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BTG Pactual Signs with Calypso Technology for OTC Derivatives and Securities Support
Calypso Technology, Inc., a global application software provider of an integrated trading, risk and processing platform to financial institutions, announced today that the firm has signed with BTG Pactual, Brazil’s leading investment bank. The Calypso system will support their full range of portfolio assets including OTC derivatives and securities. BTG Pactual was seeking a solution...
Advent Software Appoints New Head of Professional Services for the Middle East and North Africa
Advent Software, Inc., a leading provider of software and services for the global investment management industry, today announced the appointment of Hazem Elmalla as the new head of professional services in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In this role, Mr. Elmalla will support Advent’s ongoing operation and be responsible for the professional services...
London Capital Group Selects ITRS Geneos for its Entire Application and Infrastructure Monitoring
Leading UK retail and professional spread betting provider, London Capital Group (LCG), is to use Geneos from ITRS Group, to monitor and manage all elements of their trading room technology to optimise speed, latency and reliability across their data and trading technology. LCG specialises in providing online trading services for private, professional and institutional customers....
Dealhub Expands into Asia with Two Senior Hires
DealHub (Option Computers Ltd) announced today that it will open a new office in Singapore to support growing demand for its FX trading solutions in the region. The move marks the return of previous DealHub Sales and Marketing Head, Tim Finch, who left the company in April this year to take up a position as...
TNS Strengthens Offering in Hosted Solution Space
Ffastfill, a leading provider of hosted solutions to the global derivatives community is strengthening its offering by signing an agreement with connectivity provider, Transaction Network Services. Through TNS, Ffastfill’s hosted clients can access TNS’ global community and benefit from rapid connectivity to exchanges and sell-side organizations. TNS will provide connectivity allowing Ffastfill’s hosted clients’ access...
DataFlux Targets Firms’ Semantics with New Data Management Platform
DataFlux’s release of version 2.2 of its DataFlux Data Management Platform introduces its so-called Business Data Network, a framework that allows data managers to set semantic terms across business areas. By adopting a common set of terms for securities, counterparties and activities, BDN can help institutions take a significant step toward a robust approach to...
Phatra Securities Public Company Limited Selects the Charles River IMS to Manage Private Funds in Thailand
Charles River Development, a front- and middle-office investment management solutions provider, today announced that Phatra Securities Public Company Limited, one of Thailand’s leading securities companies for institutions and high-net-worth individuals, has selected the Charles River Investment Management System to support its new project to establish a private fund department in Bangkok. Phatra’s users will benefit...
Being Smart About Being Fast – One Speed Does Not Fit All
As the trading landscape has undergone significant changes over the last several years, financial institutions have developed an insatiable need for low latency. Infrastructures that once had to handle a maximum of 50 trades per second, now must process thousands – an increase of more than 1,900%. However, aiming to gain the lowest latency possible...
Opinion: Big Data Solutions to the Problem of Volume
By Amir Halfon, Senior Director for Technology, Capital Markets, Oracle Financial Services With the latest developments in the European debt crisis reverberating across the globe, the importance and necessity of managing the large amounts of data related to risk exposures is apparent more than ever. As I mentioned in my previous blog post, the ability...
Advent Adds BITA RISK to Alliance Partner Program in Europe, The Middle East & Africa
Advent Software, Inc., a leading provider of software and services for the global investment management industry, today announced that BITA Risk, the global provider of private client suitability assessment, risk profiling and profile monitoring applications, has joined Advent’s Alliance Partner program. BITA Risk combines deep industry and academic expertise in portfolio risk, analysis, construction and...