United States (US)
Synechron Targets Asset Managers with Accelerator Launch
The digital consultancy began the program in 2016 and tailors each accelerator to client requirements.
Dinneny to Lead Fonetic’s US Expansion
The former JP Morgan and Thomson Reuters executive will focus his activities on Canada and the US.
Crowded Alt Data Market Makes Standing Out Difficult for Providers
As alternative data companies battle for capital and a coveted spot in investment managers’ portfolio strategies, they are turning to bespoke marketing and partnerships to stand out in an industry where firms still struggle with data science resources.
Banorte Digitizes Risk Operations
One of the largest financial institutions in Mexico is digitizing core risk and compliance functions to consolidate operations, reduce reconciliation costs and future-proof its IT infrastructure.
CAT’s Tale: How Thesys, the SROs and the SEC Mishandled the Consolidated Audit Trail
WatersTechnology investigates the torturous journey to create a stock-trading database for the US, and where the project goes from here.
Startup Fincross to Onboard Clients, Launch Crypto Custody in Q2
Subject to regulatory approval, the newly created digital asset investment bank plans to launch a custody solution in April.
Young Moves from Deloitte to Bentham IMF
New hires establish gender equality among the litigation funder's senior management team.
Isda Forges Tech Alliance Ahead of Initial Margin Deadlines
Isda joins forces with AcadiaSoft as the industry prepares for the final phases of the initial margin deadlines.
Cambridge Semantics Names Loughlin Head of Global Sales
Marty Loughlin will drive sales for the data and analytics vendor.
AFTAs 2018 Winner's Video: AxiomSL Wins Best Collaboration Initiative
AxiomSL won the best collaboration initiative category at the 2018 American Financial Technology Awards, thanks to the CCAR support it developed in collaboration with one of its key sell-side clients.
AFTAs 2018: UnaVista, Axioma, SS&C Eze Emerge Top in New Technology Categories
Vendors enjoy success thanks to new offerings across data and operations, infrastructure, and trading and risk categories at the recent AFTAs in New York.
AFTAs 2018: All the Winners and Why they Won
IPC Systems, Charles Schwab Investment Management and JP Morgan Asset Management were the big winners at this year’s American Financial Technology Awards, held on the evening of December 3 in New York.
Accuity Appoints Wilson CEO
David Wilson will be responsible for delivering solutions for payments, risk and compliance, as well as developing new partnerships and overseeing client services.
Martín, Ferrarelli Scoop Top Awards at AFTAs 2018
UBS' COO, Beatriz Martín, and Charles Schwab Investment Management's CIO, James Ferrarelli, won the two highest-profile categories of the 2018 AFTAs: best technology executive (sell side) and best technology executive (buy side), respectively.
DTCC Trade Repository Receives Swiss Green Light
The trade reporting provider will have authorization to serve Switzerland's derivatives market.
BondCliq to Launch Consolidated Quote Screen for Dealers
Corporate bond market data provider is also adding data visualization to its post-trade product.
FlexTrade Taps Corvil for Network Analytics
The technology layer is designed to profile FlexTrade's network infrastructure to detect and analyze performance issues.
Mobius Capital Partners Selects Bloomberg Buy-Side Solutions
Mobius will use Bloomberg's Aim, Port, and EMSX software to execute a single strategy in improved corporate governance and an ESG pathway.
Dash Signs Off on eRoom Securities Acquisition
The acquisition will see the eRoom Securities platform be re-branded as Dash Prime.
AFTAs 2018: All the Winners
This year's American Financial Technology Awards were held on the evening of Monday December 3 in New York. Here are the 32 category winners.
BCS Launches Synthetic Prime Brokerage Services
The offering will enable easier access to the Russian equity and derivatives markets.
Signal Centre Integrates Push Technology for Data Management
Push Technology's Diffusion software will deliver faster and enhanced trade idea and analysis solutions to Signal Centre's client base.
Tibco Releases Spotfire X Analytics Platform
Spotfire X is a business intelligence analytics tool that allows users to view historical and low-latency data after any condition, in a single interactive environment.
Coleman Launches Interactions Platform
The cloud-based offering allows buy-side clients to manage their interactions with research providers, industry experts and analysts.