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Mark Forman Joins Knadel in London
Knadel, the London-based buy side-focused management and technology consultancy, has appointed Mark Forman as head of practice to lead the firm’s expansion into the retail and distribution markets.
Molten Markets Fully Live With FX Trading Platform
Molten Markets, which launched in April 2012, is now fully live with its multi-dealer FX platform, dubbed InstiFX.
Bank of the West Hires Goldberg
David Goldberg, a veteran of data management roles at Santander USA, BNY Mellon and JPMorgan Chase, has relocated to San Francisco from New York, to become chief data governance officer at the firm
EBS Rolls out White-Labeled NetDania App
EBS, the foreign exchange brokerage platform of interdealer broker Icap, is rolling out a white-labeled version of Danish foreign exchange data display and trading technology provider NetDania's FX and stocks mobile app.
S&P Cap IQ Adds TMX Data Connectivity
S&P Capital IQ's Real-Time Solutions division (formerly QuantHouse) has begun making market data from Canada's TMX Group available via its QuantFeed low-latency consolidated datafeed and its QuantLink trading infrastructure.
SAP Connects Apps to Interactive Data
Interactive Data's users can now plug their applications straight into the data provider's database
FBI Probes Ultrafast Trading
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating high-speed buying and selling of securities on US markets, in an attempt to determine whether firms engaged in this practice are contravening rules on insider trading.
Misys Launches Emir-Compliant Trade Reporting Service
Software provider Misys has launched a regulatory reporting service to assist corporate and buy-side clients with European Market Infrastructure Regulation (Emir) reporting requirements.
Lombard Risk Signs GFI Group for Reporter
Interdealer broker GFI Group will use Lombard Risk's Reporter product to handle new standards brought in by European authorities, the vendor has announced.
EBS Launches Mobile App for Viewing Spot FX
EBS, ICAP's electronic foreign exchange (FX) business, is launching Watch EBS, a mobile app for viewing the spot FX market.
Truphone to Offer Unlimited Recording
Truphone, the London-based provider of mobile recording solutions, will be offering unlimited voice and SMS recording as part of a drive to help financial institutions comply with mobile voice recording regulations.
Russia's NSD Uses GoldenSource Software for New Utility
GoldenSource's enterprise data management software is being used to automate the capture, standardization and validation of data in the National Settlement Depository's newly launched Center of Corporate Information
Abacus to Host LiquidityBook's Buy-Side Solution
Abacus Group, a New York-based hosting service for hedge funds and private equity funds, will host LiquidityBook’s buy-side solution, LBX, in the AbacusFLEX private cloud environment.
SunGard Introduces Upgrades For Investran 7
New features from the firm's private equity (PE) business unit, which is based in Miami, Fl., will include Data Exchange and Insight tools for better transparency and reporting, as well as customizable interfaces for flexible delivery of information to…
Aquis Exchange Hires Head of Regulation
Pan-European equities exchange, Aquis Exchange, has appointed David Attew as head of regulation.
Nasdaq Partners Catelas for Comms Surveillance
Nasdaq OMX will integrate technology from surveillance vendor Catelas with its Smarts Broker platform, offering users the ability to monitor communications in a relational and visualized manner.
Xenomorph Integrates with R Language for Additional Analytics
Users of the R statistical language will now be able to use rich, validated data from Xenomorph's TimeScape product and Xenomorph's clients will be able to do additional analysis in the R environment
IDC Releases TREP Feed Handler Upgrade
Interactive Data has released an upgraded version of its feed handler for the Thomson Reuters Enterprise Platform (TREP) that includes new symbology remapping functionality to allow customers to more seamlessly bring its Consolidated Feed of equities,…
Aegon Poland Joins Calastone Network
Polish insurer Aegon Poland has joined Calastone's global funds transaction network in order to automate its transactions processes, the vendor has announced.
SmartStream Expands Hong Kong Office, Hires Murphy
London-based SmartStream Technologies, a financial transaction management vendor, plans to expand its footprint in the Asia-Pacific region and has appointed Steve Murphy as regional manager for Hong Kong.
1010data Unveils v.7 of Big Data Analytics Platform
New York-based Big Data analytics and database provider 1010data will this week launch version seven of its cloud-based analytics platform, which includes advanced data visualization functionality, the ability to create in-database applications, and a…
Activ Financial Readies Lynx ATS and CX2 Feed Handlers
Market data and ticker plant provider Activ Financial is building out new feed handlers for Lynx ATS, Omega ATS's new Canadian alternative trading system, and CX2, Chi-X Canada's second ATS, to provide domestic and US customers with complete coverage of…
Updata Integrates Historical Data from GFD
UK-based technical analysis software vendor Updata has integrated San Juan Capistrano Calif.-based data provider Global Financial Data's database of historical financial and economic data into its Professional analytics suite to enable users to visualize…
ICE Splits NYSE Liffe, Euronext Feeds
NYSE Euronext has introduced a new commercial model for real-time data from its Liffe derivatives market that will see London-listed derivatives unbundled from continental European derivatives, as a result of ongoing plans to spin off Euronext's European…