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Thesys Selected by SROs to Build Massive Audit Trail
Vendor selected from 31 bidders to build, implement and maintain the Consolidated Audit Trail.
Thomson Reuters Completes Redi Acquisition
Acquisition of New York-based EMS vendor to bolster Thomson Reuters’ buy-side solutions portfolio.
FactSet Adds Axioma's Linear Fixed-Income, Multi-Asset Class Models
Robert Robie, senior vice president of fixed-income analytics at FactSet, says the decision to add the models is aimed at addressing the industry's concerns around the retirement of Barclays Point risk analytics platform.
DTCC Appoints Derek West as Chief Compliance Officer for European Trade Repository
Former director at the Québec regulator, Autorité des marchés financiers, to oversee compliance at DTCC’s European global trade repository business.
BME Reorganizes Data, IT Divisions
The new business area will be led by Ramón Adarraga, executive chairman of BME Market Data and CEO of Infobolsa.
Markit's Rayfield Moves to Asset Control
Rayfield has spent more than 25 years in trading, technology and data client services roles.
AFTAs 2016: All the Winners and Why they Won
At a dinner held in midtown Manhattan on Dec. 5, the winners of this year's AFTAs were announced.
OTAS Updates Lingo with Real-Time Text Reports
OTAS adds real-time alerts to Lingo product suite to help traders capture risk and act accordingly.
t0 Offers Non-US Hours Trading Platform for US Securities
The firm also forms a new firm after acquiring Singapore-based Blue Ocean Technology.
Olmstead Taps Data Vet Knous
Knous has spent 30 years in buy-side investment, data and technology roles.
Decision to be Made on CAT Plan Processor Soon, Sources Say
The announcement of which firm will be responsible for building the massive audit trail could come as soon as tomorrow.
Deloitte Opens Second Blockchain Lab
The lab in New York will focus on creating blockchain prototypes ready for integration into clients' production systems.
Colt Grows IQ Network Service in Singapore, Hong Kong
The expansion is part of Colt's plan to invest significantly in Asia over the next three years.
S&P Sells QuantHouse Back to Founder
The deal marks another about-face on real-time data for S&P, which sold Comstock in 2003, then re-entered the space by buying QuantHouse in 2012.
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2017 Open for Entries
WatersTechnology's 5th annual Sell-Side Technology Awards, focusing on the technology provided to sell-side institutions by third-party technology vendors and brokers, are open for entries.
NEX Distributes Tradition Data
After selling its voice-brokerage business to rival Tullett Prebon, NEX (formerly Icap) has forged a data alliance with Tradition.
Survey: Buy Side Trends Toward Unbundling Research
A survey of 234 asset managers reveals that only 13 percent intend to continue paying for research from all top nine investment banks under Mifid II.
Morningstar Names Rothschild, Dunn Product, Revenue Heads
The pair will join the vendor's executive management team.
SimCorp Reshuffles European Operations
Buy-side vendor establishes new Northern and Southern European market units, alongside existing Central European unit.
Startup Real Estate Exchange IPSX Taps GoldenSource as Data Platform
GoldenSource will supply IPSX with cloud enterprise data management solution to manage market and reference data and reporting.
HSBC Private Bank Picks Bloomberg for Margin Data Management
The bank is one of a number of firms that have chosen the Bloomberg solution for collateral management and reconciliation.
NYSE to Offer Floor Trading for All US Equity Securities
The exchange will allow Nasdaq-listed symbols and ETFs to be traded on its floor.
FactSet Launches FinTech Index
The FactSet Global FinTech Index is designed to provide an equity benchmark for investors to measure and track the performance of companies engaged in financial technology.
Linedata Launches New Version of Fund Accounting Solution
Latest upgrade to Linedata Mfact offers greater integration with Linedata Optima.