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Charles River Launches Integrated Cloud Compliance Environment
Charles River Development has announced the debut of its latest cloud offering for buy-side clients, geared towards centralizing data, software and services that it is dubbing "Compliance-as-a-Service" (CaaS).
Six Eyes Swiss Trade Repository
Six has announced its intention to establish a trade repository for derivative transactions, in association with a number of investment bank customers.
Waters Rankings 2014 ─ Voting Has Now Closed
Voting in this year's Waters Rankings has now closed.
Arcontech Eyes Central Bank Data Distribution
UK-based market data technology provider Arcontech is seeking to position itself as an "exclusive" distributor of information from central banks, which will make distribution of market-moving information from central banks fairer than current practices,…
12Horizons Readies Frankfurt-Zurich Microwave Connection
Singapore-based microwave telecommunications company 12Horizons rolled out its microwave radio frequency data transmission network between Deutsche Börse and the SIX Swiss Exchange into live production on June 1.
YCharts Unveils New-Look Platform with More Watchlists, Customization
Chicago-based fundamental analysis provider YCharts rolled out a new version of its web-based dashboard for professional users today, Wednesday, June 4, that makes more data readily available on users' main displays, and allows them to customize what…
Spectracom and FSMLabs Partner on Time Synch
Spectracom, a Rochester, New York-based provider of global navigation satellite systems will integrate the TimeKeeper software from Austin-based time synchronization specialist FSMLabs into its 10 gigabit-per-second network clock.
Axioma Updates Risk Modeling Platform
The provider's Risk Model Machine (RMM) version 7.6 includes an advanced content builder program and new factor libraries, providing flexibility when building custom models.
Sandell AM Takes SunGard's Hedge360
The alternative asset manager, which specializes in middle market event-driven and credit investments, will use Hedge360 for portfolio management and integrated trading, risk, and operations.
Euronext UK Markets Gains RIE Status
The London-based venue in the Euronext group, Euronext UK Markets, has been granted Recognized Investment Exchange (RIE) status by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), ahead of the group being spun out by parent company IntercontinentalExchange (ICE…
US Senate Confirms CFTC Chair, Commissioners
The US Senate has confirmed the appointment of Timothy Massad as the chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), who replaces acting chair Mark Wetjen, while also approving the appointment of two further commissioners to bring the…
TR Adds Indian Index to CRI/ESG Suite
Thomson Reuters has launched the CRI India 50 ESG Index, part of its family of Corporate Responsibility Indices that are based on the vendor's environmental, social and governance data, to provide a reference for investors seeking exposure to Indian…
Raiffeisen Bank Rolls Out Asset Control
Austrian bank Raiffeisen Bank International is deploying financial data management systems provider Asset Control's AC Plus data management platform, in a move to achieve centralized market data management for end-of- day valuations and market risk…
ING Installs MDX Tech for Real-Time Fixed Income Data Distribution
Dutch banking group ING has rolled out the MDXT Connect data connectivity platform from UK-based data technology provider MDX Technology to enable the bank to distribute real-time fixed income prices and data analytics from its trading desk in Amsterdam…
NovaSparks Adds FPGA Handlers for ICE, Eurex Feeds
French FPGA feed handler and data appliance provider NovaSparks has rounded out its futures data offering with the addition of feed handlers for IntercontinentalExchange's iMpact feed and Eurex's Enhanced Order Book Interface (EOBI) feed.
Markit Nabs Compliance-Solutions Provider CTI
Markit announced that it is acquiring software provider Compliance Technologies International (CTI) in order to strengthen its compliance and risk suite of products.
Aequitas Taps LSE's MillenniumIT for Trading, Data
Startup Canadian exchange Aequitas Innovations has named the London Stock Exchange's MillenniumIT technology subsidiary to provide its exchange platforms, following a request-for-proposal process involving MillenniumIT and other vendors.
Solace Boosts Data Appliance Throughput with New Routers
Ottawa-based hardware messaging appliance provider Solace Systems has rolled out two new message routers and a new version of its operating system to support Big Data systems and cloud computing architectures.
Instinet Debuts Last-Hour VWAP Crossing
Instinet has announced the addition of a last-hour match for executions at the consolidated volume-weighted average price (VWAP), running from 3.00-4.00 PM.
Australia's TCorp Chooses Numerix CrossAsset
The New South Wales Treasury Corporation (TCorp), the Australian state's central financing authority and government securities issuer, is using Numerix for effective risk management of its clients' debt portfolios.
UK Government Mulls FX Oversight
The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, is reportedly preparing to announce plans that would see formal regulation enter the foreign-exchange (FX) markets for the first time.
Markit Debuts 'Enhanced' iNAV Service
Markit has launched an intraday net asset value (iNAV) service for exchange-traded products that combines securities pricing data from global exchanges with the vendor's proprietary fixed income evaluated prices, which it calculates for more than 2.3…
Merlon Capital Partners Expands with SimCorp
Sydney-based Merlon Capital Partners is now using SimCorp Dimension's Front Office suite after a two-month deployment, extending a relationship first established in 2010.
BMO Capital Markets Chooses Fenergo for Fatca, Derivatives Compliance
Fenergo will complete the first phase of the implementation of its onboarding software for the Canadian investment firm on July 1, when Fatca comes into force