Alliances, Mergers & Acquisitions
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.
In China, Galaxy Futures Eyes Western Push
As the oldest and largest joint venture (JV) brokerage in the Chinese market, Galaxy Futures is a high-profile representation of outward-looking securities firms within the country. Originally partnered with ABN Amro before the Dutch bank's acquisition…
Perseus Shores Up LatAm Presence with ETradeLab Deal
The global connectivity provider says it has acquired ETradeLab, a Brazilian financial services support provider based in São Paulo.