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O'Hanlon Appointed Numerix CEO
After serving as chief operating officer for more than a decade, Steven O'Hanlon has been named chief executive of the analytics software provider
RBS Fined $612 Million for Libor Manipulation
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has been fined $612 by US and UK regulators over its role in the manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor), becoming the latest bank to be indicted in the ongoing scandal.
CLS Names New CFO
CLS Group has selected ex-American Express staffer Alexander Fishie to take the post of chief financial officer (CFO).
IBM Upgrades Big Data, Cloud Approach
Technology juggernaut IBM has announced an extensive revamp of its PureSystems integrated platform, which allows for the rapid deployment of private cloud infrastructure and large data set analysis.
Equinix Deploys ScienceLogic's IT Infrastructure Management Solution
Connectivity and data center company Equinix announced that it has fully deployed ScienceLogic's IT infrastructure management platform.
Northern Trust Adds Risk, Performance Info to Data Direct Platform
Northern Trust announced that it is adding additional risk and performance data that will allow institutional and wealth management clients to make more informed comparisons through its Data Direct offering.
Jyske Bank Automates Corporate Actions With SmartStream
The Danish bank will use the product provided by SmartStream Technologies to avoid the risk associated with its previous manual practices
Fatca's Final Version Eases Deadline, Maintains Data Burdens
The final regulations of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act have relaxed some deadlines and documentation requirements, but the data management challenges remain significant
OMS Workflow Tool Introduced by Thomson Reuters
The DataScope Workflow License (DWL) will provide a series of technical indicators to optimize investment firms' order management systems.
Perseus Connects with London Data Exchange
London Data Exchange (LDeX), provider of London-based colocation facilities and data center services, is offering a global exchange platform for London-based trading firms, in collaboration with Perseus Telecom.
O’Hanlon Assumes CEO Role at Numerix
New York-based Numerix, a provider of cross-asset analytics for derivatives valuations and risk management functions across the sell side and buy side, has appointed Steven O’Hanlon as the firm’s CEO. Gregory Whitten, who held the position of CEO since…
LEI Governance Body Established With US Treasury's Reed As Chair
The Regulatory Oversight Committee has chosen Switzerland as the location for the legal entity identifier foundation and taken over responsibility for launching the global identification system
BNP Paribas Selects CameronTec for FIX
BNP Paribas Securities Services has chosen CameronTec's Catalys software to provide a FIX-based underpinning for its outsourced buy-side client dealing service.
BI-SAM Unveils Web-based Portfolio Management Tool
BI-SAM, the Paris-based performance, attribution, and risk management specialist, has launched B-Portal, a web-based portfolio management offering folded into the firm's B-One platform.
Danish Bank Selects SmartStream for Corporate Actions Support
Silkeborg-based Jyske Bank has gone live with SmartStream Technologies' Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM) Corporate Actions solution.
DCM Capital Goes Under the Hammer
DCM Capital, the sentiment analysis business spawned following the demise of CEO Paul Hawtin's ‘Twitter Fund', is up for sale.
DTCC to Issue Further CICI Guidance for Funds
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation will provide further clarification to the funds industry on using its utility to register for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's interim legal entity identifiers
TriOptima Launches Counterparty Credit Risk Analytics Platform
Post-trade specialist TriOptima has announced the launch of triQuantify, its new service for the analysis and calculation of counterparty risk management.
Bank Sarasin Takes Avaloq for Islamic Finance
Bank Sarasin & Co has selected Avaloq's Islamic Banking Solution, in an effort to upgrade its range of Sharia-compliant offerings to private clients.