Emerging Technologies
The Race to Be Asia’s Fintech Hub
Wei-Shen Wong takes a look at where regulators in Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan stand in terms of encouraging fintech innovation, and examines who has taken the lead.
Alain Miquelon Steps Down as CEO of Montreal Exchange, Group Head of Derivatives
Luc Fortin, managing director of derivatives trading, will serve as interim president and CEO of MX.
Calypso Technology Joins Wall Street Blockchain Alliance
Firm joins industry group focused on usage of distributed ledger in financial services.
Colt to Expand Korean Co-Lo Footprint
The expansion grows Colt's space in the datacenter by almost one-third, in response to demand from international high-frequency trading firms.
DTCC Appoints Lisa Pollina to Board
Pollina most recently was vice chairman for RBC Capital Markets.
EBS BrokerTec Appoints Nicole Shumpert for New Direct Service
Shumpert joins from Tradeweb to head up new fixed-income liquidity disclosure service's expansion to US market.
Pollina Joins DTCC Board
Former RBC executive to serve on three committees
Reinventing RBC: Royal Bank of Canada's Bruce Ross
Bruce Ross was tasked with leading the Royal Bank of Canada’s transformation of its technology department when he was named head of technology and operations at the Toronto-based bank in January 2014.
Opening Cross: School’s Out!
Simple ways to keep data professionals happy when they return from vacation to the daily grind... assuming you let them take vacation.
West Highland, Ropnoy, Kaimian Ally on ‘Evo-One’ Notification Management Venture
The three vendors are joining forces to address the inefficiencies surrounding the processing and management of vendor data changes and notifications.
UPDATE: Fixnetix Adds Sales, Tech Execs
Lopez Lansdowne and Salmon continue the vendor's hiring this year to bolster its sales and technical expertise.
Financial Stability Institute Names New Chair
Fernando Lozano succeeds Josef Tošovský, who held the role for 16 years
Smart Contract Alliance Formed to Promote the Technology
Created by the Chamber of Digital Commerce, the alliance wants to answer policy questions, educate and create standards.
New Infinancials CEO Grauer Eyes More Synergies, Integration
Infinancials and parent Infront will continue synergy efforts around web-based platforms, new Infinancials CEO says.
Eagle Alpha Unveils Alternative Data ‘Directory,' Eyes Proprietary ‘Crawled' Data
Eagle Alpha aims to provide a marketplace of more than 1,000 alternative datasets within one year.
Cambridge Semantics Taps Data Scientist Keen for Financial Services Push
Keen has spent more than 25 years in data science and analytics technology roles.
ICE Benchmark Admin Adds Economist DeAnne Julius to Board
The economic policy veteran will strengthen ICE Benchmark Administration's board of directors.
Trading Technologies Looks to Add Charting Capabilities in Q1 2017
Trading Technologies' Brian Mehta provides an update on the company's charting plans, as well as its options coverage and how the transition from X_Trader to the TT EMS is progressing.
Trading Technologies Looks to Add Charting Capabilities in Q1 2017
Trading Technologies' Brian Mehta provides an update on the company's charting plans, as well as its options coverage and how the transition from X_Trader to the TT EMS is progressing.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 28: Larry Malakian (aka, Tony Malakian's Dad)
With Dan on vacation Anthony welcomes on his dad, Larry, to talk about a range of topics.
KCG Boosts Execution, Algo Capabilities Via Neonet Acquisition
Acquisition of Swedish agency broker to expand KCG’s European footprint and execution services portfolio.
RSJ Algo Trading Taps Activ for Managed Tick Data
The firm will use the new Activ-Big Xyt joint offering to test trading models before entering new markets and asset classes.
Turret Transformation: As Communication Systems Evolve, Turrets Will Die Out
Trading turrets are quickly turning into relics of the trading floor and will soon fall by the wayside.
Deloitte Adds Lamar To Regulatory Strategy Arm
Former New York Fed official joins consultancy as senior advisor