Trading Tech
Six Partners with swissQuant for ImpaQt Launch
Data services provider Six Financial Information and swissQuant have launched ImpaQt, a portfolio risk-management system, to support the wealth-management industry in meeting regulatory requirements for client protection, pre-trade suitability and risk.
Twitter Fund Founder Returns with Cayman Atlantic
Paul Hawtin, founder of the Derwent Absolute Return Fund, which traded based on social media sentiment analysis, has returned to investment management with the launch of Cayman Atlantic.
Tradeweb Submits CFTC Application for SEF Status
Tradeweb Markets has announced that it is applying to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for swap execution facility (SEF) credentials, operating two separate platforms.
CIMB Exec Advocates Tech Restraint in APTAS Keynote
Andrew Freyre-Sanders, managing director and head of execution services at CIMB Securities, warned against being swept up in technology arms races and stressed the need for intelligent systems design, while delivering the keynote address for the 2013…
Nasdaq OMX Signs Strategic Partnership with Borsa Istanbul
Nasdaq OMX Group has agreed to provide a suite of exchange technologies to Borsa Istanbul, to strengthen Istanbul’s position as an international trading hub.
SEC Announces Quant Analysis Unit
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a number of new initiatives designed to combat fraud and market abuse, including a unit dedicated to risk and data analysis, within its enforcement arm.
Broadridge Teams with Scivantage
Broadridge Financial Solutions announced it is partnering with Scivantage in order to provide its clients with cost basis solutions.
Deutsche Börse to Launch Trading Venue for Cloud Computing
Deutsche Börse, in collaboration with with Berlin-based Zimory GmbH, is launching a trading venue for “cloud-computing” resources to provide its clients with additional outsourced storage and computing capacity. Trading is to begin early 2014.
Cost Control Beneficial to Big Bank IT Departments
Panelists at the Asia-Pacific Trading Architecture Summit, held last week in Singapore, debated the current business climate when it comes to infrastructure management, saying that although budgets are tighter, this is introducing a needed element of…
Swedbank Robur Online with SimCorp for Solvency II
The Swedish asset manager, with about $70 billion actively managed across 130 funds and institutional clients in Scandinavia and the Baltics, has expanded its previous SimCorp Dimension implementation with an add-on for the upcoming regulation targeting…
EuroCCP Adds Deutsche Bank Frankfurt as Clearing Participant
European cash equities clearing house EuroCCP has announced the addition of Deutsche Bank Frankfurt as a general clearing participant (GCP).
Alpha Omega Integrates with Linedata OMS for Post-Trade
Paris-based Linedata and California-based Alpha Omega Financial Systems, provider of FIX Protocol-based post-trade software, have agreed to integrate Alpha Omega’s FIXAffirm post-trade processing platform with the Linedata Longview order management…
BlackRock's VedBrat Explains SEFs to the Buy Side
While the sell side and larger buy-side institutions have been preparing for the entrance of swap execution facilities (SEFs) to the market for some time, medium and small buy-siders have not. Supurna VedBrat, BlackRock's co-head of electronic trading…
In Asia, Fragmentation Creates Regional Technology Challenges
Panelists at the Asia-Pacific Trading Architecture Summit, held in Singapore last week, discussed the role that regulatory fragmentation is playing in forcing banks to develop complex, semi-siloed systems in order to operate in multiple countries while…
Legacy Concerns Risk Overriding Architecture Decisions at Banks
Panelists at the Asia-Pacific Trading Architecture Summit in Singapore last week debated the contrasts between staying current in terms of technology and managing tightened budget sheets, saying that the approaching end of the lifecycle for technology is…
Olivetree Taps SunGard to Deliver Securities Lending Data on OTAS Platform
Olivetree Financial Group, an equity brokerage and technology firm, has selected SunGard’s Astec Analytics to provide users of its Olivetree Trading Analysis System (OTAS) platform with faster securities lending data and enable smarter decision making.
