Emerging Technologies
Fixnetix Relocates to Support Growth
Fixnetix has moved its London headquarters to accommodate increasing staff numbers resulting from the vendor's recent expansion, officials say.
S&P Combines Quant, Fundamental Brands in Capital IQ
Standard & Poor's has rebranded its Compustat, ClariFi, SystematIQ Research and MMD Money Market Directory business lines under its Capital IQ Solutions division, to create a unified brand that reflects increased integration among the product lines over…
Equinix Eyes US Growth with $689M S&D Buy
Datacenter and hosting services provider Equinix plans to enable its clients to connect to more markets in North America and to offer more datacenter space in locations where demand is high, via additional facilities acquired through the purchase of…
CodeStreet Seeks Investor 'Consortium'
New York-based data technology provider CodeStreet is seeking more equity partners to drive its product and asset class expansion, following the sale of an undisclosed equity stake in the business to fixed income broker-dealer RW Pressprich last week.
McCormick to Lead Boston Options Exchange
CHICAGO-Operators of the Boston Options Exchange (BOX) announced that they have named Tony McCormick the exchange's CEO, effective last week.
Fixnetix Buys MST for Next-Gen Platform
UK-based low-latency data infrastructure and trading technology vendor Fixnetix has bought Boston-based feed handler and ticker plant provider Market Systems Technology, to provide the basis of Fixnetix's next-generation distributed market data platform.
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LSE Unveils MillenniumIT Transition Team
LONDON-London Stock Exchange Group, operator of the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and Borsa Italiana, has named the team of executives that will manage the integration of data and trading technology assets from recently acquired exchange systems vendor…
Avoiding the Budgetary Drought
As IT budgets across the industry continue to shrink, all firms face the common challenge to do more with less while trying to preserve innovation within their firms. DWT European reporter Tanzeel Akhtar sits down with Magnus Falk, CIO for Europe, the…
With Nigel Kneafsey CEO, Options IT
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Mulholland's Drive
The reference data world keeps turning. But not as fast as some were hoping for. Tine Thoresen speaks to RBC's John Mulholland about future expectations for transparency and oversight
Lessons unheeded
"The good news is, I don't really see financial reform happening this year. "So claimed Linda Lord, managing director and head of US legislative and regulatory affairs at UBS, in an unmistakably partisan speech before this year's TradeTech West 2009…