Buy-Side Technology/News
Advise Reporting Tools Made Available on Abacus Private Cloud
Consensus RMS is used to file regulatory forms requiring high granularity, like Form PF.
RTS and Squared Team Up on Algo Platform
The companies are trying to attract traders who want to delve into spot FX and metals for hedging purposes.
Fountain Made CTO at Pneuron
He will lead efforts by the Massachusetts computing vendor top move more deeply into the enterprise market space.
IFSAM Taps Calastone for Order Routing
Luxembourg-headquartered fund services company IFSAM has joined Calastone's global fund transaction network for Swift connectivity to the market.
Eze Castle Makes Cloud Push in Asia
Eze Castle Integration is now live with its Eze Private Cloud in Hong Kong and Singapore. In 2010, it opened its first office in Singapore, and this year it entered into Hong Kong.
Longwood Signs Digiterre for CRM
Longwood Credit Partners has adopted Digiterre's Communica for its customer relationship management (CRM) operations.
QuantHouse Partners Cisco for Low-Latency Data Provision in Asia
QuantHouse has partnered with Cisco to provide accelerated price discovery and support for algorithmic trading on its proprietary fibre optic network in Asia.
Sanlam Private Investments Implements SS&C's Portia Operations Platform
Sanlam Private Investments, a South African asset management firm, has gone live with SS&C's middle-to-back office investment operations platform, Portia.
Linedata Preps Mshare for Fatca, Swift MX Changes
In an effort to get ahead of changing regulations that are coming down the pike, Linedata has upgraded its Mshare investor accounting solution to be compliant with Fatca and the upcoming Swift ISO 20022 messaging format.
eVestment Nabs PerTrac, Fundspire in Continued Alternative Investments Push
Atlanta-based eVestment, which provides institutional investment data and cloud-based analytic solutions, has acquired both PerTrac and Fundspire, both of which offer buy-side tailored solutions.
Bloomberg Launches App Portal
Bloomberg, a New York-headquartered provider of financial information, has released a new app portal.
PhilipCapital Singapore, Schroders Connect to Calastone for Order Routing
PhilipCapital Singapore, a brokerage firm with $18 billion under management, has gone live on Calastone's automated funds order routing service.
Jih Sun Futures Taps Orc for Taiwan Futures Exchange Connectivity
Jih Sun Futures, the brokerage arm of Taiwan-based Jih Sun Financial Holdings, has chosen Orc Software to provide connectivity to the Taiwan Futures Exchange.
Ovum Data Incorporated Into Bloomberg Platform
Ovum's telecommunication and information technology industry data is now available on Bloomberg's professional service platform.
GAM Joins SunGard Global Network for Mutual Fund Distribution
Dublin-based investment management firm GAM, which has $48 billion in assets under management, has joined SunGard's Global Network to distribute its mutual fund products.
Omgeo Hires Kiley for Industry Relations Role
Post-trade specialist Omgeo has announced the appointment of Jeff Kiley to the post of director of industry relations for the Americas.
Informed Portfolio Management Taps Portware for FX
The Stockholm-based investment manager Informed Portfolio Management (IPM) will use Portware FX in a bespoke, end-to-end solution that mirrors a growing trend in buy-side currencies trading.
ADM Investor Services Taps Trading Technologies for Derivatives Access
Chicago-headquartered ADM Investor Services has chosen Trading Technologies' (TT's) fully managed hosting service to provide its institutional investors with access to the global derivatives markets.
Progress To Make Available Beta Version of Connectivity Solution
The DataDirect Cloud service will be fully delivered in the second quarter of next year.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2012: The Winners
Buy-Side Technology is pleased to announce the winners of the sixth annual Buy-Side Technology Awards. The Awards were held earlier today, November 2, at One Whitehall Place in London. Guest of honor was former England rugby international Will Greenwood,…
South African Depository Turns to TCS BaNCS
Strate will replace its legacy bond market system with one from the South African vendor.
KLP Asset Management Chooses Quantifi for Interest Rate Derivatives
Nordic investment management firm KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS (KLP Asset Management) is using Quantifi's technology for risk management and the pricing of interest rate derivatives.
BankersAccuity Launches KYC Report to Address Know Your Customer Compliance
New due diligence report drives decision-making through comprehensive, accurate and verified data.