Risk Management, Performance & Reporting
Buy-Side CROs: To Each Investment Strategy, a Unique Tech Response
At last week's Buy-Side Technology North American Summit, a trio of chief risk officers (CROs) spanning boutique and institutional investment firms gave a candid take on the build-out of their risk management and reporting platforms. The scene, they said…
'Kill Switch' Capabilities Move Corvil Beyond Latency
Dublin-based network and latency monitoring technology vendor Corvil has adapted its monitoring tools to support the creation of automatic "kill switches" to protect trading firms' infrastructures and trading strategies, as part of its efforts to…
Shock Absorption After a Wild Week
Down equity markets this week signaled the return of significant volatility for the first time in a couple years, testing the industry's ability to deal with shocks as flight to safe assets ramped up. But more than ever, this includes an active posture…
Solace Taps SL Corp to Monitor Message Routers
Ottawa-based hardware messaging appliance vendor Solace Systems has enlisted IT monitoring solutions provider SL Corp to provide an adapter for SL Corp's RTView Enterprise Monitor, to provide systems administrators and application support teams with…
Russia's Cinimex Extends Ties with Misys
The Russian provider has joined Misys' InFusion Partner Program after an existing 12-year relationship.
State Street TruCross/FX Platform Goes Live
State Street Global Markets has announced that its TruCross/FX foreign exchange (FX) spot benchmark execution platform, overseen by State Street Global Markets' agency FX unit, is now live.
Portware to Offer S3's Counterparty Intel Analytics Platform to Clients
S3 announced its Basel III analytics solution, Blacklight, will be available for all Portware clients.
BST North America Panel: Derivatives Regulation Creates Tech Limbo, Opportunities
A panel of industry experts discussed the impact regulation of OTC derivative trading will have and what the future holds for the market at 2014's Buy-Side Technology North American Summit.
RepRisk Rolls Out Country-Sector Risk Matrix
Zurich-based environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk data provider RepRisk has rolled out a new matrix that tracks ESG risk by combining country- and sector-level analysis in response to increased customer demand for more granular data, officials…
C-level Panel Talks Information Security at BST North American Summit
The evolution of information security was discussed at a C-level roundtable at this year's Buy-Side Technology North American Summit in New York.
TFG Financial Systems to Acquire RTS
TFG Financial Systems (TFG) has announced it has acquired US-based Risk Technology Solution (RTS) to support its portfolio risk management system and expand in the US.
SmartStream Updates Exception Management Tool
SmartStream Technologies has released a new version of its TLM Exception Management solution to provide firms with a consolidated view of their resolution process via a single platform.
Investor, Regulatory Demands Drive Latest Linedata Rollout
Yesterday, it was announced that Linedata had enhanced Linedata Global Hedge, its overarching platform for hedge fund managers.
Broadridge Adds Confirmation Matching Capabilities to its PROactive Suite
Broadridge Financial Solutions has released an update of its reconciliation and process management suite, PROactive, to bolster operational efficiency and servicing between buy and sell firms by adding confirmation matching capabilities.
Brazil's Valemobi Taps Numerix for Pricing Analytics
The São Paulo-based brokerage will use Numerix's advanced analytical framework to produce pricing and portfolio analytics across multiple asset classes for its buy side-focused Valebroker platform.
SunGard Introduces APT Enterprise
The technology mainstay says its updated buy-side offering, APT Enterprise, now includes a risk dashboard for a single view of market and liquidity risk that can incorporate multiple trading strategies and metrics covered under several global reporting…
Unique Boutiques: Smaller Hedge Funds Demand Bespoke Tech
Boutique hedge funds are prime targets for third-party technology providers, but they have also become more complicated to win and to service, in part because their back-stories—and clients’ demands—are more diverse than ever. Tim Bourgaize Murray speaks…
West Lothian Looks Simple Now
Scotland makes the biggest decision in its history, come Thursday.
SEC Continues Data Focus with Risk Analytics Office
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the formation of a new office within the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (Dera), which will develop data-driven tools to support regulatory activities.
Nasdaq OMX Partners With Corvil to Enhance RiskWrapper on TradeGuard
The Nasdaq OMX Group has announced a partnership between its Global Access Services business and data analytics vendor, Corvil, to enhance RiskWrapper, the risk measurement solution built into TradeGuard’s platform.
NRI Releases Private Cloud Solution for Asset Managers
Nomura Research Institute has announced the release of Arena Private Cloud Service, known as Arena Private, which it says will be the first service of its kind for asset managers in Japan and will build off the provider's existing T-Monolix platform-as-a…
Selling the Vision of IBOR
The recent fascination by the financial media and others with all things investment book of record, or IBOR for short, has perhaps begun to dilute and even cloud many of the positives around why the concept ever evolved in the first place.
Liquid Takes the Covers off New Cloud Offering
Liquid Holdings unveiled its new cloud-based offering, LiquidFIRM, short for Financial Intermediary Risk Management.
GreySpark Study Yields Pre-Trade Risk Best Practices
Recently published research from London-based capital markets consultancy GreySpark Partners has yielded a number of best practices designed to help sell-side firms manage a range of risks associated with their electronic trading activities.