Tech
Citi to Shutter LavaFlow ECN
ECN is sixth-largest system in the US.
Update: CME Matches BGC in Battle for GFI
Increases offer to $5.25 per share, matching BGC's premium.
Fonetic Launches Multi-Trade Search and Reconstruction Tool
New addition will provide customizable filtering for compliance
Symphony's First Movement: Symphony Acquires Markit's Collaboration Services
Consortium hopes to release the fully-integrated platform in July 2015
B&Z Global Strategies Taps MDX Technology
Brazilian multi-strategy investment fund to use MDXT Collaborate
CYMBA Unveils Silverstone Platform
New platform features much of the functionality already available in the CYMBA's Athena platform.
Euronext Targets Non-Listed Securities with Expert Market MTF
The Euronext Expert Market is the first market of its kind to be set up by an European exchange.
SmartStream Buys Credit Suisse's Fee, Expense Management Platform
TLM specialists buy platform from bank, sign it as customer.
Centerbridge to Buy IPC for $1.2 Billion
Silver Lake finds buyer in massive deal.
SS&C Acquires DST Global Solutions
The deal will be worth $95 million in cash.
Linedata Announces Enhancements to its Admin Edge Platform
Linedata Reporting will power upgrades to web functionality.
Capco Hires Bentick as New Partner
Ian Bentinck to challenge clients to break free of traditional business models
Chairman Role at ISDA for Litvack
Litvack is head of regulatory strategy for Société Générale's Global Banking and Investor Solutions business.
IRESS appoints Sancenot Head of Euro BizDev
Appointment is part of IRESS' strategy to expand its trading community in Europe and the UK.
Value in the Data
Quantum technology and broker profiles lead this week's coverage.
Confluence Acquires Risk Analytics Provider Orfival
Vendor will gain footprint in Europe from deal.
NanoSpeed to Provide Ultra-Fast Risk Checks to LSE
Nano-Risk FPGA run pre-trade risk checks with a latency of less than half a microsecond.
Think Different, Be Different: Thomas Biotteau, Kepler Cheuvreux
Kepler Cheuvreux’s head of execution, Thomas Biotteau, talks to Marina Daras about the merger between Kepler Capital Markets and CA Cheuvreux, and what makes up the strength of the newly formed European broker.
Cloud Collaboration ─ Microsoft and Excelian Discuss their Cloud Alliance
Microsoft and Excelian discuss the benefits of their cloud-based, high-performance computing alliance.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2014: William Haney, BI-SAM
William Haney, CEO of BI-SAM, speaks with Waters' James Rundle about his firm's win at the 2014 Buy-Side Technology Awards.
Cloud as a Business Enabler in the Capital Markets
Bloomberg's Brian Cunningham discusses his firm's cloud strategy.
BST Awards 2014 ─ All the Winners and Why they Won
Analysis of this year's BST winners and why they won their respective categories.
Speakerbus Intergrates Nice with iTurret
Interoperability between the two products will offer better compliance for transactional recording.
UK Announces Four Quantum-Tech Hubs
The UK government has announced that four universities will serve as hubs for research into quantum technology, the results of which could have broad applications for financial-market technology.