Articles by James Rundle
Daiwa Partners Torstone for Myanmar Broker Product
Torstone Technologies has announced that it will power the back-office component of the Daiwa Institute of Research's (DIR) end-to-end broker solution, designed for Myanmar's fledgling capital market.
Six Securities Prepares for T2S, as Survey Finds Increased Settlement Costs Likely
A survey of attendees at Sibos 2013, in Dubai, has found that participants expect settlement costs to increase thanks to the Target2-Securities (T2S) project, according to the conductor, Six Securities Services.
Misys CEO Explains Global Back Office
Nadeem Syed, CEO at Misys, talks to Waters at Sibos 2013, in Dubai.
Use AML Tech to Support Fatca Compliance, says Fiserv's Dekker
Jeroen Dekker, senior product manager, financial crime risk management, risk and compliance solutions at Fiserv speaks to Waters at Sibos 2013, in Dubai.
Bank of America's Pappas Discusses Cloud Uses and Concerns
Bill Pappas, CIO, Global Wholesale Banking Technology & Operations at Bank of America talks to Waters at Sibos 2013, in Dubai.
DTCC's Jennis Says Euroclear Partnership is Forging Ahead
Mark Jennis, managing director at the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC), talks to Waters at Sibos 2013, in Dubai.
SCBS takes dbIntegrate from Deutsche Bank
Thailand-based SCB Securities (SCBS) will use Deutsche Bank's dbIntegrate for equity execution, settlement and custody, the bank has announced.
Six, Clearstream Select Swift VAN for T2S
Six Securities Services and Clearstream will use Swift's value-added network (VAN), in order to connect to the Target2-Securities (T2S) platform, the communications provider has announced.
Omgeo's Freeman on DTCC Partnership
Tony Freeman of post-trade services provider Omgeo speaks at Sibos in Dubai about opening its Alert database to more users
Calypso Opens Dubai Office
Technology vendor Calypso has announced that it will open a new presence in Dubai, responding to enhanced client growth in the Emirati city-state.
Omgeo Completes Oasys-to-CTM Client Migration Amid Growth
Global vendor Omgeo has announced that it has completed the migration of clients from its legacy Oasys platform to Omgeo Central Trade Manager (CTM), as it also touted the addition of 220 investment and broker-dealer clients in 2013 to date.
Getting Set for Conference Season
This morning, I'm writing this column from my hotel room in Dubai, where the weather has already hit a cool 86 degrees at 6am.
BAML Debuts FX Prime Brokerage Platform
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has announced that its new foreign exchange (FX) prime brokerage platform has launched on BAML Mercury.
Nino Options Takes TBricks
Nino Options has selected Tbricks for its market-making software, covering options on German and Dutch equities and indices.
Royal London Asset Management Hits the Cloud Running
Rapid cloud adoption is almost unheard of in the asset management industry, which has traditionally held a conservative view of the technology. When it needed a swift replacement of its core performance engine, however, Royal London Asset Management …
SmartStream Debuts TLM SmartRecs
SmartStream has announced the release of TLM SmartRecs, a new system for the loading and delivery of documented reconciliation results.
Financial Industry Faces Up to Cybersecurity Challenges
While the internet has revolutionized nearly every aspect of the financial markets, it carries with it an implicit level of risk that has only recently started to be properly examined by institutional trading firms. But when it comes to cybersecurity,…
DCCC Deal Extends Euroclear's Collateral Highway to Middle East
Euroclear has announced that the Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation (DCCC) has joined its Collateral Highway network, the first firm from the Middle East to do so.
BCS Takes b-next for Market Abuse Surveillance
Russian brokerage BCS Financial Group has announced that it will implement b-next's CMC:Suite, in order to boost its market abuse surveillance and insider trading detection capabilities, at its London trading room.
Thomson Reuters Files SEF Application
Thomson Reuters has filed an application with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to register as a swap execution facility (SEF).
Charles River Integrates SJ Levinson & Sons for TCA
Charles River Development has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with SJ Levinson & Sons, whereby the broker's equity transaction-cost analysis (TCA) technology will be integrated with the vendor's Investment Management Solution …
Lombard Risk Upgrades Colline
Lombard Risk has announced the release of Colline version 12.3, its collateral management and clearing product.
Waters Editor Discusses Awards Programs
Victor Anderson, editor-in-chief of Waters, gives a detailed explanation of the awards that the magazine runs, what makes for a successful entry, who judges submissions and how the winners are determined.
Special FX
I've always had a particular interest in foreign exchange (FX), given it was the first asset class that I covered years ago. It's also, probably, the greatest success story of the financial services industry that's never reported. News at the end of last…