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ION Group has Acquired a Majority Stake in Acuris, the Latest in a Series of Acquisitions
ION Group’s acquisition of a majority stake in financial intelligence, data and analytics provider Acuris appears to underscore the importance of content as a potential differentiator for trading technology vendors. The acquisition – reportedly for $1 billion – builds on ION’s 2016 purchase of Dealogic, a financial analysis firm. Acuris provides business and market intelligence…
Anova Offers Fastest Known Market Data Service Between Chicago and New Jersey
Low-latency connectivity centred on the New Jersey Equity Triangle is hotting up with Anova Financial Networks planning to introduce what it claims will be the fastest commercially available delivery of normalised market data from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) to the New Jersey Equity Triangle of BATS, NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)…
How to Meet the Data Rules and Requirements of Fundamental Review of the Trading Book Regulation
Implementation of Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) regulation is complex, demanding and time consuming, but can be achieved by setting priorities, working with external data vendors, and taking best practice approaches to the data management challenges presented by the regulation. A well-attended A-Team Group briefing hosted at the Glaziers Hall in London, Meeting…
Fenergo Research Finds Lack of Strategic Data Management in Client Onboarding
Fenergo has published the final instalment of its three-part Client Lifecycle Management Trends Report – Disrupt the Disrupters. Headline statistics show 33% of the C-suite banking executives surveyed for the report have not invested in any technology to improve client onboarding, despite 99% agreeing that underinvestment in technology directly impacts onboarding and retention. Only 15%…
Fenergo Finds Outdated Technology Preventing Investment in Disruptive Technologies
Fenergo has published the final installment of its three-part Client Lifecycle Management Trends Report – Disrupt the Disrupters and the findings are rather gloomy in an industry that needs to drive towards digitalisation to sustain success. According to the research, 20% of C-suite executives in banks say the lack of maturity of their technology infrastructure…
Horizon Software Names Fabrice Fischer as Head of APAC Region
Horizon Software, a provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology, has named Fabrice Fischer as head of its APAC region. Fischer will focus on consolidating the company’s position in APAC, paying particular attention to high-growth markets in China and the ASEAN countries. Fischer has spent over two decades in financial markets and IT, working…
How Process Mapping is the Starting Point for Effective KYC Automated Solutions
By Oliver Parris, Pre-Sales Consultant, encompass corporation. Your business knows that process automation will give you a strategic advantage but how do you begin to create this vision? How is all the detail of your complex Know Your Customer (KYC) process accurately captured in order to form a foundation for the journey towards automation? What…
Derivatives Service Bureau Calls for Industry Input to 2019 Consultation
The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) has opened its 2019 consultation with a focus on getting industry feedback on operations such as data submission enhancements, services such as data flow rationalisation, technical issues including infrastructure and workflows, and legal aspects including the fee survey and user agreement forum. The consultation is seeking responses from both direct…
IHS Markit Builds on Counterparty Manager to Deliver Onboarding Accelerator
IHS Markit has built out its Counterparty Manager service to deliver Onboarding Accelerator, a solution designed to help banks and other service providers open accounts with institutional clients more quickly and ultimately in one day. The accelerator’s technology is based on the company’s Counterparty Manager service that is used by 12,000 buyside customers and over…
IHS Markit Releases Accelerator with End Goal of Same-day Client Onboarding
IHS Markit has released Onboarding Accelerator, a solution to help banks and other service providers open accounts with institutional clients more quickly and ultimately in one day. The company says that, on average, the onboarding process including collection of all required information to satisfy Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti-Money Laundering (AML), credit, legal and tax…