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Refinitiv Says Goodbye TREP, Hello RTDS; Bolsters Cloud Support
As the “vast majority” of customers are shifting to the cloud, Refinitiv is looking to broaden its own cloud capabilities to help customers with their transitions.
This Week: Jyske Capital/SimCorp; Vestrata; NICE Actimize/FACEPOINT; Anna/Gleif; SS&C, ING, and more
A summary of some of the past week's financial technology news.
Self-Service Data & Managed Services: Why Asset Control is Now ‘Alveo’
CEO Mark Hepsworth explains the branding change and what drove the vendor's decision.
Fitch Solutions Revamps FitchConnect Using Micro-Frontend Technology
The use of agile development techniques and adoption of micro-frontend technology has yielded significant improvements in development productivity, officials say.
Waters Wrap: Blockchain is Still Overhyped (And Ion/Broadway Thoughts & the Consulting Boom)
In 2016, Anthony wrote that the blockchain revolution was overhyped—unsurprisingly, his opinions have not changed. He also delves into the Ion-Broadway deal, and looks at new consulting/advisory firms that have recently come to market.
TickSmith, Alqami Ally to Help Alt Data Sources Structure, Sell Data
Alqami will advise wannabe alternative data vendors on the value of their content, while TickSmith will provide the technology platform for them to sell it to potential clients.
This Week: Tora, AcadiaSoft, Itiviti, Citi, Finastra, SEI & More
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Ropnoy Preps Outsourced, On-Demand Data Notifications Management
Ropnoy's WISE service will provide outsourced "heavy lifting" of data notifications processing to help firms handle rising volumes of notifications.
TRG Screen Melds FITS, InfoMatch for Next-Gen Data Cost Management Platform
The first iterations of the new Optimize platform will be available early next year.
Refinitiv Begins Move Away from Eikon, Thomson One with Debut of 'Workspace'
The new platform is first being targeted at advisors and wealth managers, and will eventually be available for traders, analysts, portfolio managers, quants, and developers.
This Week: CME, Katana/IHS Markit, S&P, SmartStream, Causality Link & More
A summary of some of the past week’s technology news
EOSE Preps Bespoke Data Sourcing Service for Financial Firms
The move is in response to inbound demand from firms seeking hard-to-find datasets.
This Week: Northern Trust, HKEX, Digital Asset, SimCorp, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
SteelEye Unveils Tool to Slash Trade Reconstruction Timeframes
Officials say the new product will enable firms to aggregate and correlate the data required to fulfill trade reconstruction obligations within seconds.
AlternativeSoft to Roll Out Automated Hedge Fund Due Diligence Tool in Q4
Earlier this year the vendor added an automated hedge fund performance evaluation tool to its suite of solutions.
Silent Eight Preps Transaction Monitoring Tool
The firm is testing the tool with a few clients before making it available to a broader audience.
London Support HQ to Serve as ‘Beachhead’ for 3Forge Expansion
The support center will allow the vendor to better support key client locations as it looks to expand further into new markets around the world.
Who Wants a Cable TV Model for Market Data, Anyway?
The concept of on-demand data isn’t new, but the technology required to make it a reality is now emerging. Max asks whether data providers have the vision and will to make it happen.
SteelEye to Hire CME Reg Reporting Talent
While many firms have enforced hiring freezes during the pandemic, the regulatory reporting vendor has plans to aggressively grow its staff count.
Delta Capita to Add Tax and Reg Reporting to New CLM Platform
The managed services and consulting firm will look to roll out these new components to its CLM platform in August.
Velox Eyes ETF Trading Tech Space
Following a $2.5 million funding round from ETF specialist ETFS Capital, Velox plans to offer server-side interoperability.
Citycom Employs Facial, Object Recognition for Covid Remote Working Security Checks
The new solution can give firms insight into the activities, performance, and health of employees working from home during the Covid-19 outbreak, to monitor for potential risk factors and security breaches.
Broker Tradition Increases Data Training for Employees During Covid Lockdown
As FISD has made it easier for data professionals working remotely to complete its FIA certification, Tradition has taken the opportunity to put its global data sales team through the certification process.
CryptoCompare Eyes Asia Cryptocurrency Indexes
The cryptocurrency data provider and index operator plans to exploit demand for digital currency trading in APAC by launching index products in the region.