Sell-Side Technology/News
JPMorgan Expands UK South-Coast Facility Investment
JPMorgan Chase has announced a $48 million investment in its Technology and Operations Center, located in Bournemouth, UK.
FXSpotStream and SmartTrade Team Up on Pricing Tool
FXSpotStream, a multibank foreign exchange (FX) price aggregation service, and smartTrade Technologies, a provider of liquidity management solutions, have together launched 4X|Box, a tool that enables access, via an aggregated stream, to FXSpotStream's…
ECJ Rejects UK’s Appeal on Financial Transaction Tax
The debate on the European Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) was reignited today as the European Court of Justice (ECJ), the highest court within the EU, rejected the UK’s action against the introduction of the controversial tax, also called Tobin Tax,…
DTCC Adds Trade Reporting for Australia, Singapore
The US Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has announced the extension of its Global Trade Repository (GTR) service to Australia and Singapore.
Swift Launches Compliance Analytics Tool
Messaging provider Swift has announced the launch of Compliance Analytics, a tool that helps banks in monitoring and dealing with financial-crime risk.
BlueBay's Willis Joins Algomi as Strategic Advisor
London-based fixed-income technology provider Algomi has appointed Hugh Willis as a strategic advisor.
CME Europe Goes Live
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group (CME) has launched its new London-based derivatives venue, CME Europe.
Nasdaq OMX NLX Expands Board of Directors
London-based derivatives trading venue Nasdaq OMX NLX has appointed Anthony Belchambers, Rod Banus and Andrew Chart as non-executive directors of NLX.
Instinet Makes Necakov CTO
Instinet, the equity execution services arm of the Japanese bank Nomura, has appointed Tony Necakov as CTO.
ConvergEx Survey: Market Not “Fair For All Participants”
A recent survey on US equity market structure conducted by New York-based broker ConvergEx found that 70 percent of respondents do not believe that equity markets are “fair for all participants.”
Alasdair Haynes Named Chairman of Neonet
Swedish agency broker Neonet Securities has appointed Aquis Exchange founder Alasdair Haynes as its non-executive chairman, replacing Peter Melbi.
Fincad Debuts F3 for Risk and Margin
Fincad, the Vancouver-based provider of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives pricing and risk management solutions, has launched the F3 Platform, which provides enterprise-wide views of risk and collateral requirements.
Atlas, NSX Sign MOU For Digital Currency Oversight
Atlas and Jersey City, N.J.-based National Stock Exchange (NSX) have signed a memorandum of understanding to make the alternative trading system (ATS), which facilitates trading in Bitcoin, Litecoin, and digital currency options, the first of its kind to…
JSE Integrates Clearing Technology from Cinnober
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) has partnered with Cinnober for the development of its multi-asset clearing technology platform.
US Accountability Body Criticizes SEC Infosec Approach
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a critical report on information security practices at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), finding that basic security measures are not taken by the regulator and that it must improve.
ADX Goes Live on Nasdaq OMX
The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) is now live on Nasdaq OMX X-Stream platform, almost two years after the two firms signed their first agreement.
Barclays Live Now Available on the iPad
Barclays has launched the Barclays Live app for iPad devices, which provides institutional clients with access to the firm’s research, data and analytics in a personalized manner.
NBAD to Become First Market Maker in United Arab Emirates
The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has been issued the first license from the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) to commence market-making activity in the United Arab Emirates.
Sell-Side Technology Awards 2014: The Winners
Waters magazine is pleased to announce the winners of the second annual Sell-Side Technology Awards. The Awards were held on Tuesday evening, April 15, at the Marriott Marquis in New York.
Deutsche Börse, Thai Exchange Ink MoU
Deutsche Börse and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will see the two venue operators enhance securities and derivative market links between Germany and Thailand.
Clearstream Approaches Taiwan Direct Settlement
International central securities depository (ICSD) Clearstream has announced that it has moved a step further towards enabling direct settlement in Taiwan, by opening an account with the country's CSD.
What Data Will Be on the Cloud in Three Years? No Idea
Asked what type of data they might put onto a public cloud in two or three years that they aren’t putting on the cloud now, the members of an infrastructure modernization panel at the North American Trading Architecture Summit in New York couldn’t come…
Capis Goes Live on SS&C’s Lightning TradeDesk
Capital Institutional Services (Capis) has gone live on SS&C Technologies' integrated solution, Lightning TradeDesk, to optimize its trade processing and reporting capabilities.
IPC, TeleWare Announce Mobile Compliance Alliance
Jersey City-based IPC Systems, a provider of trading communication technology, and T-Ware Connect, the North American arm of global call compliance technology provider TeleWare Group, have announced an alliance that will offer capital markets firms in…