Buy-Side Technology/News
Eqecat Signs Fermat Capital Management
The catastrophe modeling software vendor will provide Fermat, a $4.3 billion asset manager and specialist in insurance-linked securities (ILS), its RQE version 13 platform.
Nordea Implements SimCorp's Broker Strategy Function
Nordea's Investment Management arm, which executes with an array of ten brokers, has streamlined its trading operations with the new tool, part of SimCorp's Dimension order management solution.
SS&C Launches Investment Intelligence
SS&C Technologies has announced the launch of Investment Intelligence, its business information tool that operates across cloud, mobile and other platforms.
State Street Bolsters Collateral and Reporting Services
State Street has made enhancements to its financial reporting and collateral services to help clients comply with regulations, manage risk and automate their disclosure requirements.
Backstop Acquires PerTrac CMS
Backstop Solutions Group (BSG) has announced the acquisition of PerTrac's CMS product line, which provide customer-relationship management tools for institutional, buy-side clients.
Northern Trust Opens Office in Frankfurt
Northern Trust has opened an office in Frankfurt, Germany.
Expanding Structured Finance Footprint, Markit Adds CLO Tranche Pricing
Market data provider Markit will now offer evaluated prices for 5,000 investment-grade collateralized loan obligation (CLO) tranches, rated BBB or better, covering around two-thirds of the overall market.
Iyer Joins iLevel
Software product management and marketing veteran Ganesh Iyer joins the Blackstone spin-off after three years at trading communications provider IPC.
Private Equity Players Launch Data Alliance with AltExchange
The new group's aim is to develop an open-standard, three-tiered, XML-based format as well as a new validation platform for private equity, with initial technology backing provided by a mainstay provider in the space, eFront.
Pershing's NetX360 Available on Surface Pro
The broker-dealer and advisor solutions arm of BNY Mellon has augmented its NetX360 advisor platform to run on Microsoft's Surface Pro tablets via the Windows 8 Pro operating system.
Paladyne Makes a Play for Control of Numerix Risk Tool
Paladyne Systems has secured the rights to the source code, development rights, and unlimited distribution rights for the Portfolio Risk product from analytics provider Numerix. Paladyne has also hired the Toronto- and Hong Kong-based development teams…
ITG Takes XIP OMS to the Cloud
Execution and research broker ITG has announced that its ITG Order Management System (OMS), formerly known as Macgregor XIP, has been relaunched with a hosted solution offering.
TradingScreen Clears CFTC's FX Mid-Point Pricing Hurdle
The regulation, going into effect on May 1st, requires firms to display mid-point prices for foreign exchange (FX) pre-spot, forward outrights, non-deliverable forwards, and swap trades.
Kames Capital Implements BI-SAM’s B-One Platform
Kames Capital, an Edinburgh-based asset manager with €EUR 65 billion under management and approximately 270 employees, and a subsidiary of Aegon Asset Management, has implemented BI-SAM’s B-One platform to support its performance and attribution…
IPC Enters China with Minsheng Deployment
IPC Systems has announced that Minsheng Life Insurance, based in mainland China, has selected and rolled out its Unigy trading communications system.
Sapient's CMRS to Facilitate Portfolio Reconcilation
The Compliance Management and Reporting System (CMRS) from Sapient Global Markets can now facilitate portfolio reconciliation.
Advise Releases E-Filing Solution for Form CPO-PQR
Advise Technologies, a compliance software provider, will offer a CPO-PQR e-filing platform to the National Futures Association (NFA) EasyFile portal. This will be the first time that filing electronically is possible for Form CPO-PQR.
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.
Nomura AM Takes Omgeo for Trade Matching
Nomura Asset Management has selected Omgeo's Central Trade Manager (CTM) for Japanese equity trade matching.
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.