Trading Tech
Neuberger Berman's Ganim: CISOs Have Their Work Cut Out
Bob Ganim, chief information security officer (CISO) at Neuberger Berman, a $250 billion New York-based asset manager, delivered the keynote address at this year's Buy-Side Technology North American Summit, held today at the Marriott Marquis in Times…
Kx Debuts Newer, Faster Kdb+ Tick Database
Tick database provider Kx Systems has released version 3.2 of its Kdb+ database application that leverages improvements in commodity hardware processing to deliver greater speed and processing power, shortening the time taken to run queries on data,…
Pictet Extends Wolters Kluwer Usage
Swiss wealth management firm Pictet has selected Wolters Kluwer's Financial Risk Management product for use at its head offices in Geneva, allowing the organization to perform complex calculations at top level as well as local.
Software AG Upgrades Apama Streaming Analytics
Software AG has announced a significant upgrade to its Apama Streaming Analytics platform, including new high-bandwidth channels, universal messaging integration and horizontal development compatibility with other Software products.
S&P Capital IQ and Kuberre Partner for Real-Time News Aggregation Tool
S&P Capital IQ and Kuberre Systems, a US-based data management and analytics vendor, have launched a new trading tool, Event Fusion, that alerts traders, market-makers and portfolio managers about relevant investment news in real time.
StatPro Updates Revolution
Data and portfolio analytics provider StatPro has rolled out the October release of its Revolution platform with a range of improved features, including more accurate and flexible securities classification and grouping capabilities that allow users to…
Hillier-Brook Launches MCO Europe as McObject Tech Distributor
Data industry veteran Ian Hillier-Brook has established a new company, MCO Europe, to act as the exclusive European distributor for Issaquah, Wash.-based in-memory database provider McObject's eXtremeDB Financial Edition data management technology for…
FCA Approves Bondcube as Crossing Network
Bondcube, an electronic fixed-income trading system that aims to match buyers and sellers of difficult bond orders, has received approval from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate as a crossing network.
Northern Trust Expands SunGard Implementation with Asset Arena
SunGard's Asset Arena Control Center will help Northern Trust benefit from further operational efficiency by converting complex work processes into electronic checklists and easy-to-read dashboards, enabling operational oversight and control of the firm…
Ovum Reports on Mobile Call Recording in Capital Markets
With regulations on both sides of the Atlantic requiring firms to record and archive mobile phone conversations of traders, companies have to decide how to remain compliant as regulators look to make the increase communications transparency in the market.
Updata Revs V8 of Pro Analytics
UK-based technical analysis software provider Updata will this week release Version 8 of its Professional analytics program, which can handle five times the number of data points as previous incarnations of the software, and includes new functionality…
A/S/L?
Chat pushes, Sibos, and regulatory moves lead this week's coverage.
Poland Switches to T+2
The Central Securities Depository of Poland (KDPW) has shortened its settlement cycle to T+2, or two days after trade date, as of today.
Sibos 2014: SmartStream CEO on Data and Transaction Management
Philippe Chamabdal, CEO of SmartStream, speaks about the company's data and transaction lifecycle management offerings at Sibos 2014 in Boston
Revamped Ticker Plant, API, Data Appliances Up Exegy Throughput
St. Louis, Mo.-based hardware ticker plant vendor Exegy has released versions 3.3 of its hardware-accelerated Ticker Plant, Market Data System appliances and Exegy Client API, which will provide customers with expanded order book information on the…
Markit Launches Chat Rooms on Collaboration Services
Markit has launched a new software component of its Collaboration Services open messaging initiative that will enable investment banks and other financial institutions to create instant message chat rooms—and to proactively monitor who can access them,…
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.
Barchart Launches 'EDM' Service, Revamped Content Portal
Chicago-based data vendor Barchart has officially unveiled Barchart EDM──a new integrated solution that combines components of its various content and data delivery mechanisms into a managed service for market data capture, management and distribution─…
Sibos 2014: Growing KYC Demands Have Industry Revisiting Models
Know Your Customer (KYC) screening is as far from a differentiating function as possible for banks, but bloating costs and a messy process for clients have caused a new push among the major sell sides and technology providers to build out managed service…
SROs Submit Plan for Audit Trail, Initial Costs Estimates Average $53 Million
A group of self-regulatory organizations (SROs) selected by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) submitted its plan to build, implement and maintain the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) that will track activity in every National Market System (NMS)…
Symphony CEO David Gurle Discusses Goldman Sachs/Consortium Deal, New Platform
Yesterday it was announced that a consortium of 14 financial institutions led by Goldman Sachs had acquired Palo Alto-based software vendor Perzo for $66 million. The resulting acquisition led to the new company Symphony Communication Services, whose…
Symphony CEO David Gurle Discusses Goldman Sachs/Consortium Deal, New Platform
Yesterday it was announced that a consortium of 14 financial institutions led by Goldman Sachs had acquired Palo Alto-based software vendor Perzo for $66 million. The resulting acquisition led to the new company Symphony Communication Services, whose…
Esma Consults on NDF Clearing
The European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) has opened a consultation on the clearing of foreign-exchange (FX) non-deliverable forwards (NDFs).
NetDania Preps HTML5 Charts, Mobile Trading App
NetDania, a Danish provider of foreign exchange data display and analytics workstations, is rolling out a new HTML5 charting solution and an upgraded version of its NetDania mobile app in response to customer demand for more functionality, officials say.