Articles by James Rundle
Two More Quit in SEC Exodus
The US Securities and Exchange Commission announced last night that two more senior officials would be leaving the regulator.
ADS Securities Deploys FlexTrade
Abu Dhabi-based foreign exchange (FX) platform provider has rolled out FlexTrade's Orex system to support its institutional and professional client base.
UBS, HSBC Complete RMB Repo with Euroclear
UBS and HSBC have completed their first cross-border renminbi triparty repo, using Euroclear Bank and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) as collateral agents.
Fidessa Promotes Smart Approach to Tech Investment in White Paper
Trading technology vendor Fidessa has published a white paper that urges large-scale financial institutions to adopt a nuanced approach to in-house development of technology.
Chi-X Australia Appoints Market Ops Chief
Chi-X Australia has announced that Jamie Crank has been hired as the Antipodean bourse's head of market operations.
Thomson Reuters Enhances FX Matching Platform
Thomson Reuters has announced "significant" additions to its foreign exchange (FX) matching platform, including a new interface and FIX-based application programming interface (API).
MIK Adds Treasury Functionality to Equity Finance Platform
MIK Fund Solutions has announced the addition of advanced treasury optimization capabilities to its equity finance product suite, aimed at hedge fund and asset managers.
Cantor Expands to Ireland with Dolmen Deal
Cantor Fitzgerald has announced the acquisition of Dublin-based Dolmen Stockbrokers, in a move that gives the US firm an Irish presence.
KnightCo Looms, But First, Some History
Understanding the two behemoths at the center of the financial press these past few weeks, and the events that have led up to the present scenario.
Getco Outlines Merger with Knight in Board Letter
Electronic market-maker Getco has provided a solid outline of how a merger with Knight would operate in practice, in a formal bid submitted to the broker-dealer's board.
SEC Appoints IT Division CIO
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that Todd Scharf will take on the role of CIO in its Office of Information Technology.
Clearstream Opens Dublin Office
Deutsche Börse's clearing and settlement arm, Clearstream, has announced the opening of a location in Dublin, to better serve hedge fund clients.
FSA Approves HKEx Purchase of LME
The UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) has given the green light for Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) to acquire the London Metal Exchange (LME).
Advent and IntraLinks Combine for Research Offering
Advent Software has announced a partnership with IntraLinks, to create an automated interface between Tamale Research Management System (RMS) and IntraLinks.
Xactium Opens London Office
Governance, risk and compliance vendor Xactium has opened an office in the City of London due to increasing business.
BST Awards 2012: Winners' Circle─Trading Technologies
Once again, winning the Buy-Side Technology Award for Best Buy-Side Commodities Trading Platform/Service, Trading Technologies is going from strength to strength. Tom Haldes, head of buy-side technology at the Chicago-based vendor, talks about the…
BST Awards 2012: Winners' Circle─Rimes Technologies
Rimes Technologies further cements its dominance in the data field this year with another win at the awards. Alessandro Ferrari, senior vice president of global marketing for the company, talks about what’s next for Rimes, the challenges of sourcing…
BST Awards 2012: Winners' Circle─Progress Software
With Progress Apama winning the Buy-Side Technology Award for Best Complex-Event Processing (CEP) Product for 2012, Waters caught up with Theo Hildyard, director and capital markets product manager at Progress Software, to talk about CEP and how it can…
EFG Harris Allday Selects Dion for Front Office
Private client stockbroker EFG Harris Allday has implemented Dion Global Solutions' Portfolio software in its front office environment.
Checks and Balances: Real-Time Reconciliation's IT Challenges
Although most firms tend to perform reconciliations on a same-day basis, these processes are dominated by manual input and prone to errors. Automated, real-time reconciliation has benefits not only for risk management, but also compliance and in…
Schapiro Announces SEC Depature
Mary Schapiro, the chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that she will leave her role at the head of the US regulator on December 14.
BST Awards 2012: Alan Hamilton, Equipos
Alan Hamilton, CEO at Equipos, speaks to Waters' James Rundle at the 2012 Buy-Side Technology Awards, held in One Whitehall Place, London.
BST Awards 2012: David Penney, SmartStream Technologies
David Penney, executive vice president at SmartStream Technologies, speaks to Waters' James Rundle at the 2012 Buy-Side Technology Awards, held in One Whitehall Place, London.
BST Awards 2012: Jerry Hubbard, BT
Jerry Hubbard, managing director for BT Radianz Services at BT, speaks to Waters' James Rundle at the 2012 Buy-Side Technology Awards, held in One Whitehall Place, London.