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Data Governance Takes Centre Stage
The recent economic downturn has made many firms focus on their internal activities instead of solving problems by buying million-dollar platforms. Data governance is the new buzz word for organizations aiming to improve data quality and reduce risk…
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SunGard, PerTrac ally to support FOHFs
Global software giant SunGard has partnered with PerTrac Financial Solutions, a NY-based provider of front- and middle-office technology, to create a more complete offering for funds of hedge funds (FOHFs) and their administrators.
Compliant derivatives
After 85 years at the heart of Wall Street, Bear Stearns is no more. But even before the highest profile and most celebrated casualty of the credit crunch closed its doors, the inevitable questions about who was next in line were already doing the rounds…
Fund administrator ATC takes Linedata back-office products
ATC Fund Services, a Curaçao- based hedge fund administration unit of Dutch financial services firm The ATC Group, has begun implementing Linedata Services' combined MShare transfer agency and MPartner partnership accounting systems to handle its growth…
Thames River moves to portfolio management with CRD
Thames River Capital, a London- based hedge fund manager with $13 billion (£6.5 billion) under management, is user-testing two of its eight investment teams on Charles River Development's portfolio management system, set to go live next month.
Gravitas extends hosting, DR services to smaller funds
New York-based hedge fund technology service provider and consultancy Gravitas Technologies has opened a data centre in the north eastern US to provide co-location services such as application and data hosting and disaster recovery to small- and mid-tier…
Following the leader
From its inception, Markit had the necessary ingredients for remarkable growth across the financial services industry: it identified (and focused on) a number of the most acute operational challenges for buy- and sell side firms; it attracted the…
Safe Harbour for start-ups
Harbour Capital Partners, a recently launched London-based hedge fund hotel, became the first such UK-based operation boasting FSA regulatory approval. Victor Anderson speaks with Steve Williams, Harbour's chief executive, about what he believes makes…
SWX Europe joins dark pool fray
SWX Europe, the London-based stock exchange owned by SWX Swiss Exchange and formerly known as virt-x, this month launches Europe's first exchange-owned non-displayed liquidity pool.