A-Team Insight Author: sharon
Avelacom Cuts London to Hong Kong Round Trip Latency to 150 Milliseconds
Avelacom, a Moscow-based provider of low-latency, high-performance global connectivity and IT infrastructure, has enhanced its high-speed network performance by joining Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing’s (HKEX) ecosystem of network service providers and offering what it claims is the market’s lowest latency route between London and Hong Kong. To facilitate low-latency access to HKEX markets for...
Nomura Selects Pico to Accelerate Growth of Global FX and Rates Businesses
An interesting win for Pico, which has been selected by Nomura to build, host and manage a new platform supporting its latest innovation programmes in foreign exchange (FX) and rates trading businesses. The Nomura FX trading platform is colocated in data centres based in New Jersey (NY4), London (LD4) and Tokyo (TY3). With more efficient...
Exchanges Can Justify High Fees – But Only if They are Adding Value
By Neill Vanlint, Head of Global Sales & Client Operations, GoldenSource. Across global financial markets, it is hard to think of a more contentious issue right now than the prices exchanges are charging for their trading data. Some high-profile potential acquisitions, including the London Stock Exchange’s $27 billion bid to buy Refinitiv, mean there could...
First New York Implements LiquidityBook’s SaaS Based POEM System
FNY Investment Advisers (First New York), a multi-strategy investment firm, has implemented LiquidityBook’s SaaS-based LBX Buy Side as its portfolio, order and execution management system (POEM). The firm previously used three providers for varying amounts of time, but they were unable to support the volume which First New York trades, the speed with which it...
Broadridge Uses Blockchain to Address European SRD II Compliance
With the Shareholder Rights Directive II (SRD II) regulatory compliance deadline fast approaching, intermediaries supporting institutional and/or retail clients face one of the biggest changes in European corporate governance in many years. And according to Broadridge, many businesses are not yet ready for the transition – which is expected to place considerable pressure both on...
Citi Cites Rapid Addition FIX Engine Deployment in FX e-Trading Growth
Citi has attributed its recent growth in market share in the electronic trading segment for foreign exchange in part to its deployment of Rapid Addition’s FIX engine and Hub platform. Citi implemented the Rapid Addition capabilities within the new pricing technology it uses in support of its spot FX business, allowing clients to connect via...
Indonesian firm PT Bahana Sekuritas Deploys Itiviti High and Low-touch Trading Solution
PT Bahana Sekuritas (Bahana), a player in Indonesian capital markets, has deployed Itiviti’s high and low-touch trading solution to improve order management capabilities and better serve its regional clients. The Itiviti solution, which includes a highly automated OMS platform, as well as a connectivity and risk management layer, enables Bahana’s equities sales traders to manage...
Siren Sets Plans for Investigative Intelligence Platform Following $10 Million Funding
Siren will invest in the development of its investigative intelligence platform and its geographic reach following receipt of $10 million in Series A funding. John Randles, CEO at the Galway, Ireland based company, says the focus will be on the platform’s ease of use, integration and sources of data that can be managed. Siren’s geographic...
The Potential of Privacy-Enhancing Technology to Improve Data Quality
Privacy-enhancing technology (PET) is emerging as a way for financial services firms to share and compare confidential data without compromising competitiveness or data privacy compliance. An early example is an industry initiative that uses advanced information security techniques and looks set to enable European and US financial services firms to improve the quality of their...
US Banks Unprepared for California Consumer Privacy Act – What Can They Do?
By Edel Brophy, Global Regulatory Manager, Fenergo. Keeping up with compliance regulations across multiple jurisdictions can be tricky for financial institutions. Hugely ambitious, the ratification of the state law the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is one of the toughest challenges they’ve faced. With just one month to go, it’s therefore concerning that one third...