Trading Tech
Natixis Joins CLS as Settlement Member
CLS Group has announced that Natixis has upgraded its membership of the service from a third-party participant to a full settlement member.
Kx Unveils Higher-Performance Kdb+ Tick DB
Improvements to underlying tick database technology allows users to run analyses on more data, faster.
Nice Systems Releases New Trading Floor Communications Oversight Tool
The Israeli software provider says its Proactive Compliance Solution will help firms monitor and investigate trade interactions, capacity requirements for which have increased under the Dodd-Frank Act and other new regulations globally.
Work is a Thing You Do
Getting to grips with new ways of working.
Avaloq Launches Singapore BPO Center
The Avaloq Group has announced that it will open a business process outsourcing (BPO) center in Singapore, targeting Asian wealth managers based in the city state.
Three FCMs Join MarkitSERV Credit Centre
Citi, Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) and Goldman Sachs have signed up to MarkitSERV Credit Centre, Markit's pre-trade credit-checking facility for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives transactions.
Euronext Exchanges Delay Opening After Glitch
Trading was delayed for about an hour at exchanges in Paris, Lisbon, Brussels, and Amsterdam after an as-of-yet unidentified technology malfunction.
IDC Bows Hosted Consolidated Feed API
The API is aimed at third-party software developers and financial institutions that want to display data on desktops
ConvergEx Adds Real-Time Margin Tools
New York-based agency broker ConvergEx Group has announced the addition of real-time margin calculation tools to its LiquidPoint product.
Gravitas and IBM to Offer Risk Services to Small Hedge Funds
Gravitas, a New York-based provider of hedge fund technology, has chosen the IBM Risk Analytics engine to provide risk-as-a-service for emerging and mid-sized hedge funds.
WCAS Taps iLevel for Performance Reporting
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS), a $20 billion private equity specialist investing in information services and healthcare, will use the cloud-based software provider's solution for data collection, portfolio company valuations, reporting, and…
Borsa Istanbul Signs MoU with Tirana Stock Exchange
Istanbul's stock exchange, Borsa Istanbul, and the Tirana Stock Exchange have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during the Tirana Economic Forum, to further their existing collaboration and develop technology.
Charles River Partners 360T for FX
Charles River has announced the addition of foreign exchange (FX) quotes and execution functionality to its Investment Management System (IMS) product.
Taking Action Against Asian Fragmentation
The diverse nature of the Asia-Pacific region has long caused problems for the timely processing of corporate actions data. Nicholas Hamilton finds out how market participants manage these challenges and what is being done to improve standardization and…
Trading Technologies Connects to Eris Exchange
Trading Technologies (TT), a Chicago-based provider of trading software for derivatives traders, has connected to SwapBook, the trading platform of Chicago-based swap futures exchange Eris Exchange.