Emerging Technologies
WSI Names Josling Head of Strategy, Marketing
London-based data management technology vendor Web Services Integration recently appointed Kevin Josling as head of strategy and marketing.
Soltra Threat Intelligence Sharing Platform Now Live
Platform created to secure critical infrastructure entities from cyber threats
Calypso Opens Managed Service Center in Dublin
Vendor will enhance implementation services and offer pre-implementation, testing, post-implementation, and support.
Update: CME Matches BGC in Battle for GFI
Increases offer to $5.25 per share, matching BGC's premium.
ITRS Readies Malaga R&D Center
Spanish presence will be the vendor's sixth global location and third R&D facility.
Markit to Exit Messaging Play as Symphony Conducts Acquisition of Chat Assets
Acquisition will unite rival messaging initiatives to create a stronger competitor to Bloomberg's messaging service
Symphony's First Movement: Symphony Acquires Markit's Collaboration Services
Consortium hopes to release the fully-integrated platform in July 2015
Malaysia Brokers Tap Bloomberg for MYR FX Rates Distribution
The Malaysia Money Brokers Association, a group of six licensed money brokers in Malaysia, will use Bloomberg as its primary platform for the dissemination of foreign exchange rates, in move to increase price transparency in the country and support…
Silver Lake Sells IPC to Centerbridge for $1.2Bn
Private equity firm Centerbridge Partners has entered into an agreement to acquire data network and trading telephony provider IPC from current owners Silver Lake Partners for about $1.2 billion.
SmartStream Buys Credit Suisse's Fee, Expense Management Platform
TLM specialists buy platform from bank, sign it as customer.
Centerbridge to Buy IPC for $1.2 Billion
Silver Lake finds buyer in massive deal.
TMX's McCrea Joins Audit Specialists JCV
Former exchange exec will help grow JCV's audit and IPR protection business.
SS&C Acquires DST Global Solutions
The deal will be worth $95 million in cash.
Capco Hires Bentick as New Partner
Ian Bentinck to challenge clients to break free of traditional business models
Confluence Buys Fund Analytics Vendor Orfival
Deal will allow US-based Confluence to expand its range of services and international reach.
Chairman Role at ISDA for Litvack
Litvack is head of regulatory strategy for Société Générale's Global Banking and Investor Solutions business.
IRESS appoints Sancenot Head of Euro BizDev
Appointment is part of IRESS' strategy to expand its trading community in Europe and the UK.
Confluence Acquires Risk Analytics Provider Orfival
Vendor will gain footprint in Europe from deal.
Think Different, Be Different: Thomas Biotteau, Kepler Cheuvreux
Kepler Cheuvreux’s head of execution, Thomas Biotteau, talks to Marina Daras about the merger between Kepler Capital Markets and CA Cheuvreux, and what makes up the strength of the newly formed European broker.
Genscape Buys Energy Fundamentals for European Power Analysis Expansion
Energy and commodities supply data provider Genscape has acquired Swiss power fundamental data and analysis provider Energy Fundamentals for an undisclosed sum, to extend its European offering by combining the vendor's analytics and scenario analysis…
AlphaSense Grabs Gunther for Sales
San Francisco-based AlphaSense, a provider of financial search, indexing and extraction technologies for structured and unstructured content, has hired John Gunther in New York as vice president of sales, responsible for driving growth of the vendor's…
Thomson Reuters Bags Sproehnle for Benchmarks
Tobias Sproehnle has joined Thomson Reuters in London as global head of benchmark services to head the vendor's global fixings business, responsible for administering more than 70 global benchmark indexes, including the LBMA Silver Price and the Libor…
UK Announces Four Quantum-Tech Hubs
The UK government has announced that four universities will serve as hubs for research into quantum technology, the results of which could have broad applications for financial-market technology.
McCoubrey Trades TIM for Predictive Retail Analytics
Dianne McCoubrey has left trade ideas platform vendor TIM Group, where she was regional sales director for the Americas, to become executive director of sales at Retalon, a provider of predictive analytics for retail inventory management, merchandising…