Alliances, Mergers & Acquisitions
SS&C Acquires Hedgemetrix
SS&C has announced that it has acquired fund services provider Hedgemetrix, based in Irving, Texas.
NYSE Euronext Forges Partnership with Bank of China
NYSE Euronext has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bank of China, as the European exchange seeks to attract trading flow from the Far East.
NYSE Euronext, Taiwan Futures Exchange Partner for Two-Way Order Routing
NYSE Euronext and the Taiwan Futures Exchange have agreed to work more closely together going forward with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding.
Oslo Børs to Acquire Burgundy
Norwegian exchange Oslo Børs is set to acquire its Swedish rival, Burgundy, in a play for regional control of equities trading.
Saxo Bank Initiates LatAm Push
Specialist online investment house Saxo Bank has acquired a Uruguayan broker, in a bid to extend its presence in Latin America.
Exegy, StreamBase Ally for Algo Strategy Support, Data Analytics
Integrated products simplify process of using data from Exegy appliances in StreamBase's analytics engines, while opening new opportunities for both vendors
BlackRock, Thomson Reuters to Provide Fixed-Income Analytics for Buy Side
Investment management firm BlackRock and data vendor Thomson Reuters will partner to create a distributed fixed-income derived analytics set through BlackRock Solutions (BRS), the firm's solutions provision arm.
Level 3 Buys FibreSpan to Bolster London Metro Network, Hedge Fund Services
Acquisition will provide Level 3 with access to hedge funds in London's West End
EFIS 2012: Dan Simpson, Markit EDM
Steve Dew-Jones catches up with Markit EDM's Dan Simpson at the European Financial Information Summit in London.