Tech
Prospera Praises SunGard's Social Media Surveillance Technology
Texas-based broker-dealer Prospera Financial Services has hailed the impact of SunGard's Protegent social media surveillance tool since going live with the technology in November last year.
New Avalon Lake Partners to Serve Startup Alternative Asset Managers
Avalon Lake Partners has been spun out from WTP Advisors.
FSA Takes Nasdaq OMX Platform for Market Surveillance
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has announced that it will use Nasdaq OMX's Smarts Integrity market surveillance platform to monitor for market abuse.
G2 FinTech Introduces Pre-trade Wash Sale Tool
The tax analysis software provider for investment managers says it will augment its TaxGopher engine with a reporting tool for prospective wash sale purchases.
Advent Augments Syncova with Collateral Management for IRS
Investment mamangement software provider Advent has announced it will launch a new interest rate swaps (IRS) package for its Syncova platform.
Equinox Turns to Cloud, Triples AUM
The CTO at a small Denver alternative asset manager opts for private cloud.
FFastFill Expands Asian Footprint with Hong Kong Office
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider FFastFill has expanded its presence within the Asia-Pacific region with the opening of a new office in Hong Kong.
The Quiet Side of Reform
While regulation grabs headlines, the work that goes on around accommodating new rules, just as important as the process of making laws, is often quietly discussed despite great efforts involved. Ongoing standardization aims to ease the birth of new…
Rapid Addition and Tauri Partner for Orb Launch
Rapid Addition and Tauri Software Systems have launched the Orb FIX Messaging Network in South Africa, following a reduction of trading fees by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE).
Irish Wealth Manager Davy Implements SunGard's Protegent
SunGard says that Davy, an Irish financial services firm, will implement its Protegent Market Abuse solution, to provide surveillance across equity and bond trading operations.
FactSet Integrates Chinese Advisory Firm Anbound's Research
FactSet, a financial information provider to buy-side firms based in Norwalk, Connecticut, says it has added Chinese advisory firm Anbound's research reports to its platform, with an implementation initiated earlier this summer.
Torstone Technology Fires Up Inferno Reconciliation
London-headquartered Torstone Technology has announced the launch of Inferno, its product for position reconciliation, cash and trades across asset classes.
Belfius Bank Selects Numerix CrossAsset
Software vendor Numerix has announced that Belfius Bank has chosen its CrossAsset product for derivatives model valuations.
SEC Bumps Tech Roundtable Date
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended the date of its upcoming technology roundtable, initially scheduled for 14 September 2012.
'Interconnectivity' the Word as Risk Shifts to Front Office
Algorithmics' latest whitepaper highlights the challenges and opportunities facing buy-side firms as they react to regulatory changes.
Nomura Moves Equities Execution Services to Instinet
Japanese bank will shift its execution services across the Americas, EMEA, and Asia to its Instinet business.
Traiana Adds Real-Time Limit Monitoring for ETDs
Post-trade specialist Traiana has announced the addition of real-time limit monitoring and kill switch capability for exchange-traded derivatives (ETDs) to its Harmony CreditLink offering.
SGX Links with Istanbul Bourse
Further extending its global cooperation and influence westward, Singapore Exchange (SGX) has agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Istanbul Menkul Kıymetler Borsası (IMKB), the primary Turkish securities exchange.
MarketPrizm Extends DMA Service to TSE
Market data and connectivity provider MarketPrizm has announced its full co-location in the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), further improving its regional direct market access (DMA) offering.
Queen's University and First Derivatives Build Trading Floor
Consultancy and software vendor First Derivatives has co-funded a mock trading floor at Queen's University Belfast, in order to provide students with a hands-on experience of a stock exchange environment.
Mootwin Takes Apama CEP for Trading Alerts
Mobile development vendor Mootwin has announced that it will use Progress Apama's complex events processing (CEP) technology to aid with its securities market analysis.
Conning Implements BI-SAM’s B-One Performance and Risk Attribution Platform
BI-SAM’s B-One flagship offering provides buy-side users with a performance platform that supports equities, fixed income, balanced and risk attribution, in addition to GIPS compliance.
VistaOne Releases Solvency II Data Governance Tool for Asset Managers
VistaOne Solutions, a CoreOne Technologies company, has announced the release of vSolvencyII, the firm's Solvency II governence solution.
TT to Add X-Trader Access with Eris Exchange
Derivatives software provider Trading Technologies (TT) says it will offer connectivity to Eris Exchange's SwapBook, the futures exchange's electronic trading tool for interest rate swap (IRS) futures and inter-market spreads, via its X-Trader platform…