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Money.Net Taps Vela SuperFeed for ‘Reliable' US Equities Data
Institutional clients told Money.Net that they would be "comfortable" with the reliability of Vela's data distribution, compared to other providers.
McKay/Quincy Reduce Chicago-Europe Transatlantic Latency
A combination of new transatlantic fiber and ongoing efforts to reduce latency on its microwave networks have resulted in overall latency improvements between Chicago, New York, the UK and continental Europe.
RIMES Unveils Buy-Side Surveillance Platform for MAR Compliance
RIMES’ RegFocus offering is designed to reduce the risk of insider dealing and market manipulation for the buy side and helps firms comply with the new MAR regime.
Teradata Expands Distribution Of Services
Adds cloud computing channels, both private and public
On the Record: Mission ‘Control’: Hepsworth’s Plan to Capitalize on Risk and Reference Data’s Move to Real Time
New Asset Control chief executive Mark Hepsworth outlines his vision for the vendor, leveraging years of experience in the real-time and reference data industries.
Avoka Launches Avoka Exchange to Help with KYC, Onboarding Demands
Avoka Exchange includes over 30 applications from partners.
Saxo Launches Corporate, Government Bond Trading Platform
Solution covering 5,000 investment-grade and high-yield corporate and government bonds to launch in October.
Currenex, EBS Face Off with New FX Feeds
The FX trading platform operators are bringing different approaches to the process of increasing transparency in the FX market.
Web Financial Readies Expansion, US Ops
The vendor has reached a critical mass in Europe, and is now looking to grow its business overseas in response to client needs, officials say.
BT Preps High-Bandwidth US Data Net
Officials say the new network, connecting six US datacenters, will provide sufficient bandwidth to cope with anticipated increases in the bandwidth of market data feeds.
BST Awards 2016 Update: Entry Deadline Extended to September 19
Entries to this year's BST Awards will now close at 08.00 (BST) on the morning of Monday September 19; the awards are free to enter and third-party technology providers and brokers may enter as many categories as they wish.
Metamako Hires FinTech Vet Sweeney to Lead Asia-Pac Business Development
Australian vendor opens first regional office, based in Tokyo, focusing on Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore markets.
MarketAxess Expands Open Trading Support in Asia
Trade volume on MarketAxess grew 189 percent from Asian investors in the second quarter of 2016
Seth Johnson Takes Over as CEO at EBS BrokerTec
Johnson replaces Gil Mandelzis, who stepped down in July this year and will keep his position at the Icap global executive management group.
Cognizant Joins Chamber of Digital Commerce to Push Blockchain
Global consulting firm Cognizant wants to help guide blockchain's development.
USAM Taps Daffin for London Sales
Daffin's hire represents USAM's first foray into local markets outside North America.
Morningstar Revamps Ratings for Fund Comparisons
The move will allow investors to more easily compare ETFs and open-end funds, Morningstar officials say.
LSE Hires Ex-Barclays Index CEO Samad to Lead Multi-Asset Benchmarks
Samad was previously CEO of the Barclays Risk Analytics and Index Solutions business, prior to its recent sale to Bloomberg.
WEX Adds Connectivity to CBOE Pulse Trader Workstation
CBOE’s EMS offers access to CBOE, C2 and CFE.
Two New MDs at BCS Global Markets to Drive Global Expansion
Appointment of new regional heads aimed at growing presence in Russian, European, American and Asian markets.
ICE Combines SFTI, 7Ticks Networks
The combined network offering will consolidate NYSE's SFTI network with Interactive Data's 7Ticks business, and will form the foundation for delivery of all of ICE's data products.
Wipro Targets Buy-Side Market Share with ReconX
Wipro's ReconX platform uses machine learning to identify patterns and spot errors.
BST Awards 2016: Entries Close on September 12.
Online entries to this year's awards are set to close on Monday September 12; the awards are free to enter and providers may enter as many categories as they wish.
Beeks Unveils On-Demand Data Connectivity Purchasing Portal
Officials say the Beeks Marketplace will allow users to provision servers and connectivity to get up and running and begin trading within hours, rather than weeks.