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CQG Unveils ‘Stripped' Data, Charting Terminal
Denver, Colo.-based data, trading and analytics software vendor CQG has released a new, low-cost market data workstation, dubbed CQG Select, to provide an alternative to more expensive terminal displays for proprietary trading firms facing cost pressures.
HKEx Bows ASP Partner Program
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has set up a program to allow application service providers to establish direct links to HKEx's trading and data systems to provide managed connectivity services to clients, which exchange officials say can lower…
Fidessa Signs Five for China Connect
Five brokers have enlisted Fidessa to assist with connectivity for the upcoming Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program, ahead of its go-live in mid-October.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2014: Entries Now Open
The 2014 Buy-Side Technology Awards are now open for entries, with a closing date of Friday September 12, 2014.
Traiana Upgrades Matching Engine
Traiana has announced the launch of its new cross-asset matching, allocation and confirmation engine, Harmony Securities.
Options Integrates Markit’s Collaboration Services Network
Cloud provider Options has integrated Markit’s Collaboration Services network, its message-interoperability technology, into its core platform to allow clients to communicate and share information seamlessly with industry peers, regardless of their…
BMO Selects Charles River IMS
BMO Global Asset Management (GAM) has selected Charles River's Investment Management Solution (IMS) for use in its London and Hong Kong operations, the vendor has announced.
Thomson Reuters Launches Buy-Side App on Eikon
In an effort to enable the buy-side community to quickly monitor and review significant activities impacting companies in their portfolios and coverage lists, Thomson Reuters has announced the launch of Watchlist Pulse, an application for its Eikon data…
Markit Signs Options to Collaboration Services
Infrastructure-as-a-service provider Options has integrated federation and directory elements of Markit's Collaboration Services──including the Markit Directory "phone book" of validated identity and contact data, and the Federated Chat platform──into…
Rimes Adds Dow Jones Commodity Index
Benchmark index and economic data provider Rimes Technologies has added Dow Jones' Commodity Index series to its Benchmark Data Service, providing buy-side clients with processed and validated access to the data.
ITG Appoints Millet to Board of Directors
ITG has appointed Kelley Millet to its board of Directors as the firm builds upon its success in equities and expands into fixed income and other asset classes.
One Financial Markets Deploys Tradable Platform
Online broker One Financial Markets has partnered with Tradable and launched a new trading platform to attract new clients.
Thomson Reuters Debuts ‘Watchlist Pulse' Buy-Side Insight App
Thomson Reuters has unveiled Watchlist Pulse, an application within the vendor's Eikon data workstation aimed at providing buy-side professionals with a series of easy-to-understand scores for companies in their portfolios, which allow users to quickly…
Faisal Selects SunGard for Risk Management
Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt has tapped SunGard's risk management suite in order to enhance its operational apparatus, the vendor has announced.
Recognia Hires TD e-Trading Vet Harvie
Ottawa, Canada-based technical analysis software vendor Recognia recently hired Jeff Harvie as vice president of global sales, responsible for growing the vendor's reach worldwide and setting strategy for its sales organization.
SimCorp Taps Olivarius as Head of Marketing
SimCorp has announced the appointment of Jens Olivarius as its new head of group marketing and communications.
Bravura Solutions Promotes McCann to CIO
Bravura Solutions, software provider for the wealth management, life insurance and transfer agency industries, has appointed Terry McCann chief information officer as the firm sees its managed services offering increasing across the Asia-Pacific (APAC)…
CCL Launches Co-Comply
Governance, risk and compliance consultancy CCL has announced the launch of its CCL Co-Comply platform, a delivery system that automatically updates regulatory content to ensure current compliance.
NYSE Outlines XDP Feed Migration Roadmap
NYSE Global Market Data, the market data arm of the New York Stock Exchange, has notified clients that it is migrating its NYSE and NYSE MKT best bid and offer datafeeds to its proprietary Exchange Data Publisher (XDP) format, as part of an ongoing…
OTCGH Targets International Traders with Crude Oil Data Product
EOX Holdings, the data arm of over-the-counter energy and commodities interdealer broker consortium OTC Global Holdings, is expanding its market data sales team and will launch new data products covering international crude oil markets in the coming…
Dow Jones Rebrands, Reorgs ‘Institutional’ Biz
Following a review of its Institutional Business strategy after the departure of former chief executive Lex Fenwick, Dow Jones has rebranded the division “Professional Information Business,” and has combined its previously-separate Consumer and…
Olivetree Securities Updates OTAS for UK-Based Best Ex
The London-based agency brokerage is now using its former spin-off OTAS Technologies' TradeShaper for trade management and market microstructure analysis, as well as best execution oversight capabilities.
Thomson Reuters Draws Drew for Platform Services
Thomson Reuters has hired Jeff Drew as enterprise proposition manager, responsible for strategy for its platform transactions business, supporting the Thomson Reuters Enterprise Platform and Elektron Managed Services propositions.
Infront, Infinancials Consolidate on FactSet Equities Data
Norwegian market data vendor Infront and French fundamental data and analytics vendor Infinancials, in which Infront holds a majority ownership stake, have extended an existing agreement with data vendor FactSet Research Systems to expand both vendors'…