Alliances, Mergers & Acquisitions
MarketAxess to Acquire Euroclear's Xtrakter
MarketAxess is set to acquire Xtrakter, a provider of regulatory transaction reporting and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Euroclear, early next year.
Update: Nasdaq Eyes Index Growth with Acquisition of Mergent Index Biz
Deal will expand Nasdaq's custom and thematic indexes, significantly increasing assets under management linked to its index families.
BAML, SunGard Forge Treasury Knowledge Alliance in Asia-Pacific
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) and SunGard are set to launch a treasury knowledge platform in the Asia-Pacific.
James Rundle: Mergers and Inquisitions
After last year’s string of disastrous merger attempts among stock exchanges, it seems that the trading venue giants once more have the bit between their teeth. While there have been some successes, James says there probably won’t be a winding back of…
Torstone Partners Daiwa Institute of Research for Asian Reconciliation
London-headquartered software provider Torstone Technology has partnered with Daiwa Institute of Research (DIR), the research arm of Japanese securities brokerage Daiwa Securities Group.
FactSet Integrates MSCI ESG Research, Ratings
Partnership will bring MSCI's environmental, social and governance ratings and analysis to FactSet clients
With Redkite Acquisition, NICE Gains Real-Time Surveillance Capabilities
Compliance software vendor NICE Actimize has acquired Redkite Financial Markets, a provider of cloud-based surveillance technology, in a deal that completed earlier this week.
Eagle Selects Vermilion for Client Reporting Package
Eagle Investment Systems has announced a partnership with Vermilion Software, in which it will provide the vendor's reporting product to clients.
SS&C Acquires Hedgemetrix
SS&C has announced that it has acquired fund services provider Hedgemetrix, based in Irving, Texas.
NYSE Euronext Forges Partnership with Bank of China
NYSE Euronext has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bank of China, as the European exchange seeks to attract trading flow from the Far East.
NYSE Euronext, Taiwan Futures Exchange Partner for Two-Way Order Routing
NYSE Euronext and the Taiwan Futures Exchange have agreed to work more closely together going forward with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding.
Oslo Børs to Acquire Burgundy
Norwegian exchange Oslo Børs is set to acquire its Swedish rival, Burgundy, in a play for regional control of equities trading.
Saxo Bank Initiates LatAm Push
Specialist online investment house Saxo Bank has acquired a Uruguayan broker, in a bid to extend its presence in Latin America.
Exegy, StreamBase Ally for Algo Strategy Support, Data Analytics
Integrated products simplify process of using data from Exegy appliances in StreamBase's analytics engines, while opening new opportunities for both vendors
BlackRock, Thomson Reuters to Provide Fixed-Income Analytics for Buy Side
Investment management firm BlackRock and data vendor Thomson Reuters will partner to create a distributed fixed-income derived analytics set through BlackRock Solutions (BRS), the firm's solutions provision arm.