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BPO Service Blends Vontobel Data Management, AIM Software
Bank Vontobel is deploying AIM Software's platform for internal data management as the two forms partner to launch a business process outsourcing service that is integrated into Vontobel's banking processes
Swedbank Robur Chooses SimCorp for Solvency II Reporting
The software vendor's Solvency II system has been integrated with the SimCorp Dimension investment management platform that Swedbank was already using, leading to better data quality, lower operational risk and reduced maintenance costs
Nasdaq OMX Signs Strategic Partnership with Borsa Istanbul
Nasdaq OMX Group has agreed to provide a suite of exchange technologies to Borsa Istanbul, to strengthen Istanbul’s position as an international trading hub.
SEC Announces Quant Analysis Unit
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a number of new initiatives designed to combat fraud and market abuse, including a unit dedicated to risk and data analysis, within its enforcement arm.
Broadridge Teams with Scivantage
Broadridge Financial Solutions announced it is partnering with Scivantage in order to provide its clients with cost basis solutions.
Deutsche Börse to Launch Trading Venue for Cloud Computing
Deutsche Börse, in collaboration with with Berlin-based Zimory GmbH, is launching a trading venue for “cloud-computing” resources to provide its clients with additional outsourced storage and computing capacity. Trading is to begin early 2014.
Swedbank Robur Online with SimCorp for Solvency II
The Swedish asset manager, with about $70 billion actively managed across 130 funds and institutional clients in Scandinavia and the Baltics, has expanded its previous SimCorp Dimension implementation with an add-on for the upcoming regulation targeting…
EuroCCP Adds Deutsche Bank Frankfurt as Clearing Participant
European cash equities clearing house EuroCCP has announced the addition of Deutsche Bank Frankfurt as a general clearing participant (GCP).
Alpha Omega Integrates with Linedata OMS for Post-Trade
Paris-based Linedata and California-based Alpha Omega Financial Systems, provider of FIX Protocol-based post-trade software, have agreed to integrate Alpha Omega’s FIXAffirm post-trade processing platform with the Linedata Longview order management…
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…