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Prudential IM Taps StatPro for Portfolio Analytics
South African asset manager Prudential Investment Managers has rolled out StatPro’s portfolio analysis tools across its range of funds.
Stock Connect Delayed by Regulatory Approvals
The proposed trading link between the Shanghai and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges (SSE/HKEx), known as Stock Connect, will not be launched in time for the expected time of end October.
China Will Open Up, Just Not Yet
Stock Connect and fixed income lead this week’s coverage.
Cyber-security: Preparing for Accountability
Investors are a hedge fund's lifeblood, entrusting their most confidential, personal data to the financial advisors who manage their assets.
Drawing Thick Lines
A Rimes Roundtable moderated by Waters this week highlighted the reasons buy sides should consider outsourcing data management as part of broader institutional transformation around the problem. The rub? Keeping everyone in line.
Green Key Updates Trader Voice Box
Version 2.0 of soft turret released.
Buy Side Turns to Managed Services to Alleviate Data Management Burden
Rimes' roundtable touches on alternative data management models.
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.
KYC: Know Your Choices
Know-your-customer (KYC) requirements, hardly a bank’s most value-added function, have become a popular topic among operations, compliance, and reference data professionals, with a growing consensus that KYC checks can be done cheaper and more…
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.
Neonet Partners Commcise for Commission Unbundling
Agency broker Neonet has reached an agreement with Commcise, whereby it will provide buy-side clients with the latter's commission management hub, CommciseSELL,
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.
TrueEx Taps CameronTec for FIX-Based Messaging Tools
The swap execution facility will provide CameronTec's MagniFIX monitoring and VeriFIX testing tools to clients.
Reg-Room Preparing to Add Intraday Alerts to Reg-Track
New York-based technology startup Reg-Room is adding intraday alerts to its Reg-Track global regulatory tracking system to enable financial firms to receive timely updates on new and proposed rules and regulations that are tailored to their specific…
Mandell Joins MTS Markets International
MTS Markets International, a property of London Stock Exchange Group, has announced the appointment of Dan Mandell as a senior account executive.
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.
Bond Trading Resists Electronification, But for How Long?
The bond market is the last bastion of Wall Street to resist electronification, despite the success of certain e-trading platforms like MarketAxess, Tradeweb and Bloomberg. Many buy-side traders have warned that the current market structure is not suited…
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.
AIM Software Strengthens Market Presence in North America
Data management provider AIM Software has opened an additional office in New York with three hires as part of a wider strategy to expand in North America.
Iress Adds Markit TCA
Systems provider Iress has announced the integration of Markit's transaction-cost analysis (TCA) offering within its order-system suite.
BGC Bid for Rival Broker Turns Hostile
A $675 million offer by BGC Partners to acquire its rival GFI Group is now being presented directly to shareholders, following weeks of protracted negotiations between the firms.
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.
Building the Business Case for a Managed Data Service - Webcast
On October 16, WatersTechnology hosted a webcast to discuss the emerging trend on the buy side toward adopting managed data services for some aspects of data management, sponsored by RIMES Technologies.