Sell-Side Technology/News
BNP Paribas Securities Services Appoints Hayes as Head Of UK, Middle East & South Africa
Former State Street veteran takes over as regional head to help drive the bank’s growth targets in UK, Middle East and South Africa.
BCS Global Markets Close to US Debut Via Alforma Acquisition
Entry to US market on target as Finra approves BCS’s acquisition of New York-based inter-dealer broker.
Symphony Launches Mobile App
Application is mobile device management (MDM) compatible.
ABN Amro Clearing Implements Fidessa's Execution Platform
AAC handles over 16 million trades per day.
Icap's EBS BrokerTec Inks Deal With China's CFETS
The company will open an office and development center in China as part of the deal.
Swift CEO Says There Will Be Changes In Messaging Service Following Breaches, Reports
Gottfried Leibbrandt spoke about a variety of changes being made to Swift following cybercriminals stealing $81 million from Bangladesh's central bank, according to multiple media reports.
SEC Bolsters Cyber Department with Promotion of Hetner
Christopher Hetner joined the SEC in January 2015. He is GE Capital's former CISO.
Citi Taps Keith Lau for Global Head of Funds Technology
Former State Street senior vice president and global head of analysis, testing and deployment to lead Citi’s funds technology department.
Deutsche Börse, Taiwan Futures Exchange Form Data Partnership
Taifex clients gain access to real-time, delayed and end-of-day data products from both exchanges.
Tullett Prebon Sends First SEF Trade for Clearing at JSCC
Trade executed via tpSEF's hybrid trading platform.
Nasdaq Financial Framework Offers Harmonized Products Portfolio
Over 100 market operators will have access to new framework.
Seismic Gets $40 Million Strategic Funding
Investment will be used, in part, to expand the company's sales team.
ITG Adds Enhancements Focused on User Experience for Posit Alert
New additions to ITG's block crossing network aimed at driving improvements in trade behavior and execution quality.
CBOE Makes Minority Investment in Eris Exchange, Announces Partnership
CBOE and Eris will develop product solutions aimed at Basell III and other swaps regulations.
New Client Highlights Markit's New Reg Services
Darren Thomas tells Waters the vendor is looking to roll out the services for new ISDA protocols and margin requirements.
Icap Renamed NEX Group
Name change will go into effect after deal with Tullet Prebon is completed later this year.
Redi Launches Redi Mobile
New app was development with the help of PowWow.
Standard Chartered Hires Symantec's McGuire as Group CISO
Cheri McGuire appointed as new chief information security officer, information protection and cyber security are “top priorities."
Broadridge Acquires Dojima, Adds to GPTM Solution
Dojima adds its derivatives clearing solution to expand Broadridge’s GPTM.
Consulting Collaboration: Synechron Acquires Hatstand
Consulting firm adds firm with expertise in data management.
DTCC, KRX Partner to Open South Korean Trade Repository
The two parties signed a memorandum of understanding to link KRX to a global trade repository.
S3's New Client Signing Signals Growing Analytics Interest
TradeStation is the third major retail broker client S3 added this year alone.
Lombard Risk Appoints Mike Payne as CTO
Former interim CTO appointed on permanent basis after joining Lombard Risk in February.
Perseus Adds Nasdaq Data Access for US Treasuries, Equities
The data will be distributed through its LiquidPath service.