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Collateral Crunch Unlikely, Survey Finds
An impending shortage in the availability of collateral-eligible assets, known as the collateral crunch, has been predicted for years ahead of stringent new rules from regulators. A recent global survey from Sapient Global Markets, however, has suggested…
Quantopian Broadens Access, Adds IEX
Online trading platform Quantopian has announced that it will open up to all investors for its pubic beta, and not just the investment banks and hedge funds that were given access during its pilot period.
Long Live the King
With thoughts of royal abdication on his mind, Tim Bourgaize Murray pays his due respect to Anthony Malakian, and highlights what he'll be covering going forward.
Tradeweb Launches Electronic Trading for Active US Treasury Bonds
A new order book on the venue's Dealerweb platform will support most liquid, on-the-run bonds, to be traded by major dealers and electronic market makers.
Charles River Launches Integrated Cloud Compliance Environment
Charles River Development has announced the debut of its latest cloud offering for buy-side clients, geared towards centralizing data, software and services that it is dubbing "Compliance-as-a-Service" (CaaS).
Six Eyes Swiss Trade Repository
Six has announced its intention to establish a trade repository for derivative transactions, in association with a number of investment bank customers.
Waters Rankings 2014 ─ Voting Has Now Closed
Voting in this year's Waters Rankings has now closed.
Spectracom and FSMLabs Partner on Time Synch
Spectracom, a Rochester, New York-based provider of global navigation satellite systems will integrate the TimeKeeper software from Austin-based time synchronization specialist FSMLabs into its 10 gigabit-per-second network clock.
Axioma Updates Risk Modeling Platform
The provider's Risk Model Machine (RMM) version 7.6 includes an advanced content builder program and new factor libraries, providing flexibility when building custom models.
Sandell AM Takes SunGard's Hedge360
The alternative asset manager, which specializes in middle market event-driven and credit investments, will use Hedge360 for portfolio management and integrated trading, risk, and operations.
Euronext UK Markets Gains RIE Status
The London-based venue in the Euronext group, Euronext UK Markets, has been granted Recognized Investment Exchange (RIE) status by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), ahead of the group being spun out by parent company IntercontinentalExchange (ICE…
US Senate Confirms CFTC Chair, Commissioners
The US Senate has confirmed the appointment of Timothy Massad as the chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), who replaces acting chair Mark Wetjen, while also approving the appointment of two further commissioners to bring the…
The Art and the Science of SSgA
SSgA weathered the financial crisis thanks in part to its passive investment strategies. With good times returning, though, it has had to evolve with the market and is now looking at advanced beta, while at the same time growing its active investment…
Instinet Debuts Last-Hour VWAP Crossing
Instinet has announced the addition of a last-hour match for executions at the consolidated volume-weighted average price (VWAP), running from 3.00-4.00 PM.
Australia's TCorp Chooses Numerix CrossAsset
The New South Wales Treasury Corporation (TCorp), the Australian state's central financing authority and government securities issuer, is using Numerix for effective risk management of its clients' debt portfolios.
UK Government Mulls FX Oversight
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, is reportedly preparing to announce plans that would see formal regulation enter the foreign-exchange (FX) markets for the first time.
Merlon Capital Partners Expands with SimCorp
Sydney-based Merlon Capital Partners is now using SimCorp Dimension's Front Office suite after a two-month deployment, extending a relationship first established in 2010.
NBAD, Celer Partner on Electronic FX
National Bank of Abu Dhabi says it will partner with London-based Celer Technologies to develop global market e-commerce applications for foreign exchange (FX) and related markets.
FX Tech Moves Forward Amid Scandals
Rocked by rate-rigging scandals and questions over manipulation of benchmarks, foreign exchange as an asset class has lost its luster for some. Partly as a result of these events, though, technology innovation is still growing for this unique market. By…
Blackstone Invests in Cloud Theory
The private equity firm has made a strategic investment in client relationship management solutions provider Cloud Theory.
State Street Taps Calastone for Order Routing Service
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) went live on the Calastone order routing service for its range of UK- and Luxembourg-domiciled funds.
Icap Taps IPC for Voice Trading Connectivity
The global interdealer broker will now use trading communications provider IPC's Trader Voice service, in addition to its Connexus extranet and Direct Connect ethernet data service.
Texas-Sized Technology: Utimco CTO Uche Abalogu
Like many of its endowment brethren, $32.6 billion University of Texas Investment Management Company (Utimco), one of the more unique institutional investors in the US, has seen its data requirements and the need for seasoned in-house technical expertise…
Horizon Software Provide DMA for Moscow Exchange
Paris-based Horizon Software has announced it now provides low-latency direct market access (DMA) to the Moscow Exchange (MOEX), specializing in equity and derivatives.