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OpenFin Integrates Dow Jones News Coverage into Its Workspace Platform
OpenFin, the operating system (OS) for enterprise productivity, has announced a strategic partnership with Dow Jones to bring real-time news coverage, expert analysis, and unique insights to financial professionals using the OpenFin Workspace platform. The collaboration aims to streamline access to crucial financial news and information for major banks, asset and wealth management firms, and...
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The EU’s DLT Pilot Has Gone Live: What Does This Mean for Capital Markets?
With the EU’s DLT pilot regime now live, Alisa DiCaprio, Chief Economist at R3, examines the impact the programme will have on capital markets and what the launch means for the broader digitalisation of financial services. Against a backdrop of rising international competition, economic headwinds and technological innovation, jurisdictions across the globe are racing to...
IPC Systems Wins A-Team Group Innovation Award for Most Innovative Operational Resilience / Business Continuity Initiative
A-Team Group has named IPC Systems as the winner of its award for the the Most Innovative Operational Resilience / Business Continuity Initiative in its Innovation Awards 2023. The awards celebrate innovative projects and teams across vendor and practitioner communities that make use of new and emerging technologies to deliver high-value solutions for financial institutions...
A-Team Group Names Winners of Innovation Awards 2023
A-Team Group has named the winners of its prestigious Innovation Awards 2023. The awards, now in their third year, celebrate innovative projects and teams across vendor and practitioner communities that make use of new and emerging technologies to deliver high-value solutions for financial institutions in capital markets. This year’s platinum award winners include Moody’s Analytics...
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Horizon Software Certified on Montreal Exchange
Electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology provider Horizon Software has announced that it is now certified on the Montreal Exchange (MX). With the certification, Horizon’s clients can now trade exchange traded derivatives, including equity derivatives, currency options, index derivatives, and interest rate derivatives. Horizon is also now able to provide connectivity to financial institutions that…
QuantCube Launches Core CPI Nowcast Indicator for the US Economy
QuantCube, the alternative data analytics vendor, has launched the QuantCube Core CPI Nowcast indicator, designed to provide crucial insights into core inflation trends in the US economy, significantly ahead of official numbers published monthly. The indicator quantifies core inflation by measuring changes in the prices of goods and services, excluding the food and energy components…
Scila Implements Multi-Asset Trade Surveillance for Capital.com
Scila AB, the Stockholm-based provider of trade surveillance, anti-money laundering and risk management technology, has been selected by Capital.com, the retail trading platform, to deliver a multi-asset class trade surveillance solution for global monitoring of trading activities. Scila’s trade surveillance solution is deployed at customer sites in more than 20 countries, including market participants, exchanges…
Avelacom Sets up Point-of-Presence in Tel Aviv Stock Exchange’s Primary Data Centre
Avelacom, the low latency connectivity, IT infrastructure and data solutions provider, has increased its presence in Israel by partnering with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) and setting up a new point-of-presence (PoP) in TASE’s primary data center. The new PoP enables Avelacom’s clients to connect to the TASE systems at low latency, and will…
DTCC Launches New LIBOR Benchmark Replacement Index Solution
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services, has launched its new LIBOR Benchmark Replacement Index solution to support the industry’s transition from LIBOR benchmark rates to Secured Overnight Financing Rate Data (SOFR) and other new fallback rate indices. Market participants will be able to access the…
Parameta Solutions Partners with Numerix to Deliver OTC Valuations
Parameta Solutions, the provider of OTC indicative and trade data, is partnering with Numerix, the global OTC analytics and derivatives pricing company, to develop automated, independent, fair valuations of OTC derivatives to market participants. By bringing together Parameta’s OTC data alongside Numerix’s analytical capabilities, the partnership aims to provide a more effective way of valuing…
CQG and Broadridge Collaborate to Integrate OMS and EMS Technologies
