Emerging Technologies
Barclays Announces Closure of Offices in Nine Countries, Focus on UK, US Markets
The London-based bank plans to leave certain product lines to stay in tune with its strategy.
FSB Names Tombini to Chair Budget Committee
Brazilian bank official with roles at FSB and BIS takes on new post
Digital Contact Delays Trading.co.uk Big Data Platform Launch to Add Enterprise Features
Tools added to the platform last year garnered interest from enterprise customers, prompting the vendor to add new features.
Marcel Bar to Spearhead Investit Digital Accelerator
Bar brings 15 years of experience in developing and implementing digital strategies and programs.
Millistream Adds MT Newswires US, Global News to Data Products
The news will broaden Millistream's appeal to potential clients in North America.
Thomson Reuters Provides Tech, Data to Asia Startup Accelerator
The vendor will provide resources to financial technology startups participating in the initiative.
Fitch Solutions Taps Ex-Moody's Revelle for Americas Sales
Revelle will be responsible for growth initiatives and sales support in the US and Latin America.
Confluence hires Gary Casagrande
New global head of investor communications joins from BBH
Hobbs Madison Hires Leaper
Bob Leaper, formerly of PanoVista and DST, joins consultancy
R3 Helps 11 Banks Experiment with Blockchain Technology
Firms were able to try out distributed ledger technology in a cloud-based environment.
ITG Names Minder Cheng Chairman of Board of Directors
Frank Troise officially takes over as CEO, president and member of the board of directors.
Axioma Taps Morokoff as Head of Research
Morokoff has previously worked at S&P, Moody's and Goldman Sachs.
Confluence Creates Investor Communications, Expense Solutions Position for Casagrande
Gary Casagrande comes to Confluence from Brown Brothers Harriman.
Bloomberg Blow Up: Predicting the Death of the Terminal
A recent report by the New York Post says Bank of America is looking into decreasing the amount of Bloomberg terminals it has.
CJC Expands Offices Worldwide to Meet Client Growth, Demand
The systems support provider has expanded its presences in London, Hong Kong and New York.
DRT Promotes Rossabi to MD, Telx
Rossabi has played a critical role in the integration of Telx into Digital Realty Trust, officials say.
New Director for Sapient Global Markets
Leda Glyptis joins London-based company
Neptune Collaboration to Enhance Standardization, Liquidity to Fixed-Income Markets
Initiative to ease access to fixed-income liquidity through standardized information opens to wider bond markets.
AlphaSense Chooses Chibane for NY Sales
Chibane previously held sales roles in Nasdaq OMX's corporate solutions division.
Equinix Completes $3.8Bn Telecity Acquisition
The deal adds 40 Telecity datacenters and 1,000 new clients to Equinix's datacenter business.
Opening Cross: Choose Your Partners for the ‘Year of the Ecosystem’
Choose wisely: The right partner can make or break your business.
EMIS Reorgs for International Focus; Preps Mobile App, New Ad-Hoc Purchasing Model
The vendor believes a more centralized approach will help target international clients as it prepares a mobile app and new model for purchasing research.
What Gets You Out of Bed: Money? Ego? Happiness? An Alarm Clock?
Do you want to be a big fish in a small pond, or the opposite?
The Waters Weekly Wrap: January 11-15
A look back at the best content published across all the Waters brands.