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DirectFN Signs Five for Decypha Market Intelligence App
Mizuho, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, Riyad Capital──the investment arm of Saudi Arabia's Riyad Bank──and Dubai-based trading firms Tharwa Capital and Al Mal Capital have rolled out Dubai-based data vendor DirectFN's Decypha browser-based market…
BME's CCP Gains EMIR Authorization
The Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CMNV) has given authorization to BME Clearing, in line with obligations from the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).
BGC's SEF Connects with Traiana CreditLink
BGC Partners has announced that its swap execution facility (SEF), BGC Derivatives Markets, can now utilize pre-trade credit checks at Traiana's CreditLink facility, before passing on trades for third-party clearing.
SCB AM Goes Live with Charles River IMS
Bangkok-based Siam Commercial Bank Asset Management (SCB AM) has implemented the Charles River Investment Management Solution (IMS) and is now live with the platform, the vendor has announced.
NovaSparks Preps Third Gen of FPGA-Based Ticker Plant
French FPGA feed handler and data appliance provider NovaSparks is preparing to launch a new version of its hardware-only NovaTick ticker plant, which will provide users with new features such as exchange recovery, which are typically found in software…
Barchart Adds Analytics to Trader
Chicago-based data and analytics provider Barchart.com has added advanced options analysis and an options strategy builder tool to its Barchart Trader desktop and mobile market data and trading platform for commodity, equity and foreign exchange market…
Allianz Allies with Thomson Reuters for Bond Pricing
German banking and insurance giant Allianz is to use Thomson Reuters' independent pricing service to meet the firm's fixed income pricing data needs around valuation and meeting international accounting standards.
Plunkett Joins WhaleWisdom for BizDev
WhaleWisdom, an aggregator of investor holdings data from 13F, 13D and 13G Edgar filings, recently hired Brent Plunkett as vice president of business development and a partner in the business with founder Daniel Collins, to market and improve the user…
Allianz Taps TR For Fixed Income Pricing
The global insurance and asset management giant says it will use Thomson Reuters Pricing Service (TPRS), covering 2.5 million fixed income securities, derivatives, and bank loans, to meet valuation, reporting and regulatory requirements.
Taylor to Lead CME Group's Technology and Platform Development
As part of a new leadership structure, CME Group announced Kim Taylor will now serve on its executive team as the president of global operations, technology and risk.
LSE Looks to Improve Liquidity in SETSqx
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has announced changes to SETSqx, a trading service for securities outside the FTSE 350 Index, in order to improve customer experience and boost liquidity.
SmartStream Hires Nicholas as APAC Director of Professional Services
Transaction lifecycle management provider SmartStream Technologies has appointed Richard Nicholas as its new director of professional services for the Asia Pacific region.
DataArt Updates Front-End App for Automated AIFMD Filing
Software vendor DataArt has updated its front-end applications for global fund managers for compliance with the latest requirements introduced by Europe's Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD).
GFI Board Acknowledges BGC Proposal
The board of interdealer broker GFI Group has voted to open its books to suitor BGC Partners, after the brokerage firm made an unsolicited offer to acquire it last week.
Calpers Moves to Axe Hedge Funds
The California Public Employees Retirement Scheme (Calpers) has announced that it is eliminating its involvement with hedge funds, a move it says it designed to reduce complexity in its financial operations.
NBAD Hires Yuen as Asia Chief
The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has selected Susan Yuen to be its Asia CEO.
ITRS Opens Singapore Office
ITRS Group, a London-based provider of real-time systems monitoring and management technology, announced it has opened an office in Singapore in response to increased customer demand in the region.
Infront Expands Credit Content to Boost Cross-Asset Ambitions
Norwegian data vendor Infront has added corporate bond data and analytics to its Infront Plus market data terminal, in response to increased demand for these instruments following the 2008 financial crisis.
Celoxica Gets £1.5M Funding to Grow Global Presence, Segments
Celoxica, a London-based provider of FPGA-accelerated low-latency data, trading and risk technologies, has raised £1.5 million in funding from Beringea Growth Finance, a private equity firm specializing in asset-based and working capital finance.
FT Taps Morningstar for Print Price Data
The Financial Times has enlisted the UK arm of Chicago-based data and investment research provider Morningstar to supply the price data in the back pages of its daily Companies & Markets section, as part of a new look for the newspaper, starting today,…
European Solvency II Data Template Proposed
UK, Germany and France asset management industry groups collaborate on tripartite data exchange template
Markit, Pirum Pair on Securities Finance Data
The financial information provider and securities finance post-trade processing vendor are partnering to provider mutual customers more timely and transparent data sets.
Activ Adds Victor Volatilities for Real-Time Risk Analytics
Market data and ticker plant vendor Activ Financial is planning to distribute real-time volatilities on US options from Englewood, New Jersey-based analytics provider Victor Technologies over its market data aggregation and distribution platform, as an…
Markit, Pirum Ink Securities Finance Data Delivery Partnership
Market data provider Markit has expanded the breadth of its securities finance data via a partnership with Pirum, a provider of post-trade securities finance automation tools, which enables mutual clients to access Pirum's end-of-day and intraday trade…