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TNS Strengthens Offering in Hosted Solution Space
Ffastfill, a leading provider of hosted solutions to the global derivatives community is strengthening its offering by signing an agreement with connectivity provider, Transaction Network Services. Through TNS, Ffastfill’s hosted clients can access TNS’ global community and benefit from rapid connectivity to exchanges and sell-side organizations. TNS will provide connectivity allowing Ffastfill’s hosted clients’ access…
Dealhub Expands into Asia with Two Senior Hires
DealHub (Option Computers Ltd) announced today that it will open a new office in Singapore to support growing demand for its FX trading solutions in the region. The move marks the return of previous DealHub Sales and Marketing Head, Tim Finch, who left the company in April this year to take up a position as…
London Capital Group Selects ITRS Geneos for its Entire Application and Infrastructure Monitoring
Leading UK retail and professional spread betting provider, London Capital Group (LCG), is to use Geneos from ITRS Group, to monitor and manage all elements of their trading room technology to optimise speed, latency and reliability across their data and trading technology. LCG specialises in providing online trading services for private, professional and institutional customers….
Advent Software Appoints New Head of Professional Services for the Middle East and North Africa
Advent Software, Inc., a leading provider of software and services for the global investment management industry, today announced the appointment of Hazem Elmalla as the new head of professional services in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In this role, Mr. Elmalla will support Advent’s ongoing operation and be responsible for the professional services…
BTG Pactual Signs with Calypso Technology for OTC Derivatives and Securities Support
Calypso Technology, Inc., a global application software provider of an integrated trading, risk and processing platform to financial institutions, announced today that the firm has signed with BTG Pactual, Brazil’s leading investment bank. The Calypso system will support their full range of portfolio assets including OTC derivatives and securities. BTG Pactual was seeking a solution…
Paladyne Systems Appoints William Kelly as Global Head of Sales
Paladyne Systems, a Broadridge Company and a leading provider of next generation investment management solutions, today announced that William Kelly has joined the company as Global Head of Sales. The addition of Mr. Kelly is a strategic move to leverage the size, scale, and synergies that Broadridge brings to Paladyne through its recent acquisition. “Paladyne…
DTCC Launches Global OTC Interest Rate Trade Repository
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) today announced the launch of its global, over-the-counter (OTC) interest rates derivatives trade repository. DTCC’s Global Trade Repository for Interest Rates for this US$553.8 trillion market (approximately €414 trillion or £356 trillion) will be based in London. Data from 15 of the largest global dealers is now being…
Opinion: LEI – Persistent or Unique Identity?
By Chris Pickles, Head of Industry Initiatives, BT Global Banking & Financial Markets I’ve been struggling to understand the details behind the current initiative to create a Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) – particularly an LEI as an ISO standard. One of the problems that we all often face when we get deeply immersed in a…
NYSE Technologies Expands TAQ Historical Data Products Globally
NYSE Technologies, the commercial technology unit of NYSE Euronext (NYX), today announced the continued expansion of its Historical TAQ product suite to include European Cash Equities and Fixed Income data from Euronext markets as well as Derivatives data from the NYSE Liffe U.S. market. Complementing the recent additions of U.S. Options and NYSE Liffe derivative…
GFI Market Data to Supply Power, Coal, Gas and Emissions to Slovenian Utility
GFI Market Data, a division of GFI Group Inc., announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Petrol Energetika, a leading Slovenian energy company and the principal supplier of oil and other energy products to the Slovenian market. Petrol Energetika will use GFI market data to gain an insight into markets with limited…