Articles by Timothy Bourgaize Murray
Taiwanese Pension Fund Appoints BNY Mellon for Custody and Administration
The mandate covers an approximately $1 billion fund, and will include fund accounting, performance and risk analytics, and compliance services.
Digital Vega Tabs Hobin to Lead Distribution
Hobin joins the London firm with 20 years experience in FX, most recently in institutional sales at Macquarie.
Hautekiet Chosen as BNY Mellon SA/NV CEO
Currently deputy general counsel for EMEA, he will oversee the bank's range of securities services in Europe with a Belgium-based staff of 800.
Viteos Launches Form PF Solution
The new veriPFy offering leverages the vendor’s experience in data warehousing and transformation to back the "interpretative exercises" required by the new reporting regulation.
Lightspeed Connects to PDQ's ATS Trading Venue
The alternative equities trading venue uses algorithmic-driven procedures to drive competition in trade order matching.
Costs, Regulations Drive Firms to Review Data, Tech in Toronto
As data budgets remain tight, more firms in Toronto are focusing on implementing more flexible data architectures that are customizable, scalable and sustainable.
Knight Chooses Concejero for EMEA
The new managing director comes with eight years' experience leading BlackRock's sales presence in Latin America and Iberia.
Swiss & Global Takes RBC Dexia for ETF Administration
The new equities-only funds, traded electronically worldwide on Xetra, will be backed by a customized RBC Dexia solution.
Financial Apps Highlight Imagine's New IFP
The software firm says the investment management platform, called IFP, will bring quick implementation times and apps covering portfolio management, margins, and reporting.
Citi Enhances its Velocity Platform with Segregation Transparency Initiative
The initiative, the first of its kind for a clearing member, will provide clients direct information about collateral holdings, locations, and investment allocations.
Technology Integral as New Finra Suitability Regulations Come Into Force
Finra's rules 2090 and 2111 are set to make suitability a bigger issue for brokers, bringing legal clarity but also the need for holistic solutions.
BBH Launches 5 European Vanguard ETFs with Web Servicing Platform
The ETFs, listed on the London Stock Exchange, will be backed by a newly-developed Authorized Participant Exchange.
Aquiline Capital Takes Majority Stake in BI-SAM
The partners say the deal will help BI-SAM to expand its operations and staffing in North America and Asia.
Estonia's LHV Chooses Advent for Asset Management
Advent platform includes client relationship management and order management solutions that will enhance client reporting and ensure readiness for future regulation.
SGX Expands FX Trading Initiative, Adding Renminbi
Move highlights internationalization of Chinese currency, joining Australian, Hong Kong, and US dollars.
TMX Contributing to Platform for Canadian 'Impact' Investing
The platform will connect funds and investors with Canadian projects aimed at social and environmental issues.
Cantor Fitzgerald CTO Todd Berlent Runs Technology Like an Ultra-Marathon
Whether developing corporate strategy or completing an ultra-marathon, Todd Berlent exhibits a relentlessness few might expect from a CTO. But, as he sets about implementing a broader vision for technology at Cantor Fitzgerald, fewer still should…
NYSE Liffe to Build CCP, Severs with LCH.Clearnet
The exchange operator says its expanded NYSE Clearing, operational in June 2013, will consolidate derivatives clearing in Europe.
BNY Mellon Forms Global Collateral Management Arm
New division follows on global custodian's strengths and will include a collateral management technology platform.
Grandeur Peak to Use Lindata's Longview OMS
The investment firm, focused on small and micro-cap equities, will use the system for currency optimization in cross-border trading execution.
Generation Investment Management Re-ups with Northern Trust
Covering custody, investment operations, and other services, the outsourcing reappointment comes after an initial agreement in 2005.
Gravitas Introduces Private Cloud for Alternative Asset Managers
The solution, enabled by VCE's Vblock infrastructure, will be hosted at two Equinix datacenters.
Big Data Online Summit: Big Data as a Vehicle for Change
Firms are seeking to consolidate silos and take a strategic approach, even as implementation should remain tactical, according to participants at the Big Data Online Summit.
Verdande Launches Case-Based Reasoning for Financial Firms
The application, which uses static data sets to correlate real-time events with past actions, leverages the firm's previous work in the oil and natural gas industries.