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FactSet Releases Data Visualization Tool
The data and software vendor has developed a data visualization tool to help its customers understand where they have exposures
BlueMatrix Preps Research Consumption Analytics
New features will enable research producers and clients to identify market-moving trends in research consumption.
Markit To Broaden Cross-Asset-Class Coverage
The data vendor plans to include coverage of corporate bond, equities and terms and conditions data
Newedge Names New US CEO
Antoine Babule ran the Canada branch from 2008 to 2010.
Kirilenko to Depart CFTC
Chief Economist leaves US regulator for MIT.
NASDAQ OMX Plans IRD Platform
NLX to launch in Q1 2013, subject to authorization from the Financial Services Authority.
LSE Nabs Nowell for UnaVista
Ex-FSA man to serve in regulatory role at exchange division.
UAE Bank Installs DDoS Software for Cyber Protection
Mashreq implements software from Prolexic to respond to spike in cyber-attacks.
DTCC Unveils LEI Utility At Sifma
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation's (DTCC) legal entity identifier (LEI) utility will allow first-party and third-party registration and enable users to conduct individual searches and download its entire LEI database
Orange Launches Flexible Trading Service
Cloud-based product combines turret offerings with TCSnet and voice recording.
Southpaw Selects SunGard's VPM for Portfolio Accounting
The Connecticut-based firm hopes to streamline back-office accounting and investor reporting.
Dion Partners with Numerix to Bolster Valuation, Risk Management Offerings
Financial services software provider leverages Numerix analytics in valuation and risk management solutions.
Société Générale Appoints Head of Portfolio Trading
Brian Curran joins from RBS to take over portfolio trading and quantitative distribution.
FinAnalytica Nails Down Fifth Tail-Risk Patent
The functionality allows users to create a framework for modeling asset returns by incorporating a flexible copula function based on a mixture between two copula functions.
Wells Fargo Targets Contracts, Compliance
Steve Listhaus, head of market data services at Wells Fargo, outlines the bank's new efforts around negotiating contracts for data services, and market data compliance.
Investment Managers Say Fee Leakage Remains Unwieldy
Up to half of investment management firms to continue to see operational costs in manually processed payments and delayed billing.
TradingScreen Teams With Zeno for FX TCA Partnership
TradingScreen will combine its expertise in the FX space with Zeno's consulting services in TCA.
TradingScreen Teams With Zeno for FX TCA Partnership
TradingScreen will combine its expertise in the FX space with Zeno's consulting services in TCA.
Infront Eyes New Products, Sales Growth with Majority Stake in Infinancials
Nordic vendor aims to create new products from acquisition, utilizing Infinanicials' content, while growing Infinancials' customer base
Eagle Releases Version 12.0
Vendor focuses on data management, performance and accounting.