Trading Tech
TS-Associates Chooses NYI to Implement Instrumentation Solutions
TS-Associates, a provider of latency monitoring technology, has chosen New York-based NYI to host the reference implementations of its instrumentation solutions.
FTN Financial Implements SunGard's Stream Securities for Fixed Income
FTN Financial Capital Markets and FTN Financial Securities, subsidiaries of First Tennessee Bank, have implemented SunGard's Stream Securities to support their fixed income businesses.
PFSoft Introduces Module for Algo Trading
Ukraine-based PFSoft introduced AlgoStudio, a tool for algorithmic strategy development that supports MQSL and C# languages, as part of the ProTrader 2 direct market access (DMA) platform for trading strategies creation, optimization and back-testing.
Preventing Internal Breaches: The Call is Coming From Inside the House!
Hedge funds' internal networks are at risk more from internal breaches than external, say a pair of fund security experts. Though some kind of problem is going to happen to anything bigger than a family shop, there are basic steps the IT and operations…
Liquid Rarity Exchange to Launch Tangible Asset Class
Liquid Rarity Exchange (LRE), a St. Louis, Michigan-headquartered firm, is planning to launch a new asset class within the capital markets.
SunGard Upgrades Asset Arena InvestOne Accounting Solution
SunGard has launched a new version of its Asset Arena InvestOne global accounting solution for the investment management industry.
Banque Morval Live on SunGard's Core Banking Platform
Banque Morval, a Swiss private banking institution, has implemented SunGard's Ambit Private Banking solution as its new core banking platform.
Swift: Compliance Costs Doubling Every Four Years
Operational costs of compliance for sell-side organizations are doubling every four years, according to a new whitepaper released by Swift today.
iTB to Offer Access to NYSE Bonds
The move will provide firm quotes for listed debt on iTBconnect, with twin goals of increased liquidity and lesser fragmentation.
Omgeo Releases Solution for CFTC Mark-to-Market Requirements
ProtoColl will enable sell-side firms to meet daily mark-to-market and counterparty reporting mandates for their derivative positions.
Numerix Unveils Latest Version of CrossAsset
Numerix has released version 10.2 of CrossAsset, its flagship analytics framework for structuring, pricing and risk managing any derivative.
BI-SAM's Volard on the Benefits of Moving to Daily Reporting
BI-SAM's Christophe Volard speaks with Victor Anderson, editor-in-chief of Waters, at a Rimes and BI-SAM co-sponsored industry roundtable held in New York.
EFG Harris Allday Selects Dion for Front Office
Private client stockbroker EFG Harris Allday has implemented Dion Global Solutions' Portfolio software in its front office environment.
Norwegian Brokerage Taps Neonet for Execution
Norwegian brokerage firm Christiania Securities AS is to outsource its execution services to Neonet.
BlueCrest Looks to Calypso for Front-Office Support
London-based hedge fund group BlueCrest Capital Management, with approximately $33 billion under management, has chosen Calypso's Front Office platform to support its funds.
Risk's Regulatory Whirlwind
Regulatory uncertainty once again dominated discussions during a recent risk and compliance webcast, with the main concern relating to how much time firms will have to make necessary changes to their risk strategies. By Steve Dew-Jones
Elisse Walter Named SEC Chair, Likely to Seek Greater Coordination Abroad
Democratic commissioner Elisse Walter, who served as acting chairwoman in early 2009, takes over at the helm of the SEC in December.
Investors Demand Cleaner Data, Faster
Investment managers are being asked for more accurate data, in greater detail and with increased regularity. By Steve Dew-Jones