather and natural events on financial markets.
Former Citadel, Pico Tech Exec Baillargeon Joins KCG
Sonny Baillargeon has nearly 20 years of experience in finance.
Former Citadel, Pico Tech Exec Baillargeon Joins KCG
Baillargeon has spent almost 20 years in trading and technology roles on the buy side and sell side.