Buy-Side Technology/News
Rimes and Insightful Technology Collaborate for Surveillance
The combined offering will help financial firms meet compliance requirements for regulations like SM&CR and Reg BI.
Man Group's Numeric Leans on Python for New Research Platform
Man Group's Gary Collier discusses the hedge fund's strategy of adopting a single platform for its funds.
SS&C Advent Embraces AI for Product Development
The company is using machine learning and natural-language processing technology to enhance its Tamale and Geneva platforms.
Societe Generale to Offer Clients KYC Service via an API
The French bank plans to make its KYC offering available to external clients by the end of the year as it continues to enhance SG Markets.
ING Setting Up Fintech Spin-Off for Bond Discovery Tool
The platform, called Katana, aims to help users find fixed income investment opportunities.
Bloomberg Advances on Cloud Data Strategy
The global data giant is working with clients to deploy its data services from the three main cloud providers.
Axa Data Head: Cloud Faces A Growing Talent Challenge
Increasingly specialized systems call for increasingly specialized skill sets; talent acquisition and retention remain problematic.
SEC Looks to Penalize Further CAT Delays
While still not a formal approval of new timelines, industry members should expect CAT deadlines to remain unchanged.
HFT Firm Grasshopper Taps Google Cloud for Research Platform
The firm's chief investment officer, Tan T-Kiang, explains how his team is using GCP to "listen" to live market data.
Industry Bodies: EU Consolidated Tape Needs Strong Governance by Esma
Esma will use the submitted responses to draft its advice on market data costs and the European consolidated tape, which will be presented to the European Commission in December.
China’s Asset Managers See More Interest from Foreign Investors
There’s an opportunity for Chinese asset managers looking to attract foreign investors, but transparency remains an issue.
DTCC Develops Tool to Support DLT Governance
The tool has been developed as part of DTCC's work with the industry to build a DLT network and governance model.
OpenFin Builds Out Visualization Functionality
The OS provider will focus on developing data visualization tools and prepping for the first wave of FDC3 standardized applications.
Finra CAT Lays Out Security Plans
Finra CAT will lean heavily on AWS to help ensure that the database is secure.
Quandl Uses Algos to Predict a Company's Future Earnings
EQR is part of Quandl’s move to offer more exclusive datasets to its customers.
Rimes Rolls Out ETF Managed Data Service for the Buy Side
The managed service aims to provide portfolio, risk and compliance managers with additional ETF transparency.
China Industrial Securities Taps Bloomberg for its Buy-Side Offering
Regulation and growth have pushed the investment firm to go with Bloomberg’s front-to-back suite of solutions.
Swift Develops API to Automate KYC Registry Data Consumption
The API was recently made available to all registry customers, with plans to offer a 'proactive API' next year to push new and updated data.
Bloomberg Expands Regulatory Reporting Suite with RegTek Buy
Bloomberg hopes to offer wider reporting services for regulatory schemes across the globe.
Intertrust Plans More US Expansion
Corporate services company aims to offer prime brokerage and trust services to asset manager clients.
World Bank: Blockchain Could Reduce Settlement Time to Seconds
A year after issuing the first blockchain-traded bond, the lender says blockchain technology could drastically cut settlement times and costs.
Firms Struggle with SM&CR Compliance and Preparations
As all FCA-regulated firms will fall into scope of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime by the end of the year, concerns emerge on how to implement the regulation.
Hundreds Leave Fidessa After Ion Acquisition
Current and former employees of the London-based software provider say around 400 employees have left in the last year.
Steele Buys Osprey to Build One-Stop Compliance Shop
Steele will bring Osprey's more internal-facing technology into its platform.