Sell-Side Technology/Analysis
Financial IT Not Flexible Enough for Regulatory Changes, Say Panelists
Guggenheim Partners’ chief compliance officer summed up his position on adaptable IT with a question rather than a statement. “How many people think technology is flexible?” Joseph Lodato asked the audience at Waters USA. There were almost as many…
Senior Technologists Discuss the Drive Toward Standardization, Automation
At this year's Waters USA conference at the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square, a panel of C-level technologists from across the industry discussed their drive toward standardization and automation, while contemplating new cost structures to help…
Newedge Overhauls its Trading Architecture
The 2008 merger that created Newedge ─ between the brokerage arms of Société Générale and Credit Agricole ─ brought a host of trading systems, including eight order management systems, with overlap and redundancy galore. The French broker sought help…
European Commission Proposes Trade Secrets Law Harmonization
The European Commission (EC) has proposed new rules on the protection of so-called trade secrets, seeking to harmonize the definition and enforcement of guidelines among its member states, in a move that could have ramifications for the financial…
ETAS 2013: Innovation is Needed, But Not without Controls
Panelists at the 2013 European Trading Architecture Summit (ETAS) debated the role of innovation and flexible development within bank IT departments, saying that while inventive ways of delivering service are needed, they have to be moderated with good…
ETAS 2013: The Benefits of Going Commando
According to Pierre Dulon, CIO of Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, his organization needs to “transform” the way it delivers IT to the business, by reducing its operating costs, and crucially, establishing small, discrete commando-style…
ETAS 2013: To Meet Challenges, IT Needs "Commando" Units
In his keynote address at the 2013 European Trading Architecture Summit (ETAS), Pierre Dulon, CIO at Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (CA CIB) said that in order to address the challenges of the new banking environment, IT as a function…
Probable Volcker Hedging Requirement to Tax Trade Capture Processes, IT
The latest round of amendments to the Volcker Rule is said to have tripled its pages, now rumored as high as 1,000. Supporters of a prescriptive approach say that isn't necessarily a bad thing. But one unresolved issue could have many tier-two sell-side…
Will Consolidation or Fragmentation Follow NYSE–ICE, Bats–Direct Edge?
NYSE Euronext–IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) and Bats–Direct Edge have cleared most regulatory hurdles—NYSE–ICE is days away from being cemented, according to reports, and Bats–Direct Edge just received approval from the US Justice Department. So the…
Maxim Implements SunGard Amid Growing Broker Trend
Maxim Group, an 11-year-old specialist brokerage, has added to its arsenal of SunGard products by implementing the provider's VPM portfolio accounting solution. The move is a result of of heightened transparency demands, but also a sign of Maxim filling…
Beneath London, Data Flows Through the City’s Sewers
There’s a lot to be said for London’s sewer system. Calling it a marvel of engineering isn’t hyperbole—the 150-year-old construction is still going strong, and current estimates, given levels of wear and tear, suggest that it could last for at least…
After Success in Fixed Income, TESI Eyes FX
The Trading Enablement Standardization Initiative (TESI), an industry working group comprising major sell-side banks, is targeting enablement of buy-side firms onto foreign exchange (FX) electronic dealing platforms through automated protocols.
DelphX Delves into Credit Trading via SunGard Connectivity
Calling the SunGard Global Network (SGN) "the gorilla of equity order routing," bond trading venue operator DelphX announced that it will utilize SGN's FIX connectivity as the plumbing for its new CentralX alternative trading system (ATS).
Marco Polo, Perseus Paired in Emerging Markets DMA Push
Marco Polo New World, a consolidated offering from the jointly-owned direct market access (DMA) and connectivity providers, looks to answer demand for broader access in untapped markets.
T2S and CSD Regulation to Obviate National Depositories
The double-tap effect of both the Target2-Securities (T2S) project and the implementation of the Central Securities Depositories (CSD) Regulation will spell the end of single-nation depositories, according to Jean-Michel Godeffroy, director general and…
CFTC Casts Wide Net on Futures HFT Curbs—Will the Catch Prove Deadly?
Statements of concurrence from Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioners Scott O'Malia and Bart Chilton, and support from chairman Gary Gensler, quickly followed the CFTC's concept release on proposals to reduce systemic risk by curbing…
BT Partners with Truphone for US Mobile Recording
Network and telecoms provider BT has joined forces with global mobile operator Truphone, to deliver a communications recording service in line with Dodd-Frank Act provisions.
Aquis, Seeking Transformative Model, Lines Up Partners
London-based, pan-European multilateral trading facility (MTF) Aquis Exchange is embarking on a new approach to its pricing model and capital formation as it awaits final approval from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Panel Discusses the Intersection of Risk and Regulation
At a panel hosted by SunGard and moderated by The Economist, Wells Fargo's Steve Ellis encouraged firms to look at compliance with a glass-half-full perspective.
In Two Days, Signals of Change
Nasdaq's SIP-related glitch on Thursday seems a foil for today's news, that the boards of Bats and Direct Edge approved a merger deal on Friday creating a new entity that will surpass Nasdaq's market share. Both events may be long-remembered, and perhaps…
Direct Edge's William O'Brien on the Bats Merger
After much speculation on Friday last week, news broke today that Direct Edge would merge with Bats. Direct Edge's CEO William O'Brien hopes that this will help the newly combined entity, which will go forward under the Bats name, to break into the…
Goldman Sachs Faces Losses After Technical Glitch Sent Erroneous Trades
Goldman Sachs could face losses after a glitch in its trading system sent erroneous trades at the opening of the US equity options market yesterday.
Bitcoin's Regulatory Parade: Justified or Fiasco?
Regulators including the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) are examining the virtual currency that has fascinated popular imagination by—as much as they can—treating it as real. Will new…
HFT Limited at Aequitas Exchange, but Not Banned Outright
Reports about Aequitas Exchange's aversion to high-frequency trading (HFT) have been overblown, believes CEO Jos Schmitt.