CQG, the financial markets technology solutions provider, has entered into a strategic partnership with Broadridge Financial Solutions, to integrate the two companies’ Execution Management System (EMS) and Order Management System (OMS) respectively. The combination of CQG’s front-end trading technology with Broadridge’s Order Management System and the NYFIX network will provide an ‘out-of-the-box’ solution for institutional…
Volksbank Wien Completes SaaS ‘Lift-and-Shift’ Project with Murex
Volksbank Wien, the central entity of an association of Austrian banks, and Murex, the trading and risk solutions vendor, have completed the migration of Murex’s MX.3 from bank premises into a private cloud hosting environment. The ‘lift-and-shift’ project also included an upgrade to the latest MX.3 release. In a nine-month project, Murex transferred the full…
SMBC Nikko Securities Adopts smartTrade LiquidityFX
SMBC Nikko Securities has adopted LiquidityFX, the fully hosted and managed FX platform from smartTrade, the multi-asset electronic trading platform provider, to enhance its FX trading activities in Japan. The firm was looking for a digital platform with sophisticated workflows – which enable the streamlining of trading processes using APIs – to achieve operational and…
DiffusionData Receives £1 Million Investment from NEDCF
DiffusionData, the real-time data streaming and messaging platform formerly known as Push Technology, has received a £1 million funding package from The North East Development Capital Fund (NEDCF). Supported by the European Regional Development Fund and managed by Maven Capital Partners, the investment will enable DiffusionData to continue with new product development and quality focus,…
Horizon Software Announces Connectivity to Singapore Exchange
Horizon Software, the electronic trading and algorithmic technology solutions provider, has announced new direct connectivity to the Singapore Exchange (SGX Group), enabling clients to access and trade on multiple financial markets, make markets on exchange traded funds (ETFs) and hedge in a fast, efficient manner. As an approved vendor by the exchange, Horizon Software had…
OSTTRA and FIA’s DMIST Establish Post-trade Data Standards for Exchange-Traded Derivatives
OSTTRA, the global post-trade solutions company and a member of the FIA’s Derivatives Market Institute for Standards (DMIST), is working with DMIST members to identify a data standard for post-trade processing of exchange traded derivatives (ETD). The application of a common data standard is required to increase data quality, create operational efficiency, and reduce systemic…
Grupo Bursátil Mexicano Selects Integral for FX in Latin America
Mexico-based brokerage firm Grupo Bursátil Mexicano (GBM), has selected cloud-based SaaS FX technology from currency technology provider Integral, to empower its growth strategy in Mexico. Integral’s FX technology solution will provide GBM with direct liquidity connectivity, a sophisticated pricing engine, and complete risk management capabilities, and will support GBM’s voice dealing and fully electronic workflows….
Iress Develops Feed Handler for Equiduct
Iress, the financial software company, has developed a new feed handler for pan-European retail exchange Equiduct’s Volume-weighted Best Bid and Offer (VBBO) market data feed, which will act as an alternative feed from traditional exchanges and consolidate 15 European markets, including Equiduct’s own central limit order book. The new solution will be available with Iress’s…
DiffusionData Releases New Gateway Framework
Real-time data streaming and messaging solutions vendor DiffusionData (formerly known as Push Technology) has released its Gateway Framework 1.0, designed to facilitate easy integration between Diffusion and back-end data sources. The Gateway Framework, which comes fully integrated with the Diffusion Management Console, provides a low code solution, where the application writer only needs to concentrate…
Latest people
Torstone Hires Sam Farrell as Head of North America
Torstone Technology, the SaaS platform for post-trade securities and derivatives processing, has appointed Sam Farrell as Head of North America, based in Toronto. He will have oversight of all Torstone’s US and Canadian operations and will be tasked with expanding Torstone’s footprint in North America. Prior to joining Torstone, Farrell spent the last 35 years…
Avelacom Appoints Timothy Wong as VP of Sales in APAC and Opens Hong Kong Office
Avelacom, the low latency connectivity, IT infrastructure and data solutions provider, has appointed Timothy Wong as VP of Sales for the APAC region. Wong joins from Xenith IG (formerly Superloop Asia) and brings over 15 years of experience working in data and network systems across sales, business development and technology. In addition, the company has…
