Emerging Technologies
Dion Global Solutions Completes Acquisition of SwissRisk
Technology provider Dion Global Solutions has announced the completion of its acquisition of SwissRisk Financial Systems to reinforce its presence in Europe. Dion had initially acquired a controlling stake of SwissRisk in January 2012.
Doctoroff Stepping Aside as Bloomberg Rejoins
Michael Bloomberg will resume the post of CEO at the eponymous company he founded in 1981, having finished his term as mayor of New York City.
Morningstar IM Promotes Earnshaw, Hires Fane
Morningstar Investment Management, the consulting arm of Chicago-based investment research and data vendor Morningstar, has appointed Diane Earnshaw head of UK Consulting, and has hired Edward Fane as senior investment consultant and portfolio manager to…
SimCorp Appoints Corrigan as MD of North America
SimCorp has named James Corrigan the managing director of its North American operations.
Fidessa Adds Alliance News to UK Broker Offering
Data and trading technology vendor Fidessa has added Alliance News to its service for UK broker clients, in response to customer demand for new content.
SR Labs Taps Lava Founder for CEO, Post-Wombat Buy
New York-based low-latency data platform and feed handler provider SR Labs has appointed veteran technology industry executive Richard Korhammer as chief executive, following its recent acquisition of the Wombat data platform business from…
What Fintech’s Women Want
Tim reflects on an important but somehow still under-scrutinized problem discussed by this month’s Waters profile subject Dayna Corlito. When it comes to women in financial technology leadership, how can the industry change one reality, while facing up…
Saxo Appoints Ex-FOA CEO
Saxo Capital Markets UK has announced that Anthony Belchambers, former CEO of the Futures and Options Associations (FOA) will join the firm as a non-executive director.
Interactive Data Lures Vendor Vets Babarinde, Burtsal for EMEA Sales
Interactive Data has hired data industry veterans Olakunle Babarinde and Richard Burtsal as head of sales for real-time feeds and 7Ticks EMEA, and sales manager for trading solutions, respectively.
Corlito's Way: BTG Pactual COO Dayna Corlito
Thousands of miles from Copacabana Beach, BTG Pactual is doing things a once-small banking partnership from an emerging market shouldn’t be able to—managing a diverse group of admired hedge funds. Yes, the firm’s successful foray into asset management…
State Street Appoints Keogh Head of Alternative Investment Solutions for APAC
State Street Corporation has appointed Bob Keogh as its head of Alternative Investment Solutions (AIS) for Asia Pacific on the back of rising demand for alternative investment servicing in the region.
Asset Control Finds its Feet in Singapore
Asset Control's consolidation of its offices in the Asia-Pacific region is generating positive feedback from clients, according to Franck Peltier, MD of the New York-based data management technology and services provider.
Deutsche Bank Appoints Massion as Japan GTB Chief
Deutsche Bank has appointed Peter Massion as its head of global transaction banking (GTB) and head of trade finance and cash management corporates (CMC) in Japan.
Michael Shashoua: Figures, Guts and Glory
Diving deep into fantasy football yields insights on the need to balance strict adherence to quantitative data with room for interpretation and inclusion of qualitative information. Michael shares some examples from the football world and how they apply…
Max Bowie: Are You Getting the Message?
Instant messaging conversations to share information and negotiate trades are a staple of the modern trader’s workflow. But with recent events leaving market participants wary of messaging platforms, Max wonders whether firms examining new initiatives,…
James Rundle: Reporting for Duty
While Europe is forging ahead with its new reporting requirements, James says that problems with the basic elements are rendering it unfit for purpose.
Opening Cross: You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks... But New Tricks Still Need Old Dogs
It takes a certain blend of skills to combine the experience that comes with age and the dynamism of youth. For eternity, mankind has tried both to put old heads on young shoulders, and find ways to teach old dogs new tricks and recapture the energy and…
AlphaSense Taps Trio of Sales Execs
San Francisco-based AlphaSense, a provider of a financial search engine for indexing and extracting structured and unstructured data from corporate documents and filings, has bolstered its sales team with several recent hires to meet increased client…
Dagens Industri Taps Finwire for Swedish News, ‘Social' Content
Swedish daily financial news site and newspaper Dagens Industri has signed an agreement with Swedish news provider Finwire to distribute the vendor's small-cap Swedish company news and curated content from social media streams about global events,…
BlackRock's Aladdin: More Powerful Than Politics?
Bold, hyperbolic statements about technology are commonplace in 2014, whether reveling in its potential or damning its influence. Tim examines one such argument that takes the latter bent, relating to BlackRock's massive Aladdin platform.
Mergent Adds Barchart Commodity Yearbook to Historical Document Archive
Chicago-based data vendor Barchart's Commodity Research Bureau division has made the 75-year archive of its CRB Commodity Yearbook available via company data provider Mergent's Mergent Archives, an online database of more than 180,000 indexed corporate…
Thomson Reuters Wins Taipei IBOR Benchmark Calculation Role
The Taipei Foreign Exchange Market Development Foundation has named Thomson Reuters the calculation agent for its CNT TAIBOR offshore renminbi benchmark, the Taipei Interbank Offered Rate.
Dalglish to Head SmartStream’s Transformation Services
SmartStream Technologies has announced the appointment of Tom Dalglish as a senior vice president and global head of transformation services.
FBI Investigating Cyber Attacks on US Banks
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation is working with the Secret Service, in order to investigate recent cyber attacks on American banks.