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GreySpark: HFT Growing Despite Regulation
High-frequency trading (HFT) continues to grow in popularity, despite regulatory efforts to curb the practice, according to a report by London-based consultancy GreySpark.
Chan and Donahue of Fidelity Capital Markets Talk Dark Liquidity Sourcing
Not all dark pool liquidity is the same, says Fidelity Capital Markets' VP of product development, Derrick Chan. Each dark pool brings some unique liquidity to the table. But he has also found a good deal of repackaged liquidity. And just as a lion doesn…
The Buy Side Gets into the Vendor Business
Anthony takes notice that more-and-more buy-side firms are looking to sell their internally-built technologies. Can they compete with true third-party providers?
Regulators Take Aim at Market Malfeasance with Industry-Supplied Surveillance System
The SEC has shown global regulators the way with its adoption of Tradeworx’s Midas market data feed and plans for software testing and a consolidated audit trail. But is it too little, too late? By Steve Dew-Jones
HKMEx Taps FFastFill for Trade Allocation
The Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx) has integrated FFastFill's software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology for straight-through processing (STP) support for trade allocation, clearing and settlement.
Janney Capital Takes InData Cloud Product
Janney Capital Management has gone live on InData's Intelligent Portfolio Manager (iPM) Cloud service.
Citadel Technology Preps End-to-End Solutions Suite
Over the next year, Citadel Technology will begin rolling out new risk and compliance solutions, and coupling portfolio construction with its order management capabilities.
SimCorp: Only One in Three Buy-Siders Planning to Upgrade Derivatives Technology
A survey by Copenhagen-based SimCorp lent further evidence to the fact that, while the buy side is not ignoring the new over-the-counter derivatives regime initiated by the Dodd-Frank Act, it is still behind the sell side when it comes to upgrading its…
StatPro Integrates IDC's Fixed-Income Evaluations
StatPro Group, the Wimbledon, UK-based provider of cloud-based portfolio analytics (including risk management and performance and attribution functions) and data solutions to the buy side, has entered into an alliance with Interactive Data Corp. (IDS)…
MST Capital Takes Full SunGard Suite
MST Capital, an Asia-focused global macro hedge fund based in Australia, is live on SunGard’s Hedge360 platform, a hosted, front-to-back office hedge fund investment management suite.
DST and Flametree Announce Fixed-Income Attribution Alliance
Surbiton, UK-based DST Global Solutions, a provider of technology and data management services to the buy side, has announced an alliance with Flametree Investment Analytics designed to enable the embedding of fixed-income attribution models within its…
BNY Mellon Unveils New Risk Service
BNY Mellon announced the launch of Risk View, a service that combines data management, visualization technology, and consulting for clients looking to improve their risk management capabilities through a third-party solution.
Tbricks Goes OnDemand
Tbricks, a Stockholm-based technology provider to prop traders, has debuted Tbricks OnDemand, a fully managed trading infrastructure that is an extension of its existing Tbricks service. It is aimed at smaller desks with little to no internal IT…
IPC Shifts Models with Managed Services Introduction
Trading communications technology provider IPC has developed a new dedicated business unit with 50 staff, which will cover a range of functions from monitoring and voice recording analytics to incident management.
Refereeing Fifty Matches at Once
When it comes to HFT, how much oversight is practical?
Squawker Selects BNP Paribas for Settlement Role
Block-negotiation venue Squawker has announced that BNP Paribas Securities Services will serve as its central settlement provider, ahead of a planned launch in April.
ASIC: HFT Not to Blame for Price Swings
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has denied that high-frequency trading (HFT) is damaging the quality of the markets in Australia and instead blamed dark liquidity for negatively impacting prices.
First Derivatives Plans FX SEF Launch
First Derivatives has announced that it will register as a swap execution facility (SEF), dealing with foreign exchange (FX) swaps that fall under incoming US regulatory mandates.
EMCF to Combine with EuroCCP
European central counterparty clearing houses (CCPs) EuroCCP and EMCF will combine their operations this year to create a single entity for cash equities clearing, subject to regulatory approvals.
OTC Reporting Rules Commence in Europe
Tough new rules on the levels of disclosure required for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trades begin in Europe today, aimed at bringing transparency to a formerly opaque market.
Lombard Risk, AcadiaSoft Embark On Collateral Management Alliance
London-based Lombard Risk Management and AcadiaSoft, a provider of collateral management technology and services based in Pembroke, MA, have announced an electronic collateral messaging collaboration.
ASIC Proposes OTC Trade Repositories
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released a consultation paper proposing the establishment of a trade repository regime for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives.
Swift Opens Kuala Lumpur Office
Financial messaging provider Swift has opened a new office in Kuala Lumpur.
US Banks to Support LME Self-Clearing Platform
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has announced that Citi, JPMorgan and Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) will provide infrastructure to its LME Clear platform.