Buy-Side Technology/News
Spectracom and FSMLabs Partner on Time Synch
Spectracom, a Rochester, New York-based provider of global navigation satellite systems will integrate the TimeKeeper software from Austin-based time synchronization specialist FSMLabs into its 10 gigabit-per-second network clock.
Axioma Updates Risk Modeling Platform
The provider's Risk Model Machine (RMM) version 7.6 includes an advanced content builder program and new factor libraries, providing flexibility when building custom models.
Sandell AM Takes SunGard's Hedge360
The alternative asset manager, which specializes in middle market event-driven and credit investments, will use Hedge360 for portfolio management and integrated trading, risk, and operations.
Markit Nabs Compliance-Solutions Provider CTI
Markit announced that it is acquiring software provider Compliance Technologies International (CTI) in order to strengthen its compliance and risk suite of products.
Merlon Capital Partners Expands with SimCorp
Sydney-based Merlon Capital Partners is now using SimCorp Dimension's Front Office suite after a two-month deployment, extending a relationship first established in 2010.
Blackstone Invests in Cloud Theory
The private equity firm has made a strategic investment in client relationship management solutions provider Cloud Theory.
State Street Taps Calastone for Order Routing Service
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) went live on the Calastone order routing service for its range of UK- and Luxembourg-domiciled funds.
Advent Unveils Plethora of Product Suite Enhancements
For the first time in 2014, Advent Software has rolled out new product enhancements for Advent Geneva, Advent Portfolio Exchange (APX), Moxy, Advent Rules Manager and Advent Revenue Center.
Traiana to Provide Pre-Trade Credit Checks to Buy-Side Firms Trading on SEFs
Traiana has added capabilities to its pre-trade credit checking hub CreditLink to enable streamlined post-trade processing for buy-side firms trading electronic credit default swaps (CDSs) and interest rate swaps.
Maitland Taps StatPro for Portfolio Analytics Tool
Maitland Fund Services has implemented StatPro Revolution, the vendor’s cloud-based portfolio analysis platform, in order to provide daily performance, risk, contribution, and attribution analysis to its clients.
Sprott Asset Management Picks SS&C for Settlement Notification
California-based Sprott Asset Management has selected SS&C's Technologies' SSCNet for automated settlement notification. The global network will enable trade communication between Sprott and its broker-dealers, custodian and prime brokers.
DoubleLine Chooses Vichara for CLOs
Los Angeles-based fixed income manager DoubleLine Capital has licensed the V*CLO platform from Hoboken-based Vichara Technologies for analysis of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and their underlying collateral pools.
Keep it Real, Say Data Management Heads at BST Europe
When building a business case for data governance, it is important to "keep it real," according to panelists at the recent London-hosted Buy-Side Technology European Summit.
Liquid, ConvergEx Pen Agreement
OEMS provider Liquid and prime services division of ConvergEx have signed a joint marketing agreement wherein Liquid will be offered to ConvergEx's roster of hedge fund, family office, mutual fund, and registered advisor customers.
Spinaris Capital Chooses OptionsCity for FX and Options Trading
London-based Spinaris Capital will expand its FX and energy options trading utilizing the Metro and Freeway platforms from Chicago-based OptionsCity Software.
Maitland Gets AIFMD Authorization in Luxembourg
Wealth manager Maitland has been authorized by the Luxembourg regulator CSSF to operate as an alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) to third-party alternative investment funds (AIFs), and to offer fully compliant AIFMD management company services.
CdR Capital Taps Advent Software for Wealth Management Solution
Switzerland-based private investment firm CdR Capital has selected Advent Software’s wealth management solution, Advent Portfolio Exchange (APX), to support its portfolio and client relationship management practices.
Rimes Appoints Cumberbatch to Senior Reference Data Role
Rimes Technologies has announced that a former Interactive Data executive, Bob Cumberbatch, will head up its reference data segment.
BC Partners, Hamilton Lane LPs Live on iLevel 6.6
The software provider to private investment firms says that BC Partners, a European firm with $17.5 under advisement, and the limited partner (LP) clients of fund advisory and administrator Hamilton Lane, are all now up on its newly-released version, 6.6.
Bitcoin Hedge Fund Launches with SS&C
Coin Capital Management, led by Samuel Cahn and Drew Sommer, has launched a new fund for institutional investors looking to buy and hold Bitcoin.
Six Partners CME Europe for Tri-Party Collateral Platform
Six Securities Services and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group's (CME) European derivatives venue, CME Europe, have announced an agreement to provide a European collateral management platform for both banks and buy-side firms.
SunGard Debuts Risk Reporting Service
SunGard has launched its Hedge360 Risk Reporting Service, which provides hedge funds with independently validated data and analytics for due diligence and risk management strategies.
TradingScreen Launches PairsHub
Technology vendor TradingScreen has debuted PairsHub, its electronic execution interface that connects with pair-trading algorithms from tier-one investment banks.
Instinet Adds Philippines Support
Instinet has announced that the Philippines has become the 12th Asia-Pacific capital market to be added to its direct market access (DMA) and algorithmic trading platforms.