Alliances, Mergers & Acquisitions
Blue Systems first to deliver Xinhua news to mobile users
Blue Systems, the London-based provider of global financial information software, and Xinhua Finance, a China-based financial information provider, have struck a partnership that will deliver real-time financial market news on Blue Systems' market data…
Paladyne integrates NumeriX pricing models
New York-based hedge fund technology provider Paladyne Systems has partnered with pricing and risk analytics specialist NumeriX to enable its clients to better price complex securities.
CMA cashes out to CME Group
In a significant deal for the buy side, CME Group announced late last month that it had acquired Credit Market Analysis (CMA), a London-based technology vendor which provides credit derivatives market data exclusively to asset managers and hedge funds.
Fidessa LatentZero goes live with Pipeline connection
Buy-side trading software provider Fidessa LatentZero has connected its front-office systems to US-based alternative trading system (ATS) Pipeline.
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Thomson-Reuters Overshadows Consolidation Frenzy
After years of buying up smaller competitors to boost their own assets, Thomson and Reuters finally agreed to pool their resources this year, making 2007 the year of the largest-ever single takeover deal to hit the market data industry.
CMA partners with Numerix to empower credit traders
Credit market data provider CMA has partnered with Numerix, a provider of pricing and risk analytics, to create an integrated offering for buy-side firms.