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EFIS 2012: Dan Simpson, Markit EDM
Steve Dew-Jones catches up with Markit EDM's Dan Simpson at the European Financial Information Summit in London.
EFIS 2012: Peter van Kleef, Lakeview
Steve Dew-Jones speaks to Lakeview's Peter van Kleef about latency and sentiment analysis at the European Financial Information Summit.
Plus Markets Divests Derivatives Exchange
Plus Markets Group has announced the agreed sale of Plus Derivatives Exchange (Plus DX), the last remaining subsidiary in the company, to a former director.
Bloomberg Launches US Equities Trading Platform
Bloomberg has opened Bloomberg Pool, or BPool, a new US equity pool.
Linedata Merges its Hedge Fund Products
While still available as modular components, Linedata Global Hedge supports the full investment lifecycle.
Tick, Tock. Tick, Tock: The Clock is Running Out on Awards Submissions
Anthony sounds the alarm one last time on getting your submissions in for the AFTA and Buy-Side Technology awards.
MoneyMate Releases Solvency II Look-Through Service for Asset Managers
Dublin-based investment data management solutions provider MoneyMate says its Fund Price & Information Exchange (PIE) will provide look-through and reporting to help managers interact with insurers in meeting the demands of Solvency II.
Speed Is Not Enough, Even in HFT
Having the fastest technology in place does not necessarily guarantee the best trading result—rather, the most successful strategies will achieve a balance of speed, and cost and risk management, according to panelists who spoke at the European Financial…
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Sticks with Fidessa
Fidessa says that broker-dealer Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) has re-upped on the solutions provider's sell-side platform.
MahiFX Enhances Trading Platform
Online foreign exchange (FX) platform MahiFX has updated its software with further analytics display functionality and user-customizable interfaces.
Monte Titoli Extends Collateral Management Offering with X-COM
The London Stock Exchange Group has announced that Monte Titoli, its Italian Central Securities Depository (CSD) is launching a new tri-party collateral management service.
SolidFX Partners TNS for Market Access
Dutch trading platform SolidFX has selected Transaction Network Services as its primary connectivity provider for foreign exchange (FX) markets in Europe and the US.
Goldman Sachs Takes IO Modular Datacenter Strategy
Goldman Sachs has entered a partnership with datacenter operator IO, utilizing its modular strategy to downsize investment in traditional warehouses.
Stars Hired as Deutsche Börse CIO
The European exchange is losing an equities board member and swapping CIOs, but retaining its CEO.
Invesco Taps Eagle for Performance Measurement
Investment manager Invesco has implemented Eagle Investment Systems' performance measurement solution for its retail and institutional businesses in continental Europe, according to the firm.
GoldenSource Unveils ‘OnDemand' EDM Solution
Enterprise data management (EDM) solutions provider GoldenSource has launched a new service, GoldenSource OnDemand, through its private cloud.
FlexTrade Becomes an ISV at Bahrain Exchange
FlexTrade Systems will provide front-end trading technology through the FlexTrader EMS.
FIX Protocol Offers Connectivity Solution for Some, But Not All SEFs
The open Financial Information Exchange Protocol (FIX) will allow a relatively painless connectivity method for order book Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs), but not those that operate on a request-for-quote (RFQ) basis, says the latest research from…
DST Taps SunGard's Miller to Lead Anova
Investment management solutions provider DST has appointed Tim Miller as solutions manager for Anova Performance, the vendor's performance measurement offering.
In Push for Hedge Funds, Scotiabank Adds CoreOne Prime Brokerage Platform
Canadian global banking firm Scotiabank will implement CoreOne Technologies' new PrimeOne solution to attract US fund clients.
BAML Taps FTEN for European Clearing Control
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has become the first general clearing member (GCM) to use FTEN's RiskXposure (RX) platform for its European clearing operations.
State Street Releases Investment Servicing Solution for Asset Managers
For small and mid-sized asset managers, the platform includes data management, pricing and information delivery among its functions.
Caplin’s BladeRunner Solves HTML5 Issues, Encourages Collaboration
As HTML5 becomes adopted as the standard programming language for web-delivered software, the challenging environment of financial services has exposed some of its key development flaws. With BladeRunner, Caplin Systems believes it has solved the major…
Through the Looking Glass
Sometimes it can feel as if the era of in-house development is over. Outsourcing, software-as-a-service, cloud computing and incoming regulation over capital adequacy requirements and increasingly stringent best practice guidelines have certainly changed…