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big xyt Partners with Baillie Gifford to Launch Portfolio Liquidity Analysis Solution for Dilution Levy Calculation
big xyt, the independent data and analytics solutions provider, has launched a new tool to automate the process of dilution. The Portfolio Liquidity Analysis solution, developed in collaboration with Baillie Gifford, is designed to enhance buy-side firms’ understanding of equity portfolio liquidity and to address the forthcoming industry guidance on the application of dilution levies….
Re-imagining the User Experience: LSEG’s Workspace Strategy
Earlier this year, the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) announced that it was on track to transition all Refinitiv Eikon clients to Workspace, LSEG’s next generation workflow platform, by the end of 2024, and that it intended to shut down Eikon in 2025. Over 50% of clients have now been migrated to the new platform,…
The Impact of The Move to T+1: What to Look Out for
By Sandeep Sabnani, Head of Equities Product Strategy and Growth at ION Markets. The shift to T+1 settlement over the past few years has occupied the minds of front office and trading desks across equity markets globally. Earlier this year, India became the first major economy to fully introduce T+1, following a phased approach, while…
As Good as it Looks: Why UI/UX Design Has Become a Crucial Ingredient in Retail Platforms’ Success
By Matt Barrett, CEO of Adaptive. We are told not to judge a book by its cover. Yet we are naturally drawn to content and platforms that, on the surface, stand out from the crowd. When quality design is the norm, as is increasingly the case in our digital world, customers’ expectations of exceptional user experience…
Overbond and interop.io Partner to Enhance Fixed Income Trading Workflows
Overbond, the fixed income data, analytics and trade automation solutions provider, has partnered with interoperability specialist Interop.io, to improve fixed income trader workflows through FDC3 interoperability. The partnership aims to address the prevalent challenges of data silos and liquidity fragmentation in the credit markets, by enabling clients to integrate various applications and features into one…
Aquis Becomes First Recognised Investment Exchange to Run Cloud-Based Matching Engine
Aquis Exchange PLC has successfully migrated the primary and secondary markets of Aquis Stock Exchange to Amazon Web Services (AWS), marking it as the first recognised investment exchange (RIE) to run a matching engine in production on the cloud. Since 27th November 2023, the group’s Aquis Stock Exchange division has been matching trades on all…
Crédit Agricole CIB Implements Opensee’s Advanced Market Risk Management Platform
Opensee, the specialist data analytics platform for financial institutions, has successfully rolled out a new market risk management solution for the front office users of Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CACIB). The new solution consolidates multiple data sets from varied sources into a single repository, rather than the previously segregated systems used for each…
Symphony Integrates Google Cloud’s AI for Enhanced Financial Markets Voice Analytics
Symphony, the financial markets infrastructure and technology platform, is set to enhance its voice analytics capabilities by integrating Google Cloud’s generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) and transcription technologies. This development, building upon Symphony’s existing strategic partnership with Google Cloud as its primary cloud provider, aims to address the unique challenges of voice transcription in the…
TNS Expands Market Data Solutions Through West Highland Acquisition
Earlier this month, Transaction Network Services (TNS) acquired West Highland Support Services, with the aim of enhancing TNS’s services across the entire trading infrastructure stack. According to the company, this strategic move positions TNS as the only Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider offering a vendor-neutral approach to market data application management. “This is a great fit,” Steven…
Avelacom Launches Lowest Latency Fibre Route Between Tokyo and Seoul
Avelacom, a specialist in ultra-low latency networks and IT infrastructure, has announced the introduction of a new fibre route connecting Tokyo and Seoul, marking a significant achievement in Avelacom’s expansion within North Asia following the opening of its Hong Kong office earlier this year. According to the company, its new route offers the lowest latency…