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Altibase Taps Intel for Big Data Analysis Performance Boost
Fort Lee, NJ-based in-memory database provider Altibase has developed a joint solution with Intel that offers greater speed and storage for Big Data analysis by creating a bridge between Altibase's HybridDB database and Intel's Distribution for Apache…
OTC Markets, Nasdaq Ally on Company News Distribution
New York-based over the counter equities exchange OTC Markets Group has struck an agreement with Nasdaq OMX to integrate its OTC Disclosure & News Service with Nasdaq's GlobeNewswire corporate news distribution platform for Nasdaq-listed companies,…
Black Mountain Systems Taps Eze Private Cloud
An investment management software provider, Black Mountain has moved its Everest platform to Eze Castle Integration's private cloud.
UTIs, Pre-LEIs Are Top Concerns as EMIR Reporting Begins
Industry participants are worried about confusion surrounding unique trade identifiers and a shortfall in pre-legal entity identifier registrations, as trade reporting requirements come into force for derivatives trades in the European Union
Element 22 Adds Partners
Thomas Bodenski, Edward Hawthorne and Rohit Mahur have joined the advisory company, which runs the Fimod open source model for legal entity identifiers
Equinix Preps Fourth Australian Datacenter
Datacenter and hosting provider Equinix has acquired space close to Melbourne's business district to construct its first IBX datacenter in the city, in addition to its three existing facilities in Sydney, in response to demand for co-location and…
Custom Connect Adds PoP at IXcellerate Moscow Datacenter
Holland-based Custom Connect, which designs and builds custom fiber and microwave networks, says it has set up a point of presence at datacenter operator IXcellerate's Moscow One facility in response to client demand for connectivity to new markets.
TMX to Use Ullink for Pre-Trade Risk and Connectivity
Canadian exchange consortium TMX Group has selected Ullink, a Paris-based provider of connectivity and trading solutions, to provide a pre-trade risk management and connectivity solution for its equity trading customers.
CCL Nabs Aberdeen Compliance Chief for MD Role
Regulatory consultancy CCL has announced that Alan Leale-Green will join the company as its UK managing director.
CFTC Gives Three-Month SEF Relief to Packaged Swaps
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that packaged transactions with a leg that includes swaps made available to trade (MAT) on swap execution facilities (SEFs) will not be subject to the execution mandates for three months.
LSE Partners CheetahFix for African Connectivity
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSE) and CheetahFix have announced a collaboration to connect electronic trading entities in South Africa with the British bourse.
Fix Trading Community Announces TCA Standards
The Financial Information Exchange (Fix) Trading Community has debuted its initial guidelines for best practice in equities transaction-cost analysis (TCA).
China Life AM Selects Markit EDM
Markit has announced that China Life Asset Management has selected its Markit EDM platform for data management.
Swiss Private Bank Chooses SmartTrade for FX
Bank Vontobel, a Swiss private bank, will introduce a new client offering in foreign exchange (FX) trading for spot, forward and swaps, based on smartTrade's LiquidityFX hosted solution.
Markit EDM Signs $300bn Asset Manager As First Chinese Client
China Life Asset Management Company, the largest institutional investor in China's capital markets, has become the enterprise data management software vendor's first Chinese client, after it introduced a number of enhancements to meet local requirements
Shuaa Capital Goes Live with SunGard’s Front Arena
Dubai-based investment firm Shuaa Capital went live with SunGard’s Front Arena product to enhance operational efficiency and client service.
Confluence Opens Office in Dublin
Confluence, a provider of automated investment data management solutions, has announced its expansion in the global fund industry by opening an office in Ireland.
BI-SAM Appoints Richard Irons Executive Director Europe
Paris-headquartered vendor BI-SAM has appointed Richard Irons to lead the company’s business development and account-management activities in Europe.
Capco Opens Office in Hong Kong
Financial services consultancy Capco has announced the opening of its Hong Kong office, to extend its expertise across the Asia-Pacific region.
Interactive Data Responds to Asia Demand
The pricing and data services provider rolled out a new version of its Vantage platform responding to Asia-Pacific clients' need for bonds and swaps data from other global regions
SunGard Extends Asset Arena with Data Connect
The new cloud-based solution will provide enhanced order processing and control for hedge fund managers, private equity firms, and fund administrators.
Singapore Moves to Shorten Settlement Cycle
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has jointly announced that the South-East Asian nation's securities market will move to T+2 settlement, in line with other global reforms.
ITRS Readies Market Data Integrity Monitor
UK-based real-time systems and latency monitoring vendor ITRS has added a new analytic framework to its Geneos monitoring platform, which will enable firms to monitor the quality, accuracy and completeness of real-time data feeding their derived data…
Bloomberg Moves to Curb IM Connectivity
Bloomberg is removing the Federated Chat component of its Bloomberg Instant Messaging service, which allows clients to use its Bloomberg Professional terminal to directly message users of third-party communication platforms such as AOL Instant Messenger…