Trading Tech
China Will Open Up, Just Not Yet
Stock Connect and fixed income lead this week’s coverage.
McObject’s eXtremeDB Financial V6 Adds SQL, Python, Data Compression
Enhancements will make McObject's high-performance database more accessible to developers and reduce storage requirements.
FIX Market Data Protocol Spec Nears Completion
FIX Trading Community outlines progress on development of a new, standardized protocol for market data transmission.
Pension Funds, Insurers Face Greater LEI Challenge
EIOPA Deadline Puts Pressure On Lagging Segment of Financial Industry
Green Key Updates Trader Voice Box
Version 2.0 of soft turret released.
BNY Mellon Launches Wealth Management Unit in Hong Kong
BNY Mellon is set to launch wealth management services in Hong Kong in order to meet the growing demand from high-net-worth investors in the region.
Canadian Advisory Firm CFSI Signs MDA, Quartet to Vendor Partner Ecosystem
Canadian business development advisory firm Collaborative Financial Services Inc. (CFSI) has signed deals to represent two Toronto-based companies──startup market structure and transaction cost analysis provider Market Data Authority and managed IT…
BNP Paribas To Offer Outsourced AIFMD Reporting Service
BNP Paribas Securities Services has launched an outsourced service to facilitate regulatory reporting required by the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), as the first wave of reporting approaches.
Eze Castle Integration Adds New Tools To Cloud Offering
Eze Castle Integration announced enhancements to its Eze Managed Suite that include Microsoft and Varonis applications.
SIX Expands Compliance Service in Hong Kong
The data services provider now includes Hong Kong market transactions in its offerings, supporting required reporting to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority
TrueEx Taps CameronTec for FIX-Based Messaging Tools
The swap execution facility will provide CameronTec's MagniFIX monitoring and VeriFIX testing tools to clients.
NICE Actimize Teams With Alacra to Further Develop Its Customer Due Diligence Anti-Money Laundering Solution
NICE Actimize, a provider of a financial crime, risk and compliance software platform for the financial services industry, announced its partnership with Alacra, in an effort to grow its Customer Due Diligence (CDD) anti-money laundering solution.
Fairmat Offers Financial Risk Assessment Solution
Verona, Italy-based financial technology company Fairmat recently released Fairmat Cloud, a web-based financial risk service offering assessments of OTC and structured products.
Tradeweb Europe Takes Thomson Reuters' KYC Service
The electronic trading venue's European arm has chosen Thomson Reuters' Accelus Org ID to complement its existing know-your-customer (KYC) due diligence processes.
Iress Adds Markit TCA
Systems provider Iress has announced the integration of Markit's transaction-cost analysis (TCA) offering within its order-system suite.
CQG to Offer Eris Exchange Connectivity
As of Q1 of 2015, the order routing software provider's customers will have access to Eris' swap futures market data, analytics, and trade execution.
Victory Taps Rodriguez for BizDev
Chicago-based market data and trading infrastructure, connectivity and co-location provider Victory Networks has hired former Livevol president Dax Rodriguez as head of business development, responsible for expanding business relationships, contributing…
Charles River Partners with Interactive Data for Corporate Actions
Charles River's IBOR offering has been improved with the addition of Interactive Data's corporate actions data
AQX° Connects to Squawker
Broker AQX° Securities has become the latest firm to connect to sell-side block venue Squawker.
OneVue Joins Calastone Network
Australian fund manager OneVue has joined Calastone’s global funds transaction network to automate fund transactions previously communicated by fax.
B-Next Upgrades Global Control Room
Compliance and surveillance specialist b-next has upgraded its CMC: Global Control Room suite, allowing compliance officers a global view of activity and information flows within an organization.
Tech Vet Barringer Joins SecurityScorecard to Tighten Data Security for Capital Markets
Paul Barringer has joined information security provider SecurityScorecard as strategic sales director, responsible for sales to corporate clients as well as to financial services firms, and for exploring new channels and use cases to sell the vendor's…
Hawthorn Life Using Financial Risk Product for Solvency II Reporting
Dublin-based investment funds company has implemented FRS product for Solvency II reporting
Enso Gets More Cash from Icap to Fund Expansion
Interdealer broker Icap has made a second undisclosed investment in market intelligence and analytics provider Enso, which provides portfolio analytics on counterparty credit risk, collateral management, and portfolio financing and treasury functions to…