Emerging Technologies
BGC Agrees to Purchase Mexican broker Remate Lince
New York brokerage BGC Partners intends to buy Mexican interdealer broker Remate Lince, which runs an interest rate derivatives and bond brokerage businesses.
Japanese Firms Weigh Benefits, Costs of Joining the Latency Race
At this year's Tokyo Trading Architecture Summit, panelists discussed how firms have chased latency improvements, while balancing cost and time to market. Some ultimately decide to change course.
Markit Names Eisen to Lead Collaboration Services
Markit has appointed Andrew Eisen head of Markit Collaboration Services, the vendor's open messaging network initiative that allows financial professionals to communicate and share information across any messaging platform.
ISDA Taps ICE Benchmark Admin to Run ISDAFIX Benchmark
Derivatives industry body the International Swaps and Derivatives Association has appointed ICE Benchmark Administration, the IntercontinentalExchange-owned independent benchmark operator that already acts as the new administrator for the LIBOR benchmark…
GMEX Index Unit Strikes IRS Data Deal with Tullett Prebon Info
Global Derivatives Indices (GDI), the wholly owned index development and production subsidiary of derivatives exchange operator and consultancy Global Markets Exchange Group International (GMEX) has struck a deal with Tullett Prebon Information (TPI),…
Cordatum Taps Rothery for Partnerships Role
Cordatum Associates, a London-based consultancy providing advisory services around market data sales and procurement to content providers, has enlisted independent consultant Ian Rothery as an associate, responsible for advising clients on how to get the…
The Roadblocks to Investing in Innovation
In part three of a three-part series, members of Japan's trading community discuss the decisions they have to make about what to invest in, and what will have to wait for another day.
Capco Appoints Steve Vinnicombe as UK CEO
Consultancy Capco has announced that Steve Vinnicombe will be replacing Andrew Tarver as its UK CEO.
BlueBay's Willis Joins Algomi as Strategic Advisor
London-based fixed-income technology provider Algomi has appointed Hugh Willis as a strategic advisor.
Dash Departs Bloomberg Indexes
Srikant Dash has left his role as global head of indexes at Bloomberg, Inside Market Data has learned.
Data Vet Farrell Joins FX Trading Tech Vendor Integral
Palo Alto, Calif.-based foreign exchange trading technology provider Integral Development has hired Richard Farrell as managing director in charge of new client segments, with responsibility for expanding the vendor's products into new business areas.
Batteries Not Included
Japanese exchanges and the Waters Rankings lead this week's coverage.
Nasdaq OMX NLX Expands Board of Directors
London-based derivatives trading venue Nasdaq OMX NLX has appointed Anthony Belchambers, Rod Banus and Andrew Chart as non-executive directors of NLX.
Opening Cross: Innovation Isn’t Just About Being Faster; It’s About Being Smarter and Better
The recent furor over high-frequency trading prompted by Michael Lewis’ book Flash Boys has led many to think that the only source of innovation in financial markets is making things faster, so that some kind of banker-sandman phantom can steal Granny’s…
Divine HFT Providence?
Public investors are about as important as institutional clients come for buy-side shops. Tim wonders what we should make of the class-action civil suit brought this week by one of them—the City of Providence, Rhode Island—alleging high-frequency…
Liquidnet Expands Market Surveillance Team in Europe
Institutional trading network Liquidnet has expanded its market surveillance team in Europe with the appointment of Christopher Wall as head of market surveillance in Europe and David Stockwell as market surveillance specialist.
Instinet Makes Necakov CTO
Instinet, the equity execution services arm of the Japanese bank Nomura, has appointed Tony Necakov as CTO.
Alasdair Haynes Named Chairman of Neonet
Swedish agency broker Neonet Securities has appointed Aquis Exchange founder Alasdair Haynes as its non-executive chairman, replacing Peter Melbi.
BI-SAM Unveils Structural Changes to Support Growth Plan
Paris-headquartered buy-side performance, attribution and risk management vendor BI-SAM has made a number of executive appointments.
Lombard Risk Appoints Groetch as Director for the Americas
Lombard Risk Management has appointed John Groetch as its new regional sales director for the Americas.
Tradier Gets $3M Funding to Expand API, Developer Base
Cloud-based brokerage platform and supporting data, trading and analytics application hosting environment provider Tradier has raised $3 million in new funding from Devonshire Investors-the private investment arm of Fidelity Investments' owners, the…
Liquidnet Appoints Bob Garrett as Head of Technology
Institutional trading network Liquidnet has hired Bob Garrett as head of technology to lead the firm's technical development and for coordinating product developments between the executive team and product managers.
FTSE-TMX Index JV Preps LatAm Indexes
FTSE TMS Global Debt Capital Markets, the index joint venture between London Stock Exchange-owned index provider FTSE and Canadian exchange group TMX, is preparing to launch a family of Latin American indexes, in partnership with Mexico-based pricing…
Rain, Snow and Architecture
Natas coverage and European regulatory efforts lead this week's coverage.