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NovaSparks Gets New Backer in MBO Deal, Eyes Options Data & FPGA Trading Capabilities
With the support of new majority owner Peninsular Capital, NovaSparks plans initiatives to expand the use cases for its FPGA market data technologies into the trading and risk sectors.
People Moves: Eventus Systems, Hudson Fintech, Cutter Associates, Beeks & More
A look at some of the key "people moves" from the past week, including Veronica Augustsson (pictured) who has joined Doconomy's board.
Silent Eight Preps Transaction Monitoring Tool
The firm is testing the tool with a few clients before making it available to a broader audience.
Waters Wrap: What’s This ‘ESG’ You Speak Of? (And Thoughts on Cybersec & Cloud Delivery)
As ESG becomes more popular, Tony believes that a great decoupling needs to happen.
Wavelength Podcast Ep. 205: Just Talkin'
This one is more of a therapy session for Wei-Shen and Tony. No tech on this one, folks.
This Week: Bloomberg, Isda, Wolters Kluwer, Refinitiv, Aquis, DTCC, and more
A summary of some of the past week's financial technology news.
Trading Technologies Preps September OMS Launch
The anticipated replacement for its X_Trader platform will share a tightly integrated ecosystem with its EMS, and will debut a raft of new order handling features.
Lazard Asset Management Implements ESG Mapping Tool
The investment manager has developed frameworks to better understand how ESG issues impact individual company performance and sectors.
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.
WatersTechnology Asia Awards 2020 Winner's Interview: Radha Pillay, SmartStream Technologies
Victor Anderson chats to Radha Pillay, head of Asia-Pacific at SmartStream, about his firm's win in the best reconciliation platform category at this year's WatersTech Asia Awards.
NICE Taps SIX-Xignite Cloud Data Combo for Trade Surveillance
In addition to supporting NICE Actimize's needs, the partnership opens SIX up to new potential audiences beyond its back-office feed clients.
Boosted.ai Rolls Out New Models for Navigating Covid-Specific Risks
As Covid-19 impacted companies and markets in March, the machine-learning startup sought to help clients better manage risk exposures that couldn't be explained by traditional risk factors.
oneZero Expands into Institutional Market
The vendor has been adding members to its team with buy-side and wholesale broking backgrounds.
SmartStream Launches Tool for Intraday Liquidity Stress Tests
The module allows clients to perform stress testing on demand, integrated with data from the vendor's cash and liquidity management solution.
HSBC Launches ESG Reporting Service
The bank's securities services division will provide a PDF report to buy-side clients with ratings and emissions data, showing the performance of large holdings over time.
BSO to Launch Millimeter Wave Connectivity In Toronto
The vendor is growing its millimeter wave services after its 2018 acquisition of Apsara Networks.
People Moves: IHS Markit, REGIS-TR, SimCorp, AlgoDynamix, MetricStream, Enterprai, BTIG
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Igor Kaplun (pictured) who has been appointed executive director of MarkitSERV’s Integrated reporting business
Brave New Coin Eyes Structured Products
The company aims to have a principal-protected structured income product by mid-September.
Waters Wrap: The Problem with Big Ideas (and Some Ramblings on Virtual Desktops & Tech's Blurred Lines)
Isda's CDM leaves banks questioning the way forward; the rise of virtual-desktop infrastructures; generic business intelligence tools become more popular.
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.
This Week: VMWare, Samsung and Salesforce; Wolters Kluwer; Verint, Cloud9; TP Icap; and more
A summary of some of the past week's financial technology news.
Market Participants Worry that CFTC Can’t Safeguard Data
The US derivatives regulator should let the responsibility for the storage of sensitive data fall on regulated firms, committee hears.
Investors Turn to Raw Data Over Ratings in ESG Alpha Hunt
Quants are using data on product returns and employee welfare to pick winners.
Waters Rankings 2020: All the Winners and Why They won
Here are all 33 category winners from this year's virtual Waters Rankings.