Trading Tech
Dawn of the PTF: An Inside Look at Canada's Attempt to Revive the Mutual Fund Market
Invesco Canada, TMX Group and potentially even Fundserv are building products that blend ETFs and active mutual funds.
KB Tech Seeks Funding to Target TDI Ticker Renaissance at MiFID 2
The software vendor sees potential uses of its revamped version of the TDI messaging layer and suite of related data and trading services arising from MiFID 2.
Avelacom Adds SGX PoP for Asia-Pac Low-Latency Connectivity
The point of presence will provide co-location for firms accessing SGX, as well as providing international connectivity to other markets worrldwide.
Illuminate Sinks £3M into Secure Data Mining, Sharing Tech Startup Privitar
Privitar's products allow firms to share data internally and with third parties while maintaining privacy, security and compliance.
Platts to Buy Energy Analytics Provider PIRA
The acquisition, which is expected to close before the end of September, will accelerate the development of S&P Global Platts' commodities analysis offering.
OFR's Data Officer Talks About Finding Compatibility Among Standards
Managing data for compliance requires compatible identifiers and messages, says Cornelius Crowley
Aequitas NEO Implements OneTickCloud
OneMarketData says demand for the product is increasing due to increased complexities in the market.
SimCorp Rolls Out Reconciliation, Fixed-Income Performance Attribution Modules for Dimension
Bi-annual update also includes functionality for private debt and alternative products to reduce complexity for asset managers.
UPDATE: Canada's Aequitas Neo Rolls Out OneMarketData Cloud Analytics Service
The exchange will use the cloud-hosted version of OneMarketData's OneTick platform and tick data store to perform microstructure analysis of the Canadian exchange landscape.
Satellite Data Startup Orbital Insight Taps Former Revere, FactSet Exec O'Brien
O'Brien says he aims to bring the same momentum to Orbital Insight that he achieved as CEO and COO of Revere Data.
Case Study: Ativo Overhauls its Front & Back Office, Risk & Performance Platforms to Support Growth
Executives from the asset manager detail how the firm replaced much of its existing technology stack, and the reasons for doing so.
Intercontinental Exchange Introduces Single-Name CDS Trading Platform
ICE Swap launched for trading cleared single-name credit default swaps in a central order limit book.
The Asset Management Middle-Office Muddle
John looks at how a neglected middle office is a millstone around the neck of some asset managers.
Bridgewater Associates Announce First Dual-Party Outsourcing Model
BNY Mellon and Northern Trust to take on outsourcing roles for Bridgewater.
Cryptocurrencies Exchange Bitfinex Reports Hack, Over $60 Million in Bitcoin Reported Stolen
A Bitfinex spokesperson said 119,756 bitcoin were stolen in the hack that took place Tuesday.
Algomi Rolls Out Synchronicity as SaaS
Synchronicity will now take two to four weeks to install as opposed to three to six months.
Elliptic Adds LexisNexis Risk Solutions' Data to Bitcoin Transaction Monitoring, Compliance Products
LexisNexis Bridger Insight XG platform, including its WorldCompliance database, will be added to Elliptic's products.
Going Public: Firms Embrace Public Clouds
What will it take to get financial firms to completely buy in to public clouds?
NSE India Taps ITRS for Geneos for Early Warning Indicators
Implementation to streamline NSE's IT operations, provide alerts of failures or anomalies within its infrastructure.
Barclays Africa Executive: Blockchain Offers African Banks Much Needed Scale
Firm's CIO for CIB discusses unique use cases for distributed ledger technologies on the continent.
Alain Miquelon Steps Down as CEO of Montreal Exchange, Group Head of Derivatives
Luc Fortin, managing director of derivatives trading, will serve as interim president and CEO of MX.
Calypso Technology Joins Wall Street Blockchain Alliance
Firm joins industry group focused on usage of distributed ledger in financial services.
Kyc.com Signs Bank of Montreal
Firm is latest to join KYC utility service
Colt to Expand Korean Co-Lo Footprint
The expansion grows Colt's space in the datacenter by almost one-third, in response to demand from international high-frequency trading firms.