Trading Tech
EPFR Debuts Flows Allocation Models
Vendor overlays fund flows data on traditional benchmark allocation factors for more meaningful analysis of investment flows
SunGard Beefs Up MarketMap Analytics
FinTech giant preps former FAME platform for demands of Big Data
Citi Slashes FX Trading Latency with Velocity 2.0
As Citi prepares to launch the next iteration of its high-speed foreign exchange (FX) trading platform, volumes and transaction velocity in the market have never been higher. With the widespread use of algorithmic trading, has volatility been increased…
Hackers Give Middle East Exchanges Black Eyes
Downed websites are more than an inconvenience.
Rage Against the Machine
Icap's currency-trading system went rogue and inadvertently caused the Swiss franc to fall. Although the incident was a "mistake" and should never have happened, it's no less disconcerting.
Fidessa Readies Integrated Analytics
Fidessa is set to roll out three new trading analytics tools for the US market.
Otkritie Capital Selects NICE Actimize for Surveillance
Software will provide cloud-based market abuse monitoring for Otkritie Capital.
Kinetic Partners Opens Hong Kong Office
Asset management services firm moves into Asia.
Bats Standardizes on Savvis Hosting
Bats Global Markets plans to move its disaster recovery facility to Chicago.
MetaTrader Gains SMX Certification
The latest version of MetaQuotes' trading platform has been approved for use at the Singapore Mercantile Exchange.
NYSE Technologies Adds Toronto Liquidity Center
Growth in the Canadian market leads NYSE Technologies to roll out its newest hosting offering.
Bloomberg Vault Launches Cloud Archiving
Functionality present for clients using IBM servers.
SEI Expands Buy-Side Compliance Platform
Portfolio Manager platform supercedes SEI's AdvisorAlert buy-side compliance offering.
No More 'Sacred Cows' in Buy-Side Outsourcing
Buy-side firms are turning to vendors to manage operations that would have been unthinkable just a couple of years ago
Markit Unveils CDS Sensitivities Service
CDS Sensitivities will help risk managers to comply with regulations that require firms to disclose how the firm perceives, measures and manages financial risk.
ConvergEx Launches ConnEx
New York-based technology vendor ConvergEx debuted a new business that focuses on hosted FIX connectivity.
Connectivity Issues Halt Johannesburg Trading
Link between South Africa and London pauses JSE trading activity.