Emerging Technologies
Aviva Investors connects to Calastone
Aviva Investors, the global asset management business and wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc, has signed an agreement to make its UK-domiciled retail funds available via the global Calastone transaction network. Aviva Investors' third-party…
Month in Numbers
"With CEP, we were able to develop our first strategy - of course it was a simple one - within days. We were able to connect that strategy, locally test it, and now we're running it in Brazil and the US"
Spotlight on John Lehner
Having served as president of Eagle Investment Systems for many years, John Lehner has now assumed greater control of the buy-side technology provider after his promotion to chief executive. He talks with Stewart Eisenhart about the parameters of his new…
Langevin, Mangan Break from BarCap
Three members of Barclays Capital's market data team in New York have left the firm to take on new roles at other banks, Inside Market Data has learned.
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Bessemer Stake to Fund Activ's Expansion Plans
Low-latency data vendor Activ Financial last week announced a $25.3 million investment from venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners, designed to fund expansion projects to enable Activ to pursue larger-scale opportunities, in return for an…
SpryWare Boosts NY Salesforce
Chicago-based ticker plant vendor SpryWare is beefing up its New York presence with two new hires to market the vendor's Market Information Server ticker plant to firms with low-latency and high-capacity market data requirements in the city.
StreamBase Embarks on Hiring Spree
Lexington, Mass.-based complex event processing software vendor StreamBase Systems has made a series of new hires to support business growth and client expansions by bolstering its sales and technical development functions.
Constructing the Greek Ideal
As smaller exchanges continue to face competition from the large global exchange operators, they need to find the balance between innovation and nimbleness. DWT European reporter Tanzeel Akhtar sits down with Spyros Capralos, chairman of the Athens…
SEC Plans HFT, Co-Lo Reviews
US regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission last week initiated a formal review of the current US equity market structure, with commissioners agreeing unanimously to issue a concept release seeking comment on issues around high-frequency trading,…
EPFR Global Hires for Buy-Side, Asia Drives
Fund flows data provider EPFR Global has hired two new executives to help the vendor raise its profile with buy-side clients and with potential users in the Asia-Pacific region.
New Hires Bolster Fixnetix Data Ops
Low-latency data and trading technology provider Fixnetix has bolstered its London-based technology and support capabilities with a slew of new hires in its technical engineering and operations areas to support its growing client base.