Tech
MahiFX Launches e-FX Suite for Institutional Clients
Foreign-exchange (FX) trading technology provider MahiFX has launched MFX Compass, a suite of FX trading tools designed for institutional clients.
Newedge Adds Ullink Post-Trade Monitoring Solution in Asia
Multi-asset broker Newedge has added UL Monitoring, a post-trade monitoring solution from connectivity and trading solution provider Ullink, to its Direct Market Access (DMA) platform in Asia.
Eze Mulls Buying a Risk Company
Eze Software Group may purchase a risk software vendor in the near future, according to co-president David Quinlan.
Access to Equity Syndication, Hedge Fund Allocation Drives Two-Sided Growth at US Capital Advisors
Boutique broker-dealers often grow out of teams leaving larger wirehouses, just as David King's did at UBS on the way to co-founding Houston-based US Capital Advisors (USCA). But like proprietary trading desks spinning off, these firms often discover new…
Imagine Adds New Risk Service, Eases Spreadsheet Reliance
Last week, Imagine Software announced it was expanding its Imagine Financial Platform (IFP) and App Marketplace with the launch of Imagine Risk Services. Officials say this latest rollout will provide users with greater customization for portfolio…
SimCorp Buys Reporting Specialist Equipos
Copenhagen-based vendor SimCorp has acquired Equipos, a London-based developer of reporting software.
Bats Chi-X Europe Hires Jill Griebenow as CFO
Bats Chi-X Europe has appointed Jill Griebenow as chief financial officer with immediate effect. She will be responsible for all financial controls and human resource functions, including financial planning and reporting.
CME Clearing Europe Set To Expand Swaps Support
CME Clearing Europe, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group's European clearing house, has received Bank of England approval to add a number of derivatives to its interest-rate swap service.
Multi-Bank Group TESI to Adopt Fix Protocol
The Fix Trading Community has announced that the Trading Enablement Standardisation Initiative (TESI), developed by Etrading Software and supported by the investment banking community, has adopted the Fix Protocol guideline in order to reduce operational…
KKR's Colorful Personality: CIO Ed Brandman
Ed Brandman’s friendly quirks don’t conjure the conventional image of an IT chief, especially at KKR, one of the more white-shoe firms in a space famous for them. But don’t let the CIO’s charms fool you. He effectively redefined enterprise-grade…
James Rundle: The Big Whimper
While derivatives markets have seen huge transformations in both the US and Europe this month, James says they haven’t brought about the Big Bang effect that many predicted.
Anthony Malakian: The Power of the Investor
Anthony says that while new reporting guidelines and technologies will help firms to make the business case to move away from spreadsheets in favor of automated systems, investors will hold the most sway in making this a reality.
Michael Shashoua: Steadying Data Flows
Data management professionals will need to achieve smooth input and output to make investment books of record into useful systems for their firms. And, Michael explains, the European Market Infrastructure Regulation rules implementation is raising…
Max Bowie: Lights, Camera, Data!
With movies about corporate espionage and greedy tycoons—from the high-flying The Wolf of Wall Street to the grimy Boiler Room—always popular, the average person’s understanding of market data and trading technologies comes from the big screen, not the…
March 2014: Breaking the Habit
Microsoft Excel as an operational tool is as flawed as it is ubiquitous on Wall Street—even the regulators are guilty of over-reliance on spreadsheets—but Victor says cutting back on its use in favor of automated processes can mean serious long-term…
EFront to Streamline Portfolio Monitoring for Private Equity
EFront, a Paris-based provider of alternative investment solutions, believes its latest product will reduce the process of gathering portfolio company data by private equity investors from weeks to hours. FrontPM offers portfolio monitoring and analysis…
Aviva Investors Goes Live with Commcise Commission Management
London-based asset manager Aviva Investors has implemented a commission sharing agreement (CSA) and share-of-wallet management software solution from Commcise.
JSCC Taps Calypso for Client-Clearing Services
The Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC), a member of the Japan Exchange Group, has gone live with Calypso Technology’s system for client clearing of JPY interest-rate swaps (IRS) and collateral management.
Linedata Reporting Now Accessible On Mobile Devices
Linedata has made its Linedata Reporting service accessible via mobile devices, allowing end-investors access to real-time fund data when away from their desks.
Eris Exchange Achieves Open Interest Milestone: What's Next?
The venue's chief operating officer, Michael Riddle, discusses why more of the same is in store. After all, why fix what isn't broken?
Imagineer Partners with Abacus
Abacus Group, which provides hosted IT solutions to hedge funds and private equity firms, will host Imagineer Technology Group's Clienteer software platform in the AbacusFLEX private cloud.
Regional Fixed Income Dealers Get Bloomberg Service
Bloomberg has unveiled its Electronic Trade Order Management Solution, or ETOMS, a managed service used by US regional broker-dealers to access and engage fixed income electronic markets as both liquidity providers and liquidity takers.
ASX Eyes Upgrade to T+2 Settlement
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is considering shortening its settlement cycle for cash market trades in Australia.
Raiffeisen Bank Taps Broadridge for CEE Reconciliations
Broadridge Financial Solutions has announced it will provide automated reconciliation processing to Vienna-based Raiffeisen Bank International across six of the bank’s regional subsidiaries.