Tech
Buy-Side Blockchain Buy-In: Don’t Hold Your Breath
John thinks the buy side is right to hold out against the blockchain hype, and that won’t change anytime soon.
Waters Rankings 2016: Best Sell-Side OMS Provider — Bloomberg Trading Solutions
Bloomberg had dominated this category for five consecutive years in the Waters Rankings before Fidessa pulled off something of an upset last year and was voted as having the best sell-side order management system (OMS).
R3 Partners with Thomson Reuters to Expand Buy-Side Participation
Thomson Reuters’ involvement aimed at improving buy side participation on distributed-ledger technology.
Case Study: Ativo Overhauls its Front & Back Office, Risk & Performance Platforms to Support Growth
Executives from the asset manager detail how the firm replaced much of its existing technology stack, and the reasons for doing so.
Intercontinental Exchange Introduces Single-Name CDS Trading Platform
ICE Swap launched for trading cleared single-name credit default swaps in a central order limit book.
Waters Rankings 2016: Best Buy-Side OMS Provider — Eze Software Group
Order management systems constitute the heart of all buy-side firms, responsible for ensuring that orders are sent accurately and efficiently to brokers or directly to execution venues. Eze Software Group (ESG) continues to set records in what is…
The Asset Management Middle-Office Muddle
John looks at how a neglected middle office is a millstone around the neck of some asset managers.
Waters Rankings 2016: Best EMS Provider — Eze Software Group
After winning the best EMS category in 2013 and 2014, Eze Software Group has once again been named as having the best execution management system (EMS). Eze—whose Eze OMS won as the best order management system provider for the buy side—is ready to meet…
Waters Rankings 2016: Best Performance Measurement and Attribution System Provider — BISAM
If order management systems constitute the heart of a buy-side firm, then performance measurement and attribution platforms are their brains, responsible for providing reliable information and transparency into how exactly they are performing and whether…
Waters Rankings 2016: Best TCA System Provider— IHS Markit
Anyone who has charted the inexorable rise of IHS Markit as it has evolved from a niche provider of daily credit default swap prices to one of the industry’s largest data and technology providers, founded by Lance Uggla and a handful of TD Securities…
Waters Rankings 2016: Best EDM System Provider — Eagle Investment Systems
In recent years, one name has stood head and shoulders above all others when it comes to enterprise data management (EDM): Markit. But as someone from a large and well-established US third-party technology provider remarked at last year’s Buy-Side…
Waters Rankings 2016: Best Reference Data Provider — Thomson Reuters
Another Waters Rankings means yet another win for Thomson Reuters in the best reference data provider category. The two have become synonymous with each other, as this marks the fifth straight year that the New York-based data giant has made it to the…
Bridgewater Associates Announce First Dual-Party Outsourcing Model
BNY Mellon and Northern Trust to take on outsourcing roles for Bridgewater.
Cryptocurrencies Exchange Bitfinex Reports Hack, Over $60 Million in Bitcoin Reported Stolen
A Bitfinex spokesperson said 119,756 bitcoin were stolen in the hack that took place Tuesday.
Algomi Rolls Out Synchronicity as SaaS
Synchronicity will now take two to four weeks to install as opposed to three to six months.
Elliptic Adds LexisNexis Risk Solutions' Data to Bitcoin Transaction Monitoring, Compliance Products
LexisNexis Bridger Insight XG platform, including its WorldCompliance database, will be added to Elliptic's products.
Going Public: Firms Embrace Public Clouds
What will it take to get financial firms to completely buy in to public clouds?
NSE India Taps ITRS for Geneos for Early Warning Indicators
Implementation to streamline NSE's IT operations, provide alerts of failures or anomalies within its infrastructure.
Barclays Africa Executive: Blockchain Offers African Banks Much Needed Scale
Firm's CIO for CIB discusses unique use cases for distributed ledger technologies on the continent.
The Race to Be Asia’s Fintech Hub
Wei-Shen Wong takes a look at where regulators in Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan stand in terms of encouraging fintech innovation, and examines who has taken the lead.
BMO Latest KYC.com Addition
BMO's signing is expected to accelerate adoption of the service in Canada, a Markit director says.
Alain Miquelon Steps Down as CEO of Montreal Exchange, Group Head of Derivatives
Luc Fortin, managing director of derivatives trading, will serve as interim president and CEO of MX.
Calypso Technology Joins Wall Street Blockchain Alliance
Firm joins industry group focused on usage of distributed ledger in financial services.
Waters Rankings 2016: Best Low-Latency Data Feed Provider — ICE Data Services
ICE Data Services wins the category for the second straight year.