Australia
Australia's TCorp Chooses Numerix CrossAsset
The New South Wales Treasury Corporation (TCorp), the Australian state's central financing authority and government securities issuer, is using Numerix for effective risk management of its clients' debt portfolios.
Merlon Capital Partners Expands with SimCorp
Sydney-based Merlon Capital Partners is now using SimCorp Dimension's Front Office suite after a two-month deployment, extending a relationship first established in 2010.
cPacket Enlists Newgen in Australasia
Mountain View, Calif.-based network monitoring technology provider cPacket Networks has appointed network and IT monitoring and consulting company Newgen Systems as its integration partner in Australia and New Zealand.
Charity-Run HFT Shop Picks IPC for Connectivity
Vivienne Court, a high-frequency arbitrage firm based in Sydney, has selected the Financial Markets Network from New York-based IPC to cover its voice and electronic trading network connectivity requirements.
Equinix Preps Fourth Australian Datacenter
Datacenter and hosting provider Equinix has acquired space close to Melbourne's business district to construct its first IBX datacenter in the city, in addition to its three existing facilities in Sydney, in response to demand for co-location and…
GreySpark Partners Targets APAC Region with Sydney Office
Global technology consultancy GreySpark Partners has opened an office in Sydney to expand its operations across the Asia Pacific region and provide consulting services to local institutional investors and banks.
Freedom Index Co Bows Aussie, Africa Indexes
Startup not-for-profit index provider the Freedom Index Company-which launched last year to offer free and independent indexes to the asset management community-is planning to add Australian indexes to its family of free-of-charge products, and is now…
Morningstar Australia Ticker Plant to Cut Latency by 100ms
Chicago-based data and investment research provider Morningstar has set up a ticker plant in its Sydney, Australia datacenter to provide lower-latency content via its datafeeds to local trading firms.
Activ Deploys Ticker Plant in ASX Co-Lo
Market data and ticker plant provider Activ Financial has established a point of presence in the Australian Securities Exchange’s (ASX) Australian Liquidity Center (ALC) co-location facility in Sydney, to provide local and international firms with…
S&P Cap IQ Expands ‘Regional Leaders' for Asia Focus
S&P Capital IQ has created three new positions across the Asia-Pacific region and appointed "regional market leaders" to serve as senior representatives for the vendor and its entire product line while providing local market expertise in specific…
Asia-Pacific Stock Exchange Startup Readies Data, Research Ahead of Launch
The Asia-Pacific Stock Exchange (APX), a new Sydney, Australia-based exchange that will list equities in Chinese and Australian companies, will begin rolling out a suite of data services with an emphasis on news and fundamental research, when it launches…
Thomson Reuters Adds Asian Markets to Elektron Real Time
Thomson Reuters has rolled out its Elektron Real Time consolidated feed to new market centers in Asia, including Sydney, Hong Kong and Singapore, providing full-tick depth of market data from 400 global exchanges and over-the-counter venues, and…
Dion Names Pecker Oz Ops Head
India-headquartered trading and data technology vendor Dion Global Solutions has appointed Rudi Pecker managing director for Australia and New Zealand, responsible for managing and expanding Dion's operations in Australasia.
Wizards of Oz: Why ‘Down Under’ Doesn’t Mean ‘Down-and-Out’
Australia is about as far as you can get from the financial centers of New York, Chicago and London. But that isn’t stopping Antipodean entrepreneurs from setting their sights further afield.
ASIC: HFT Not to Blame for Price Swings
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has denied that high-frequency trading (HFT) is damaging the quality of the markets in Australia and instead blamed dark liquidity for negatively impacting prices.
ASX Launches Low-Latency Network Through BT Radianz
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has launched a low-latency network through BT Radianz to improve global connectivity to its trading platforms.
Stewart to Lead Credit Suisse in Australia
Rob Stewart has been appointed CEO of Credit Suisse in Australia, effective Feb. 1. He will remain co-head of the investment banking department.
Metisq Upgrades to Charles River IMS v9
Metisq Capital, an Australian boutique equity manager, has upgraded to Version 9 of the Charles River Investment Management Solution (IMS) to expand its international equity fund management for Asia and Greater China.
ASIC Considers Kill Switch Introduction
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC), plans to release a new set of rules for automated trading this week, chief among which will be the introduction of circuit breakers for brokers.
James Rundle: Aussie Rules
The Australian financial regulator has become the latest to weigh in on high-frequency and automated trading, publishing its own set of proposals. Along with various other agencies, market events, and near-misses with certain brokers, James Rundle argues…
