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Apogee Leadership Team Joins Gravitas
The management team of Chicago-based consultancy Apogee Strategies has joined Gravitas, an India-based technology provider to the alternative investment industry, following a joint venture launched in 2011.
Officer on Deck
The face of UK regulation changed yesterday.
Nasdaq OMX to Acquire eSpeed Platform from BGC
Nasdaq OMX has announced that it will purchase BGC Partners' US treasuries-trading platform, eSpeed,for $750 million and contingent stock issuance.
Finnish Banks Hand Compliance Burden to SunGard
A trio of private banks from Finland have signed SunGard for support with risk management and performance.
Funding, Credit Risk Efficacy Remain Elusive for Buy Side
Straightening out buy-side liquidity and credit risk modeling is "hand-to-hand combat," as one Waters Roundtable participant put it last week. Can a wider array of solutions soften the blows?
BNY Mellon Taps Sakati for Securities Financing Program
BNY Mellon has named Dean Sakati as head of strategy and business development for its securities finance division, which resides in the company's Global Collateral Services (GCS) business. GCS currently services $2 trillion in global collateral.
Waters Roundtable: Risk and Compliance Too Close, Stress Tests Overused
Risk and compliance have always been, if not married, then at least dating. Recently, though, they’ve become that weird, co-dependent couple that answers for each other, having to call home to check in every two hours. A few risk managers at a recent…
Nasdaq OMX and CME to Trade Market Data By Microwave
Colocation customers of Nasdaq OMX and the CME Group will be able to receive market data from the other exchange in record time, thanks to a microwave connection set up between their respective data centers in Carteret, New Jersey, and Aurora, Illinois.
Metrics Man: BNY Mellon CIO Suresh Kumar
Suresh Kumar moved to the US at 24 to find a job in technology. Along the way to becoming CIO at BNY Mellon, he directed the first online brokerage, built a laudable technology stack at Pershing, and installed a software company back home in southern…
NRI's OMS Gets an Upgrade
Nomura Research Institute (NRI) has enhanced its order management system (OMS), SmartBridge Advance (SBA), to integrate mutual fund and investment advisory operations’ execution processes.
Open Platform: IP Turrets Gain Traction
Traditionally, trading turret technology has lagged behind the world of enterprise telephony. But that is beginning to change, as IP trading turrets gain acceptance thanks to a number of key drivers. By Mark Gibbons
April 2013: The Naming of Parts
Are initiatives like the investment book of record, and post-VaR risk models really new? Or, Victor asks, have the old parts simply been given new names?
Equinix Plans Third Singapore Data Center
Equinix has announced that it will partner with Mapletree Industrial Trust to build its third International Business Exchange (IBX) data center in Singapore.
Poll: Intra-firm Collaboration Is Key
Collaboration within firms is increasing, according to a poll by Boston-based analyst firm Celent. At least, the need for collaboration is increasing. It may take a new set of tools to exercise those collaborative muscles to the fullest.
James Rundle: The Third Time’s the Charm
Talk about a third iteration of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive may be slightly premature, but it’s more than background noise at the moment. Given the weight of regulatory reform under way, James asks if the industry can take more…
Anthony Malakian: More Than Just Window Dressing
Investors are asking more pointed questions of traders and portfolio managers when it comes to risk management. Anthony hopes this will help make for a safer market.
Michael Shashoua: Solving For LEI
Those with vested interests in how the legal entity identifier implementation is carried out appear to be holding their ground, complicating the path to functionality. Michael channels a growing and raging online debate.
Max Bowie: Fighting Fragmentation: The Rising Cost of Connecting the Dots
Regulator-led trading market structure changes also require regulator-mandated changes to data consolidation. But without that—or at least, universal support from participants—Max wonders whether such initiatives are doomed to being expensive headaches…
Omgeo Adds Three to Board
Edward Hazel, Richard Taggart, and Susan Cosgrove replace John Devine, Peter Johnston, and Donald Donahue, who are stepping down from the post-trade services provider's leadership.
ADR Services Now Available on RealTick
ConvergEx Group has made its ADR Direct and Reverse ADR products available through its execution management system, RealTick.
Multi-Bank Group Aims for Client Enablement Standardization
A group of major sell-side institutions have launched a working group, the Trading Enablement Standardization Initiative (TESI), in order to facilitate client and trader enablement on electronic trading platforms.
MarkitSERV, CME to Support FX Derivatives Clearing
Over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives processing service MarkitSERV has announced that has connected with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) in order to support the clearing of foreign exchange (FX) derivatives contracts.
FXSpotStream Adds UBS as Liquidity Provider
Multibank foreign exchange (FX) aggregation service FXSpotStream has announced that UBS will provide liquidity to clients.
Circuit Breakers Adequate for Flash-Crash Prevention
A recent report by London-based consultancy GreySpark Partners has found that circuit breakers and venue controls on algorithms should be sufficient measures to control aberrant behavior related to algorithmic trading, without a need for further…