Tech
Shock and Schadenfreude: Tech Woes Plague Exchanges
Facebook’s IPO has been a drawn-out nightmare for Nasdaq.
LCH.Clearnet Appoints Patriarco for Collateral Services
Financial services veteran to lead collateral management division.
Open Platform: Heading for the Cloud
The cloud has been around for sufficient time for its presence to have permeated every technology-reliant industry vertical. But as Hani Suleiman explains, the financial services industry is way behind the curve in terms of its adoption and must get its…
Open Platform: Cloud Is the New Normal
The rise in popularity of the cloud—especially across the buy side where asset managers are looking to do more with less, while simultaneously shrinking their technology spending—has been nothing short of astronomic. A recent TowerGroup forecast predicts…
60 Seconds with ... Michael Madigan, Chelsea Technologies
Michael Madigan, client services director, Chelsea Technologies
Zeptonics to Debut Lowest Latency Switch
The new Aussie vendor is developing a line of low-latency hardware.
Pershing Enhances NetExchange Client
The investor access platform will feature mobile device access and richer content.
SunGard Debuts SGN Global Fund Trading Solution
Release aims to facilitate cross-border trade.
Nissan Century Securities Implements Fidessa
Broker takes Japanese platform for domestic cash equities.
AllianceBernstein Tames the Onboarding Beast
AllianceBernstein was struggling with its manually intensive onboarding process. It turned to Markit to answer the challenge. The result: Markit Document Exchange, which, as Anthony Malakian discovers, has proven to be something of a rarity in the…
Bribery Meets Its Match: Technology, Regulation Combat Corruption
No longer a “cost of doing business,” bribery and corruption on UK soil—or perpetrated through a UK-based firm anywhere in the world—have become serious offenses under sweeping legislation passed last year. Tim Bourgaize Murray finds, with authorities…
Short Circuit: Does Flash Crash II Still Loom?
Two years after the Flash Crash, an event of similar proportions has yet to occur, despite doomsday prophecies to the contrary. Have measures such as circuit-breakers helped to safeguard the stability of modern capital markets, and more importantly, have…
BM&F CTO Castro Moves to Interactive Brokers Brazil
Castro departs the exchange after implementing a new matching system and serving as CIO prior to the Bovespa tie-up.
Head Technologists: ‘Evolutionary’ Solutions Can’t Solve Big Challenges
As regulation leaves head technologists hamstrung with higher costs and tightening budgets, firms are looking for a silver lining and new ways to attract talent.
Cloud, Mobility Tech Face Growing Pains Amid Rapid Adoption
IBM's Jamie Thomas discusses the biggest challenges facing organizations seeking to deploy a cloud model.
Polish OTC Broker Joins SunGard Global Network
DM BOS selects SunGard's Valdi for direct market access and global connectivity.
SVM Asset Management Taps State Street for Fund Administration
International Financial Data Services also chosen to provide SVM's investor record-keeping and transfer agency solutions.
Commonwealth Capital Management Takes dbSelect
Multi-manager strategy added to Deutsche Bank's platform for accessing liquid hedge fund strategies.
Fidessa Adds Two to Chicago Office
Yuriy Shterk joins from CQG, while Michael Wilkins moves from SunGard.
Michael Shashoua: Stability Board See-Saw
The ISO standards organization, at the behest of the Financial Stability Board, removed Swift as the registration authority for the legal entity identifier. Michael thinks the industry may be left wondering what the board intends to do in setting a…
Lime Brokerage and OneMarketData Partner for Distribution
Hosted, on-demand data analytics now available for US markets.
Anthony Malakian: Hope in One Hand ...
Even as the first wave of requirements for Form PF rules approach, Anthony wonders if it makes any sense for buy-side firms to throw money at solving regulatory demands in an election year when so many rules have already been delayed or scrapped.
Deep Blue Capital Selects QuantHouse
Stat-arb firm using data and connectivity products.
Max Bowie: Speed Is Nothing Without Control
With the Sifma technology show upon us, vendors are showcasing their wares—often with a focus on speed and throughput. But in a regulatory environment placing greater emphasis on risk checks and compliance, firms are also expecting these solutions to…