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Hardware Acceleration – A Roundup and Update with Nomura, Burstream and Fiberblaze
What’s been happening in the world of hardware acceleration of late? Despite a couple of killjoys on LinkedIn who reckon it’s still unproven technology, the answer is – quite a lot. It was good to get an update from the coalface a couple of weeks ago at our London Low-Latency Summit. There, I chatted to…
MSCI Launches the MSCI EM 50 Index
MSCI, a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, announced today the launch of a new tradable index, the MSCI EM 50 Index. The index is highly correlated to the flagship MSCI Emerging Markets Index, but is composed of just 50 of its largest constituents. “We have seen significant demand from clients around the…
BNY Mellon’s Ruane Says Custodian Banks Will ‘Fill the Void’ in Delivering Prime Custody and Related Transparency Services to Hedge Funds
In a new opinion piece, BNY Mellon CEO of Alternative and Broker-Dealer Services Brian Ruane argues that recent industry and economic events will see custody banks continue to play a larger role providing services to hedge funds that previously were the sole domain of prime brokers. The paper, ‘Filling the Void: Transparency and the Rise…
GlobeOp Expands Dublin Office
GlobeOp Financial Services is relocating and expanding its current Dublin office to serve increased demand from funds based in or extending into Europe. Vernon Barback, GlobeOp president and chief operating officer said: “We see continued European market growth in areas where we offer specialist expertise and can leverage our global technology platform – such as…
Information Mosaic’s Hartlage Discusses its BI Analytics and Client Portal Offerings
Information Mosaic has been gradually adding to its arsenal of post-trade automation solutions, the latest of which is its IMConnecting offering, which aims to provide users with a customisable client portal via which to view custody related, proxy voting and corporate actions data. Ken Hartlage, head of product management and marketing for the vendor, explains…
Former JP Morgan Head of Counterparty Credit Risk Modelling Joins Quantifi
Quantifi, a leading provider of analytics, trading and risk management solutions for the global capital markets, today announced the appointment of Dr. Dmitry Pugachevsky as Research Director. Dr. Pugachevsky will be responsible for managing Quantifi’s global research efforts. Rohan Douglas, CEO, Quantifi, said, “Dmitry has long been a leading figure in the industry and comes…
Vanlint Elaborates on GoldenSource’s ASX Implementation, EDM Trends in Asia
Last month, EDM platform provider GoldenSource announced that it had won a deal to provide the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) with a new corporate data management platform. Neill Vanlint, managing director of EMEA and APAC client operations for the vendor, explains that the GoldenSource EDM platform was selected after a rigorous two month long proof…
Industry Funds Management Selects SunGard’s Investran and VPM
Industry Funds Management (IFM), a leading global investment manager has selected SunGard’s Investran and VPM solutions to help streamline and enhance back-office accounting across all of its investment products and portfolios. IFM manages over A$30 billion across four asset classes: infrastructure, private equity, debt investments and listed equity portfolios. SunGard’s Investran, an award winning application…
Markit Launches Commission Management Platform
Markit, a leading, global financial information services company, today announced the launch of Markit Commission Manager. The service helps buy-side firms manage and allocate commission credits efficiently while addressing the concerns associated with maintaining such credits with a single institution. Markit is introducing this new service as increasing numbers of buy-side firms demand virtual aggregation…
SEI Survey: Private Equity Managers Struggling to Keep Up with Increasing Investor Transparency Demands
While nearly everyone in the private equity space agrees that there has been an increased focus on portfolio transparency and client reporting over the past few years, investors remain dissatisfied with the information they receive from managers, according to a global survey report released today by SEI in collaboration with Greenwich Associates. Less than half…