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Thomson Reuters Bases Buy-Side Workflow Solution on REDI, Eikon, Autex
Seeking to capitalize on its acquisition this year of the REDI buy-side EMS platform, Thomson Reuters this week unveiled its solution for enabling buy-side trading workflow integration. The initiative combines REDI – already an accomplished buy-side execution management platform – with TR’s Eikon desktop and the Autex liquidity network – itself a prime buy-side facility….
Bloomberg Entity Exchange Selected by TP ICAP for MiFID II Compliance
TP ICAP’s decision to use the Bloomberg Entity Exchange to help clients of its broking businesses register on new trading venues under Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) was made after considering several Know your Customer (KYC) solutions and is expected to simplify the repapering process for clients ahead of the January 3,…
The Data Science is The Easy Part!
Lessons learned from a recent business intelligence project By: Marc Alvarez One of the biggest motivations of working in a chief data officer (CDO) role is the opportunity to spend time and thought on applying state-of-the-art business intelligence (BI) to the firm’s own data. Unfortunately, given the pressing need to support regulatory reporting and simply…
Global Trade Surveillance Requirements Across MiFID II, MAR and Benchmark Regulation
By: Jordan Dilworth, research analyst, JWG Since the financial collapse in 2008, regulators have been concerned about the vulnerability of firms engaged in trading activities and have reacted by emphasising preventive measures. Out of this drive emerged trade surveillance, which aims to prevent market abuse and market manipulation. In June 2016, the Market Abuse Regulation…
Nasdaq to Acquire Trade Surveillance FinTech Sybenetix
Nasdaq has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Sybenetix – a UK-based start-up that we introduced during our fintech showcase at last year’s A-Team Group Intelligent Trading Summit in London. The price of the acquisition hasn’t been disclosed, but Nasdaq plans to make Sybenetix and its flagship product Compass part of its Smarts and TradeGuard…
Seizing the Opportunity: In Defence of MiFID II
By: Will Winzor-Saile, Execution Architect, Redburn There is no escaping MiFID II. As the regulation becomes clearer and industry consensus forms, every financial firm is working hard to be ready for January 3, 2018. Alongside implementation, myriad discussion papers address the challenges faced in the new world – where can we trade dark, how will…
Smartkarma Challenges Traditional Investment Research Services
Smartkarma is on a mission to break the mould of traditional investment research services with an independent, cloud-based platform that curates research from independent providers and allows users to consume the research by paying a per user subscription. The platform operates dynamically to make all research available to all users in real time, but does…
TickSmith Gets Funding for Its TickVault Big Data Platform
It was encouraging this week to see VC interest in high-performance data management technology for financial markets, a segment often overlooked by fintech funds. TickSmith has announced a C$2 million investment from Illuminate Financial Management LLP, a venture capital firm with a specific focus on capital markets financial technology, giving it some clout as it…
EDM Council Data Management Benchmark Highlights Need to Improve Data Quality
The Enterprise Data Management (EDM) Council’s 2017 Data Management Industry Benchmark Summary illustrates the highs and lows of data management across financial services firms. On the upside, firms have made progress in establishing data management programmes and implementing foundational governance. On the downside, data quality issues remain. The Council’s 2017 benchmarking study was carried out…
Privatar Plays into GDPR and plans Product and Geographic Expansion
Privitar plans to invest the $16 million it raised in a recent funding round in accelerating development of existing and new data privacy products, and extending its geographic footprint from Europe to the US and Asia-Pacific. The company was founded in 2014 and is now well placed to help data-driven organisations address data privacy concerns…