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ICE to Close NYSE Acquisition on Nov. 4
NYSE Euronext announced today that its acquisition by IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) will close on Nov. 4.
SmartStream's Twiggs on SmartRecs
Darryl Twiggs, head of product at SmartStream Technologies, talks to Waters about the vendor's recent release, SmartRecs.
SmartStream's Twiggs Discusses Reconciliations Challenges
Darryl Twiggs, head of product at SmartStream Technologies, talks to Waters about the ways in which new technology is changing the role of reconciliations.
JPMorgan Chase Names Deasy as CIO
Dana Deasy has been named as the new chief information officer (CIO) of JPMorgan Chase, the bank has announced.
MSCI Names ex-UBS' Corrado CIO
Index provider MSCI has appointed Chris Corrado to the newly created position of chief information officer, responsible for ensuring the vendor provides "leading-edge products and services" that help clients achieve their business goals.
Honoré Founds MarketsTech ‘Disruptive' Advisory Firm
Adam Honoré, former research director at Aite Group and managing director at Nasdaq OMX, has set up MarketsTech LLC, a consultancy that will advise emerging companies on strategies for bringing disruptive products to the capital markets.
Sky Road Opens New York Office, Adds Itri as Principal
The Chicago-based managed services provider to the buy side says it has opened operations in New York, headed by a new principal, Richard Itri.
Newedge Updates China Metals Platform
The multi-asset trading venue says enhancements to CN Pulse include improved pre-funding capabilities, pre-margin risk functions that mirror Chinese exchange and domestic trading practices, and offer broader access to metals markets in the country.
Gravitas Introduces File Sharing, Sync, and Storage Service for Buy Side
The co-sourcing platform provider to alternative investment firms says newly-released Atmosphere will provide more surety and security of access for managers as they distribute information.
Javelin Turns to Cinnober for SEF Market Surveillance Tool
Javelin Capital Markets has added a market surveillance system to its swap execution facility (SEF) trading platform as required by the Dodd-Frank Act.
Aquis Names CCP Partners
Aquis Exchange, the proposed pan-European equities exchange, currently awaiting approval to open its door for business from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority, has named the Netherlands-based European Multilateral Clearing Facility (EMCF), LCH.Clearnet…
Thomson Reuters Adds IIR Energy Refinery Info to Eikon
Thomson Reuters has added data on planned maintenance of oil refineries from Houston, Texas-based IIR Energy to its Eikon next-generation desktop, to provide oil traders with supply chain data about maintenance at more than 600 refineries worldwide in…
Kelly to Succeed Phillips as Morningstar Research Head
Chicago-based investment research and data provider Morningstar has named Haywood Kelly its new head of research, effective Jan. 1, 2014, taking over from Don Phillips, who is stepping down from the role, but will remain a managing director and board…
Industry ‘Advocate' Tom Jordan Wins FISD Lifetime Achievement Award
At the World Financial Information Summit event in Lisbon, Portugal on Monday, industry association FISD presented its 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award to Tom Jordan, founder, president and chief executive of Jordan & Jordan-perhaps the best-known…
Fenergo Wins Backing For US Expansion
Client onboarding and entity data services provider Fenergo plans to use €4 million Investec Ventures funding to serve North American clients
LSE to Institute First Wireless Connection to Datacenter
London Stock Exchange (LSE) will debut in November a millimeter wave (MMW) link between its City of London datacenter and the Equinix datacenter in Slough, cutting latency by a third compared to some fiber links.
Banco Carregosa Rolls Out NYSE Tech SuperFeed
Porto, Portugal-based private bank and online brokerage Banco Carregosa has signed up to use the SuperFeed consolidated feed of market data from US, European and Asian markets from NYSE Technologies, the data and technology arm of NYSE Euronext, to…
Korea Exchange Taps Solace Appliances
The Korea Exchange is to roll out Ottawa-based hardware-based messaging provider Solace Systems' appliances as the data delivery infrastructure for its upcoming Exture+ next-generation, low-latency trading platform for equities, bonds and derivatives,…
eFront Expands PE Coverage with AnalytX Acquisition
eFront, which provides technology to private equity (PE) and alternative investment firms, has acquired AnalytX in a move to expand its coverage to small and mid-sized firms.
Arqa Tech Integrates S&P Cap IQ Feed
Russian financial software vendor Arqa Technologies has integrated S&P Capital IQ Real-Time Solutions' ConsolidatedFeed product into its Quik front-office trading terminal for brokers and dealers, to provide clients with access to a global consolidated…
Russia's Arqa Technologies Integrates S&P Feed
Arqa, technology provider to a range of Russian and Eurasian trading houses and energy firms, has integrated a consolidated market data feed from S&P Capital IQ's real-time solutions service in its QUIK front-office product.
LSE Preps Wireless Data Net to Equinix Slough
The London Stock Exchange will next month go live with low-latency wireless connectivity between its datacenter in the City of London and Equinix's datacenter campus in Slough, west of London, which many market operators and trading firms have chosen to…
SS&C Appoints Ex-IBM Exec as Director of the Board
SS&C, the Windsor, CT-based provider of investment and financial software-enabled services, has appointed Michael Daniels, an ex-IBM senior executive, as director of its board.
Markit Builds Streaming Data TCA Tool
With the current regulatory landscape requiring more careful analysis of trading and risk at the forefront of traders’ minds, technology suppliers such as UK-based data vendor Markit are finding ways to perform critical trade analysis in real time,…