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Traiana Partners Confisio for Cypriot Emir Reporting
Traiana has announced a strategic alliance with Confisio Managed Services, which will see the two firms launch a service for Cyprus-based clients who are required to report transactions due to incoming European Market Infrastructure Regulation (Emir)…
HSBC Chooses Thomas for Major Client Data Project
David Thomas has left Barclays Capital, where he was global head of client data, to take responsibility for creating a shared services model for client data at HSBC
SmartStream Tackles Intraday Liquidity Management
The software vendor has upgraded its Transaction Lifecycle Management Cash and Liquidity Management product by enabling users to monitor, manage and report on their intraday liquidity positions
Itaú Chooses Omgeo to Automate Post-trade Processing
Itaú Asset Management has replaced faxes, emails and spreadsheets with Omgeo's central matching platform and settlement instructions database
Javelin Adds Traiana CreditLink Connection
Swap execution facility (SEF) operator Javelin Capital Markets has announced the go-live of its connection to Traiana CreditLink.
Altibase Taps Red Hat for Cloud Database
Fort Lee, NJ-based in-memory database provider Altibase has switched the operating system for its Amazon Web Services deployment of its Altibase HDB Cloud database platform from running on SUSE Linux to Red Hat Enterprise Linux, which officials say will…
Liquid Adds Pre-Trade Risk and Compliance Tools to OEMS
Liquid Holdings, the trading and risk management platform provider to emerging hedge funds, has added new options trading capabilities, expanded global equities markets coverage, and compliance controls to its order and execution management system (OEMS)…
DWPBank Extends SIX Data Deal
Frankfurt-based Deutsche WertpapierService Bank (DWPBank) has signed a five-year extension to an existing deal for SIX Financial Information to supply the bank with market data and evaluated prices.
TradeGuard is Nasdaq's New Risk Management Product
Nasdaq OMX has expanded and rebranded its risk management solution, FTEN, now known as TradeGuard.
Bureau van Dijk Addresses Counterparty, Supplier Risk
The vendor of company data will blend users' data with its own data and display the results on bespoke dashboards to help financial firms understand their counterparty and supplier risk
Metropol Partners Signs SunGard Ambit for CIM
SunGard has announced that Zurich-based Metropol Partners has deployed its Ambit Client Information Management (CIM) software.
CFTC Certifies MAT Submissions from Tradeweb, trueEx
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that made available to trade (MAT) submissions from both trueEx and Tradeweb have been certified, meaning those instruments must be traded on swap execution facilities (SEFs) from February.
SEC Chair White Emphasizes Technology Agenda for 2014
Mary Jo-White, the chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has expanded on the new technical capabilities of the regulator, in her first speech of the year.
Morningstar UK Integrates Alliance News
Chicago-based data and investment research provider Morningstar's UK subsidiary has begun distributing streaming equities news from UK-based newswire startup Alliance News via two of its investment research platforms, to enable users to view real-time…
Morningstar Australia Ticker Plant to Cut Latency by 100ms
Chicago-based data and investment research provider Morningstar has set up a ticker plant in its Sydney, Australia datacenter to provide lower-latency content via its datafeeds to local trading firms.
Options Hosting Clients Get Microwave CME Data via Quincy
Infrastructure-as-a-service provider Options is making low-latency microwave connectivity vendor Quincy Data's QED (Quincy Extreme Data) service available to its clients hosted at Options' server cage in Equinix's NY4 datacenter in Secaucus, NJ.
Four Capital Partners Taps Linedata for Order Management, Compliance
London-based Four Capital Partners Limited will expand on its relationship with solutions provider Linedata, adding Linedata Global Hedge's order management and compliance modules to its portfolio management module already in use.
TeraExchange Connects to Traiana's CreditLink
With the move, the cross-asset swap execution facility (SEF) covering rates, credit, and foreign exchange contracts will now provide clients two different choices for pre-trade credit check.
Invesco Chooses Portware as its EMS
Atlanta-based Invesco has selected Portware Enterprise as the centralized hub for execution management across all of its asset classes.
Data Demand Drives Second Nasdaq India Office
Nasdaq OMX has opened a new development office in Bangalore, with the goal of boosting its global technology offerings and to meet growing demand in India for data products, exchange solutions and new listing opportunities.
Itaú AM Taps Omgeo for Automated Post-Trade Processes
Brazil’s largest investment manager, Itaú Asset Management, has implemented Omgeo services for central trade matching and settlement instruction capabilities.
Nasdaq Opens Bangalore Tech Unit
Nasdaq OMX has announced the opening of a new office in Bangalore, India, dedicated to technology development.
BBVA Adds Neoris, AuthenWare for Employee Identification
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) has enlisted the services of consultancy Neoris and biometrics firm AuthenWare, to develop a system of cyberbiometrics for employee identification purposes.