Sell-Side Technology/News
CameronTec Signs CEESEG for Catalys
Infrastructure provider CameronTec has announced that the Central and Eastern Europe Stock Exchange Group (CEESEG) has signed a five-year deal for its Catalys range of products.
Azul Systems Partners with Solarflare to Reduce Latency on Java Applications
Azul Systems, a provider of Java Virtual Machines, has announced a partnership with Solarflare, a provider of 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) server adapters, conceived to reduce end-to-end latency within java applications and eliminate jitter.
JPMorgan Debuts Collateral Management Tools
JPMorgan has announced the launch of Collateral Central, its collateral-management tool suite for buy and sell-side clients.
Sapient Sees Frankfurt as Center for Growth
Sapient Global Markets has its sights set on Germany after opening a new office in Frankfurt in the third quarter of 2012, with additional hires on the horizon.
Etrali Expands Mobile Recording Offering for Dodd-Frank Compliance
Etrali Trading Solutions, the Paris-based provider of voice and electronic trading infrastructure, has extended its mobile recording solution in the US today, to help firms meet Dodd-Frank compliance requirements.
BankersAccuity Adds Russian PEPs to WorldCompliance
The new database of politically-exposed persons (PEPs) reflects recent tightening of rules requiring know-your-customer (KYC) monitoring both in Russia and internationally.
Omgeo Names Shanahan as Managing Director of GRC
Post-trade services provider Omgeo has appointed Jeannie Shanahan as managing director of governance, risk management and compliance.
Traiana Expands Harmony ClientLink into Equities and Fixed Income
Post-trade services vendor Traiana has expanded Harmony ClientLink’s cross-asset capability to the equities and fixed-income markets to improve the cross-asset straight through processing and allocation platform.
Progress Agrees Apama Sale to Software AG
Progress Software has reached an agreement with Software AG over the sale of its complex events processing (CEP) arm, Apama.
Eurex Adopts Deutsche Börse Architecture
Eurex Exchange has fully migrated its trading architecture to parent company Deutsche Börse Group's, following the move of the fixed-income derivatives segment.
ConvergeEx Upgrades Pre-Trade Risk Controls for ConnEx
Agency broker ConvergEx Group has upgraded the pre-trade risk management system of its outsourced hosted connectivity infrastructure business, ConnEx.
Deutsche Bank Launches Autobahn Mobile
Deutsche Bank has announced the debut of its Autobahn Mobile initiative, an app-based portal to the bank's sales, trading and research material as well as events calendars and foreign exchange (FX) market data.
Bank of Korea Turns to Calypso for Portfolio Management
Bank of Korea, responsible for managing the world’s seventh largest foreign reserve of $329 billion, has gone live with Calypso Technology’s portfolio management solution.
Tibco Acquires StreamBase Systems
Infrastructure provider Tibco has announced its acquisition of complex events processing (CEP) vendor StreamBase.
Kepler Capital Markets Selects smartTrade’s LMS for Hybrid Inflation Platform
Paris-based interdealer broker Kepler Capital Markets has chosen smartTrade Technologies’ Liquidity Management System (LMS) to develop its hybrid auction platform for inflation products.
Natixis Joins CLS as Settlement Member
CLS Group has announced that Natixis has upgraded its membership of the service from a third-party participant to a full settlement member.
Nice Systems Releases New Trading Floor Communications Oversight Tool
The Israeli software provider says its Proactive Compliance Solution will help firms monitor and investigate trade interactions, capacity requirements for which have increased under the Dodd-Frank Act and other new regulations globally.
US Trade Bodies Request Cross-Border Swaps Relief
A consortium of US industry representative groups has written to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), requesting a six-month extension to relief from cross-border implementations of swaps trading rules.
Three FCMs Join MarkitSERV Credit Centre
Citi, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) and Goldman Sachs have signed up to MarkitSERV Credit Centre, Markit's pre-trade credit-checking facility for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives transactions.
Euronext Exchanges Delay Opening After Glitch
Trading was delayed for about an hour at exchanges in Paris, Lisbon, Brussels, and Amsterdam after an as-of-yet unidentified technology malfunction.
Aquis Exchange Selects Equinix London Data Center
Aquis Exchange, the proposed pan-European equities trading venue, has selected Equinix's LD4 International Business Exchange in Slough, UK, to establish its primary data center presence.
Otkritie Appoints CEO, Senior Team Ahead of Global Push
Moscow-headquartered brokerage Otkritie Capital has announced the appointment of Nikolay Katorzhnov as its new CEO, along with several other senior-level hires and promotions.
ConvergEx Adds Real-Time Margin Tools
New York-based agency broker ConvergEx Group has announced the addition of real-time margin calculation tools to its LiquidPoint product.
Borsa Istanbul Signs MoU with Tirana Stock Exchange
Istanbul's stock exchange, Borsa Istanbul, and the Tirana Stock Exchange have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during the Tirana Economic Forum, to further their existing collaboration and develop technology.