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Larrain Vial Tests With FIX Flyer
Algos and connectivity to the exchanges will be tested by the Chilean brokerage.
Tata's Financial Consultancy to Deploy on Savvis
The TCS Bancs platform will be hosted on the cloud provider's infrastructure.
ICE to Clear Emerging Markets CDS
The move to indexes builds off the steps begun last October in single names.
CQG Co-locates at ASX
The Denver-based vendor is putting its software and services inside the Australian Liquidity Center.
Egyptian Exchange Chooses Ullink
UL NET connects the global financial community in real time with session-specific adaptors for any business model.
Deutsche Bank Combines Voice, Electronic in FX Platform Update
Available through its new app store, the platform is the first to combine electronic and voice trades on a single blotter, according to Deutsche Bank.
Maple Chooses SunGard's Apex for Securities Finance
The SunGard solution will support operations in four international locations.
APS Asset Management Greases its Accounting with PAM
The accounting and reporting platform is offered by Princeton Financial Systems.
Nasdaq OMX Brings Machine Readable News to New Jersey Data Center
Carteret will be the fourth data center to house Event-Driven Analytics.
Abacus to Offer Separate Big Data Storage Solution
The hedge fund hosted-IT specialist has broken off its raw storage service from its larger hosting package.
Omgeo Partners with Chinese Firm for Trade Processing
Omgeo continues to pursue partnerships in China, where it has made significant headway since 2009.
Tullet Prebon Launches Spot FX Platform
Integral Development will provide the technology for the interdealer broker.
Linedata Releases New Version of Portfolio Management Tool
The latest Beauchamp aims to further improve hedge fund middle office functionality.
Equinix Connects to BATS in Chicago
BATS will accept connections to all three of its US secondary market centers inside the Equinix Chicago data center.
IPC Releases Mobile Communications App
Unigy Pulse Mobile is designed for the Apple iPad, but other versions are in the works.
Brazilian Regulator Weighs Breaking BM&FBovespa Monopoly
CVM held a hearing last week to solicit opinions on a study about exchange competition in Brazil. Yet the regulator gave no clues as to how it plans to proceed.
Japanese Regulator Approves TSE, OSE Exchange Merger
TSE Group and Osaka Securities Exchange will move ahead with their plan to form a massive exchange collaborative.
Carpathia, Equinix Expand Alliance Into Asia-Pacific
Carpathia will utilize Equinix's existing IBX center in Hong Kong.
Forum and Function: Ideas Spring from Online Forums
Behind the big, complex ideas that make financial technology work, there is one small, simple idea. Jake Thomases looks beneath the million-dollar buzzwords at the humble internet forum, which is helping to spread big ideas faster than ever before.
FXall Adds FX Options
Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse were involved with the development process.
ICE Rebrands YellowJacket Messaging
The new ICE Chat service will be available as a value-add to all WebICE users.
When It Comes to Mobile, All Devices Welcome
Phones and tablets aren’t just for Angry Birds. Mobile devices have allowed financial professionals to operate on a 24/7 basis, and be less attached to the office. Jake Thomases explores whether they should be allowed to embed work functionality into…
Three V's Put the 'Big' in Big Data
Volume is not the only thing that defines Big Data, says IBM's Simon Waterer. There are two other complicating facets.