Emerging Technologies
London Stock Exchange to Acquire Turquoise Derivatives
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSE) is to acquire Turquoise Global Holdings' derivatives platform, to improve the efficiency of their clearing and margin arrangements in light of upcoming derivatives regulations.
A Good Technologist is Hard to Find, Says JPM AM Exec
What began as a conversation about consolidating systems for accounting and trade─itself a deviation from advertised topic of supporting broad bespoke product ranges─took a sharp turn when JPMorgan Asset Management's chief business technologist for fixed…
Knight Capital and Getco Complete Transformation to KCG
With the completion of the merger between high-frequency trading (HFT) specialist Getco and broker-dealer Knight Capital, KCG was launched as a single entity on July 2, 2013, creating a securities firm of considerable size and scale in the US and global…
Paladyne Management Team in Shake-Up, Sources Confirm
Buy-Side Technology has learned that two of the founders of Paladyne Systems─Sameer Shalaby and Scott Alderson─have left the vendor, which was renamed Paladyne, a Broadridge Company, after Broadridge Financial Solutions acquired the buy-side technology…
More Consolidation on the Buy Side as Broadridge Nabs Bonaire
This week it was announced that Broadridge bought Bonaire. Anthony examines the implications.
JP Morgan Hires Uritz for Risk Assessment
Cortney Uritz, previously a data management project manager at UBS, has joined JP Morgan Chase as a risk assessment project manager.
Osborne Swaps UBS for HSBC
Jacklyn Osborne, previously global head of client data policy at UBS, has joined HSBC as Americas chief data officer.
James Rundle: Dark Alleys
The topic of cyber warfare and security is often associated with other industries, but more than ever, it’s becoming applicable to the wholesale capital markets. James says that protections and discussions are no longer optional—they’re essential.
Max Bowie: Will Ratings Rethink Restore Credit Confidence?
Rightly or wrongly, credit rating agencies are often blamed for the financial crisis. But with new stricter rules for rating agencies now in force, Max says why not rethink the entire issue of regulating ratings, and give them the same status as any…
The Nuclear Option: Eaton Vance's John Shea
John Shea sits down with Jake Thomases to discuss his interesting pre-Wall Street career and Eaton Vance's IT.