OpenSee Positions for Growth with New Hires in US
OpenSee, the financial data analytics company, has made one global appointment and added three executives in its New York office to drive sales and broaden support for international and domestic clients in the US. Abdul Anwari and Michael Bailleux join as US Sales Directors, reporting to Rodrigo Medgenberg, who was appointed as VP Sales late…
BMLL Hires Industry Veteran Rob Laible as Head of Americas
Following its recent US$26 million funding round, BMLL, the independent provider of harmonized, historical Level 3 data and analytics, has appointed industry veteran Rob Laible as Head of Americas, with plans to open a New York area-based office. Laible comes with over 30 years’ experience of running global institutional businesses across sales and trading, technology,…
Pico Appoints Bo Zhou as Head of APAC
Pico, the technology services, software, data and analytics vendor, has named Bo Zhou, Ph.D., as Head of APAC to oversee Pico’s continued growth in the region. Zhou brings more than 15 years of financial markets industry experience and was most recently Partner and Senior Managing Director for IHS Markit (now S&P Global). Previously, she served…
Taskize Hires James Pike as Head of Business Development
Taskize, the provider of inter-company workflow to the financial services industry, has announced the appointment of former Morgan Stanley Managing Director James Pike as Head of Business Development. Based in London, Pike brings over 24 years’ worth of industry knowledge and experience across securities and derivatives, having most recently held the role of EMEA Head…
Appital Appoints Matthew Jefford as Business Development Executive
Appital, the equity markets technology solution vendor, has appointed Matthew Jefford, an experienced equity markets specialist, as Business Development Executive. Jefford will help accelerate Appital’s growth strategy, specifically working with the asset management community to deepen platform liquidity, and support the firm’s mission to bring innovation and automation to equity markets. Jefford brings over 30…
DTCC Appoints Nashira Spencer to Head Security
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the post-trade market infrastructure provider, has appointed Nashira Spencer as Chief Security Officer (CSO), responsible for managing DTCC’s enterprise-wide global information security, physical security, employee safety, and crisis/incident management functions. She will report to Tim Cuddihy, DTCC’s Group Chief Risk Officer. Spencer brings 20 years of leadership and…
Integral Hires Judy Goh to Head APAC Sales
Integral, the FX technology provider, has appointed Judy Goh as Managing Director and Head of Sales for APAC. Based in Singapore, Goh brings 16 years’ experience in the foreign exchange market, with management roles in e-FX institutional sales and business growth spanning across major financial institutions. Most recently, she held the role of Vice President…
TS Imagine Appoints Frederic Villain to Head Asia Pacific Sales
TS Imagine, the trading and risk management solutions vendor, has appointed Frederic Villain as Head of Sales for Asia Pacific. He will lead TS Imagine’s APAC sales team across its offices in Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo, and will be responsible for growing the business in the region. Villain brings over 25 years of sales…
TORA Appoints Alex Findlay to Head US Sales
Multi-asset OEMS & PMS vendor TORA, acquired by London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) earlier this year, has appointed Alex Findlay as Director of Sales, located in New York. Findlay has more than 15 years of experience in financial products and sales, having previously worked as a sales and relationship manager for State Street’s FX Connect…
Northern Trust Appoints Michael Buzza to New Leadership Role
Northern Trust has appointed Michael Buzza as global head of Network Management & Market Strategy. In the new role, Buzza will oversee the teams dedicated to providing market access and insights across the traditional securities services markets within the Digital Assets and Financial Markets group. Buzza has been with Northern Trust for 16 years, his…
TS Imagine Appoints Three New Hires to Executive Team
Trading and risk management solutions vendor TS Imagine has appointed three executive leadership hires to support the firm’s rapid growth: Spencer Lee as Chief Markets Officer, Kate Peachway as Chief Financial Officer and Renee Calabro as Chief Marketing Officer. Lee comes from Agilon Capital, a systematic hedge fund. Previously he led electronic credit trading at…
big xyt Names Anthony Huck as Head of the Americas
