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QuantHouse Appoints CTO and COO to Drive Growth and Innovation
QuantHouse has appointed its co-founder Denery Fenouil as chief technology officer (CTO) and Emmanuel Carjat, co-founder of Atrium Network, as chief operating officer (COO) to facilitate the company’s global growth. Rejoining the firm to oversee software and technology development, Fenouil was previously the architect of QuantHouse’s low latency market data solution. As COO, Carjat will…
Adding Context to Alternative Data
The investment management community’s embrace of alternative data has created a tsunami of new data sets that are packaged by specialists to offer unique insight into very specific industry segments and business activities. But as valuable as this data is, it has its limitations: alternative data can tell us what’s happening now, based on recent…
Recorded Webinar: Leveraging the cloud in market data and trading technology environments
The promise of greater flexibility, lower operating costs and a reduced local IT footprint is driving acceptance of the cloud as the delivery mechanism for key front-office capabilities, including market data and trading applications. Progress in security and hybrid solutions is making cloud delivery viable for trading firms of all types, particularly smaller players keen…
A-Team RegTech Summit New York Emphasises the Importance of Innovation as a Foundation for Firm Data Practices
A-Team Group’s second annual RegTech Summit arrived in a snowy New York City on November 15, 2018 to cram a crowded day with expert speakers, controversial topics, deep-diving discussions and problem-solving solutions. An impressive attendee line-up of over 200 delegates comprising industry leaders, financial institutions and senior decision-makers added to the atmosphere, while our pioneering…
Simulation Technology Specialist Acquires Datawatch for $176 Million
Troy, Michigan-based simulation technologies provider Altair has acquired data intelligence specialist Datawatch – along with its Panopticon visualization platform – for $176 million in cash. The move is aimed at bolstering Altair’s offerings in the generic data science and analytics segment, where Datawatch has strong offerings in data prep, data prediction, and real-time high-volume data…
RavenPack, CloudQuant Team Up for Modelling Initiative
Machine-readable news platform provider RavenPack has granted access to its historical data to crowd researchers seeking alpha signals on CloudQuant’s online Python and JupyterLab-based tools. The initiative aims to support data scientists designing tools to improve financial modelling. Both RavenPack and CloudQuant have noted a need among crowd researchers for access to Wall Street quality…
Refinitiv Introduces Cloud-Based Quantitative Analytics Platform
Building on its drive towards cloud delivery of its financial data services, Refinitiv – the former Financial and Risk business of Thomson Reuters, has introduced QA Direct in the Cloud, a quantitative analytics platform delivered through Microsoft Azure. QA Direct in the Cloud builds on the QA Direct platform, which was acquired in 2006 as…
Coleman Research Connects Providers and Consumers with Exchange Platform
Coleman Research has introduced Coleman Exchange, a cloud-based software platform that helps research providers and buy-side research consumers manage key aspects of the research workflow. Research firms can use the platform for scheduling, managing subscriptions, and invoicing for analyst access and meetings. The platform also provides entitlements management, producing real-time reports that capture the consumption…
FIX Plans Broader Asset Class Coverage and Move into Back-Office Trade Settlement
FIX is extending its reach with plans to broaden asset class coverage and introduce the FIX messaging protocol into back-office settlement workflows between both asset managers and custodians, and brokers and custodians. These developments are being overseen by the Global Post-Trade Working Group within the FIX Trading Community and are designed to standardise workflows and…
Tremblant Capital Selects LiquidityBook
Tremblant Capital has selected LiquidityBook’s SaaS based LBX Buy Side as its portfolio, order and execution management system, with LBX Connect integrated as its FIX routing network. Tremblant is using LBX Buy Side to support its multi-asset trading workflow. It replaces an existing system that was implemented 16 years ago soon after Tremblant’s inception. The…