Emerging Technologies
Pound Crashes Versus Dollar, Questions Remain Around Cause
The British pound plummeted during the early hours of Asia's trading day Friday, but a clear cause of the crash has yet to be identified.
OpenMAMA Enlists Miller for Adoption Drive
Miller will bring more than 30 years of experience in business development and management roles in the market data industry.
Looking for Innovation in the World of Ideas
Wearable sensory technology, and a self-critical approach to methods of managing data are just two elements out there that can keep data operations sharp. Michael examines how these can enhance intuitions about financial data.
The Business and Operational Benefits of Implementing a Single, Integrated Front-Office Platform
The notion of a single, "all singing all dancing" front-office platform has been around for a while, but still many buy-side firms are being hamstrung by sub-standard front-office technologies.
T2S: Moving Toward a Capital Markets Union
The challenging journey of Europe's new settlement platform and the speculations on the changes it will bring
Symphony Orchestrates Partner Expansion
Symphony unveiled the new partners at its Symphony Innovate conference in New York on Oct. 6.
C-Level Execs Share Cybersecurity War Stories
Panelists at this year's Chicago Trading Technology Summit discussed how they are addressing cybersecurity demands in the face of increased attacks.
The Roberts Group Enlists USAM to Boost Sales Function
The vendor is pursuing a hybrid approach of expanding in-house sales while enlisting USAM to help it grow outside its core market.
OpenGamma Raises $13.3 Million, Shuffles Execs
Officials say the investment will enable OpenGamma to grow into a "world-class" player in the OTC derivatives analytics
Bloomberg Point/Port Apprehensions Are Not Going Away
Surveys of fixed-income market participants not showing any increased optimism over Bloomberg’s acquisition of Barclays Point risk analytics platform.
Advent Outsourcing Services: A Puzzle Where No Two Pieces Are Alike
Following its purchase last year by SS&C, Advent has jumped into hosted technology and outsourcing services by revamping its limited On Demand offering into a robust set of Advent Outsourcing Services (AOS). While many buy-side shops have moved…
Finland's Kauppalehti Taps Millistream for Print, Online Data
The media publisher will use Millistream's data across the print and online assets of itself and related companies.
SimCorp Sees Benefits of Front-Office Push
SimCorp's Marc Mallet chats to Victor Anderson about the vendor's front-office strategy and explains the reasons behind the firm's new area of focus.
Money.Net Integrates Weather, Natural Disaster Data from Riskpulse
Integrating Riskpulse's weather mapping will allow Money.Net customers to predict the impact of weather and natural events on financial markets.
Former Citadel, Pico Tech Exec Baillargeon Joins KCG
Sonny Baillargeon has nearly 20 years of experience in finance.
Former Citadel, Pico Tech Exec Baillargeon Joins KCG
Baillargeon has spent almost 20 years in trading and technology roles on the buy side and sell side.
CDOs Must Build Bridges, Not Silos
"Market data and reference data functions are, if not unifying into a single unit, converging under a common structure."
Don Ross Takes Charge at PDQ Enterprises
PDQ ATS renamed Coda Markets as firm shifts to developing buy-side focused solutions.
Let’s Get Digital: Big Banks Consider Digital Currencies on Distributed Ledgers
The allure of creating a digital currency with distributed-ledger technology has continued to grow as financial firms gain a better understanding of how the complex technology works.
SS&C Advent Geneva: Shining the Crown Jewel
SS&C Advent's Geneva accounting platform, venerated for its strength among investment managers of many stripes as well as its customization capabilities, became a major focus of attention following SS&C's acquisition of Advent in 2015. But if anything,…
Green Exchange Launches in Luxembourg
Ahead of the Cop22 summit in Morocco, Luxembourg Green Exchange aims to create an environmental trend in the market.
Plugging Away: Embracing Open Standards
The Hyperledger Project and various ISO efforts on display at Sibos show that the future is non-proprietary
RavenPack Integrates The Fly Earnings, Analyst News
The Fly's content will help RavenPack offer better coverage of smaller mid-cap companies.
OTAS Technologies Teams with ExtractAlpha
Market analytics and trader intelligence provider adds ExtractAlpha's quantitative models.