Articles by John Brazier
Object Trading Rolls Out DMA for CurveGlobal Launch
London Stock Exchange's interest-rate derivatives venue is due to launch next week following delay earlier this year
Singapore, Collateral & SS&C’s Latest Acquisition: A Week in Review
John considers some of last week’s top BST stories, including SS&C’s acquisition of Wells Fargo’s fund administration business.
KCG Finalizes Acquisition of Neonet
Agency broker to be renamed KCG Neonet and continue under current CEO Tim Wildenberg.
Lombard Risk Rolls Out AgileCollateral to Tackle Buy-Side Collateral Management
Launch of cloud-based, streamlined version of Colline solution aimed at buy-side collateral management compliance and efficiency.
DataArt Taps Former Nasdaq Director as Principal Consultant
Technology consulting firm appoints Toby Bryans as principal consultant of its finance practice.
Politicians and Tech Startups: A Match Made in Westminster
John matches up UK political party leaders with their most likely financial technology startups.
SimCorp Adds Full FX Netting to Dimension Platform
Partnership with FX Connect adds full FX netting to Dimension platform to further front-office functionality.
Saxo Launches Corporate, Government Bond Trading Platform
Solution covering 5,000 investment-grade and high-yield corporate and government bonds to launch in October.
Two New MDs at BCS Global Markets to Drive Global Expansion
Appointment of new regional heads aimed at growing presence in Russian, European, American and Asian markets.
MiFID II and Plato: Without Further Ado
Time isn't on anyone's side, so John thinks it's time for action on MiFID II and the future of Plato Partnership.
Plato Partnership, Turquoise Agree on Collaboration
Collaborative group of buy- and sell-side firms to operate three Turquoise equity dark pools; aims to increase equity block trading efficiency.
Turquoise, Plato Partnership Join Forces
Collaborative group of buy- and sell-side firms to operate three Turquoise equity dark pools; aims to increase equity block trading efficiency.
Fund Administrator Multifonds Appoints Keith Hale CEO
Hale charged with leading firm’s expansion into new markets, expanding asset class and fund administration solution coverage.
Prop Shop Culture: Tyler Capital's Chris Donnan
Tyler Capital's CTO Chris Donnan explains the importance of culture and its focus on machine learning.
Rise of the Machines: How Machine Learning is Changing the Capital Markets
Machine learning within the buy side is only set to grow, but getting data right is just the start.
Simplification, Brexit & Mergers: What’s Left for 2016?
John mulls over a few topics that he believes will play a significant part for what is left of 2016.
Lemanik Asset Management Taps Linedata for Compliance Monitoring
Luxembourg asset manager deploys Linedata Compliance for UCITS and AIFM directives, but will manage its own reporting functions.
MarketAxess Adds Ancoa Market Surveillance for its Fixed-Income Platform
Market abuse surveillance capabilities deployed on European fixed-income multilateral trading facility.
Buy-Side Diversification May Leave Front Office Floundering
Going about change in a piecemeal fashion can lead to unwanted results.
KGI Securities Taps Horizon for High-Frequency Trading Platform
Taiwanese securities firm implements Automated Trading platform, alongside existing Horizon Delta One solution.
Bloomberg Closes Acquisition of Barclays Risk Analytics and Index Solutions
Acquisition includes Barclays fixed-income benchmark indices, Brais strategy indices, and the intellectual property of Point portfolio analytics.
ICE Committed to Keeping $650 Million Trayport Platform
Intercontinental Exchange slaps down CMA suggestion of divestiture of Trayport platform, confirms intentions to carry on unchanged.
ICE: Sale of Trayport Not “Necessary, Appropriate or in Best Interests”
Intercontinental Exchange slaps down CMA suggestion of divestiture of Trayport platform, confirms intentions to carry on unchanged.
Cybersecurity: Heard It All Before
John says that while cybersecurity education is part of the puzzle, it's not the catch-all answer some are seeking.