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IHS Adds SIX FI Equities Pricing
Market and economic information provider IHS has added global daily and historical equities pricing data from SIX Financial Information to its market intelligence, economic forecasting and research services.
Kx Debuts Newer, Faster Kdb+ Tick Database
Tick database provider Kx Systems has released version 3.2 of its Kdb+ database application that leverages improvements in commodity hardware processing to deliver greater speed and processing power, shortening the time taken to run queries on data,…
Pictet Extends Wolters Kluwer Usage
Swiss wealth management firm Pictet has selected Wolters Kluwer's Financial Risk Management product for use at its head offices in Geneva, allowing the organization to perform complex calculations at top level as well as local.
Software AG Upgrades Apama Streaming Analytics
Software AG has announced a significant upgrade to its Apama Streaming Analytics platform, including new high-bandwidth channels, universal messaging integration and horizontal development compatibility with other Software products.
S&P Capital IQ and Kuberre Partner for Real-Time News Aggregation Tool
S&P Capital IQ and Kuberre Systems, a US-based data management and analytics vendor, have launched a new trading tool, Event Fusion, that alerts traders, market-makers and portfolio managers about relevant investment news in real time.
BGC Partners Taps Hirschhorn as CIO
Brokerage BGC Partners announced Eric Hirschhorn will take over as the firm's chief information officer immediately.
StatPro Updates Revolution
Data and portfolio analytics provider StatPro has rolled out the October release of its Revolution platform with a range of improved features, including more accurate and flexible securities classification and grouping capabilities that allow users to…
Hillier-Brook Launches MCO Europe as McObject Tech Distributor
Data industry veteran Ian Hillier-Brook has established a new company, MCO Europe, to act as the exclusive European distributor for Issaquah, Wash.-based in-memory database provider McObject's eXtremeDB Financial Edition data management technology for…
Nomura Research Builds Mumbai Unit
The Japanese consultancy has hired Chiragra Chakrabarty, formerly a director at Deloitte and PwC, to lead its NRI FinTech unit in India
FCA Approves Bondcube as Crossing Network
Bondcube, an electronic fixed-income trading system that aims to match buyers and sellers of difficult bond orders, has received approval from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate as a crossing network.
Kiseleva Joins Russian Repository From UBS
The National Settlement Depository appoints Anastasia Kiseleva as managing director, following two other director-level appointments made in August
Jonathan Rose Joins Capco UK as Partner
Global technology consultancy Capco has appointed Jonathan Rose as a partner, joining the UK office.
Northern Trust Expands SunGard Implementation with Asset Arena
SunGard's Asset Arena Control Center will help Northern Trust benefit from further operational efficiency by converting complex work processes into electronic checklists and easy-to-read dashboards, enabling operational oversight and control of the firm…
Ovum Reports on Mobile Call Recording in Capital Markets
With regulations on both sides of the Atlantic requiring firms to record and archive mobile phone conversations of traders, companies have to decide how to remain compliant as regulators look to make the increase communications transparency in the market.
Updata Revs V8 of Pro Analytics
UK-based technical analysis software provider Updata will this week release Version 8 of its Professional analytics program, which can handle five times the number of data points as previous incarnations of the software, and includes new functionality…
Poland Switches to T+2
The Central Securities Depository of Poland (KDPW) has shortened its settlement cycle to T+2, or two days after trade date, as of today.
Revamped Ticker Plant, API, Data Appliances Up Exegy Throughput
St. Louis, Mo.-based hardware ticker plant vendor Exegy has released versions 3.3 of its hardware-accelerated Ticker Plant, Market Data System appliances and Exegy Client API, which will provide customers with expanded order book information on the…
Markit Launches Chat Rooms on Collaboration Services
Markit has launched a new software component of its Collaboration Services open messaging initiative that will enable investment banks and other financial institutions to create instant message chat rooms—and to proactively monitor who can access them,…
Thomson Reuters Preps 2015 Fee Hikes
Thomson Reuters is to raise prices for certain data products and services by up to 10 percent, effective Jan. 1, 2015, especially for legacy products and services and for contracts agreed at a discount to the current list price, Inside Market Data has…
TFG Financial Systems to Acquire RTS
TFG Financial Systems (TFG) has announced it has acquired US-based Risk Technology Solution (RTS) to support its portfolio risk management system and expand in the US.
Barchart Launches 'EDM' Service, Revamped Content Portal
Chicago-based data vendor Barchart has officially unveiled Barchart EDM──a new integrated solution that combines components of its various content and data delivery mechanisms into a managed service for market data capture, management and distribution─…
Russian Sanctions Create Identifier Issues
Tracking US and EU sanctions of Russian entities extends to around 7,500 subsidiaries and affiliate relationships—and any debt or equities issues from them—leading to more demand to manage identifier data, says a Thomson Reuters regulation specialist
Platts Sweetens Commodities Data, Ups Sugar Content
McGraw-Hill Financial-owned commodities and energy data provider Platts has released a new real-time news, data and benchmark pricing service for global agriculture markets, dubbed Platts Agriculture Alert.
SROs Submit Plan for Audit Trail, Initial Costs Estimates Average $53 Million
A group of self-regulatory organizations (SROs) selected by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) submitted its plan to build, implement and maintain the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) that will track activity in every National Market System (NMS)…