Alliances, Mergers & Acquisitions
It's About the People: A Look at The SS&C-Advent Deal & HFT's Big Week Ahead
Anthony looks at what the deal will mean for the sell side, and what's to come for HFT this week
FactSet Acquires Code Red
The deal will complete the vendor's research management offering
LSE to Split Russell Investments Units, Seeks Sale of AM Arm
The exchange operator will keep and integrate indexes with FTSE
London Stock Exchange Group to Sell Russell Investment Management Biz, Retains Indexes
LSEG rejects Russell's asset management unit, keeps indexes
Mexico's BMV to Use Nasdaq Smarts for Market Surveillance
Smarts will help monitor predatory HFT practices
KCG BondPoint Integrates With Charles River IMS
Charles River clients to begin using BondPoint throughout 2015
Beeston's Startup VC Illuminate Ups Focus on Data, FinTech Vendors; Gets Funding Infusion from Capsicum
Additional investment will allow VC to accelerate funding of data and financial technology providers.
SmartStream Acquires Algorithmics Collateral Assets From IBM
Algorithmics Collateral will be rebranded TLM Collateral Management.
Acquisition Target Inches Closer as BGC Partners Extend GFI Offer
BGC Partners draws closer to GFI Group takeover with two week extension
Comment: SS&C Acquires Advent as Another Vendor Bites the Dust
SS&C's acquisition of Advent has turned it into one of the industry's foremost buy-side technology shops.
Quandl Taps DataYes for Chinese Fundamental Data
Alliance gives Quandl clients access to Chinese data, while DataYes gains distribution in North America.
UPDATED: SS&C to Buy Advent Software in $2.7 Billion Deal
Major buy-side vendors agree acquisition deal is 'defining moment' for the space
JonesTrading Institutional Opens London Office
Move will help broker focus on cross-border trading between US and Europe
NYSE to Launch a New Trading Platform Dubbed Pillar
Pillar will first go live on Arca in Q3 2015.
Covington Joins M&A Consultants BLC Advisors
Veteran exec Covington has 28 years of experience in the banking and financial technology industries.
VWD Expands Tullett FX Volatility Data for Corporate Treasury Clients, Traders
Expanded distribution deal covers FX forwards and forward options on global currencies, primarily for corporate clients
Incubators Level 39, Nest Agree to Partnership, Open ‘Tech Trade Route'
The two incubators will share resources.
BATS Expands Into FX With Hotspot FX Market
BATS expands into non-equity trading businesses with this move.
PureGroup Taps Cordatum as Launch Partner for Fund Data Analytics
Consultancy will advise PureGroup on bringing predictive tools to market.
Spotware Systems Integrates Autochartist Technical Analysis
Alliance adds technical analysis tools to SpotWare's trading interface.
Icap Provides Currency, Treasury Data to Wind Info Clients in China
China's largest information provider taps Icap for non-domestic price data.
Broadridge Buys Trade Processing Platform from M&T
Vendor will take over Wilmington Trust Retirement and Institutional Services unit
CoreOne Creates RegOne Analytics, Reporting Division with TAG, TTA Acquisitions
New York-based data management technology provider CoreOne Technologies has acquired transaction cost analysis tools provider Transaction Auditing Group for an undisclosed sum to create a new market structure analytics and reporting division, dubbed…
MarketAxess and BlackRock's Open Trading Comes to Europe
MarketAxess and BlackRock expand strategic trading alliance to European marketplace.