Articles by Timothy Bourgaize Murray
Coller Capital Partners with DataArt on Custom Software
The custom software developer has teamed with Coller, a hedge fund based in London, on internal applications development.
Norwegian Guarantor Fund Selects Xenomorph’s TimeScape
Bankenes Sikringsfond will use the data management provider's analysis and decision support tool to centralize its analytics.
BlackRock, Thomson Reuters to Provide Fixed-Income Analytics for Buy Side
Investment management firm BlackRock and data vendor Thomson Reuters will partner to create a distributed fixed-income derived analytics set through BlackRock Solutions (BRS), the firm's solutions provision arm.
Human Error, Not Tech, Blamed in Morning Index Scare in India
This morning, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) of India halted trading for 15 minutes when a primary index, the S&P CNX Nifty, rapidly dropped over 900 points to a low of 4,888.20, after opening at 5,815.00, losing 16 percent of its value.
Buy-Side Execs: More Responsibility, Fewer Predators in HFT
Industry-initiated measures and disincentives for swooping in ahead of large orders are key as regulators continue to offer only a measured response.
Majedie's Foray into Contextual Blogging Seeks to Eliminate Internal Email
Combining relationship management information aggregation with scalable IT architecture represents a paradigm shift for nimble fund managers.
Denver Investments Takes Advantage of Lightspeed's TDMS Upgrades
Lightspeed Data Solutions, a buy-side back-office specialist located in Los Angeles, has released to the public Version 5 of its TDMS Enterprise solution for post-trade processing.
Seeking Alpha, Buy Side Looks to Information Arbitrage
Funds and prop shops want their data bigger and dirtier, and analytics to match. While the buy side and their data providers haven't figured everything out, experts in Chicago say the race is surely on.
Price, Value, Track: Data the Missing Link in Reformed Swaps Execution
The industry is rapidly confronting swap execution facilities (SEFs), but initiatives surrounding lesser-traded contracts and standardization are required to bring to the swaps market true transparency.
Case-Based Reasoning: Drilling Deeper
After a summer of monumental systems errors, the din of voices begging for imaginative reform in IT risk is steadily growing. Tim Bourgaize Murray searches the frontier of artificial intelligence and infrastructure-dependent industries like energy for…
Corporate Bonds' Brave New World
With the market structure for corporate bonds in flux, Tim Bourgaize Murray finds that good ideas abound, and greater automation may bring some empowerment to the buy side. But in this fragmented market, even technology can’t completely quell the…
Reorient Integrates Asian Markets Research with FactSet
Investment merchant bank Reorient, a specialist provider of investment advice for Chinese firms, will now publish on the FactSet platform.
Knight Capital Moves Ahead with C-Level Shakeup
Following electronic market maker Knight Capital's near-collapse this summer, expected changes have arrived as new executives will now be in chief operations, risk, and technology roles.
OpenLink Appoints Greene as New CEO
The cross-asset trading and risk management provider says Mark Greene, Ph. D. will become a director of the company immediately, taking on the lead executive role December 19th.
BondDesk Integrates Gimme Credit's Corporate Bonds Research
Fixed income technology and odd-lot alternative trading system BondDesk announced Gimme Credit's independent corporate bond research will be integrated into its BondWorks wealth management platform.
MoneyMate Releases Solvency II Look-Through Service for Asset Managers
Dublin-based investment data management solutions provider MoneyMate says its Fund Price & Information Exchange (PIE) will provide look-through and reporting to help managers interact with insurers in meeting the demands of Solvency II.
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Sticks with Fidessa
Fidessa says that broker-dealer Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) has re-upped on the solutions provider's sell-side platform.
DST Taps SunGard's Miller to Lead Anova
Investment management solutions provider DST has appointed Tim Miller as solutions manager for Anova Performance, the vendor's performance measurement offering.
In Push for Hedge Funds, Scotiabank Adds CoreOne Prime Brokerage Platform
Canadian global banking firm Scotiabank will implement CoreOne Technologies' new PrimeOne solution to attract US fund clients.
In Landmark Action, NYSE Settles with SEC Over Data Feed Allegations
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and NYSE Euronext announced a settlement this morning, including a $5 million penalty, ending an enforcement action over failures alledged to have resulted in favoritism, or improper head starts, on certain…
Interactive Data Goes Live with Solvency II Engine
Pricing and reference data provider Interactive Data has released an asset-wide data management and reporting tool for asset managers and insurance firms subject to the EU's Solvency II Directive.
Quants' Conundrum: Funding Valuation Adjustment Comes Into Its Own
While firms, regulators, and academics continue to debate a suitable role for FVA, technologists and quants are forging ahead with implementations.