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Guidance Software Unveils Data Mapping Service
The new service aims to help firms locate data and assess risks from lost data.
Invictus Platform Lets Hedge Funds Do Stress Tests on Banks
The firm said the service will give banks a clear snapshot about whether a bank is over, under or fairly valued in relation to its peers.
MICEX Launches Low Latency Market Data Service
Clients will obtain real time trading data — including exchange indices, the 10 best bids/offers, as well as market statistics — as a multicast stream.
The Keys to Hedge Fund Software Selection
Hedge funds must realize that one size doesn't fit all when selecting a business-critical system.
DTCC Confirms Normal Operations
Despite the impact of Hurricane Irene on the east coast, DTCC said deadlines for clearing fund, settlement and other processes will be as usual, except for certificate-based services.
Princeton Financial Systems Announces Swiss Private Bank Client
Princeton's DVS Fund Warehouse automates the collation of all information originating from diverse sources, including portfolio management and various market data systems.
ConvergEx Names Head of Asia Pacific Transition Mgt.
Jim Karelas joined ConvergEx from JP Morgan in Sydney.
Coming Soon, iPad 3: Here's What It Could Look Like
It's been just a few months since Apple released iPad 2, but it is already actively prepping its next-gen tablet for release in early 2012.
BNY Mellon to Clear Interest Rate Swaps Via CME Group
Bank of New York Mellon announced its clearing arm will clear over-the-counter interest rate swaps through CME Group, an arrangement the firm said it made on behalf of its institutional clients.
Mexican Broker Implements FIX Flyer
Actinver Grupo Financiero is using Fix Flyer's engine for routing client orders to the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores as well as Daytona Monitoring to measure latency of FIX sessions with all counterparties.
Xtrakter Is Reporting Derivatives Data to FSA
In compliance with MiFID, XTrakter enables clients to use the Alternative Identifier (Aii) for derivatives transactions reported to regulated markets by Nov.13, 2011.
Technology Economics: The Cost of Data
92 percent of the cost of business -- the financial services business -- is "data."
Instinet Sets Trading Record in Asia
The firm cites uage of its Nighthawk liquidity aggregation algorithm to execute across 17 destinations in Asia.
Three Steps You Need To Take To Tame The Data Dragon
As the data dragon continues to grow, there is a pressing need for organizations to begin to use analytics to better manage their data, write Srinivas Prabhala and Sastry K.V.S.N of Infosys.
Hedge Fund Investors Show Signs of Confidence
Fund administrator GlobeOp reports that its indicator of forward redemption notices is at the lowest point since November 2008.
SEC's Document Disposal Policy in Disarray
The agency was illegally destroying files and documents pertaining to preliminary investigations of notorious characters such as Bernard Madoff and Wall Street firms.
GlobeOp Launches Form PF Reporting Service for Hedge Funds
GlobeOp said its service will aid hedge funds in meeting the Securities and Exchange Commission's new requirement for private fund reporting.
Omega ATS Displays Free Quotes on Canadian Bonds
Shining the light on an opaque Canadian fixed income market, Omega displayed the real-time prices on its web site — after some vendors declined to add its symbology.
Global Market Volatility Comes as No Surprise
Most conversations about the financial markets last week centered largely on the "extreme" market activity taking place.
RTS Acquires First Futures Software in India
Plans to open a data center in Mumbai to offer hosting services and ultra-low latency connectivity for firms trading on multiple Indian exchanges.
Did Buy-Side Bond Trader Steal Secrets?
Jeffrey Gundlach, a well known bond trader, is confronting his former employer TCW over allegations that he stole data and fixed income trading software.
New OTC Derivatives Rules to Send Data Levels Soaring 400 Percent
Regulatory changes to the over-the-counter derivatives markets in Europe and the U.S. will cause data levels to soar as much as 400 percent above the current level.
Deutsche Bank Expands Market Access Platform to U.S. Exchanges
Deutsche Bank announced its electronic trading unit will expand its low-latency direct market access trading platform to include all co-location facilities at the major U.S. stock exchanges.
Bonaire Releases Enhanced Business Intelligence Module
Bonaire's EMPOWER/BI is designed specifically for the asset management industry.
Inside the Buy Side's Decision to Colocate
Once the dead-end warren for housing old emails, expired market data and other bits of corporate effluvia, today's financial data center is where the action is. Forget the exchanges - these days you're more likely to find a listless remote shot of a lonely CNBC reporter on an exchange floor (if you can find an exchange floor) than the hustle and bustle of yesterday.
It's Beginning to Feel a Lot Like 2008
There's no shortage of frightening economic news floating about these days.
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