Trading Tech
Broadway Technology Takes Up Trad-X
The trading solutions provider says it has added Tradition's global hybrid platform for US rate swaps, deepening liquidity across its offering of aggregated order books.
Transparency and Consistency Drive Markit’s Risk Upgrade
Markit has announced the release of two significant new tools for its Portfolio Valuations Service, which deal with scenario analysis and the computation of Value-at-Risk (VaR).
Phatra Rolls Out Charles River
Thai investment manager Phatra Securities has implemented the Charles River Investment Management System (IMS) to operate its multi-asset trading activities.
MacKay Shields Takes Markit EDM
New York-headquartered MacKay Shields, an investment manager with approximately $78 billion in assets under management, has selected Markit EDM for its data management requirements.
Mandara Capital Turns to Tbricks for Futures Trading
Mandara Capital, a hedge fund specializing in crude oil and derivatives, has implemented the hosted trading service from Tbricks, a Stockholm-based vendor, for their futures trading requirements.
Royal London Assessing Performance with Teknometry
Performance analytics vendor Teknometry has announced that it has signed an agreement with Royal London Asset Management (RLAM), to provide investment performance analysis across the firm's entire portfolio.
Intelligent Design for Institutional Technology
New technologies aiming to solve problems, rather than paper them over, are a refreshing change of pace.
Clearstream, Standard Chartered Partner on Collateral Management
Deutsche Börse's post-trade arm, Clearstream, has announced that it will develop a collateral management platform alongside Standard Chartered Bank to service mutual clients.
Nomura AM Takes Omgeo for Trade Matching
Nomura Asset Management has selected Omgeo's Central Trade Manager (CTM) for Japanese equity trade matching.
Client Reporting: The Road to Empowerment
Quarterly investment reports have long provided the sandwich filling between investment managers and their clients. Vendors have helped to automate the process, but Steve Dew-Jones considers how technology can take this process to the next level.
Buy Side Still Not Ready for June 10 Swaps Deadline
Apparently one set of guinea pigs wasn't enough. Even though Category 1 swap participants─swap dealers and the largest hedge funds─have been clearing most of their interest rate and credit default swaps since March 11, Category 2 participants─a group…
Eka Software Acquires EnCompass
The commodities trading software provider, based in Bangalore, India, says the move will help it provide comprehensive energy trading and risk management (ETRM) support.
Pershing Upgrades CRM with Redtail
Pershing, the broker-dealer and advisor solutions arm of BNY Mellon, will integrate Redtail's real-time client relationship management solution into its NetX360 platform, furthering an ongoing collaboration between the software provider and custodial…
Liquidity Aggregation Through FCMs Appealing, But Info Leakage a Question
Even as the estimated number of swap execution facilities (SEFs) drops, fragmentation is still predicted to become an issue in the world of centrally cleared swaps. There is therefore room in the market for an aggregation service, to source liquidity…
SIFMA Cries Foul to SEC Over UTP Tape C Fee Hike
SIFMA calls on SEC to reject 25 percent Tape C price increase, claims UTP did not follow mandated procedures before raising fees.
Tradition Debuts Long-Awaited ParFX Platform
Broker-dealer Tradition has announced that its spot foreign exchange (FX) ParFX platform, formerly known as TraFXpure, has been launched.