Emerging Technologies
RTS Realtime Systems Targets Asia-Pacific Expansion
Tech vendor RTS Realtime Systems has announced that CEO Steffen Gemuenden will relocate from its Chicago headquarters to Singapore, as the firm seeks to increase its presence within the Asia-Pacific region.
December 2012: The Other Butterfly Effect
Victor says acquisitions can be great successes or dismal failures, and firms must be vigilant and keep their focus on what matters.
Bending the Rules
Innovative use-cases at BNY Mellon and M&T Bank highlight how technology can better harness “data in motion,” just as firms are evolving the way their applications are controlled and behave. By Tim Bourgaize Murray
Elisse Walter Named SEC Chair, Likely to Seek Greater Coordination Abroad
Democratic commissioner Elisse Walter, who served as acting chairwoman in early 2009, takes over at the helm of the SEC in December.
Checks and Balances: Real-Time Reconciliation's IT Challenges
Although most firms tend to perform reconciliations on a same-day basis, these processes are dominated by manual input and prone to errors. Automated, real-time reconciliation has benefits not only for risk management, but also compliance and in…
Private Ties: Technology Rises in Private Equity
Much of private equity rests on old relationships and privity of information, but with limited partnership investments becoming more common for a wider array of investors, and a secondaries market gaining steam, technology is blossoming in unlikely…
Citadel's Sentinel: CIO Tom Miglis Aims to Do the Impossible
Commitment to investors is the thesis at Ken Griffin’s Citadel, but how the firm achieves returns—through technology—is unique for a hedge fund. Steering strategy and growing the firm’s vaunted development capacity, CIO Tom Miglis is trusted with leading…
Max Bowie: Do Crisis Closures Make Redundancy Redundant?
The datacenters supporting the US financial markets successfully weathered the worst of Hurricane Sandy. So, Max asks, shouldn’t the exchanges and trading firms they support have been able to do the same?
Jake Thomases: Work: That Thing You Do
Mobile technology combined with a generational shift in the attitude about work are beginning to break the traditional 9-to-5 mold. Cutting-edge sell-side firms are warming to this trend, and, Jake says, could save millions of dollars in the process.
Schapiro Announces SEC Depature
Mary Schapiro, the chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that she will leave her role at the head of the US regulator on December 14.
Fidessa Adds Autex IoI Data to Trading Platform
Additions will provide traders with transparency into availability of block liquidity in a single platform
FPL Releases Data Standards for Post-Trade Transparency
Guidelines could be a step towards introduction of a pan-European consolidated tape.
Shanghai Wind Expands Commodities Data With CACDA China Agricultural Content
Alliance will bring niche Chinese agricultural commodities data top a broader audience across Asia.
Caplin's Myles Sees Mobile Execution Apps on the Horizon
Patrick Myles, chief technology officer of London-based Caplin Systems, speaks to Victor Anderson at this year's European Trading Architecture Summit held at Canary Wharf in London.
Chi-X Australia CEO to Step Down in 2013
Chi-X Australia has announced that CEO Peter Fowler will step down from his position early next year.
FGS Capital's Jogi Narain Wary of Shorting Rules
Jogi Narain, chief technology officer of London-based buy-side firm FGS Capital speaks to Victor Anderson at this year's European Trading Architecture Summit held at Canary Wharf in London.
Appliance Acceptance, Growth Drives Solace Sales Staffing Spree
Vendor boosts sales and engineering groups worldwide with new hires, reflecting takeup of its messaging appliance technologies
CounterpartyLink Brings On Two From Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters sales and account executives Helga Saraiva and Catherine Michel-Lefebvre have joined legal entity data vendor CounterpartyLink as business development managers
Some Disaster Relief Data
Considering giving thanks for good fortune at a time when many are still trying to recover from Hurricane Sandy
eVestment's Minnick Discusses Recent Acquisitions
Jim Minnick, eVestment Alliance's founder and CEO, sat down with Buy-Side Technology to discuss the firm's recent acquisitions and look ahead at what's to come.
