Tech
Everybody Has a Story to Tell
Anthony takes a second to acknowledge that he's not a great ping pong player, but Fadi Kaddoura is.
Open Outcry is Silenced at ICE
ICE will shift all options execution to its electronic platform as of October 22.
SEF Survival Depends on Differentiation
GreySpark research outlines the current picture of the swap execution facility landscape.
CBOE Enables SPX Variance Strips Trading
US options exchange introduces process for electronic trading of complex portfolios.
Nomura's CEO, COO Resign as Regulators Hover
President pledges to rebuild reputation as Kenichi Watanabe, Takumi Shibata step down.
Power Play
Alternative technologies can provide the future of financial services
Quantifying Catastrophe: Inside Cat Bonds
Catastrophe bonds, a type of insurance-linked security, have made a strong push in 2012, enabled by sophisticated modeling technologies used to predict and price their underlying events. Tim Bourgaize Murray examines what makes this intersection of…
Ospero Wants to Popularize a New As-a-Service Offering
Distribution-as-a-service may or may not catch on, but Ospero's vendor data center grid seems to be doing well.
BATS Chi-X Adds Two to Board
European equities heavyweight appoints Adam Eades and John Woodman to its board of directors.
Equinix to Build New Brazilian Datacenters
Locations added in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.
Vantage FX Launches Live Trading Platform
MetaTrader 5 hosts 32 currency pairs for real-time trading.
European Energy Exchange Links with TT
EEX's natural gas, emissions, and coal-based contracts can now be traded via X-Trader through Eurex's exchange matching engine in Frankfurt.
New Tech Benchmarks Required After HSBC AML Failure Probe
The US Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations found the bank's monitoring of correspondent relationships and bulk cash transactions wanting. Enterprise-level solutions are required to solve complex anti-money laundering problems.
DbSelect Adds Swedish Power Strategy
Coeli Asset Management launches its weather-based strategy to Deutsche Bank's hedge fund strategy platform.
ASX Colocates Futures Trading Hub in Singapore
The partnership with SGX is expected to enhance futures trading inflow into Australia.
Swift Launches Cloud-Based Connectivity
Alliance Lite2 aims to increase speed and efficiency of messaging network.
Whitney Bank Taps SunGard for Trust Accounting
SunGard's AddVantage consolidates asset management operations.
Eagle Enhances Reporting with MicroStrategy Alliance
Visualization and analytics packages available across desktop and mobile.
China Life Pension Signs with Charles River
Beijing-based pension fund using investment management solution.
Daiwa Connects to Fidessa's Korean Platform for Equity Trading
Fidessa's trading platform selected to act as the hub for financial services group's pan-Asian initiative.
Taiwanese Pension Fund Appoints BNY Mellon for Custody and Administration
The mandate covers an approximately $1 billion fund, and will include fund accounting, performance and risk analytics, and compliance services.
Larrain Vial Tests With FIX Flyer
Algos and connectivity to the exchanges will be tested by the Chilean brokerage.
Data Agent, Advent Release Joint Form PF Solution
The first Form PF filing date is August 29 for large firms.
Tata's Financial Consultancy to Deploy on Savvis
The TCS Bancs platform will be hosted on the cloud provider's infrastructure.