Trading Tech
Colorado Startup Fund Manager Happy With Linedata
Public Trust Advisors had to find back-office solutions quickly, but its choice has worked out thus far.
Is Apple's iPhone Beginning to Establish its Dominance on Wall Street?
At this year's Buy-Side Technology North American Summit, technology leaders at several major buy-side firms discussed their bring-your-own-device strategies, but most of the talk was around the Apple iPhone and iPad, and not Android or BlackBerry.
Buy-Side Execs: More Responsibility, Fewer Predators in HFT
Industry-initiated measures and disincentives for swooping in ahead of large orders are key as regulators continue to offer only a measured response.
On-Demand Algo Service Launched by RTS
RTD Tango, RTD Tango Trader, and RTD Tango Quant are all available as part of the customizable package.
FSA's Sampson: Data Accuracy Trumps Speed
Gerald Sampson, head of the operational risk review team at the UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA), says banks should be more concerned about accuracy of data than risk aggregation speed.
eBX Fined for Information Leakage
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has fined dark pool operator eBX for failing to protect confidential information.
Marriage of Predictive Analytics, Visualization Necessary for Understanding Big Data
During a panel discussion on Big Data at today’s Buy-Side Technology North American Summit in Manhattan, buy-side firms discussed the difficulty in handling the massive flood of data, as well as being able to look at the information in a way that is not…
SimCorp: Back Office Hamstringing Buy-Side Growth Strategies
Copenhagen-based buy-side technology provider SimCorp has published the results of a poll examining the impact of portfolio accounting systems on an investment manager's growth strategies and their vulnerability to operational risks. Respondents included…
Charles River Unveils Mobile App for Buy-Side Users
Burlington-based buy-side front-office technology provider Charles River Development has gone to market with Charles River Mobile, a tablet and smartphone app that provides secure remote access to the Charles River Investment Management Solution, the…
Ullink Offers Market-Making Through Hexapod Acquisition
Low-latency connectivity provider Ullink has added market-making to its offering, following its acquisition of Stockholm-based Hexapod Solutions.
Neonet Adds Access to Greek, Turkish Equities
Swedish execution services provider Neonet has added access to the Athens and Istanbul stock exchanges.
Denver Investments Takes Advantage of Lightspeed's TDMS Upgrades
Lightspeed Data Solutions, a buy-side back-office specialist located in Los Angeles, has released to the public Version 5 of its TDMS Enterprise solution for post-trade processing.
Fenergo Adds Auto-Classification to Fatca Service
The lifecycle management systems provider expects a 60% reduction in Fatca filing efforts through use of its compliance service
Digiterre Launches Enhanced CRM Platform
Software provider Digiterre has released the latest version of its customer-relationship management (CRM) platform, dCRM. The integrated platform will be called Communica.
Seeking Alpha, Buy Side Looks to Information Arbitrage
Funds and prop shops want their data bigger and dirtier, and analytics to match. While the buy side and their data providers haven't figured everything out, experts in Chicago say the race is surely on.
Ed Flynn on Data Budgets and Regulation at Inside Market Data Chicago
Ed Flynn, principal of consultancy The Flynndex Company, discusses end-user data budget trends and the impact of new regulation on data consumption, after moderating the opening panel at Inside Market Data Chicago 2012.
Monash Investors Implements Imagine's Portfolio, Risk Management Software
Australian absolute return fund Monash Investors has gone live with Imagine Software's trading system to support its dealings in the Australian equities, options and futures markets.
Analytics Critical for Tackling Big Data, But Humans Remain Paramount
As the amount of data firms must manage grows—due to both rising volumes from existing datasets and the exploration of new sources of data—firms increasingly turn to analytics to help make sense of the data. But analytics comes with its own set of…