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Sarkozy's FTT Won't Cross the Atlantic
The French president promised a financial transaction tax for his country in August, reviving talk of its merits. Firms and technology providers can rest easy: The US isn't about to follow in his footsteps.
FlexTrade's Kedia on the DGCX Relationship (Q & A)
FlexTrade's Singapore director Manish Kedia brokered a deal to become an ISV at a Dubai exchange. Jake Thomases asks him about that deal, and what else the platform provider is up to.
UBS Widens Liquidity Pool for Fixed Income with TradingScreen Partnership (Q&A)
With this partnership, users can advertise their targets to other clients, opening up liquidity that previously wasn't available.
Commerzbank, Capco Launch Complexity Measurement Initiative
Cost and quality are major considerations for CIOs who make decisions about major technology implementations. But the overall complexity of an organization’s IT infrastructure is often impossible to quantify. Commerzbank and Capco believe they have the…
Turaz Sees Bright Future After Thomson Reuters Spin-Off
Late last year, Thomson Reuters divested its trade and risk management business to Vista Equity Partners. After months of negotiation and work, the new company, Turaz, is opening its doors to business with an upgrade of its Kondor+ risk management…
Toronto Joins NYSE Technologies Liquidity Center Network
NYSE Technologies continues to expand its Liquidity Center Network with two new centers in Toronto. It is only one stop in a much longer journey.
Buyers Reluctant to Sign Enterprise Deal Without POC
Attitudes on Wall Street have changed whereby proofs-of-concepts (PoCs) are seen as less risky—for both parties. End users take less of a risk and vendors are confident in landing a long-term deal.
Buyers Reluctant to Sign Enterprise Deal Without POC
Attitudes on Wall Street have changed whereby POCs are seen as less risky. End users are taking less of a risk and vendors are confident in landing a long-term deal.
Citi Slashes FX Trading Latency with Velocity 2.0
As Citi prepares to launch the next iteration of its high-speed foreign exchange (FX) trading platform, volumes and transaction velocity in the market have never been higher. With the widespread use of algorithmic trading, has volatility been increased…
No More 'Sacred Cows' in Buy-Side Outsourcing
Buy-side firms are turning to vendors to manage operations that would have been unthinkable just a couple of years ago
Tail Risk Takes on Greater Importance
In these volatile markets, firms are paying more attention to tail risk.
Bottega Hire Elevates CDO Role
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OneChicago Seeks SEF Equivalency
OneChicago CEO David Downey has been lobbying hard for his exchange to be considered virtually the equivalent of a swap execution facility.
The Return of the Market-Maker
Since the adoption of Regulation NMS in 2007, market-makers in the US cash equities market have gone the way of the green screen—until now.
STP For Risk Reduction Back in the Spotlight
As industry initiatives push for T+2 settlement of securities transactions in addition to reduced levels of latency and more electronic support of the trading process, the notion of STP is once more gaining ground. However, this requires an adjustment of…
12 for ’12: Key Themes for the Year Ahead
With gradual economic improvement in developed economies expected to drive continued interest in emerging markets and technologies in 2012, the industry will look to leverage existing investments for new uses, and make strategic investments in content…
LEI Myth-busting
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Advent's DiMarco Hands Reins to Hess (Q&A)
Advent has announced a changing of the guard at the helm of the San Francisco-based buy-side specialist. Anthony Malakian speaks with the principals about the shift.
NRI Discusses the Asia-Pacific Buy-Side Landscape for 2012 (Q&A)
Shin Kusunoki of NRI gives his take on how buy-side firms in the Asia-Pacific region are gearing up for 2012.
Vendor Profile: Fadi Kaddoura, MIK Fund Solutions
Born in Lebanon before finding his way to Wall Street, Fadi Kaddoura has grown MIK Fund Solutions into a major vendor in the hedge fund space. It all started with a simple sentence uttered during a random meeting. By Anthony Malakian
Bank of America Merrill Lynch & Tora Discuss Thunder Trading Platform (Q&A)
Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Tora Holdings talk with BST about the new co-branded trading platform Thunder.
BlackBerry to Fall Further in 2012, Mobile Order Entry to be Examined (Q&A)
MobileIron's Ojas Rege discusses the major trends facing the buy side around mobile devices.
Vendor Profile: Marianne Brown, Omgeo
Marianne Brown recently celebrated her fifth year at the helm of Omgeo. She sat down with BST to discuss how she rose to such lofty heights in a man’s world, and how she manages her people. By Anthony Malakian