Buy-Side Technology/News
StatPro Acquires Regulatory Risk Services from French Bank
StatPro to introduce managed services after acquisition from ODDO BHF
Dark Trading Caps Not Responsible for Periodic Auction Growth, Study Finds
FCA report find that growth in periodic auction trading is not a result of dark-trading bans.
US Regulators Strengthen Ties with New Agreement
Derivatives and equity market regulators sign updated memorandum.
Nordea Life & Pension Selects SimCorp amid Rebrand
Denmark's third-largest commercial pension fund is being rebranded as Velliv.
Digital Reasoning Readies Public Release of Model-Training Platform
To solve the old needle-in-a-haystack problem, Digital Reasoning is developing a tool dubbed Cognition to improve the training process for machine-learning models.
Compliance firm Steele Acquires TransparINT
The deal brings artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities for anti-money laundering monitoring to Steele.
Cobalt Plans Low-Latency FX Credit Management Platform
The platform aims to manage credit to reduce risk associated with clients in distress.
LSEG Acquires Minority Share in AcadiaSoft
LSEG is looking to improve its non-clearing services with this latest deal.
RCM-X Goes Live with OneTick TCA
Tech provider integrates OneTick tools for transaction-cost analysis in futures.
Archax Launches Institutional Crypto Exchange
Startup targets institutional community with digital-asset exchange.
Hyannis Port Research Support to China Stock Connects Now Fully Operational
The firm plans to further expand in Asia-Pacific, in markets such as Japan, Korea, Singapore and Taiwan.
Bloomberg Eyes Amsterdam for Trading and Reporting Platforms
The information and trading technology giant has registered a Netherlands-based entity for its trading platform.
After Arbitration Deal, SGX’s Indian Products Survive—For Now
The final outcome of the arbitration award is expected to be announced by the first quarter of 2019.
Banks and Bourses Join Forces on Blockchain Drive
Recent market change has led to heightened inefficiencies of collateral processing.
Senior SEC Staffer Says Bitcoin, Ether Are Not Securities
Digital currencies themselves do not qualify as investment contracts, regulator says, but could when packaged.
BNY Mellon Set to Release Corporate Actions Communications Tool
FundBlast aims to cut down on the number of exchanges and potential misinformation.
Cryptocurrency Exchange itBit Adds Four New Currencies
The firm now covers the five largest cryptocurrencies.
InvestCloud Buys Client Relationship Solutions Provider rplan
The acquisition also brings InvestCloud more clients in Europe.
Dash Hires Agency Brokerage Vet Lesko
Lesko will come on board as chief growth officer.
SBI Invests in High-Speed Broker Potamus
The investment is expected to help expand business in the US and other asset classes.
Bitcoin Regulation on the Agenda for Global Policymakers
Expert panel struck a positive tone on the future of crypto assets and indicated that it was only a matter time until regulation caught up with the digital age.
GreenKey Files Patent for Automatic Transcription Process
The patent covers a process that determines an audio language before being run through a transcription engine.
BNP Extends Fidessa Partnership for Derivatives
BNP will offer Fidessa's front office execution platform for derivatives to its global client base.
Auction System Glitch Led To LSE's Morning Blackout
London bourse's trading delay was the first such disruption in years.