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Markit and DTCC unveil MarkitSERV
Markit and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) have launched MarkitSERV, a new company that combines the two organisations' electronic trade-confirmation and workflow platforms to provide a single gateway for over-the-counter (OTC)…
Connect to control
When AQR Capital Management, the $20 billion quantitative hedge fund and investment manager based in Greenwich, Connecticut, decided to upgrade its trade-matching processes, it had no other vendor than Omgeo in mind; and with Omgeo having developed a…
European Trading Firms Go Loco for Co-lo
Co-location facilities remain in demand, not only as firms seek to reduce the latency of data delivery by locating their trading engines in the same physical premises as exchanges and multilateral trading facilities, but also as a means to cut back on…
Made to measure
Gone are the days of buy-side firms implementing broker-developed algorithmictrading tools without the ability to question their underlying assumptions. Perhaps more crucially, the ability to tailor those algorithms to more accurately reflect changing…
Automation New
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Up To Scratch
Rapid industry change and budgetary pressure have made it essential for data management projects to align with current realities and deliver consistent and timely value, says Sapient's Jeff Arena
Markit and the DTCC unveil OTC derivatives joint venture
Markit and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) have announced the September 1 launch of MarkitSERV, a new company combining the two organisations' electronic trade confirmation and workflow platforms to provide a single gateway for over…
Markit under DOJ microscope
The US government's ongoing efforts to rein in unregulated OTC derivatives may have landed credit market and pricing data provider Markit in hot water - or at least caused an operational headache - just as the firm is set to launch its new MarktiSERV…
Survey: UK Data Spend Hits Bottom Amid Cautious Optimism for 2010
UK financial institutions are expected to spend marginally more on market data in 2010, reversing two years of consecutive budget cuts, according to a recent survey of dealing room technology by UK-based research firm Kimsey Consulting.
The Ring Stays in the Picture
Although the non-ferrous metal markets are not as liquid as other markets, they are blending old business practices, such as open outcry, with the latest advances is automated trading and clearing practices. DWT European reporter Cecilia Bergamaschi sits…
Dark pools: What lies beneath?
Regulators in the US and Europe are keeping an eye on how dark execution venues operate. Do they need to be more transparent in their operations? Although no concrete proposals have been forthcoming, any regulations are set to have a profound impact on…
Mission Impossible
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Out of the Crisis
As market participants talk about "green shoots of recovery" and regulators push out suggestions for new directives based on lessons learned from the credit crunch, the focus is now on preparing for the changing conditions. Inside Reference Data gathers…
Out of the Crisis
As market participants talk about "green shoots of recovery" and regulators push out suggestions for new directives based on lessons learned from the credit crunch, the focus is now on preparing for the changing conditions. Inside Reference Data gathers…
Satisfying scrutiny
Client reporting is not new to the buy side by any means, but compared to the processes typically residing in the front office, it has historically been overlooked as a key area of the fund management business. But that has changed over the past two…