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AllianceBernstein Preps Symphony Rollout
The firm will use Symphony's platform to replace existing instant messaging platforms for internal communications, and ultimately external communications with clients.
TIM Group Adds to NY Sales Team
The trade ideas provider is building its presence in North America.
Deutsche AM, Henderson, AXA IM Join Board of Bond Trading Utility Neptune
Board of newly established management company composed of buy-side and sell-side members, Grant Wilson named as interim CEO.
MTS BondsPro Gains Direct Trading Access to Bloomberg TSOX
Vendor becomes first unaffiliated electronic platform to have a direct access trading connection to Bloomberg TSOX.
AllianceBernstein's Mendez Moves to Raymond James
Mendez, who spent almost 10 years at AllianceBernstein in New York, will now be based in St. Petersburg, Fla., at Raymond James.
AllianceBernstein Taps Interactive Data for Fixed Income Transaction Cost Analysis
The asset manager will used IDC's evaluated prices for analysis of its fixed income trades
Anticipating T+2, SEC Approves Bloomberg's Trade Confirmation Alternative
CMS for equities, fixed income will provide second option to DTCC.
ETAS 2015 Roundtable Hits on Startups, Role of 'Benevolent Dictators'
Innovation was front and center at the European Trading Architecture Summit 2015 in London.
New Bernstein Pairs Tool Highlights Bloomberg App Portal's Rapid Maturation
Tim Bourgaize Murray chats with Vipul Nagrath and Toby Bayliss about the evolution of the firm's app program as Bernstein, AB (AllianceBernstein's) research and execution arm, has made its pairs trading tool available to Bloomberg Professional…
Markit Introduces New RFA Service for Legal Onboarding
Financial information provider Markit today announced the launch of its Request for Amendment (RFA) service, available through its Counterparty Manager and kyc.com.
J&J Adds Former Deutsche Exec to Data Group
Leggiadro will help clients optimize their data spend.
Kilburn's Corner: Market Data's ‘Giving Tree'
It's time for the industry that demands so much from market data to give something back in return.
BST North America Panel: Derivatives Regulation Creates Tech Limbo, Opportunities
A panel of industry experts discussed the impact regulation of OTC derivative trading will have and what the future holds for the market at 2014's Buy-Side Technology North American Summit.
Waters Panelists: OTC Derivatives Change Good, But Imperfect
There must be something about the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives marketplace that lends itself to analogies. During a Waters Breakfast Briefing on the subject, the new OTC landscape was at once likened to a python, a highway, and Stony Brook…
OTC Conversations Turn to Market Structure, Away from Tech
Debates about the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives landscape have been transitioning from an IT focus to a market structure focus. To most, it's been subtle. To a technology reporter, it's a big deal.
Assessing the Evolving OTC Landscape: New Opportunities and Challenges ─ Webcast
WatersTechnology gathered a number of industry experts for a webcast on March 4, 2014 to discuss what financial trading firms are doing to regards to enforcing regulation affecting over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives and the impact on their trading…
Consolidation, Algo Trading Coming to Corporate Bonds Platforms
At a recent Tabb Group conference on fixed income, a panel measured the electronic future of corporate bonds.
No Easy FIX: Brokers Eye Outsourcing FIX Connections
FIX costs have long been a thorn in the side of more than a few brokers. While many still insist on managing their FIX connectivity internally, others have chosen to outsource this service to third-party providers. The question remains: Is the benefit…
The Best of the Buy Side in 2012
The pick of Waters' buy-side coverage from the past year.
Buy-Side Execs: More Responsibility, Fewer Predators in HFT
Industry-initiated measures and disincentives for swooping in ahead of large orders are key as regulators continue to offer only a measured response.
AllianceBernstein Tames the Onboarding Beast
AllianceBernstein was struggling with its manually intensive onboarding process. It turned to Markit to answer the challenge. The result: Markit Document Exchange, which, as Anthony Malakian discovers, has proven to be something of a rarity in the…
RiskSpan Hires Lynch as Head of Pricing Service
John Lynch, previously valuations head at Alliance Bernstein, joins RiskSpan, a software and advisory provider, as executive of its pricing service
Pricing Leans on Partnerships for Accuracy
Panelists at the Tokyo Financial Information Summit found that getting accurate prices in emerging markets depends on collaboration to determine what factors are determining prices and how