Emerging Technologies
Opening Cross: Nightmares and Data Dreamscapes
Market data is scarier than any trick or treat. So either learn to laugh at the frights, or be ready for things to go bump in the night.
Forcerank Pays Fine, Axes Fees, Prizes After SEC Deems Contests ‘Swaps’
The SEC deemed Forcerank's model constituted an unregulated security-based swaps market.
Symphony Taps Former Skype, FaceTime, Microsoft Execs to Head Product, Sales
Officials say the new hires will increase Symphony's capacity to workwiht customers and create innovative technology.
Perseus Expands EMEA Sales Team
The vendor has hired two telecoms sales veterans to bolster its European sales presence.
Abide Financial Looking to Scale with ICAP Acquisition
Markets operator adds regulatory reporting specialists to post-trade services
Foreign Exchange: What a Difference a Year Makes
Volatility in the foreign exchange market is being driven by a number of factors, but post-trade data issues are still lingering.
Panel: You Can Hand Off Data Processing, But Not Data Governance
User firms and vendors debate the roles of each in ensuring data quality and security.
Data Vet Powell Departs Thomson Reuters
Powell has spent more than 20 years at the vendor, joining Reuters in 1995 and ultimately becoming managing director of its Enterprise business.
Solace Rebrands, Rolls Out Tech Initiatives
Solace has added messaging and cloud support, new functions and an online development resource, while also dropping the "Systems" from its name.
Panelists Question Future of Back-Office Operations
A C-level panel at the North American Buy-Side Technology Summit 2016 discussed where the benefit is in firms' back offices going forward.
Drillinginfo Buys GlobalView to Expand Energy Data Capabilities
The acquisition will enable Drillinginfo to incorporate third-party content and GlobalView's MarketView platform.
Regtech Vendor ComplyAdvantage Nabs Funding to Build Out Distribution, Sales Efforts
The capital infusion is led by Balderton Capital, a European-focused venture fund.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 39: Blockchain Features
Dan, Anthony and Emilia discuss their three-part blockchain series.
Aqumin Names Johnson NY Sales Director
Johnson will be showcasing Aqumin's data visualization tools at the Buy-Side Technology North American Summit on Oct. 13 at the Marriot Marquis hotel in New York.
Latest Pound Crash Illustrates Need for Patience
Everyone wants to point the finger at something, or someone, when it comes to flash crashes, but sometimes it's not that simple.
Cloud9 Gets $30 Million in Latest Round of Funding
The vendor will look to expand support in Europe and Asia, with an eye toward Latin America.
EY Partners with Paxos on Blockchain Gold Settlement Service
Advisory firm will offer consulting services and help gold market participants with implementation of vendor's service.
Tilera Co-Founder Aggarwal Joins xCelor as CEO
Aggarwal's 30 years of experience in network engineering and business developement will help drive xCelor's strategy and growth.
MSCI Beefs Up Fixed-Income Analytics, Modeling Suite
The upgrade comes ahead of the Barclays Point–Bloomberg Port integration.
Exegy Taps FX Vet Wilson for FX Solutions Account Management
Wilson's end-user background will anable Exegy to present its solutions in a way that resonates with FX business executives.
Opening Cross: Three Angles to Every Story
Today's financial markets are as much a matter of geographical design as fundamental structure, where correlations can be triangulated on a map.
SIX Financial Info Retires Scandinavian Data Products, Migrates Clients to Infront Terminal
Once SIX migrates clients to Infront's products, it will no longer support its own Nordic-focused data products.
SIX Names Schmucki New CFO
Daniel Schmucki will take up his role on April 1, 2017, succeeding Stefan Mäder.
Infrastructure Experts Want Blockchain Tech Standardized
Sibos delegates call for interoperability of distributed ledgers to avoid vendor lock-in