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Deutsche Börse Reaps the Benefits of Implementing Metamako Network Devices
Deutsche Börse Group is reaping the benefits of Metamako FPGA-based network devices in its colocation network, including the ability to gain greater insight into the network and use precisely timestamped packet capture data for analyses that were not previously possible. The exchange deployed 60 Metamako K-Series devices running MetaWatch, an ultra-precise tapping and timestamping application,…
The Governance, Risk and Compliance Trends Set to shape 2018
By: Doug Morgan, Group Chief Executive, Cordium The past few years have been challenging for the compliance teams of financial firms and 2018 will be no different – if anything, the pace of evolution is set to accelerate on a number fronts. From input gathered from clients and industry contacts, Cordium has pulled together a…
EarlyBird Harnesses Twitter for Unique Trading Data Sets
The ubiquity of real-time financial information means that it’s difficult for traders to find unique market opportunity that gives them gives them a competitive advantage. As a result, trading firms are increasingly turning to so-called Alternative Data to seek out undiscovered data niches that may yield a market-winning deal. As with the broad consumer market,…
Corlytics Regulatory Risk Intelligence Adds New Dimension to Compliance
With regulators taking a tough stance on non-compliance, enforcement actions running into billions of dollars, and compliance departments under stress, how can financial institutions pull-back from the brink, improve control of compliance, and reduce regulatory risk? We caught up with John Byrne, CEO at Corlytics (and former CEO at Information Mosaic) to discuss how firms…
Synechron Completes Integration of Cityfront
Synechron has strengthened its systems integration business through the completion of its combination with Cityfront Group, a systems integrator for enterprise capital market platforms such as Murex, Calypso and Summit, which it acquired in 2016. The transition of Cityfront to the Synechron brand allows Synechron to offer the market a combination of end-to-end services including…
Virtu Targets MiFID II SI Liquidity via Partnerships with Vela, QuantHouse, Exegy
Electronic market-maker Virtu Financial has staked its claim as a Systematic Internaliser under MiFID II, announcing several distribution partnerships for its SI-related data feeds as the regulation came into effect last week. Virtu – whose SI aspirations will be led by its Virtu Financial Ireland operation – plans to provide bilateral liquidity in European cash…
Wedbush Futures Migrates Post-Trade Processing to FIS Derivatives Utility
Wedbush Futures plans to migrate the clearing operations processing and technology management of its exchange traded derivatives business to the FIS Derivatives Utility. The plan is to migrate this quarter with a view to gaining greater middle and back-office processing efficiency, as well as simplified regulatory compliance and application upgrades. Wedbush, one of the largest…
Thomson Reuters Live with Key MiFID II Compliance Services
Thomson Reuters has fulfilled its commitment to clients within the scope of Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) with go live of key services designed to help them achieve compliance. Services that have been updated since the January 3rd, 2018 MiFID II compliance deadline include: updated MiFID II compliant data already available to…
Firms Need a Strategic Approach to the 2018 Regulatory Agenda
The 2018 regulatory agenda is in motion, with Packaged Retail and Insurance based Investment Products (PRIIPs) going live on January 1st, and Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) and Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) taking effect on January 3rd. Looking forward, the compliance deadline for General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is May…
Apcela Funding Supports Expansion of Application Accelerator Platform
Apcela, provider of a platform that accelerates applications and data between legacy enterprise data centres and the cloud, has closed additional funding from existing investor Claritas Capital and named former SunGard executive Jack Dziak as president and chief operating officer. The company’s low-latency application delivery platform, AppHUB, helps users manage application performance in hybrid IT…