big xyt, the independent provider of smart data and analytic solutions, has appointed Anthony (Tony) Huck to its global executive team as Head of the Americas. He will be responsible for expanding the firm’s global footprint into the United States, Canadian, and LatAm regions. Huck brings over thirty years of experience to the role, having…
Sterling Trading Tech Names Jennifer Nayar as President & CEO
Sterling Trading Tech (STT), the independent OMS, risk and trading platform vendor, has appointed fintech & capital markets industry veteran Jennifer Nayar as President & Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Most recently, Nayar was CEO of Vela Trading Systems, prior to its acquisition by Exegy. Earlier in her career, Nayar served with REDI Global Technologies…
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Date: 23 May 2023 Time: 10:00am ET / 3:00pm London / 4:00pm CET Duration: 50 minutes Market data means different things to different organisations, it can be extremely expensive, and often comes with limited licensing contracts. It must be carefully sourced, governed, quality checked, and integrated. And it must be fit for purpose across a…
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Now in its 12th year the TradingTech Summit London brings together the European trading technology capital markets industry, to explore how trading firms are innovating in today’s cloud and digital based environment to create flexible, scalable trading platforms to support speed to market and business agility.
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Trading Regulations Handbook 2022
Welcome to the third edition of A-Team Group’s Trading Regulations Handbook, a publication designed to help you gain a full understanding of regulations that have an impact on your trading operations, data and technology. The handbook provides details of each regulation and its requirements, as well as ‘at-a-glance’ summaries, regulatory timelines and compliance deadlines, and…
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Getting Control of Access to Key Market Services
Use of single dealer portals that allow banks to trade assets on behalf of their clients is growing rapidly, particularly among firms in the fixed income and foreign exchange markets in particular. But while trading portals offer great benefits in terms of broader market reach and enhanced client functionality, they bring risks too. Firms are...
Adopting a Modern Data Infrastructure for Trading Analytics
As they seek an edge in their trading and investment activities, hedge funds and other sophisticated trading firms are looking to harness new sources of insight that can allow them to identify and exploit emerging market and industry opportunities. But many organizations are saddled with a disconnected sprawl of legacy systems that are unable to...
Benefiting from Advanced Execution in US Treasury Markets
The expanded footprint of electronic non-bank liquidity providers (NLPs) and established broker/dealers, as well as the proliferation of electronic aggregation platforms, are all adding complexity to fixed-income markets, which as a result are starting to resemble established electronic markets like equities and foreign exchange. For market participants, this has added to the challenge of sourcing...
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Recorded Webinar: Trading Beyond the Horizon
You can listen to the recording of this webinar by registering on this page. Click below to watch the recorded webinar, or download the white paper–for free! In 2010, financial markets participants will continue to expand their trading activities as liquidity increasingly becomes fragmented, seeking alpha in new markets, best execution in dark pools, arbitrage...
Recorded Webinar: Building Low Latency Trading Systems in Low Latency Time
This webinar has passed, but you can view the recording here. Click below to watch the webinar (recorded Nov. 9, 2010). In today’s ultra-competitive electronic trading marketplace, having lower latency than the rest is the only way to succeed. But there’s more to success than just the lowest latency system – your firm also needs...
Recorded Webinar: Mission Possible – Turning Data Deluge into Opportunities for Financial Trading
This webinar has passed, but you can view the recording here. As financial markets firms face the challenge of managing huge volumes of extremely high frequency data, the opportunity exists to transition from just managing this data to strategically leveraging it for new trading and investment opportunities. What was once the impossible is now a...
Awards
TradingTech Insight Awards Europe
Meet the TradingTech Insight Awards – Europe 2023 winners. These awards are designed to recognise excellence in trading solutions and services for capital markets and focus on vendors providing exceptional trading infrastructure, trading technology, and data solutions.
