Tech
Charles River Integrates SJ Levinson & Sons for TCA
Charles River Development has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with SJ Levinson & Sons, whereby the broker's equity transaction-cost analysis (TCA) technology will be integrated with the vendor's Investment Management Solution …
Lombard Risk Upgrades Colline
Lombard Risk has announced the release of Colline version 12.3, its collateral management and clearing product.
Mors Survey: Intra-day Liquidity Risk Projects Still Incomplete
Helsinki-based Mors Software, a provider of integrated real-time treasury and risk management technology to the sell side, has published the results of its annual liquidity risk management survey, carried out between May and July this year.
PensionsFirst, WinTech Partner on Corporate Liability Risk
The new strategic partnership will leverage WinTech's asset liability modeling tool ProVal, with PensionsFirst's analytics software, PFaroe, allowing CFOs and treasurers to more easily migrate external data, monitor daily funded status, and dis-aggregate…
Nasdaq's Genium INET to Power German Exchange
Boerse Stuttgart, a 150-year old exchange serving private investors, has selected Nasdaq OMX’s Genium INET trading technology to power its market.
Fund Managers Say Good Tech Boosts Credibility
Portfolio managers say sound technology enhances an alternative buy-side firm’s credibility, according to new research from SunGard and Aite Group.
Quants Get New Analytics with RTS Update
RTS Realtime Systems Group (RTS), a Frankfurt-based trading solutions provider, has launched version 2.0 of RTD Tango Quant, which designs and executes automated trading strategies for quant traders.
BT Partners with Truphone for US Mobile Recording
Network and telecoms provider BT has joined forces with global mobile operator Truphone, to deliver a communications recording service in line with Dodd-Frank Act provisions.
Vermilion Sets Up Singapore Shop
Already on the ground, the London-based reporting software provider to the buy side intends to grow its staff in Singapore to 10 in the coming year as it targets growth there, in Australia, and Hong Kong.
Special FX
I've always had a particular interest in foreign exchange (FX), given it was the first asset class that I covered years ago. It's also, probably, the greatest success story of the financial services industry that's never reported. News at the end of last…
Succession Selected by BCS for Market Access Risk Management
BCS Prime Brokerage has announced that TripleCheck, Succession Systems' ultra-low-latency risk engine for direct market access (DMA), will be implemented at the firm for clients accessing Russian markets.
Linedata Reels in Strong for Business Development Role
Paris-headquartered vendor Linedata has announced that Robin Strong has joined the company as its director of business development and client strategy.
CFTC Gives Green Light for Tradeweb's SEFs
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has granted temporary approval to Tradeweb Markets' application for swap execution facility (SEF) status.
Mark Your Calendars: The AFTAs, BST Awards and IMD Chicago
Anthony outlines the two awards programs under way and hopes to see you at Inside Market Data's Chicago event next week.
Citi Clients to Get DMA and Algos Trading in Moscow
Citi plans to begin offering clients algorithmic trading and direct market access (DMA) to securities traded on the Moscow Exchange this month.
Aquis, Seeking Transformative Model, Lines Up Partners
London-based, pan-European multilateral trading facility (MTF) Aquis Exchange is embarking on a new approach to its pricing model and capital formation as it awaits final approval from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
InfoReach Integrates "R" Language and Bloomberg Data
Electronic trading technology provider InfoReach has announced it has integrated the R programming language and Bloomberg data with its trading platforms.
Princeton Financial Updates Investment Management Solution
Princeton Financial Systems, part of State Street Global Exchange, has enhanced its investment management software solution MIG21 ahead of UCITS regulatory changes.
Lime Rock Partners on iLevel for Reporting
The $5 billion private equity manager, a specialist in oil and natural gas projects based in Westport, Conn., will use iLevel's cloud-based Private Capital Data platform for portfolio monitoring and centralized data collection.
Malaysia's KIB Picks SS&C for Investment Ops
Kenanga Investors Berhad (KIB), an asset manager based in Kuala Lumpur, has selected SS&C Portia, a middle-to-back office investment operations platform, to support its investment management business.
Instinet Extends Nighthawk Algo to Japan
Instinet, the New York-based agency-only broker, has introduced Nighthawk VWAP, a variant of its Nighthawk algorithm, which provides buy-side firms with aggregated access to the pre-market volume-weighted average price (VWAP) crosses in Japan.
Wainwright Takes Over Financial Services Business at SAP
SAP, the Walldorf, Germany-based software company, today announced the appointment of Ross Wainwright as its global head of financial services industries.
Artesian Chooses eFront for Funds Management
Venture capital specialist Artesian Venture Partners has selected eFront to manage data and communication across its portfolio of funds.
Post-EMIR, Sapient Clients Want Reporting in the Cloud
Just eight months after debuting a product without a cloud version that no one wanted, Sapient is seeing a surge of demand for its hosted solution.