Tech
Michael Shashoua: What to Expect When Managing Data in 2015
Executives considering the year ahead predict incremental changes, even as they would prefer more ambitious efforts. Michael considers how the industry may take enough small steps to advance on mining data for greater insights.
Gliding Down: Pensions Seek to Match Tech to LDI Strategies
After fits and starts, defined-benefit corporate pension plans on both sides of the Atlantic are now in steady pursuit of liability-driven investment strategies that more closely align future responsibilities and current assets. This has had a meaningful…
James Rundle: The Tragic Romance of BGC and GFI
The ongoing tussle between BGC and GFI over the latter’s future has provided constant twists and turns. But James questions whether GFI was ever going BGC’s way, or if it was always on the road to Chicago.
MTS Invests in Pre-Trade Data for Bond Trading
The agreement between MTS and B2SCAN focuses on pre-trade information and automated trade execution
AFTAs 2014: Mission Accomplished
Launched a decade ago, the American Financial Technology Awards were, for their first seven editions, dominated by the sell side. But as we have come to expect in recent times, the buy side was well represented in 2014, with Janus Capital, MSD Capital,…
Fintech Takes the UK by Storm
A quiet current of growth in financial technology has built into a storm over the past few years, driven in large part by a start-up culture that seeks to both disrupt and complement the efforts of traditional vendors and investment banks. London has…
January 2015: The End of Our World as We Know It
For a variety of reasons, including the 2008 global financial crisis, Victor believes the capital markets universe is shrinking.
Algomi Hires Bruun-Olsen for APAC Expansion
Jesper Bruun-Olsen joins from Tradeweb
Minding Your IPOs
So as to avoid unwanted Qs later on ...
Interactive Data Enhances Fixed-Income Pricing Service
The Excel add-in will help in monitoring activities
FIX-ing Liquidity in Fixed Income
Project Neptune aims to help firms access liquidity in fixed income.
Finra Posts 2015 Regulatory, Exam Priorities Letter; New Audit Trail Team to be Created
Outsourcing, cybersecurity & trading tech areas of interest
ICE Adds to Sovereign CDS Coverage
ICE Clear Credit and ICE Clear Europe are introducing credit default swap (CDS) clearing for additional sovereign single names, beginning today.
Okasan Securities Starts Trading on Chi-X Japan, Selects Fidessa SOR
PTS Trading increases in Japan.
SGX Plans Titan for Derivatives
Singapore Exchange to build out new platform with Nasdaq tech
IFDS Bolsters its Leadership Team with Two Hires
Jean-Benoit Naudin and Dale Quarry join IFDS with a combined 50-plus years experience
Broadridge Adds TwoFour Systems in FX, Cash Management Play
Broadridge acquires FX & cash management tech company
Welcome to 2015
Although some of us were back in on Friday, most people will be having their first full day of work today.
CCMR Pens New HFT Study
Pro-HFT group suggests targeted enforcement focus
The Impact of Reg SCI
Will the SEC's newest reg have a lasting ripple effect
Orc Parent to Acquire Tbricks
Cidron Delfi Intressenter Holding to buy prop trading vendor.
Top Stories of 2014: Best of the Sell Side
Exchange developments and cybersecurity take the lead for the year's sell-side coverage.
2014: A Year in Profiles
12 months, 12 C-level execs profiled in the pages of Waters
ICE Takes Aim at ‘Disruptive Trading Practices'
The new rule goes into effect on Jan. 14, 2015