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eClerx Names Alan Paris as Principal
Outsourcing provider eClerx has named Alan Paris as principal in the company's New York office.
Risk, Cost and Geographical Concerns Limit Shorter Settlement Moves
As Europe moves towards T+2, or settling two days after trade date, moves to further shorten settlement cycles are unlikely to be mandated by regulators, panelists and attendees at the FPL EMEA Trading Conference said last week.
GEM Deploys StreamBase for CEP Trading
Geneva Energy Markets (GEM), a New York-based prop trading group specializing in exchange-cleared oil contracts, has deployed StreamBase for their automated trading infrastructure.
South Korean Government Approves Central Clearing
The South Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC) has announced that central counterparty clearing houses (CCPs) will be mandated for certain over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives transactions.
ECB Taps Thomson Reuters' Eikon for Central Bank Network
The European Central Bank (ECB) has signed a three-year deal with Thomson Reuters to deploy its Eikon financial markets desktop across 18 national central banks.
Staring Down the Barrel of Mifid III
Delays and frustrations could prompt a third round of reviews in Europe, which is exactly what we don't need.
Sciens Outsources Managed Account Platform to SEI
Sciens Alternative Investments, a capital management firm with approximately $4.8 billion assets under management, is outsourcing its managed account platform to SEI.
FPGA Straight Talk: Benefits Tempered by Expense, Programmer Dearth
Mohammad Darwish's company, AdvancedIO Solutions, sells field-programmable gate array (FPGA) technology. But you wouldn't know it from hearing him talk—he does not sugarcoat the hardware's flaws.
Multiple SaaS Options; Need for a Single Sign-On
One of the risks of the proliferation of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions is the need for multiple sign-ons. This was a sentiment expressed by Michael Radziemski, the chief information officer of Lord Abbett & Co.
SEF Rule Delays Present Issues and Opportunities
Panelists at the 2013 FIX Protocol Limited (FPL) EMEA Trading Conference in London yesterday said that the delays over finalized rules for Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs) in the US are leading to over development on platforms and an uncertain regional…
Nasdaq Economist: Equities' Electronic Opacity Inhibits Confidence, Growth
At TradeTech East this week, Nasdaq OMX chief economist Frank Hatheway offered a blunt assessment of what's needed to pull the global economy back to into “a virtuous cycle of expansion.” Providing a clearer view into electronic equities trading is one…
ICAP Exec: Europe Can Align OTFs with SEFs
Incoming regulation in the European Union that reforms over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trading has the opportunity to sync up with analogous US legislation, an executive from interdealer broker ICAP said yesterday at FIX Protocol Limited's 2013 EMEA…
ISE Taps Cornish for CTO
Rob Cornish has been named the new chief technology officer of the International Securities Exchange (ISE).
Lord's Tech as Savior: Michael Radziemski's Tech Vision Helps Lord Abbett Weather Hurricane Sandy
Michael Radziemski has spent the last decade helping to make Lord Abbett & Co.’s IT more mobile and scalable in order to drive the asset manager’s aggressive growth strategy. That strategy proved particularly valuable after Hurricane Sandy battered the…
Michael Shashoua: Identification, Linkage and Risk
Efforts to get comprehensive views of reference data, driven by risk management needs and mandates, are taking different shapes. Michael classifies these into the straightforward and the more subtle.
Anthony Malakian: The Nature of Privacy
Open debate has been stifled in recent years due to the prevalence of off-the-record conversations, even at conferences. Anthony says this hurts everyone, as accountability and dissemination of ideas are necessary for a thriving industry.
James Rundle: That Golden Touch
The data jungle of modern trading may be confusing, says James, but the UK’s Financial Services Authority is certainly going out with a bang after slamming a complex market manipulation scheme, mirroring wider efforts among national cops to become tech…
March 2013: It Takes a Thief to Catch a Thief
Recent moves by regulators to detect market abuse—including the SEC enlisting an HFT prop trading firm to build a monitoring system—are commendable. Victor argues they should go further and bring in people who have run afoul of regulations at some point…
Max Bowie: Thinking About Retail? Think Hard About Your Brand
With professional-grade services being targeted at investors and those that serve them, Max says the brand names of companies pitching sophisticated technology and data solutions—along with structural reform—will be more important than ever.
BI-SAM Appoints Durkee Chief Marketing Officer
BI-SAM, the Paris-based provider of performance, attribution, data management, and risk technology and services, has appointed Elizabeth Durkee chief marketing officer.
Indata Enhances Compliance Solution
Buy-side solutions provider Indata has upgraded its iPM Compliance solution so that users can more easily customize individual compliance rules' workflow through different levels of the trading process.
Nomura Research Institute: 60 Seconds with Shin Kusunoki
Shin Kusunoki, corporate senior vice president and financial and asset management systems division manager, Nomura Research Institute (NRI)
Finra Taps Citi's Randich as CIO
Former Citi, Nasdaq CIO will lead regulator's technology initiatives.
ConvergEx Unveils Premarket Trading Algo
ConvergEx Group has released a new algorithm that is designed to allow users to automate the largely manual process of premarket trading.