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Volante Joins SwiftRef Partner Program
The data integration software vendor says joining SwiftRef's partner program will give its customers access to a single source for payments reference data
Olivetree Taps SunGard to Deliver Securities Lending Data on OTAS Platform
Olivetree Financial Group, an equity brokerage and technology firm, has selected SunGard’s Astec Analytics to provide users of its Olivetree Trading Analysis System (OTAS) platform with faster securities lending data and enable smarter decision making.
Iraq Exchange Updates Trading Technology
The Iraq Stock Exchange (ISX) will upgrade its trading platform from Nasdaq OMX’s Horizon to Nasdaq’s X-stream technology. The upgrade is expected to be rolled out by mid-year 2014.
Paladyne Management Team in Shake-Up, Sources Confirm
Buy-Side Technology has learned that two of the founders of Paladyne Systems─Sameer Shalaby and Scott Alderson─have left the vendor, which was renamed Paladyne, a Broadridge Company, after Broadridge Financial Solutions acquired the buy-side technology…
JP Morgan Hires Uritz for Risk Assessment
Cortney Uritz, previously a data management project manager at UBS, has joined JP Morgan Chase as a risk assessment project manager.
StatPro Adds Ucits Capabilities to Revolution; Lands Caceis
Portfolio analytics vendor StatPro Group has upgraded its Revolution platform to allow for global exposure and liquidity monitoring, which the company says will aid in staying compliant with Ucits IV.
Osborne Swaps UBS for HSBC
Jacklyn Osborne, previously global head of client data policy at UBS, has joined HSBC as Americas chief data officer.
Cusip Adds LEI Data to Relieve Mapping Burden
Cusip Global Services says incorporating legal entity identifier data will help firms link to the new standard because many of their internal identifiers are mapped to Cusip numbers
60 Seconds with Emilio Mercado of Simplified Financial Information
Emilio Mercado, CEO, Simplified Financial Information
Lord Abbett Turns to SimCorp for Investment Management
New Jersey-based asset manager Lord Abbett has selected SimCorp’s investment management solution to support the firm’s value creation strategy.
Broadridge Buys Bonaire in Continued Buy-Side Push
Broadridge Financial Solutions has acquired buy-side focused vendor Bonaire Software Solutions for an undisclosed sum. The deal is expected to close next month.
