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SunGard Supports NLX Through Stream Derivatives Suite
SunGard will support trading on the new London interest-rate derivatives venue, Nasdaq OMX NLX, through its Stream Derivatives suite.
Mobile Initiatives, Increased Regulation and Big Data on the 2013 Radar
Three issues ─ mobile initiatives, the specter of increased regulation, and the challenges and business opportunities around Big Data ─ dominated discussions during yesterday’s annual Waters USA conference in Manhattan, suggesting these concerns are…
Waters Announces 2012 American Financial Technology Awards Winners
Last night, Waters hosted the eighth annual American Financial Technology Awards banquet, following the Waters USA conference, at the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square.
PJM Adopts Tethys EMS
PJM Capital, a Potomac Falls, Virginia-based quant hedge fund, has gone live with TethysEMS, the algorithmic trading platform from Tethys Technology, and will deploy it over TethysCloud.
OpenFin Launches HTML5 Desktop for Trading Applications
OpenFin, a New York-based technology vendor founded in 2010, has launched OpenFin Desktop for the deployment of trading applications using HTML5.
HSBC Exec: "Regulations Require 10 New Data Types"
Chris Johnson of HSBC Securities Services has identified 10 new types of data that will be required by upcoming regulations and says firms must start asking vendors for the data so they will have business cases to create appropriate products
StreamBase's Tibbetts: Capital Markets Firms "Well Placed" to Derive Value from Big Data
Victor Anderson speaks to Richard Tibbetts, CTO of StreamBase, at this year's New York-hosted Waters USA conference.
Fidessa Promotes Smart Approach to Tech Investment in White Paper
Trading technology vendor Fidessa has published a white paper that urges large-scale financial institutions to adopt a nuanced approach to in-house development of technology.
Chi-X Australia Appoints Market Ops Chief
Chi-X Australia has announced that Jamie Crank has been hired as the Antipodean bourse's head of market operations.
Thomson Reuters Enhances FX Matching Platform
Thomson Reuters has announced "significant" additions to its foreign exchange (FX) matching platform, including a new interface and FIX-based application programming interface (API).
Novia Chooses Calastone for Order Routing, Net Settlement
Wealth management platform provider Novia has chosen Calastone for its order routing and net settlement services.
Behney Leaves UBS for DTCC
The DTCC has hired Christopher Behney to lead enterprise production assurance from its Dallas office. Behney previously headed technology infrastructure at UBS
MIK Adds Treasury Functionality to Equity Finance Platform
MIK Fund Solutions has announced the addition of advanced treasury optimization capabilities to its equity finance product suite, aimed at hedge fund and asset managers.
Cantor Expands to Ireland with Dolmen Deal
Cantor Fitzgerald has announced the acquisition of Dublin-based Dolmen Stockbrokers, in a move that gives the US firm an Irish presence.
Getco Outlines Merger with Knight in Board Letter
Electronic market-maker Getco has provided a solid outline of how a merger with Knight would operate in practice, in a formal bid submitted to the broker-dealer's board.
Gresham Computing Claims Ultra-Low Latency Transaction Control
London-based Gresham Computing claims that its financial transaction control system can complete 500,000 transactions per second.
SunGard Launches Apex Prime for Single View of Hedge Fund Activity
SunGard has released Apex Prime to help prime services providers with day-to-day processing and client services.