Tech
CFH Group to Acquire Half of Boston Technologies
CFH Group, the holding firm for a number of trading technology companies, has announced that it will buy a 50-percent stake in foreign exchange (FX) specialist Boston Technologies, pending final due diligence.
Icap Launches UK-Based SEF
Interdealer broker Icap has officially launched its London-based swap execution facility (SEF), IGDL.
BNP Paribas Connects to The Order Machine
BNP Paribas has connected to The Order Machine (TOM) to access shares, derivatives and exchange-traded funds transacted on the Dutch multilateral trading facility (MTF).
Nasdaq Breaks New Ground with FX Surveillance Module
Nasdaq OMX has announced the release of a surveillance platform specifically designed to monitor trading activity in foreign-exchange (FX) markets, named Smarts FX Trade Surveillance.
Fonetic to Set Up Shop in US
Madrid-based Fonetic has created a New York-based entity, Fonetic USA, for selling its voice recognition and linguistics analytics software. It will be led by Simon Richards, previously VP of global sales and marketing.
Through Acquisition, Japan's Buy Side Grows its Presence Globally
According to NRI's Kazumitsu Yokokawa, asset managers in Japan are working to grow their global presence largely through acquisition. Additionally, the regulatory and economic environment in the nation is changing in a way that may prove favorable to buy…
Extending 'Continuum of Innovation', BlackRock and Tradeweb Ally on Electronic Rates Trading
A recently announced and newly-integrated electronic trading solution will fuse Tradeweb's marketplace with Aladdin for order management, pricing, and execution of interest rate products and derivatives, serving only to deepen one the industry's longest…
CdR Capital Taps Advent Software for Wealth Management Solution
Switzerland-based private investment firm CdR Capital has selected Advent Software’s wealth management solution, Advent Portfolio Exchange (APX), to support its portfolio and client relationship management practices.
Rimes Appoints Cumberbatch to Senior Reference Data Role
Rimes Technologies has announced that a former Interactive Data executive, Bob Cumberbatch, will head up its reference data segment.
LarrainVial Selects Raptor for Connectivity
Raptor Trading Systems has announced that Chilean broker LarrainVial, one of the largest financial institutions in the LatAm region, has implemented its connectivity platform for market accessibility.
Codestreet Builds First Sell-Side Corporate-Bond Dark Pool
New York-based software vendor Codestreet is taking a shot at the electronic corporate-bond market, one of the toughest to gain a foothold in within recent memory. Its play is to preserve the power of the broker-dealers, a group that's been losing its…
BC Partners, Hamilton Lane LPs Live on iLevel 6.6
The software provider to private investment firms says that BC Partners, a European firm with $17.5 under advisement, and the limited partner (LP) clients of fund advisory and administrator Hamilton Lane, are all now up on its newly-released version, 6.6.
As the Japanese Market Matures, Risk Checks Take Center Stage
During a panel discussion at this year's Tokyo Trading Architecture Summit, end users talked about how they are investing in new technologies for pre- and post-trade risk checks, and how these solutions are becoming a competitive differentiator.
CME, TriOptima Pair on OTC Trade Repository Reporting
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has tapped over-the-counter (OTC) derivative post-trade services provider TriOptima, owned by interdealer broker Icap, to provide data verification and portfolio reconciliation of trading data through its Swap Data…
Bitcoin Hedge Fund Launches with SS&C
Coin Capital Management, led by Samuel Cahn and Drew Sommer, has launched a new fund for institutional investors looking to buy and hold Bitcoin.
Dark Pools Are Growing, but Regulations Loom
According to studies conducted by consultancy Celent, dark pool trading in the US has steadily risen since 2008.
Friedman Returns to Nasdaq, Jochumsen Promoted President
Nasdaq OMX has announced that former chief financial officer Adena Friedman will rejoin the firm to serve as president of the company’s corporate client group business segment, information services and technology solutions.
Frederick Goes from Algos to Sales at Instinet
On its face, Instinet's appointment of Chuck Frederick as head of US product sales is an unusual one. Frederick has been a technologist his whole career, serving most recently as head of algo development at Instinet, the equity execution services arm of…
Six Partners CME Europe for Tri-Party Collateral Platform
Six Securities Services and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group's (CME) European derivatives venue, CME Europe, have announced an agreement to provide a European collateral management platform for both banks and buy-side firms.
One Small Step for Esma
In his Association for Financial Markets in Europe (Afme) conference keynote speech last week, Steven Maijoor, the European Securities Markets Authority (Esma) chair took to the stage, and told those present that the legislative phase of European market…
SunGard Debuts Risk Reporting Service
SunGard has launched its Hedge360 Risk Reporting Service, which provides hedge funds with independently validated data and analytics for due diligence and risk management strategies.
Options? In Texas? Play That Again For Me ...
Tim reflects on his recent trip to Austin and the Options Industry Conference, and introduces next month's cover profile, the first of its kind for the magazine.
TradingScreen Launches PairsHub
Technology vendor TradingScreen has debuted PairsHub, its electronic execution interface that connects with pair-trading algorithms from tier-one investment banks.
Instinet Adds Philippines Support
Instinet has announced that the Philippines has become the 12th Asia-Pacific capital market to be added to its direct market access (DMA) and algorithmic trading platforms.