Tech
Waters Panelists: OTC Derivatives Change Good, But Imperfect
There must be something about the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives marketplace that lends itself to analogies. During a Waters Breakfast Briefing on the subject, the new OTC landscape was at once likened to a python, a highway, and Stony Brook…
The CFTC's Coup(e) du Monde
At a Waters Breakfast Briefing this week, the ostensible topic was over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, but much of the focus was instead on the cross-border provision of the Commodity Exchange Act. Tim ponders whether the problem can be addressed, and if…
BNP Paribas Co-COO to Retire
BNP Paribas has announced today that one of its top executives, co-COO Georges Chodron de Courcel, will officially stand down from the role at the end of June, and retire on September 30th.
UK Chancellor Promises FX Market Review, Benchmark Oversight
George Osborne MP, the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, has instigated a wholesale review of how foreign-exchange (FX) markets in the UK are regulated, along with widening the scope of which benchmarks are covered by new legislation on market abuse.
LCH.Clearnet Limited Receives EMIR Approval
LCH.Clearnet Limited, the UK-based central counterparty (CCP) operated by the LCH.Clearnet Group, has received regulatory approval from the Bank of England to operate as a central counterparty under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).
Citisoft launches Outsourcing Termination Service
Citisoft, the London-based buy-side technology and management consultancy, has launched an exit strategy and planning service to help asset managers mitigate the risks of a forced or voluntary exit from an outsourcing agreement.
Broadridge Extends Multi-Asset Processing Support
Lake Success, NY-based Broadridge Financial Solutions has extended is multi-asset post-trade processing support by broadening its exchange-traded derivatives processing platform.
Asia Pacific Stock Exchange to Employ Nasdaq Technology
Nasdaq OMX will deliver its trading technology, X-stream, as well as Genium FIX, to Asia Pacific Stock Exchange to power its APeX trading platform, which is expected to go live in late 2014.
CPPIB's Hurley Looks at Four Areas of Innovation
While giving the keynote address at this year's Toronto Trading Architecture Summit, Jeff Hurley, who is head of technology at the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), discussed the main areas of innovation in this regulatory environment.
Mizuho Trust & Banking Luxembourg Taps SimCorp
The custody, fund administration, and securities services arm of the Japanese bank, operating in the micro-state and known as MHTBL, will use SimCorp's Dimension to maintain compliance with impending EMIR and AIFMD regulation and for other business…
Rapid Addition Partners with DET Technologies
As part of a partnership between London-based technology provider Rapid Addition and Prague-based trading platform support specialists DET Technologies, Rapid Addition’s RA-Cheetah FIX engine will support DET Technologies’ flagship DET Hub.
REDI Buys, Integrates BAML's InstaQuote EMS
Execution management system (EMS) provider REDI Global Technologies has completed its year-long acquisition of BofA Merill Lynch's multi-asset InstaQuote platform, clients, and personnel.
Moscow Exchange Uses Fincad F3 for Trading and Clearing
The Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has chosen Vancouver-based Fincad’s F3 Platform to support its over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trading and clearing services.
FCA Chief Highlights Struggle against “Dystopian” Tech Scenario
Martin Wheatley, chief executive of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has said that the role of regulators in the modern world is to strike a balance between realizing the benefits of market technology, while not allowing it to run amok.
Former CFTC General Counsel: US Swaps Reform a Mixed Bag of Outcomes
Terry Arbit, former deputy general counsel for legislative and intergovernmental affairs at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and now partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, gave attendees at this morning's Waters Breakfast Briefing a first-hand…
Wexford Capital Expands SS&C Relationship
Greenwich, Connecticut-based Wexford Capital has selected SS&C GlobeOp to provide an expanded suite of services including middle- and back-office, regulatory reporting and investor solutions for Wexford’s private equity funds and hedge funds.
Meriten Signs for Charles River
Düsseldorf, Germany-based Meriten Investment Management has gone live with Charles River's Investment Management System (IMS), the vendor announced today.
SunGard Adds Cross-Asset Risk and Margin Solution to Front Arena
SunGard has added a cross-asset risk and margin solution to its Front Arena flagship product, to provide brokers and futures commission merchants (FCMs) with a real-time way of measuring risk, exposure and margin requirements across entire portfolios.
MainstreamBPO Selects Gresham for Reconciliations
Sydney-based fund administrator MainstreamBPO has chosen Gresham Computing's Client Transaction Control (CTC) platform to handle reconciliations operations.
Aequitas Exchange to Host at Q9 Datacenters
Aequitas Innovations has selected Toronto-based Q9 Networks to host production, test and disaster recovery infrastructure for its Neo Exchange, which is expected to become operational in the Canadian market in early 2015.
Liquidnet Settles SEC Case for Improper Use of Customer Data
Dark pool operator Liquidnet on Friday agreed to pay a $2 million fine to settle a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charge that the New York-based brokerage improperly used subscribers' confidential trading information in marketing its…
OpenGamma Hires LCH Clearnet's Ait Si Brahim
Open-source risk management and analytics software vendor OpenGamma has made a number of new hires in its London office to support development of the margining platform it launched in November that aggregates data from different sources to support…
Celoxica and Born Technology Pair on Low-Latency CME Access
Celoxica and Born Technology have entered a partnership to provide low-latency access to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) aimed at institutional investors.
Spin, Hype and Hyperbole
Collateral management surveys and foreign-exchange oversight lead this week's coverage.