Trading Tech
BNP Paribas Integrates Swift for Collateral Protection
Global custodian bank BNP Paribas has announced that it has partnered Swift in order to enhance its Margin Protect software, by integrated standardized messages.
Sapient's CMRS to Facilitate Portfolio Reconcilation
The Compliance Management and Reporting System (CMRS) from Sapient Global Markets can now facilitate portfolio reconciliation.
Citi's Monaghan: PAI a Challenge; SEFs Will Route, Not Match
Neil Monaghan, Citi's global head of strategic business initiatives for over-the-counter (OTC) clearing told a North American Trading Architecture Summit audience that everything you thought you knew about post-trade technology is, in the newly cleared…
Advise Releases E-Filing Solution for Form CPO-PQR
Advise Technologies, a compliance software provider, will offer a CPO-PQR e-filing platform to the National Futures Association (NFA) EasyFile portal. This will be the first time that filing electronically is possible for Form CPO-PQR.
Getco Selects EuroCCP for Interoperable Clearing
US-headquartered market-maker Getco has chosen central counterparty clearing house (CCP) EuroCCP to provide interoperable clearing for its European GETMatched platform.
Trying to Make Disruptive Technologies Less Disruptive
Moving forward with IT projects that involve disruptive technologies requires a delicate balance. Sometimes, the regulators can help push the needle.
Information Mosaic Launches IMValue
The post-trade financial services software provider's new suite of performance indicators and analytics aims to automate extraction of corporate actions information to better indicate risk
NATAS Panel: Cloud Service Brokerage Isn't Here
Cloud service brokerage — the concept of shopping workload around to multiple cloud providers — was a popular idea at today’s North American Trading Architecture Summit (NATAS). Unfortunately, none of the panelists who addressed it have been able to…
Broadway Technology Takes Up Trad-X
The trading solutions provider says it has added Tradition's global hybrid platform for US rate swaps, deepening liquidity across its offering of aggregated order books.
Transparency and Consistency Drive Markit’s Risk Upgrade
Markit has announced the release of two significant new tools for its Portfolio Valuations Service, which deal with scenario analysis and the computation of Value-at-Risk (VaR).
Phatra Rolls Out Charles River
Thai investment manager Phatra Securities has implemented the Charles River Investment Management System (IMS) to operate its multi-asset trading activities.
MacKay Shields Takes Markit EDM
New York-headquartered MacKay Shields, an investment manager with approximately $78 billion in assets under management, has selected Markit EDM for its data management requirements.
Mandara Capital Turns to Tbricks for Futures Trading
Mandara Capital, a hedge fund specializing in crude oil and derivatives, has implemented the hosted trading service from Tbricks, a Stockholm-based vendor, for their futures trading requirements.
Royal London Assessing Performance with Teknometry
Performance analytics vendor Teknometry has announced that it has signed an agreement with Royal London Asset Management (RLAM), to provide investment performance analysis across the firm's entire portfolio.
Intelligent Design for Institutional Technology
New technologies aiming to solve problems, rather than paper them over, are a refreshing change of pace.