Articles by Jake Thomases
Waters Rankings 2013: David Quinlan, Eze Software Group
David Quinlan is the co-president of Eze OMS Business and the head of strategy for Eze Software Group.
Waters Rankings 2013: Debra Walton, Thomson Reuters
Debra Walton is the managing director of enterprise content for Thomson Reuters.
Consultant J&J Helps Build FinQloud's Reputation
In these early months of its existence, Nasdaq OMX FinQloud benefits as much from the reputational boost its clients provide as from the profits they bring in.
Linedata Service Tackles Hedge Fund Compliance
Linedata, the Paris-based solutions provider, has unveiled Linedata Compliance Managed Service to address the complexity of global hedge fund regulations by incorporating rule monitoring across different geographies and jurisdictions.
Aquis Exchange Makes Two Announcements
Members of Aquis Exchange, the proposed European stock exchange, will be able to access its trading platform via the BT Radianz Cloud financial network.
360T Appoints Co-Head of Sales, Americas
Frankfurt-based trading platform provider 360T Group has appointed Patrik Nagel as co-head of sales, Americas, based out of New York.
Waters Rankings 2013: Best EDM System Provider — Markit Enterprise Data Management
Coming out of nowhere is a company that didn’t make the top three in voting last year, when Sybase took home its fifth straight Waters Rankings gong. Markit Enterprise Data Management must have still been finding its sea legs two months after Markit…
Waters Rankings 2013: Best Corporate Actions Solution — Markit Corporate Actions
It took a year for Markit’s strategic acquisition of Cadis to pay off in terms of yielding success in the Waters Rankings. But the London-based vendor’s corporate actions recognition was far more immediate, coming just over a month after its purchase of…
Waters Rankings 2013: Best Reference Data Provider — Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters has taken home the two data awards in the Waters Rankings for the second successive year. The strength of its reference data is in getting the basics right while updating its offering to meet changing needs in financial services. New…
Waters Rankings 2103: Best CEP Solution Provider — Tibco Streambase
Vivek Ranadivé made two splashy purchases in the last two months. First came the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association. Next came StreamBase, the event-processing software provider scooped up in June by Tibco, Ranadivé’s Palo Alto,…
Waters Rankings 2013: Best Low-Latency Data Feed Provider — Thomson Reuters
This win makes it four in a row for the data giant in this category. The last year has been marked by announcements of connections around the world for Elektron, which provides an infrastructure for low-latency market access. The global architecture…
Three Technologists Talk About Justifying ROI
When making a case for the return on investment (ROI) of an IT project, BMO Capital Markets’ head of operations and project delivery doesn’t get too deep. Quantifying ROI is very difficult, argues Naveen Balakrishnan, because the measurables evolve too…
Torstone Adds OTC Derivatives Reporting Module to Inferno
Torstone Technology, a London-based provider of derivatives processing software, has released a new Inferno module that consolidates over-the-counter (OTC) derivative trades from multiple front office systems and feeds them into global trade repositories…
Thomson Reuters and CQG Partner on Futures Order Routing
Thomson Reuters has expanded access to liquidity across its order routing network by adding additional connections to US futures markets through an agreement with CQG’s direct market access (DMA) platform.
Inventing the New Thing Is the New Thing
Innovation is like vacation—people spend more time talking about the amazing places they’re going than they spend actually getting there. There isn’t a company worth its salt where innovation is not part of its agenda, although its application varies…
GFI Files to be a SEF
GFI Group, a New York-based broker and technology vendor, has filed an application with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to become a multi-asset swap execution facility (SEF).
Mackay Shields CTO: Routinely Check Vendor Data Security
A vendor tried to expand its business relationship with New York asset manager Mackay Shields, and in one conference call, almost lost the customer entirely.
Waters Rankings 2013 ─ All the Winners
At a cocktail reception held at rooftop event space 230 Fifth, this year's Waters Rankings winners were announced.
CQG Integrates with KCG Hotspot for FX
Denver, Colorado-based CQG today announced the addition of foreign exchange (FX) trade execution to its services through integration with KCG Hotspot, the New Jersey-based electronic communication network (ECN) for foreign exchange.
Exchanges Recognize Cyber Threats but Have Defensive Measures in Place
More than half of all worldwide exchanges have suffered a cyber attack in the last year, according to a survey by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (Iosco). Iosco released the results as part of a joint working paper with the World…
Fidessa Hooks Up With Susquehanna Affiliate for Options
Global Execution Brokers (GEB), a member of the Susquehanna International Group, is now offering options execution capabilities to members of the Fidessa community. The 750 brokers on the Fidessa network can now route order flow to Susquehanna, a large…
Social Media Relies Too Much on Emotion for Investment Use
Tick data specialist OneMarketData recently conducted a survey about the use of social media in the investment community. The company’s director of solutions, Louis Lovas, revealed some of its findings this week to an audience at the Toronto Financial…
Guilty Bankers Should Be Counting Rocks on a Prison Beach, Says Consultant
Alex Jurshevski wasn't even supposed to appear on the over-the-counter (OTC) and central clearing panel at the Toronto Financial Information Summit. It was only because of flooding in the city that the founder of Recovery Partners, a consultancy, was…
Don't Equate Canadian OTC Derivatives Reform With US Reform
Much of what regulator Aaron Unterman had to say at the Toronto Financial Information Summit about Canadian over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives reform would have sounded familiar to any American in the audience. Canada’s approach to reform largely mirrors…