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AxiomSL Unveils New Regulatory Solution for Broker-Dealers
The tool addresses SEC rules 17a-5 and 15c3-1.
SmartTrade Targets Fixed Income with smart-FI Launch
Smart-FI release aims to ease shift to electronic infrastructure in FI derivatives trading.
Eagle Alpha Swoops on Ex-Twitter Architect
Social media data provider Eagle Alpha recently hired former Twitter architect Evan Weaver as technical advisor to add "significant value to [the vendor's] technical architecture roadmap," officials say.
Eagle Alpha Raises $1.2M to Fund Development, Hires
Startup social media data provider Eagle Alpha has raised $1.2 million in its second round of funding this year, which it will invest in product development and use to recruit more engineers.
South Africa's Prudential IM Deploys StatPro Analytics
Cape Town, South Africa-based Prudential Investment Managers has begun rolling out products from UK-based data and portfolio analytics vendor StatPro to support cloud access to sophisticated portfolio analytics.
Global Switch Taps Custom Connect for Connectivity, Managed Services
Alliance will reduce costs for Global Switch clients while expanding their global reach
Reg-Room Adds Intra-Day Alerts To Tracking System
Tech Startup Increases Frequency of Updates on Proposed Regulations, Rules and Guidance
Moody's Acquires Pricing, Analytics Vendor Lewtan Tech
Moody's Corporation, the parent company of credit ratings agency Moody's Investors Service and Moody's Analytics, has acquired Waltham, Mass. -based structured finance analytical tools and market data provider Lewtan Technologies for an undisclosed sum.
Berkeley Futures to Use FlexTrade for Global FX Trading
MaxxTrader will be used for the full trading cycle of the UK broker's global FX trading.
OpenGamma Taps Vets Beeston, Conde for Board
Banking, fintech veterans will help company respond to rapid growth in demand, officials say.
Prudential IM Taps StatPro for Portfolio Analytics
South African asset manager Prudential Investment Managers has rolled out StatPro’s portfolio analysis tools across its range of funds.
Stock Connect Delayed by Regulatory Approvals
The proposed trading link between the Shanghai and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges (SSE/HKEx), known as Stock Connect, will not be launched in time for the expected time of end October.
McObject’s eXtremeDB Financial V6 Adds SQL, Python, Data Compression
Enhancements will make McObject's high-performance database more accessible to developers and reduce storage requirements.
FIX Market Data Protocol Spec Nears Completion
FIX Trading Community outlines progress on development of a new, standardized protocol for market data transmission.
Joss, OpenCorporates Link Entity Data
Data Vendor, Open License Site Aim For Better Grasp of Risk Exposure
Marex Spectron Grows Commodities Data
Commodities and financial broker Marex Spectron has expanded its market data offering with the addition of new content sets for fuels and metals.
Zacks Builds Operating Metrics Estimates Dataset
The vendor will add estimates of key company operating metrics to its datasets.
Green Key Updates Trader Voice Box
Version 2.0 of soft turret released.
Zacks Estimates Becomes First Premium Dataset on Quandl Financial Search Engine
Toronto-based economic and financial search engine Quandl has added North American earnings estimates data from Chicago-based Zacks Investment Research as the first instance of fee-liable data on its web-based platform for financial, economic and…
BNY Mellon Launches Wealth Management Unit in Hong Kong
BNY Mellon is set to launch wealth management services in Hong Kong in order to meet the growing demand from high-net-worth investors in the region.
Barchart Adds US, Canadian Equity Options Prices
Chicago-based market data provider Barchart has added US and Canadian equity options price data to its cloud-based Barchart OnDemand service, allowing clients to request current, end-of-day and historical option pricing using Barchart's OnDemand APIs.
Canadian Advisory Firm CFSI Signs MDA, Quartet to Vendor Partner Ecosystem
Canadian business development advisory firm Collaborative Financial Services Inc. (CFSI) has signed deals to represent two Toronto-based companies──startup market structure and transaction cost analysis provider Market Data Authority and managed IT…
BNP Paribas To Offer Outsourced AIFMD Reporting Service
BNP Paribas Securities Services has launched an outsourced service to facilitate regulatory reporting required by the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), as the first wave of reporting approaches.
Neonet Partners Commcise for Commission Unbundling
Agency broker Neonet has reached an agreement with Commcise, whereby it will provide buy-side clients with the latter's commission management hub, CommciseSELL,