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Thomson Reuters Launches FX Post-Trade System in Vietnam
Thomson Reuters and the State Bank of Vietnam have launched a real-time trade monitoring and post-trade system to enhance transparency and automation in the foreign-exchange (FX) market across the country.
Goldman Asset Management Aids Treasury Departments with Risk Tool
For those seeking greater transparency in money-market funds’ underlying holdings and associated risks, Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) has launched Transparency Insight, a risk management tool for liquidity portfolios.
ETRE Launches New Analytics Platform for REITs
The specialist technology provider says its new platform will allow investors in exchange-traded, commercial real estate to access capital advisory, asset management, trading and credit analysis information.
Omgeo Pairs with TriOptima, AcadiaSoft for Collateral Management
Industry utility Omgeo announced that it is teaming with TriOptima to beef up its derivative reconciliations capabilities, and with AcadiaSoft for its margin affirmation communication solution.
Edgbaston Adopts InData Portfolio Management Platform
London-based Edgbaston Investment Partners has gone live with the iPM Intelligent Portfolio Management platform from Connecticut-based InData.
BCS Taps Arqa Technologies for Back-Office Software
BCS Prime Brokerage has implemented backQORT, automated back-office software from Arqa Technologies.
Goldman Adds Ian Smith to Head GSET in APAC
Goldman Sachs has hired Ian Smith as head of GS Electronic Trading (GEST) for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.
Constrained by Capital Requirements, Wealth Management IT Struggles to Comply
Wealth managers and private banks, the heirs of aging technologies and manual processes, need to change. Prodded by regulators to deploy more efficient and flexible operating infrastructures, most of them have been left with big gaps to fill and…
Axioma Unveils New Risk Platform
Portfolio management solutions provider Axioma has launched Axioma Risk, a new risk management platform designed for portfolio managers, risk officers and asset owners.
Beneath London, Data Flows Through the City’s Sewers
There’s a lot to be said for London’s sewer system. Calling it a marvel of engineering isn’t hyperbole—the 150-year-old construction is still going strong, and current estimates, given levels of wear and tear, suggest that it could last for at least…
Deutsche Bank Launches US Equity Options Platform
Part of the bank's Autobahn electronic trading business, the offering will provide access to CBOE, International Securities Exchange, NYSE's Arca and Amex venues, Boston Options Exchange, and BATS Options.
OptionsCity Launches Freeway Analytics Trading-Simulation Platform
Electronic options trading technology vendor OptionsCity Software has launched Freeway Analytics, a visualization engine and an exchange simulator based on sub-millisecond futures market data.
Nice Actimize Launches Benchmark Monitoring Product
Nice Actimize has announced the debut of its Actimize Benchmark Monitoring Solution, designed to aid in the surveillance and monitoring of processes related to rate submissions such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor).
UK Competition Body Clears EuroCCP, EMCF Merger
The UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has given a green light to the proposed merger between EuroCCP and EMCF, allowing the two firms to proceed to the next stage in their combination.
Napier Park Achieves Citi Spinoff, Volcker Compliance with Sky Road
Napier Park, a $6.7 billion credit and fixed-income fund formerly known as Citigroup Capital Advisors (CCA), has tapped Sky Road, a Chicago-based managed services provider to the buy side, to help transition its trading application infrastructure into…
China Securities Deploys Fidessa Asian Trading Platform
Investment bank China Securities (International) has selected Fidessa’s Asian trading platform to operate on its first subsidiary outside mainland China.
Measuring Butterfly Effects
People have a startling inclination to want to be involved with historical events as they happen. How many music fans, for instance, wouldn’t give their right arm to have been at the original Woodstock? Who wouldn’t have wanted to be at the original…
First Metro Securities Connects to SunGard Global Network
First Metro Securities Brokerage, part of the Metrobank Group, has connected to the SunGard Global Network (SGN), linking to more than 2,500 buy-side and sell-side firms and about 150 trading venues around the world.
Fortress CTO: Steps to True Enterprise Data Management
Five years ago, New York-based Fortress Investment Group had a tightly coupled enterprise data architecture. Each vendor system had its own data model with no overall integration strategy, necessitating translation and therefore error. A lack of straight…
Blowback from the Rush to BYOD
UBS Global Asset Management has nearly gone through a full bring-your-own-device (BYOD) lifecycle already. It introduced the program almost by accident, after what was supposed to be a limited pilot with a couple of interns. Word spread, employees…
The American Financial Technology Awards Nominations Deadline Approaches
The American Financial Technology Awards (AFTAs) submissions deadline is Oct. 25, and that date won't be extended.
The American Financial Technology Awards Nominations Deadline Approaches
The American Financial Technology Awards (AFTAs) submissions deadline is Oct. 25, and that date won't be extended.
IBOR: Where OMS, Portfolio Analytics, and Fund Accounting Intersect
Buy-Side Technology’s North American Summit last week hosted an inventor. Andrew Meisel, while at Barclays Global Investors, created and coined the term “investment book of record,” or IBOR. The concept has picked up considerable traction in the last…
ITG Inks TwoFour Deal
Agency broker ITG has licensed TwoFour FX to help manage its foreign exchange (FX) operations.