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FlexTrade Integrates Bernstein Cube into FlexTrader EMS
FlexTrade Systems has added the Bernstein Cube to its FlexTrader EMS, allowing traders to construct portfolios and conduct risk analyses and pre-trade controls straight from the execution management system’s blotter. The Bernstein Cube leverages Bloomberg terminal market data to create customised risk models. Each trade can be calculated to transition from the portfolio to an…
More Regulation Needed for Cryptocurrencies Warns US Attorney General
The New York State Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has launched a new initiative designed to protect and inform customers of cryptocurrency exchanges. The move could serve as a precursor to increased regulation of the market and create a new opportunity for regtech providers. Unlike traditional exchanges, virtual asset trading platforms in the US…
AxiomSL Wins Santander Digital Banking Business
Regulatory reporting and risk management solutions provider AxiomSL has signed a landmark deal with Openbank, the digital bank of Spain’s Santander Group and one of the world’s first fully fledged online institutions. AxiomSL will provide Openbank with central bank, capital, liquidity, trade, transaction and AnaCredit reporting on a global level, for both European and South…
Asset Managers Adopt Alternative Data and Advanced Analytics to Generate Alpha
Asset managers are adopting advanced analytics and alternative data to generate alpha and support client acquisition and retention, and business operations. The technology favoured for advanced analytics is machine learning, although natural language processing is also in the picture and smart robotic process automation is in trials. Element22, a boutique data advisory firm, details adoption…
Fenergo Continues Expansion with Private Banking Push
Following its expansion into asset management earlier this year, client lifecycle management (CLM) specialist Fenergo is branching out further with the creation of a private banking and wealth management division led by Sales Kinetics founder Steve D’Souza. With plans for an IPO in 2020 and a €100 million revenue target for 2019, the move is…
A-Team Group RegTech Summit NYC: Meet The Speakers
Following the runaway success of A-Team Group’s RegTech Summit in London last month, the New York event rolls into town next Thursday (November 15) with a knock-out line-up of speakers and a showcase presenting innovators offering brand new solutions to help firms meet their regulatory and compliance obligations. Ahead of the event, we caught up…
The Cost of Dirty Data
By Giles Nelson, Chief Technology Officer, Financial Services, MarkLogic The cost of dirty data – data that is inaccurate, incomplete or inconsistent – is enormous. Earlier this year, Gartner reported that, on average, poor quality data cost an organisation $15 million in 2017. These findings were reinforced by MIT Sloan Management Review, which reported that…
Digiterre Names Rob Swan as Partner and Commercial Director
Trading and investment technology supplier Digiterre has named Rob Swan as partner and commercial director. Swan has held positions at HSBC Asset Management, Close Brothers, Henderson Global Investors, Skandia Investment Management and Neuberger Berman. He most recently led the data services team at Calastone, where he offered a global distribution insight tool for both fund…
Cinnober Patents Real-Time Risk Assessment Solution
Swedish trading and risk management technology supplier Cinnober has been granted a US patent for a real-time risk assessment system. The invention allows clearing houses to minimise the discrepancy between the value of the collateral provided by a member as security and the highest probable loss that the portfolio may experience. This means that for…
TP ICAP Partners Credit Benchmark to Enhance Credit Risk Capabilities
TP ICAP’s data and analytics division has partnered Credit Benchmark to create a credit proxy solution combining market pricing with Credit Benchmark ratings. Customers will benefit from enhanced price discovery, xVA, trading and risk management capabilities. TP ICAP will provide Credit Benchmark with data from its Tullett Prebon Information business for research into the relationship…