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Tora Upgrades Algo Development Suite
Asia-focused trading technology vendor Tora has announced that its Algorithmic Trading Development Toolkit (ATDT) has been upgraded with Pairs Trader, for pairs trading across multiple counterparties.
Advantage to iLevel for Portfolio Monitoring
Private equity firm Advantage Capital Partners has selected asset management technology vendor iLevel Solutions for its portfolio monitoring requirements.
Buy Side Eyes Korea as Regulatory Barriers to Entry Fall
Despite relaxed rules, the South Korean marketplace has proven a tough nut to crack. Vendors are still looking for ways to break into the country at a time when the hedge fund space is growing—even if that growth is slower than expected.
Fiserv Upgrades TradeFlow for Post-Trade Processing
Fiserv, a technology vendor based in Brookfield, Wisconsin, has upgraded its TradeFlow post-trade processing offering.
Feingold Lands Global Head of Sales Post at Paladyne
New York-based buy-side technology specialist Paladyne Systems has appointed Jim Feingold global head of sales, while joining the sales and business development team are Devani Maijala, Lisa Zippelius and Michael Conti.
BATS Admits Price Execution Error
BATS Global Markets has notified its customers that a system error dating back to 2008 may have resulted in the execution of a multitude of trades at prices lower than the national best bid and offer (NBBO).
Euroclear and Citi Partner for Collateral Management
Euroclear Bank and Citi have announced that they will collaborate on a collateral arrangement that allows mutual client assets held at the latter to be used through the former's tri-party services.
Khuzami Quits as SEC's Top Cop
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced last night that Robert Khuzami, its director of enforcement, would be leaving the regulator after nearly four years of service.
RTS Joins NLX Bandwagon as Nasdaq OMX Platform Nears Launch
RTS Realtime Systems Group has become the latest trading technology provider to offer connectivity to NLX, Nasdaq OMX's new London-based interest rate derivatives market.
Swiss Bank Selects New Access SA for Portfolio Management
CBH Compagnie Bancaire Helvétique, a Geneva-based bank, has chosen New Access SA to provide its portfolio management.
Gu Rejoins HSBC to Head Financial Institutions Group in China
Rani Gu has taken charge of HSBC's global payments and cash management's financial institutions group in China.
FXSpotStream Adds Morgan Stanley as Liquidity Provider
LiquidityMatch subsidiary FXSpotStream announced that Morgan Stanley has gone live as a liquidity provider of FXSpotStream's price aggregation service from FXSpotStream's sites in New York and London.
Instinet Enhances Newport EMS to Help Reduce Operational Risk
Instinet has added a new tool, dubbed OneTicket, to its Newport enterprise management system (EMS) that will allow users to reduce operational risk. In this latest release, the New York-based broker also added new functionality including connectivity to…
Clearstream and 360T Partner for Tri-Party Repo Service
Deutsche Börse's post-trade arm, Clearstream, and front office tech vendor 360T have announced the launch of a tri-party repo service that combines the former's collateral management capabilities with the latter's trading systems.
Sifma Chief Leaves for JPMorgan Post
T Timothy Ryan, the president and CEO of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (Sifma), has resigned from his post at the lobbying group in order to take up a regulatory affairs role at JPMorgan Chase.
Quartet FS Increases Accessibility of ActivePivot Server
In-memory analytics provider Quartet FS has announced that its ActivePivot Server engine is now accessible from a greater number of front-end user interfaces.
James Rundle: Hail to the King
The NYSE–ICE tie-up creates a derivatives leviathan in global markets, but raises questions about the future of the European landscape, James says.
Anthony Malakian: The Year in Quotes, 2012
Twelve months and 12 end-user techies profiled. Anthony looks back at some of the more interesting and entertaining quotes from last year.
Michael Shashoua: Halfway Down the LEI Road
The start of 2013 finds some of the preparation for legal entity identifier implementation complete, but much left to do. Michael says the necessary structures are in place, but now the real work begins
Max Bowie: Unlucky ’13: Expect the Unexpected
With cautious optimism—and uncertainty—about the outlook for global economies and the financial markets in particular, Max taps a range of opinions on the prospects for the market data industry this year, and some of the perhaps unexpected issues that…
Bridgewater Taps Northern Trust for Hedge Fund Servicing
Bridgewater Associates has selected Northern Trust for hedge fund servicing as it tries to improve its middle- and back- office processes.
Start Me Up: Startups Shake Up the Field
Nearly everyone in the financial technology arena knows someone who’s worked with an entrepreneur in the early stages of a business. Building something from the ground up into a profitable enterprise is a common dream. Jake Thomases takes a look at four…
American Financial Technology Awards 2012: The Winners and Why They Won
The American Financial Technology Awards, now in their eighth year, seek to acknowledge the best IT projects, driven by buy-side and sell-side end-users themselves. Waters congratulates this year’s winners.
American Financial Technology Awards 2012: Best IT Team ─ BNY Mellon
The American Financial Technology Award for best IT team is one of the most coveted of all 14 awards, and was announced at the very end of the ceremony on Dec. 3 at the Marriott Marquis in Manhattan’s Times Square.