Sell-Side Technology/News
Norwegian Guarantor Fund Selects Xenomorph’s TimeScape
Bankenes Sikringsfond will use the data management provider's analysis and decision support tool to centralize its analytics.
Newedge Releases Prime Brokerage FX Platform
While FX has been a part of the company’s suite of prime brokerage services for institutional clients, the new version provides better access to the global currency market.
BNY Mellon Wins Allianz Outsourcing Deal
Allianz Global Investors (AGI) has awarded a contract to provide outsourced data and accounting services for a range of its funds to BNY Mellon.
MarketPrizm Announces DMA Access to London Metal Exchange
Trading infrastructure provider MarketPrizm has established direct market access (DMA) to the London Metal Exchange (LME).
Spanish Exchange Calls Orange for HFT Flow
Madrid-based exchange operator Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) has connected to Orange Business Services' TCSnet to attract faster flow.
Human Error, Not Tech, Blamed in Morning Index Scare in India
This morning, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India halted trading for 15 minutes when a primary index, the S&P CNX Nifty, rapidly dropped over 900 points to a low of 4,888.20, after opening at 5,815.00, losing 16 percent of its value.
eBX Fined for Information Leakage
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined dark pool operator eBX for failing to protect confidential information.
Augustsson Promoted to Cinnober CEO
Veronica Augustsson is the new chief executive of Swedish-based technology provider Cinnober, following her promotion from head of sales.
Ullink Offers Market-Making Through Hexapod Acquisition
Low-latency connectivity provider Ullink has added market-making to its offering, following its acquisition of Stockholm-based Hexapod Solutions.
Neonet Adds Access to Greek, Turkish Equities
Swedish execution services provider Neonet has added access to the Athens and Istanbul stock exchanges.
Cologix Completes Toronto Colo Space
The colocation company is also working on a datacenter in downtown Toronto.
Natterbox to Provide Mobile Call Recording to Orange
The network-based solution requires no apps or software.
UB Securities Selects Neonet for Execution Services
The Helsinki-based firm, which forms part of the United Bankers group, has chosen Neonet to provide its execution services.
ABN Amro Relies on MXG Team for Murex Rework
Amsterdam-based ABN Amro Bank is live on a "reworked" version of Murex's End of Day (EOD) and Value at Risk (VaR) reporting platform, a project managed in conjunction with MXG Team Limited, a Dublin-based privately owned specialist Murex consultancy.
Citi Debuts Alternative Trading Platform
Citi has launched a new real-time alternative trading platform, dubbed Citi Cross ATS, which will allow users access to a wide number of sources of liquidity through the bank's proprietary matching engine.
Mexican Broker Gives the Skinny on LatAm
Colocation and regulation are good in Latin America, but market data feeds are failing, says Mexican technologist.
Morgan Stanley Joins FXSpotStream as a Liquidity Provider
FXSpotStream, an industry utility that provides a multibank FX service to clients for the purpose of executing spot trades, has added Morgan Stanley as a liquidity provider.
Swift to Focus on IT at New Malaysian Hub
The corporate center, based in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, is part of an aggressive regional plan for the messaging provider.
Banco Penta Selects Calypso for Interest Rate Derivates
The Chilean bank settled on Calypso after more than a year of searching.
Daiwa Europe Lights Torstone's Inferno in Back Office
Daiwa Europe, the investment banking subsidiary of Japanese brokerage firm Daiwa Securities Group, has chosen Torstone Technology's Inferno for its post-trade securities processing and trade accounting.
Nasdaq, Amazon Launch Data Management Platform
The cloud service is intended to ease the burden of regulation-mandated data storage and granularity.
MT5 Platform Adds Access to Knight's Hotspot FX Network
MetaQuotes Software Corp. has integrated its MetaTrader 5 (MT5) platform with Knight Capital Group's Hostpot foreign exchange (FX) electronic communications network (ECN).
TMX Atrium Connects to OTC Derivatives Platform Trad-X
Luxembourg-headquartered infrastructure provider TMX Atrium has added connectivity to Tradition's Trad-X, a trading platform for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives.
Kx Systems Updates Data Storage Software
Data analysis provider Kx Systems, headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, has released a new version of its kbd+ software.