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McObject Taps C3S as Southeast Asia Distributor
Issaquah, Wash.-based in-memory database provider McObject has signed a deal for Singapore-based financial technology provider C3S to act as a local distributor for McObject's eXtremeDB Financial Edition database system and related product family in…
Vista Equity Partners to Buy Tibco for $4.3Bn
Austin, Texas-based private equity firm Vista Equity Partners has struck a deal to acquire data technology provider Tibco Software for $4.3 billion ($24 per share) in cash, following "a review of strategic and financial alternatives" by a special…
Fitch Hires Ex-Thomson Reuters' Mattinson to Grow Biz
Fitch Solutions, the data vendor arm of ratings agency Fitch, has hired Ian Mattinson as head of product delivery and execution, responsible for accelerating the growth of the vendor's business and delivering new products to market.
SmartStream Updates Exception Management Tool
SmartStream Technologies has released a new version of its TLM Exception Management solution to provide firms with a consolidated view of their resolution process via a single platform.
Zing Adds Java SE 8 Support
Java specialists Azul Systems have announced that Zing now supports Java 8.0.
CME Clearing Europe Selects globeSettle
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group has chosen globeSettle as a collateral location venue for its central counterparty (CCP), CME Clearing Europe.
Datactics Adds CTO, Board Member
Dale Richards, a financial industry operations consultant, has joined the data services provider in its new push into the industry
SunGard XSP Launches Dashboard, BPaaS Services
The corporate actions services provider debuts its XSPosure dashboard and a business process as a service form of its data utility
Updata Integrates Eikon, Datastream Data
UK-based technical analysis software provider Updata has integrated data from Thomson Reuters’ real-time Eikon terminal and Datastream economic research tool into its Professional analytics workstation, to enable customers to carry out advanced analytics…
Morningstar Begins Historical Tick Database Revamp
The real-time data business of Chicago-based data and investment research provider Morningstar is in the middle of a project to make its database of historical tick data more flexible and accessible to different types of users and use cases.
Bill Gross Departs Pimco, Joins Janus
The chief investment officer and co-founder of the Allianz-owned bond giant left today in a surprise move, and will join Denver-based asset manager Janus Capital.
Millistream Database Application Upgrade Targets Performance Gains
Swedish market data vendor Millistream has released an upgraded version of its Millistream Database Application (MDA), to provide clients with quicker access to market data and to simplify future upgrades, officials say.
Northern Trust Sets Up Delegated Reporting with Sapient
Northern Trust is now able to offer delegated reporting to its buy-side clients, after implementing the Compliance Management Reporting Service (CMRS) platform from Sapient Global Markets.
Credit Benchmark to Begin Publishing Consensus Credit Ratings by Year-End
London-based Credit Benchmark, a startup provider of aggregated, bank-generated credit ratings, is preparing to publish its first set of live data towards the end of this year, which will be the first of its monthly──and ultimately more frequent──rating…
UTP to Decide SIP Processor in Oct., After Renewing Nasdaq as SIP Administrator
The UTP Operating Committee, the industry body that oversees the operation of the US consolidated feed of quote and trade data on Tape C Nasdaq-listed stocks, will appoint a new tape processor next month, after selecting Nasdaq OMX as administrator of…
Windy Apple Tech Says Low-Latency Transatlantic Wireless Net Possible in 18 Months
Jersey City, NJ-based Windy Apple Technologies, which operates a low-latency microwave network between New York and Chicago for high-frequency traders, is claiming that it can construct a similar wireless network over the Atlantic Ocean, drastically…
Northern Trust Appoints Deustche Bank, Euroclear Ahead of T2S Implementation
Northern Trust has selected Deutsche Bank and Euroclear to support its strategy ahead of the implementation of Target2-Securities, or T2S, the centralized securities settlement system aiming at harmonizing settlement infrastructure across Europe.
BRED Taps SunGard for Euronext Data, Trading Access
Paris-based BRED Banque Populaire, the cooperative commercial bank of French banking group Groupe BPCE, has rolled out SunGard's outsourced Valdi Market Access platform to connect to market data and trade on Euronext's equities market.
Born Taps NYSE's Dimtsis for Canada Sales
Born Technology, a Chicago-based exchange connectivity and co-location technology provider, has hired Paul Dimtsis as managing director of sales, based in Toronto.
Broadridge Adds Confirmation Matching Capabilities to its PROactive Suite
Broadridge Financial Solutions has released an update of its reconciliation and process management suite, PROactive, to bolster operational efficiency and servicing between buy and sell firms by adding confirmation matching capabilities.
BLK Taps VeriFIX to Enhance Quality Assurance Functionalities
Brazilian algorithmic trading technology vendor BLK Sistemas Financeiros has chosen CameronTec’s VeriFIX automated testing tools to enhance quality assurance (QA) capabilities on its RoboTrader platform.
Markit, Genpact Plan Expansion of KYC Service
Architects of Markit I Genpact KYC Services plan to add an automated interface enabling direct consumption of client profiles starting in early 2015, and expansion to serve more markets
Options Grows Velocity Feed Coverage, Eyes Wider Reach
Infrastructure-as-a-service provider Options (formerly Options IT) has added new European markets to its connectivity and managed co-location platform, providing customers with direct access to equities and derivatives feeds from Spanish exchange group…
Groetch Lands Top US Role at Lombard Risk
Lombard Risk Management, the London-based provider of regulatory reporting, compliance and collateral management technology to the capital markets, has promoted John Groetch to MD for the Americas.