Alliances, Mergers & Acquisitions
SmartStream, Trustlink Partner to Service Southern Africa Market
London-based SmartStream Technologies, a provider of financial transaction management technology and services, and Pretoria-based Trustlink, have agreed an alliance that will see Trustlink distribute SmartStream’s Reconciliations and Cash & Liquidity…
Markit Acquires DTCC Stake in MarkitSERV
Markit has announced that it will buy out the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) from their joint venture, MarkitSERV.
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Nasdaq OMX to Acquire eSpeed Platform from BGC
Nasdaq OMX has announced that it will purchase BGC Partners' US treasuries-trading platform, eSpeed,for $750 million and contingent stock issuance.
Multi-Bank Group Aims for Client Enablement Standardization
A group of major sell-side institutions have launched a working group, the Trading Enablement Standardization Initiative (TESI), in order to facilitate client and trader enablement on electronic trading platforms.
The FCA Wants You to Know That It Knows Technology Exists
With the split of the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) into two component parts rapidly approaching, one arm has released its business plan and risk outlook, where it touches on technology in strokes so broad they're almost invisible.
Linedata Seals CapitalStream Deal
Linedata has completed its acquisition of software platform provider CapitalStream from HCL Technologies.
StatPro Integrates IDC's Fixed-Income Evaluations
StatPro Group, the Wimbledon, UK-based provider of cloud-based portfolio analytics (including risk management and performance and attribution functions) and data solutions to the buy side, has entered into an alliance with Interactive Data Corp. (IDS)…
DST and Flametree Announce Fixed-Income Attribution Alliance
Surbiton, UK-based DST Global Solutions, a provider of technology and data management services to the buy side, has announced an alliance with Flametree Investment Analytics designed to enable the embedding of fixed-income attribution models within its…
EMCF to Combine with EuroCCP
European central counterparty clearing houses (CCPs) EuroCCP and EMCF will combine their operations this year to create a single entity for cash equities clearing, subject to regulatory approvals.
Lombard Risk, AcadiaSoft Embark On Collateral Management Alliance
London-based Lombard Risk Management and AcadiaSoft, a provider of collateral management technology and services based in Pembroke, MA, have announced an electronic collateral messaging collaboration.
Bombay Exchange and Eurex Reach Tech Sharing Pact
Eurex Group and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) will deepen their strategic partnership through a long-term technology alliance under which BSE will join the Eurex technology roadmap and deploy Deutsche Börse Group's trading architecture in a first step.