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UBS Exec Outlines Fatca Strategy
The bank's global head of client data policy and quality assurance told delegates at this week's North American Financial Information Summit that clearly defined data definitions and roles and responsibilities for data users are at the heart of its…
Data Centralization Key to Effective Compliance, CTOs Argue
Panelists at the Buy-Side Technology European Summit 2013 in London debated growing levels of transparency and reporting required by regulatory agencies and clients, saying that in order to stay compliant, a thorough data strategy was essential to any…
Latency Hardware: Threading the Needle
From proprietary field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) to flexible kill switches, North American Trading Architecture Summit panelists say good strategy always fits the right hardware to purpose.
FXSpotStream Adds UBS as Liquidity Provider
Multibank foreign exchange (FX) aggregation service FXSpotStream has announced that UBS will provide liquidity to clients.
Calastone Opens Zurich Office, Appoints Swiss Sales Director
Vittorio Pujatti has been appointed director of Swiss sales and business development at Calastone and will be responsible for building on the 10 clients the fund transaction network provider already has in the country
Crawling Before Walking
Moving forward with the idea of coordinating the legal entity identifier (LEI) with other key securities codes first requires tying up some loose ends on LEI implementation
Getco Reveals Team for Life with Knight
Getco has released details of the management team that will lead the company, following the Knight Capital merger set to go through in the second quarter.
FIX Protocol Pens Electronic Bonds Trading Best Practices
FIX Protocol (FPL), the industry standards organization for global electronic trading, has released a new set of guidelines for best practices in electronic bonds trading.
Moscow Exchange Announces IPO
Moscow Exchange has announced the successful pricing of its initial public offering (IPO) in Moscow, which has been set at RUB 55 ($1.83) per share.
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.
Fixed Income Panel Talks Fragmentation and SEF Rules
A panel at a recent Tabb Group conference on the future of fixed income debated the delay in implementing SEF rules and the effect of venue aggregation.
Fixed Income Panel Talks Fragmentation and SEF Rules
A panel at a recent Tabb Group conference on the future of fixed income debated the delay in implementing SEF rules and the effect of venue aggregation.
UBS Buffs Orc for APAC Client Access
UBS Securities has extended its use of Orc Access, to faciliate Asian clients trading on US and European exchanges through direct market access (DMA).
2012: A Year of Opinions
Highlights from Waters' opinion pieces over the past year.
2012's Financial Crime Coups Raise Stakes, Anxiety
Global regulation was the year’s obsession, but criminal probes─from rate rigging to rogue trading; sanctions violations to insider bets─won the headlines in 2012. Not every financial crime has a ready tech fix, but with buy-side cornerstones like SAC…
UBS Stung with Record Fine for Libor Manipulation
Swiss bank UBS has been fined £160 million, approximately $311 million, by the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) for misconduct relating to the improper fixing of the London and European Interbank Offered Rates (Libor, Euribor).
SIX Swiss Exchange Appoints Urs Widmer COO
SIX Swiss Exchange has appointed former AXA Winterthur CEO Urs Widmer as its COO.
Multi-Asset Platforms Are Efficient, But Don't Force It
As various asset classes sprung to life over the years, the trading desks that handled them often blossomed independently. Futures, options, equities, bonds, and the like became robust, yet siloed, at the big banks. Separate trading systems evolved to…
UBS COO: Big Data Represents a Whole New Vocabulary
Richie Etwaru, COO of group technology at UBS, says that in order for the industry to fully tap into Big Data, there must be a change in mindset in terms of how data is thought of, and what it can be used for.
UBS, HSBC Complete RMB Repo with Euroclear
UBS and HSBC have completed their first cross-border renminbi triparty repo, using Euroclear Bank and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) as collateral agents.
Credit Suisse's Muthu: Multi-Asset Platforms Good For IT, Not Necessarily Revenue
The bottom line at any financial institution is always the bottom line, as in the dollars and cents. As he wrapped up a panel discussion on the consolidation of trading desks and multi-asset class strategies, it was appropriate that moderator Greg Wood,…
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