Buy-Side Technology/News
IPC Plans New Remote-Trading Tools
Due to more people working remotely, the vendor plans to roll out a new tool for users to optimize performance and bandwidth, and will upgrade its Unigy Pulse and IQ/MAX Omni platforms.
TradingScreen Continues OMS Expansion on the Buy Side
Vendor firm will release enhancements to allocation, pre-trade compliance, and reporting and analytics in September.
CME Reg Reporting Competitors Vie to Fill the Void Ahead of Withdrawal
With over five months to go until CME unwinds its regulatory reporting businesses, competing firms are pushing to fill the service gaps and grab a slice of the market share.
Northern Trust to Add Options and Derivatives Outsourced Trading Capabilities
The custodian bank will receive and transmit European listed options and derivatives orders from buy-side clients.
Liquidnet Pilots New Analytics Platforms After Acquisitions
The company's Investment Analytics unit is the combination of OTAS, Prattle, and RSRCHXchange deals.
CME’s Reg Reporting Rollback: A Sign of What’s to Come
Sources say the exchange group’s scaleback is a result of pricing wars, unsustainable business models, and the realities of commercially supporting a regulatory reporting business.
Bloomberg Tackles Remote Implementations in APAC with New Tech
The vendor has added several video conferencing platforms in the past few months to better support clients.
Big xyt Readies New Liquidity & Trade Analytics Tools
The vendor is beta testing three new data and analytics tools that will give greater insight into their best options to liquidate positions quickly during volatile market conditions.
BlackRock Integrates Private Markets Software with Aladdin
Integration of the asset manager's eFront acquisition aims to deliver a ‘whole portfolio’ solution.
Symphony Builds Connections to Text Message Services
Users are also able to onboard customers and interact with them on WhatsApp through the secure messaging platform.
Esma Guidelines Call for Full Audits of Cloud Providers
The regulator is consulting on outsourcing contract guidance that would give firms and supervisors access to the books and premises of providers.
Covid Provides RPA a Chance to Shine, but Skeptics Remain
The pandemic has highlighted the need for greater automation, leaving some retail banks to embrace RPA, which could seep into the wholesale capital markets.
Pandemic Fuels New Wave of Surveillance Tech
Firms are investing in new solutions for monitoring the front office in lockdown conditions, but the latest technologies raise concerns about privacy and intrusion.
UnaVista Rolls Out Reporting Analytics for Performance and Market Surveillance
The regulatory business is developing enhanced analytics to improve reporting accuracy and identify signs of market manipulation.
DTCC: Future of Settlement Revamp Depends on Industry Appetite
Client feedback and priorities will drive the next phase of the market structure firm's project to modernize settlement.
Isda to Release Definitions on Web-Based Platform
The platform will allow users to look up the latest definitions as they execute a trade, with the option to access code for certain definitions using functionality already developed in the Common Domain Model (CDM).
CME Group to Scale Back Regulatory Reporting Business
The exchange group is closing several of its regulatory reporting businesses following a review finding they no longer align with its strategic direction.
NatWest Markets Restarts Rollout of Axe Data Add-In After Covid-19 Disruption
The bank has partnered with ipushpull to develop an Excel bolt-on for clients with axe data who do not have access to Symphony.
Start-up Fund Manager Hunts for ‘Joy’ During Pandemic
Infusive Asset Management is blending traditional and alternative datasets to find companies and services that bring “joy” to consumers.
Buy Side Eyes Outsourced Trading Amid Covid Disruption
Pressure on trading continuity drives in-house desks to look outwards
Covid-19 Piles Pressure on Fund Accounting
Fund administrators are dealing with unprecedented volumes of pricing information and exceptions.
How Sarson Strover’s Outsourcing Policy Averted Virus Disruption
The newly fledged UK hedge fund has outsourced its portfolio management tech and operations to third parties, a move that has helped it through the coronavirus pandemic.
Bloomberg Enhances Mapping Tool to Track Covid-19 Impact
The data giant is releasing regional features and functionality to more closely monitor the coronavirus across companies and sectors.
Morgan Stanley’s AlphaWise Uses Alt Data to Track Coronavirus
The bank’s research business is using artificial intelligence, traditional consumer surveys, and visualization techniques to monitor the impact of Covid-19.