Trading Tech
SmartStream Debuts TLM SmartRecs
SmartStream has announced the release of TLM SmartRecs, a new system for the loading and delivery of documented reconciliation results.
Xignite Grows Market Data Cloud Cover
San Mateo-based on-demand data provider Xignite has added two new services-CloudFiles and CloudStreaming─to its Market Data Cloud service, in addition to its existing CloudAPIs for applications and developers to access the vendor's data.
QED Adds Varden Reporting to its Toolbox
QED Financial Systems, a portfolio management solutions provider based in Marlton, New Jersey, has signed an agreement with Boston-based Varden Technologies to resell Varden’s reporting and communications platforms.
Fenics to Provide FX Options Analysis to Shanghai Bank
Bank of Communications (BoC), a financial services group based in Shanghai, has licensed Fenics Professional, a pricing and risk management system for foreign exchange (FX) options from GFI subsidiary Fenics.
MarkitSERV Connects to Nasdaq for FX Clearing
MarkitSERV, Markit’s electronic trade processing service for over-the-counter (OTC) derivative transactions, will be the first middleware provider to deliver foreign exchange (FX) trades for clearing to Nasdaq OMX.
DCCC Deal Extends Euroclear's Collateral Highway to Middle East
Euroclear has announced that the Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation (DCCC) has joined its Collateral Highway network, the first firm from the Middle East to do so.
BCS Takes b-next for Market Abuse Surveillance
Russian brokerage BCS Financial Group has announced that it will implement b-next's CMC:Suite, in order to boost its market abuse surveillance and insider trading detection capabilities, at its London trading room.
Derivative Path Taps Fincad for OTC Derivative Analytics, Valuations
Derivative Path, a Walnut Creek, Calif.-based startup provider of automated trading technologies for the over-the-counter derivatives markets, has incorporated Vancouver, Canada-based OTC derivatives pricing and risk management vendor Fincad's analytics…
Mariner Trawls MSCI ESG Data for Alpha
New York-based alternative asset manager Mariner Investment Group is to use ESG (environmental, social and governance) ratings and portfolio analysis tools from MSCI ESG Research, to support the incorporation of ESG factors into Mariner's investment…
ITRS Grows Partner Data Interfaces
UK-based application monitoring software vendor ITRS has expanded its partner program to include Caplin Systems, Corvil, Misys, Niksun and VMware, to allow ITRS' Geneos platform to extract data to extract data from the vendors' applications, including…
Charles River Integrates SJ Levinson & Sons for TCA
Charles River Development has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with SJ Levinson & Sons, whereby the broker's equity transaction-cost analysis (TCA) technology will be integrated with the vendor's Investment Management Solution …
Lombard Risk Upgrades Colline
Lombard Risk has announced the release of Colline version 12.3, its collateral management and clearing product.
Mors Survey: Intra-day Liquidity Risk Projects Still Incomplete
Helsinki-based Mors Software, a provider of integrated real-time treasury and risk management technology to the sell side, has published the results of its annual liquidity risk management survey, carried out between May and July this year.
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PensionsFirst, WinTech Partner on Corporate Liability Risk
The new strategic partnership will leverage WinTech's asset liability modeling tool ProVal, with PensionsFirst's analytics software, PFaroe, allowing CFOs and treasurers to more easily migrate external data, monitor daily funded status, and dis-aggregate…
Nasdaq's Genium INET to Power German Exchange
Boerse Stuttgart, a 150-year old exchange serving private investors, has selected Nasdaq OMX’s Genium INET trading technology to power its market.
Fund Managers Say Good Tech Boosts Credibility
Portfolio managers say sound technology enhances an alternative buy-side firm’s credibility, according to new research from SunGard and Aite Group.
Tradition Taps Corvil for Monitoring
Interdealer broker Tradition has rolled out Dublin-based latency and performance monitoring technology provider Corvil's CorvilNet monitoring platform to provide real-time visibility into data and execution latency and operational performance statistics…
Pricing Vet Kelsey Moves to Mortgage CRM Vendor
Former Reuters exec Michele Kelsey has joined Vantage Integrated Production, a provider of CRM, workflow and data management tools for mortgage lenders, as regional vice president of sales for the Midwest US, based in New York.
Quants Get New Analytics with RTS Update
RTS Realtime Systems Group (RTS), a Frankfurt-based trading solutions provider, has launched version 2.0 of RTD Tango Quant, which designs and executes automated trading strategies for quant traders.
BT Partners with Truphone for US Mobile Recording
Network and telecoms provider BT has joined forces with global mobile operator Truphone, to deliver a communications recording service in line with Dodd-Frank Act provisions.
Vermilion Sets Up Singapore Shop
Already on the ground, the London-based reporting software provider to the buy side intends to grow its staff in Singapore to 10 in the coming year as it targets growth there, in Australia, and Hong Kong.
Special FX
I've always had a particular interest in foreign exchange (FX), given it was the first asset class that I covered years ago. It's also, probably, the greatest success story of the financial services industry that's never reported. News at the end of last…
Succession Selected by BCS for Market Access Risk Management
BCS Prime Brokerage has announced that TripleCheck, Succession Systems' ultra-low-latency risk engine for direct market access (DMA), will be implemented at the firm for clients accessing Russian markets.