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Prescient Selects Connamara for Infrastructure
Prescient Ridge Management has signed Connamara Systems to design and implement a new trading infrastructure for its operation.
Dion Launches X-Gen 4 for STP
Dion Global Solutions has launched the latest version of its business process engine X-Gen.
Fifty Percent Not Preparing for T+2, Says Omgeo Survey
A study conducted by post-trade specialist Omgeo has found that half of the respondents are not preparing for a shortening of trade settlement cycles, despite an impending legislative requirement in Europe to do so.
Deutsche Bank Offers Outsourced Trade Cycle with dbIntegrate
Deutsche Bank has announced the launch of its dbIntegrate service, which utilizes the bank's venue connectivity and post-trade experience for a front-to-back office equities trading solution.
JSCC Extends Calypso Clearing Service to IRS
The Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC) has announced the introduction of Calypso for its interest rate swap counterparty clearing service.
SmartStream Reduces Reconciliations, Cash Management to T+0
Transaction life cycle management (TLM) specialist SmartStream has announced the release of a new service to offer combined reconciliations and cash management on a T+0 time frame.
CERN Implements TradingScreen for Pension Investments
The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) has selected TradingScreen to streamline its pension investment operation and provide best execution.
Data Volume, Velocity Necessitates In-Motion Analytics
David Wallace, global financial services marketing manager at Cary, NC-headquartered analytics provider SAS, says firms need in-motion analytics if they are to cope with the sheer volume and velocity of data today.
Increasing FX Venues Provide Options, Not Volume
At the recent FPL Americas conference in New York, a panel debated the cost/benefit of the raft of new foreign exchange ECNs that have popped up lately.
Redline Reports Microsecond Benchmark in Futures Test
Ultra low-latency technology provider Redline says a futures latency test, performed with the CME, a prop trading firm, and the Securities Technology Analysis Center (STAC), has presented the first tick-to-trade performance measure for its InRush 3…
TMX Atrium Adds AlphaFlash News Feed
Luxembourg-headquartered infrastructure technology provider TMX Atrium has added the AlphaFlash news feed to its platform.
Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation Chooses Calastone for Fund Automation
The Taiwan Depository & Clearing Corporation (TDCC) has partnered with technology provider Calastone in preparation for the launch of its fund order routing service in Taiwan next week.
Hurricane? What Hurricane?
As Sandy sweeps across the East Coast, going electronic seems to make more sense than ever.
Torstone Partners Daiwa Institute of Research for Asian Reconciliation
London-headquartered software provider Torstone Technology has partnered with Daiwa Institute of Research (DIR), the research arm of Japanese securities brokerage Daiwa Securities Group.
Omgeo Signs Legal & General to Central Trade Manager
Post-trade specialist Omgeo has announced that Legal & General Investment Management has selected its Central Trade Manager (CTM) software.
Nomura Overhauls Derivatives Operations with Fidessa
Global investment bank Nomura is set to upgrade its derivatives trading operations using technology from Fidessa, the third such large-scale implementation that the vendor has engaged in over recent months.
Rogue Trading: Leaving Less to Fate
The destinies of fallen traders Jérôme Kerviel and Kweku Adoboli are a matter to be settled, but what firms' compliance desks should be concerned with is clear: The more you know about a rogue trader, the more he or she begins to stand out.
Norddeutsche Landesbank Selects Settlement Software from icubic
Hanover-headquartered Norddeutsche Landesbank has adopted icubic AG's iMarket software to increase the speed and efficiency of settlements.
European Parliament Affirms Mifid II Proposals To Curb HFT, Create OTFs
The European Parliament today rubber stamped regulatory proposals set out by the European Commission in its Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) and Regulation (Mifir).
Chi-X Japan Given Proprietary Trading System Status
Chi-X Japan has been granted proprietary trading system (PTS) status by the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA).
Stenham Selects MSCI Platform for Risk Management
Stenham Asset Management has selected MSCI's RiskMetrics HedgePlatform to monitor its investments.
Increased Electronic Trading in Futures Means Major IT Upgrades Needed
As more and more buy-side firms seek to take advantage of electronic trading strategies for futures—such as routing orders through direct-market access (DMA) solutions or using algorithmic-trading options—brokers and third-party trading platform…
ISDA Backs OTC Clearing Standard
Launched by Sapient over the summer, the Clearing Connectivity Standard now has the support of the OTC derivative trade group.
Fulcrum Asset Management Chooses SS&C's Recon for Reconciliation
Landover, MD-based Fulcrum Asset Management has employed reconciliation and exception management software from SS&C Technologies.