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Numerix Integrates CrossAsset with Matlab Environment
Analytics provider Numerix has announced that its CrossAsset Integration Layer is now fully operable within the Matlab environment, a programming language developed by MathWorks.
CFTC Approves Bloomberg's Swap Data Repository
Bloomberg has received provisional regulatory approval from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to operate a swap data repository (SDR).
Consolidation, Algo Trading Coming to Corporate Bonds Platforms
At a recent Tabb Group conference on fixed income, a panel measured the electronic future of corporate bonds.
Marianne Brown Lands at SunGard as COO
Software giant SunGard has named Marianne Brown as chief operating officer of its financial systems business, effective February 24, 2014.
OneMarketData, WSH Partner on Added Functionality for Corporate Earnings
Tick data management and analytics provider OneMarketData has added Wall Street Horizon's single-stock events calendar data to its historical reference and pricing data repository, OneQuantData.
Small-Cap Specialist BelHealth Live on iLevel
BelHealth Investment Partners, a New York-based private equity firm specializing in majority positions for small-cap healthcare companies, has taken iLevel's private data capital platform for collection and reporting of investment performance and cash…
UBS Partners SunGard, HazelTree on New Frontier Platform
UBS's Frontier platform will bring together SunGard's Hedge360 and HazelTree's treasury, cash management, and collateral management tools in a new front-to-back hosted solution for the Swiss bank's hedge fund clients.
BBH Names McGovern CIO
American private bank Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH), with $4 trillion under custody and administration, has named Michael McGovern as a managing director, chief information officer (CIO), and head of systems.
TMF Group Joins DealVector Network
Amsterdam-based structured credit provider TMF Group has signed on as a charter institution of DealVector, an electronic communication network for the fixed income and structured credit space.
Derivatives Trading Firms Weigh Audio Recording Approaches
Thanks to the latest Dodd–Frank provision in which derivatives transactions will be more closely monitored, many US traders will now have their conversations recorded. Jake Thomases investigates how that recording will be done and what will happen to the…
Orc Pairs Execution Offering with Professional Services
Orc Group has launched a Professional Services group focused on bespoke requirements for clients taking its software, and has integrated it with its technology provision arm, newly dubbed Electronic Execution.
Thomson Reuters Debuts Market Surveillance Platform
Thomson Reuters has announced the release of Accelus Market Surveillance, its oversight platform for exchange-traded and over-the-counter (OTC) instruments, developed in conjunction with compliance vendor b-next.
Xtrakter Partners with CME European Trade Repository for Emir Reporting Tool
European fixed-income trade matching and regulatory reporting service provider Xtrakter has launched a transaction reporting solution, TRAX Repository Link (TRL), in a strategic alliance with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange European Trade Repository (CME…
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2014 Now Open for Entries
The Sell-Side Technology Awards 2014 are now open for entries, running until February 21.
Kyriba Partners GRC for Emir Reporting
Global Markets Exchange Group-backed GRC has announced a partnership with Kyriba, enabling the vendor's clients to implement a reporting system that complies with European Market Infrastructure Regulation (Emir) requirements.
Jyske Bank Selects DealHub for FX Distribution
Denmark-based Jyske Bank has signed DealHub for its foreign exchange (FX) pricing service distribution, FX Distribution Hub.
BofA's Bessant Embraces BYOD, Eyes Big Data's Interest vs. Impact
At a time when few institutions can countenance a wholesale technology reform program, Bank of America is storming ahead on the mobile front, in addition to undertaking a total infrastructural transformation and the goal of developing single platforms…
Mifid II Makes Headlines Without News
Last week saw a flurry of activity from the trade press as European authorities announced that they had agreed, informally, on a package of deals that would cement the review of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid II). But there wasn't…
World Federation of Exchanges Moves to London
The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), the trade association of 62 publicly regulated stock, futures and options exchanges, has moved its headquarters from Paris to London.
Compliance Officers, I Feel Your Transcription Pain
As firms in the US gear up for Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC’s) communications recording rule 1.35(a), Anthony understands the headaches involved in converting voice recordings to text.
CFTC Certifies Javelin’s MAT Submission
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced the approval of a Made Available to Trade (MAT) submission from Javelin Capital Markets, which operates a swap execution facility (SEF), and has set the mandatory compliance date at…
Aequitas Amends Exchange Proposals
Aspirant Canadian exchange Aequitas has amended its business plan, following criticism from the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) that its original provisions breached market rules on fair access.
MDSL Preps Trading Cost Management Tools
UK-based MDSL is rolling out a new service aimed at helping financial firms manage their Fix trading connectivity spend, similar to how they manage market data spend using the vendor's market data management (MDM) platform.
Principal Global Investors Taps Vermilion for Client Reporting
Asset manager Principal Global Investors has gone live with the Vermilion Software Reporting Suite to fully automate its client-reporting and communication cycle.