Emerging Technologies
SEC Approves CAT Plan, Will Select Firm to Build It Within 2 Months
The regulator modified several points of the NMS plan prior to approval.
Nasdaq Taps Adena Friedman as CEO Starting in 2017
Friedman, who will also join the board of directors, will take over for Bob Greifeld starting January 1.
Icap Raises Rowcliffe to Head of PTRI Unit in APAC
Under Rowcliffe's leadership, Icap sees opportunities to expand its offerings to clients in the region.
IHS Markit Names Andrew Aziz Global Head of Markit Analytics
Azizi comes to IHS Markit from IBM.
Data Management Advisory Firm D2 Legal Tech Names Sapient's Newton COO
Newton has spent 30 years focused on IT and data management consulting and software engineering.
Opening Cross: Let’s Face The Music And Dance
Worried about market volatility? Thankfully, there are plenty of tools and experienced professionals to help you through any uncertainty.
Vela Taps Cassin, Cadman for Product Strategy
The long-standing data execs will help the vendor work more closely with clients and develop future strategies.
Qineqt Expands NY Team to Fuel Growth
Crespy spent 18 years at Bloomberg, some of it alongside Qineqt chief product officer Sara Noble.
Open Platform: ‘Open’ Season: The Case for Cloud Web Containers in Fintech
Xinfinit's Alan Hutton outlines the argument for why open-source and cloud can and will replace traditional approaches to building data displays.
On the Record: Vela Building a ‘Stellar’ Identity
Vela Trading Technologies CEO Jen Nayar reflects on 18 months of change since taking the helm at the vendor.
CHX Moots LTAD Pilot To Allay Market Maker Concerns Over ‘Speed Bump’
CXH hits back at claims that its liquidity-taking delay is designed to garner more market data revenues for the exchange.
SEC Eyes Risks in Rapid Fintech Deployment
“We’ve hired a few quants that used to design HFT models and worked at HFT firms. We’ve actually been working on—and have a prototype for—high-speed analytics on trading. That’s something our quant team has worked on a lot over the past year."
CME Group CEO Phupinder Gill Retires
Terry Duffy, executive chairman and president of the US futures exchange, will take over as chairman and CEO.
LumRisk Taps Markit EDM Managed Service to Bolster Risk Analysis, Modeling
Markit says LumRisk's implementation reflects increasing popularity of its cloud-based platform
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 43: US Presidential Election Recap, Reg AT
Dan and Anthony talk about the fallout from the US presidential election and the latest news around Reg AT.
Bloomberg Tradebook CEO: Move to Passive Investing Is Changing the Marketplace
Regulations like Mifid II are also opening up different product areas.
Neptune Adds Citi, Deutsche Bank to Open Standard Bond Trading Network
Citi and Deutsche Bank join buy/sell side collaboration network aimed at improving pre-trade bond indication sharing
Cloud Vendor GTT Buys Hibernia Networks for $590M
Hibernia's low-latency undersea cable between the UK and North America will soon be under GTT's ownership.
Virtua IR Clients Get Wall Street Horizon Events Data
Clients of Virtua's analytics platform will have acces to a limited set of Wall Street Horizon's events data, with the option to subscribe to its full dataset.
Buy-Side Technology Awards and ETAS: 2016 Edition
John gives some thoughts on the BST Awards and the upcoming European Trading Architecture Summit.
EC Delays New Investment Products Legislation Over Key Info Documents
Regulation postponed after technical standards rejected will now take effect at the same time as MiFID II.
Trump Wins, So What Now?
How do you prepare for what many thought was impossible?
Wolters Kluwer Brings Regulatory Reporting Expertise to FCA's TechSprint Event
Already underway, the FCA's hackathon-style event will bring together market participants to contribute to new regulatory technologies.
To Reduce Cyber Vulnerabilities, Cut Back on Email Needs
Maitland's head of hedge fund services discusses cybersecurity and how the firm is restructuring.