Emerging Technologies
CFH Group to Acquire Half of Boston Technologies
CFH Group, the holding firm for a number of trading technology companies, has announced that it will buy a 50-percent stake in foreign exchange (FX) specialist Boston Technologies, pending final due diligence.
Tradier Offers Discounted MotiveWave Analytics Access
Cloud-based brokerage platform Tradier is offering clients access to analytics provider MotiveWave's tools at discounted rates or free of charge, depending on the level of trading they conduct via the platform.
Scivantage Integrates TickSmith Tick Data
Online brokerage technology provider Scivantage has incorporated Montreal-based startup tick data provider TickSmith Corp.'s historical intraday and end-of-day tick data into its Scivantage Investor brokerage platform to provide its clients with…
Burton-Taylor Seeks to Grow Survey Sample for Industry Report
Data consultancy and industry research firm Burton-Taylor International Consulting has opened the survey period for its annual report, which details industry spending growth on data services by region and job function, and is urging more firms to…
Through Acquisition, Japan's Buy Side Grows its Presence Globally
According to NRI's Kazumitsu Yokokawa, asset managers in Japan are working to grow their global presence largely through acquisition. Additionally, the regulatory and economic environment in the nation is changing in a way that may prove favorable to buy…
Tsianaxis Joins Accenture
Vangelis Tsianaxis, who has worked on identifier, financial crime and risk issues at Deloitte and Citi, has joined the consulting firm
Interactive Data Names Lauterbach President, Managed Solutions
Market data vendor Interactive Data has hired Joachim Lauterbach as president, global head and chairman of the board of Interactive Data Managed Solutions (IDMS).
Rimes Appoints Cumberbatch to Senior Reference Data Role
Rimes Technologies has announced that a former Interactive Data executive, Bob Cumberbatch, will head up its reference data segment.
Nasdaq, MasterCard Ally for Distribution Deal
Nasdaq OMX has signed a distribution deal with MasterCard Advisors, the professional services arm of multinational financial services corporation MasterCard, to redistribute MasterCard's macro-economic reports on global retail sales activity through its…
Celent: Market Data Providers to Offer More Infrastructure Capabilities, Real-Time Analytics
After a decade of heavy investment in low-latency infrastructure technologies, firms are now looking to lessen their spend and focus their budgets on enhancing those infrastructures to better deliver data and to provide real-time analytics, according to…
Hanweck Taps NYSE Euronext's Watson for Sales Role
New York-based options analytics provider Hanweck Associates has hired Thomas Watson as head of sales.
Friedman Returns to Nasdaq, Jochumsen Promoted President
Nasdaq OMX has announced that former chief financial officer Adena Friedman will rejoin the firm to serve as president of the company’s corporate client group business segment, information services and technology solutions.
Frederick Goes from Algos to Sales at Instinet
On its face, Instinet's appointment of Chuck Frederick as head of US product sales is an unusual one. Frederick has been a technologist his whole career, serving most recently as head of algo development at Instinet, the equity execution services arm of…
Under Attack: Is Real-Time Data Safe from Hackers?
With recent data breaches such as US retailer Target falling victim to point-of-sale customer data theft and AOL email passwords being compromised grabbing the headlines, it's easy to understand why consumers are paranoid about data privacy. With the…
Macrobond Opens New York Office, Readies New Version of Workstation
Swedish time-series data and analytics vendor Macrobond Financial has established a new sales and support office in New York to service its growing customer base of US investment banks and hedge funds, as well as existing European clients with a US…
Options? In Texas? Play That Again For Me ...
Tim reflects on his recent trip to Austin and the Options Industry Conference, and introduces next month's cover profile, the first of its kind for the magazine.
Cumberbatch to Lead Rimes Reference Data Products
Bob Cumberbatch has been hired to lead work on Rimes Technologies' reference data services, with a focus on buy-side firms' management of new regulatory requirements
Bottega Plans Collaboration at EDM Council
John Bottega, a former chief data officer at a few major firms who recently joined the industry organization as an advisor, intends to work with member firms on data management strategies
Stifel to Acquire Oriel Securities
Stifel Financial Corporation has announced that it will acquire Oriel Securities, a stockbroking and investment banking firm based in London.
Rimes Hires Drumm For S.F. Office
Rimes Technologies has hired Michael Drumm, an experienced sales management executive, to lead its new San Francisco office
Bottega Joins EDM Council
John Bottega, who has served as chief data officer for the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as well as Bank of America and Citigroup, has joined the industry organization as an advisor
S&P Cap IQ Adds Numerix Pricing Models
S&P Capital IQ has incorporated pricing models from derivatives analytics, valuation and risk management software vendor Numerix into its Portfolio Risk solution, building on an existing multi-year agreement between Numerix and R2 Financial Technologies,…
Carrel Leaves Thomson Reuters For Calypso
The software and services provider has named Philippe Carrel, a longtime Thomson Reuters risk executive, as general manager for the Asia-Pacific region
Update: Markit IPO to Raise ‘War Chest' for Competitive Boost
UK-based data vendor Markit filed plans for a US initial public offering with US regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, May 5, in a move that industry observers say will allow the vendor to raise funds to compete more aggressively…