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ATG, Risk Office to Build Clearinghouse in Brazil
Americas Trading Group (ATG), a liquidity center and provider of exchange technologies in Latin American markets, says it has partnered with Brazil-based Risk Office to build out clearing functions ahead of its 2014 launch of ATS Brasil.
eVestment Integrates Morningstar Data into Analytics Tools
Data from Chicago-based investment research and data provider Morningstar is now available via fund management software provider eVestment's analytics solutions suite, including its PerTrac and Fundspire systems.
SIX Financial Info Taps Savvis for Chicago Datacenter
SIX Financial Information has added a datacenter in Chicago, within a facility operated by datacenter and hosting provider Savvis.
Dion Names Pecker Oz Ops Head
India-headquartered trading and data technology vendor Dion Global Solutions has appointed Rudi Pecker managing director for Australia and New Zealand, responsible for managing and expanding Dion's operations in Australasia.
The American Financial Technology Awards 2013 Are Here
The ninth annual American Financial Technology Awards (AFTAs) are set to open for entries on Monday September 9, 2013.
Options Taps Varonis for Data Permissioning
The Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IasS) provider to financial services will use Varonis's DatAdvantage solution to protect clients' dedicated virtual NAS (network attached storage) servers, which are scattered globally and number in the hundreds.
Telx Grows 350 Cermak Space
Datacenter and hosting provider Telx has expanded its presence at Digital Realty Trust's 350 East Cermak Road facility in Chicago, with an additional two suites of co-location space and a power increase of 1.2 megawatts, bringing its total presence to…
Sky Road Teams with Numerix for Risk Analytics
Managed-services provider Sky Road will embed Numerix's CrossAsset risk analytics solution into its Motion Services Platform.
Redline Adds Low-Latency Synthetic Options NBBO
Woburn, Mass-based low-latency ticker plant and trading technology provider Redline Trading Solutions has added support for calculating a synthetic options national best bid and offer within its InRush 3 ticker plant, generating an NBBO from direct…
ASX and NYSE Technologies to Connect Global Networks
The Australian Securities Exchanges (ASX) and NYSE Technologies have announced they have connected their global networks, ASX Net Global and the Secure Financial Transaction Infrastructure (SFTI).
Regis-TR and TriOptima Partner on Portfolio Reconciliation
TriOptima and Regis-TR have announced that they will provide portfolio reconciliation of the latter's trade repository data with that in the triResolve service.
Icap Petitions for SEF Status
London-based electronic broker-dealer Icap has filed an application with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to establish a swap execution facility (SEF) subsidiary.
Waters: Microwave Gains Ground on Fiber
For market data delivery, transmission of messages using microwave technologies is gaining ground. But firms remain reluctant to adopt the same technologies for trade messaging, citing concerns including reliability, feasibility and the cost versus the…
United Overseas Bank Taps FlexTrade Systems for FX Trading
Singapore-based United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) has selected FlexTrade Systems to support its global foreign exchange (FX) trading activity.
ICBPI Takes Etrali Open Trade for Comms
Etrali Trading Solutions has announced that Instituto Centrale Banche Popolari Italiane (ICBPI) has taken its Open Trade turret platform, along with a recording solution, for its Milan trading room.
Moscow Exchange Completes First Day of T+2
Equity and bond markets have completed their first day of trading under T+2, or settlement two days after trade date, on the Moscow Exchange.
Siam Bank Selects BWise Platform for GRC
Thailand’s third-largest bank, Siam Commercial Bank (SCB), has selected BWise to support its governance, risk management and compliance (GRC)needs.
Carnegie Chooses Tbricks for Pricing and Market-Making
Swedish investment bank Carnegie has selected automated trading systems provider Tbricks to support its pricing and market-making activities with options and exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
FSB Report Highlights OTC Reform Challenges
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has released its latest report on the progress of global reform regarding the trading of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, saying that important milestones have been reached, but work is still needed from all…
Swift Launches BIC to LEI Directory
The messaging vendor believes providing a directory that cross-references Bank Identifier Codes and legal entity identifiers will facilitate adoption and integration of the latter
Activ Calls on Collins to Drive EMEA, Asia Growth
US-based low-latency data provider Activ Financial has appointed Ben Collins, former global sales and marketing director of Morningstar’s Real-Time data business, as director of EMEA sales, to define the vendor’s business strategy and develop its…
AlphaSense Adds International Filings Search
San Francisco-based AlphaSense, a provider of tools for searching and extracting unstructured financial data from corporate documents and filings, has expanded its indexed content set with international company data in response to client demand for data…
VWD Adds S&P Bond Ratings to Terminal
German data vendor VWD has added credit ratings on bonds from Standard and Poor’s to its Market Manager market data terminal, in response to demand from clients in continental Europe for additional information to support their investment and risk…
