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TRG Hires Two in Sales, Customer Service
Data cost management software vendor TRG (formerly The Roberts Group) has hired two new sales and customer services executives to support its ongoing organic and strategic growth.
Industry Heavyweights Unveil Startup ‘Data Wrangler’ Crux, Raise $10M Funding
Championing the rise of ‘informatics,’ new startup Crux aims to take tedious data processing off firms’ plates, freeing them up to focus on adding value. Max Bowie reports on this small company with some big names at the helm.
ICE Extends Fixed-Income Portfolio with Virtu BondPoint Acquisition
ICE acquisition follows deal for BAML's global research division’s fixed income index platform.
Ex-Bloomberg, NYSE Tech Exec Miller Gets Some Options
Miller's appointment will support the vendor's continued growth, officials say.
ANNA DSB Faces Industry Concerns Over ISINs for OTC Derivatives
Licensing and user agreements surrounding ANNA's service burea for OTC derivative ISIN numbers have sparked fireworks over recent months as the service goes live ahead of Mifid II. Joanne Faulkner investigates.
Bloomberg, Trax, LSE Among First Approved as ARMs
Financial Conduct Authority has started issuing approvals to entities that applied to act as ARMs under Mifid II.
Ex-PolarLake CEO Randles Heeds Siren Call
The former PolarLake and Bloomberg exec sees opportunities in startup Siren's Big Data intelligence tools.
Parke Departs Brazil’s Agencia Estado, Eyes NY Opportunities
The veteran of the Brazilian and Latin American market data industry is seeking new opportunities in the US.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 90: CCOs Talk About AI, Cyber Threats & Real-Time Monitoring
Compliance heads from Guggenheim Partners, Sierra Global Management, J Goldman & Co., and Rimes talk about trends in the regtech space. Anthony and James talk about the Symphony-Bloomberg battle.
Empirasign Bows ‘Quote Builder’ Bloomberg Email Tool
The tool makes it easier for firms to create custom emails for promoting the offer of a bond to clients, by automating
Data, Trading Vet Nadzan Joins AlphaPoint
Nadzan, a former Bloomberg MD, was most recently chief data officer at TradingScreen
Firms Eye Machine Learning for Liquidity Risk Models
Many US mutual funds are expected to rely on vendor tools to comply with the SEC’s rule that they establish a formal liquidity risk management program that includes classifying the liquidity of their investments. These tools have the potential to improve…
Beware the Commodity Swap Data Swamp
Data quality for over-the-counter commodity swaps reported to swap data repositories, as mandated by the Dodd–Frank Act, has worsened since reporting began more than four years ago, with some blaming the CFTC, while others blame resistance by the SDRs to…
Symphony Adds Ex-Bloomberg Sales Manager Birshan to UK Team
Birshan previously spent 15 years at Bloomberg in a variety of sales roles, having started at the vendor as an analyst.
Bloomberg, Advise Tech Ally for SEC 22e-4 Reporting
The partnership will help mutual fund clients calculate the liquidity risk they must report under the new SEC 22e-4 rule.
FCA Grants First Raft of APA Approvals for MiFID II Reporting
Six entities have been officially approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as APAs under MiFID II.
Axe Trading Targets the Buy Side with New EMS
New platform offers liquidity and venue aggregation for asset managers active in the fixed-income markets
Asia’s MiFID II Compliance Countdown
The countdown to Jan. 3, 2018, when MiFID II will take effect, is starting to sound like the ominous ticking of a time bomb. Many details of the regulation have been available for some time, yet as the clock ticks down, questions still remain over…
A Costly Race to MiFID II Reporting Compliance
Trade reporting and publication mechanisms are a key part of the new MiFID II legislation. So why are alarming numbers of firms yet to choose their providers? With a last-gasp sprint on the cards in a crowded field of participants, Jamie Hyman…
When it Comes to IT Spend, RegTech Sees a Green Field
According to Opimas, the regtech space only pulls in 5 percent of the total IT spend pool, but that is going to change.
Waters Rankings 2017: All the Winners and Why they Won
Our reporters take a look at this year’s Waters Rankings category winners, complete with write-ups explaining their achievements over the last 12 months.
ESG: Turning Green into Green
ESG is booming, but there's room for further development—Waters speaks to executives from banks, hedge funds, asset managers and vendors to explain how this sector is growing and how AI can speed up its development.
Money.Net Adds Another Bloomberg Exec for Investment Banking Push
Daskalakis' appointment reunites him with former Bloomberg exec and Money.Net CEO Morgan Downey, bolstering the vendor's add-in and API integration offering.
ING, Bloomberg Ally for Emerging FX Indexes
The indexes will help investors increase their exposure to emerging markets currencies, and track them against the US dollar.