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Torstone Upgrades Inferno Product For Transaction Taxes
The software vendor has introduced new rules to its post-trade processing product to help firms manage taxes on financial transactions that are being introduced in Europe
DGCX Launches New Trading Platform
The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) has announced that the EOS Trader Platform has gone live, completing its planned technology upgrade schedule.
Bombay Exchange and Eurex Reach Tech Sharing Pact
Eurex Group and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will deepen their strategic partnership through a long-term technology alliance under which BSE will join the Eurex technology roadmap and deploy Deutsche Börse Group's trading architecture in a first step.
Trading Technologies Links to GovEx
Trading Technologies (TT) says it will connect with GovEx, a flexible execution platform for US Treasuries and part of State Street's eExchange offering, in the first half of this year.
FinAnalytica Rolls Out Enhanced Cognity Platform
The latest version of FinAnalytica’s Cognity Platform includes functionality for daily updates, the inclusion of liabilities and leverage from long and short positions in optimization calculations, expanded coverage of exotic foreign exchange (FX)…
Gensler Rebuffs Regulatory Reach Critics in FIA Keynote
US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman Gary Gensler has defended elements of the Dodd-Frank Act over perceived extra-territoriality, in his keynote address to the Futures Industry Association's (FIA) annual conference in Boca Raton,…
Torstone Readies Inferno for FTT
London-headquartered Torstone Technology has announced that it has prepared its Inferno post-trade processing solution for Financial Transaction Tax (FTT).
Singapore, Korea Exchanges Collaborate for OTC Clearing
The national exchanges of Singapore and Korea are collaborating on the development of clearing capabilities for over-the-counter derivatives.
Drooms Launches Virtual Data Room for AIFMD
The vendor of virtual data rooms says its new product will help fund managers collect and report documentation needed for compliance with the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive
Ada Investments Jumps on Gravitas Private Cloud
New York-based Ada Investments will migrate its core services and production applications to the private cloud of Gravitas, a co-sourcing platform providing cloud technology, collaborative outsourcing and risk support to the alternative investment…
Kerius Takes Numerix CrossAsset
Boutique financial risk management advisory Kerius, based in Paris and Geneva, will integrate the Numerix CrossAsset derivatives pricing analytics platform for its hedge modeling business.
DTCC Wins Approval For Japanese Trade Repository
The post-trade services vendor has secured approval to operate a trade repository for over-the-counter derivatives trades in Japan, and will use the same messaging and software capabilities as it does for its other repositories in the US and Europe
DTCC To Establish Japanese OTC Trade Repository
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has received approval from Japanese regulators to launch the first trade repository in the nation for the reporting of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trades.
US Swap Clearing Officially Begins
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced yesterday that mandatory clearing had begun for certain swap trades entered into after March 11, 2013.
Drumm Role Heralds Broadridge's APAC Expansion
Lake Success, NY-based Broadridge Financial Solutions has appointed James Drumm senior director, strategic account sales for Asia-Pacific. Drumm will be responsible for generating new business sales for a range of Broadridge solutions in the Asia-Pacific…
Prescient Ridge Goes Live on New Trading Infrastructure
Highland Park, IL-based Prescient Ridge Management (PRM), a managed futures fund specializing in short-duration, systematic trading strategies, has gone live with its new trading infrastructure incorporating Connamara’s Made-to-Measure components.
Study: Legacy Systems, Decentralization Stunt Growth
A survey conducted by Nielsen for buy-side technology vendor SimCorp’s StrategyLab research arm reveals that older platforms imply higher costs and slower response to business and regulatory requirements.
NICE Anticipates CFPB with New Ops Compliance
Israel-based NICE Systems says its Proactive Compliance Suite will help firms manage future new rules from the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau rules, mandated as part of the Dodd-Frank Act.