The big data project, the consolidated audit trail (CAT) to collect every order, cancellation, modification and trade execution for all exchange-listed equities and options transacted via U.S. financial markets, apparently had some doubters on the buy side before the project hit a major snag earlier this month The concerns of buy-side equity traders about the… Read More >>
JPMorgan Extends ‘Algo Central’ via Bloomberg Terminal
JPMorgan is offering its clients access to its electronic foreign exchange (FX) trading service, Algo Central, via the Bloomberg Terminal and is the first global bank to do so, according to JPMorgan and Bloomberg officials. The bank is offering the Algo Central institutional execution services on the Bloomberg App Portal at {APPS <GO>}, and is… Read More >>
Buy Side Can Access Fenics UST via QuantHouse
New API & QuantLink Access via QuantHouse QuantHouse, a provider of market data services, an algo trading platform and infrastructure solutions, can now offer its buy-side clients “quick and streamlined access to normalized real-time and historical data to trade the U.S. cash treasuries market” via a new link to the Fenics USTreasuries platform. The… Read More >>
Temenos Offers NAV Oversight via Bloomberg Terminal
Temenos Collaborates with Bloomberg Banking software vendor Temenos is collaborating with Bloomberg to deliver contingency Net Asset Value (NAV) calculations to buy-side institutions via the Bloomberg terminal. Temenos is making its Multifonds Global Accounting product accessible via the Bloomberg Terminal, so that it will operates with data, analytics, and other investment workflow services from Bloomberg,… Read More >>
Buy-Side Firms Are Embracing Outsourced Trading: Report
Buy-side firms are warming up to the use of outsourced trading desks as a recent study via Greenwich Associates, a market research firm, is showing that more firms are turning to these services and reporting high levels of satisfaction. However, some firms are still resisting the charms of outsourced trading and want to retain control… Read More >>
NEX Optimisation Provides Access to FX Novation Service
NEX Infinity Users Get Access to Capitolis Customers of the NEX Infinity platform now have access to the automated foreign exchange (FX) novation service of U.S. startup Capitolis via a partnership intended to appeal to the customers of banks, prime brokers and financial services firms that are FX market participants. Most novations are completed via… Read More >>
Buy-Side Firms Need Help Amid Disruptions: Q&A
(Disruptions via technology, regulators and market conditions are spurring major changes in operations for many buy-side firms, says Marc Mallett, who serves as vice president for sales and product management for SimCorp North America. On his LinkedIn page, he describes himself as being responsible for the company’s sales, presales and product management. He lists as… Read More >>
Lloyd Blankfein to Retire from Goldman Sachs
Lloyd C. Blankfein will be stepping down from his dual role as chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs Group after a 12-year reign at the top during which he guided the firm through the Great Recession and many controversies. The changing of the guard at Goldman Sachs was not met with surprise as there have… Read More >>
Startup Dakota Wealth Management Picks Pershing Advisor Solutions
New Firm Taps Pershing Advisor Solutions BNY Mellon’s Pershing Advisor Solutions has been picked as a custody partner for Dakota Wealth Management, a newly launched investment management firm. Dakota, headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, currently manages $600 million in client assets, according to a statement, which notes that the average registered investment advisor… Read More >>
Capitolis to Debut Automated Novation for FX
Over the coming weeks, vendor Capitolis will be going live with an automated novation service for foreign exchange (FX) transactions that are often manual processes for FX prime broking and bilateral trading, officials say. Capitolis officials are pitching the Capitolis Novation service as the first of its kind and as a way to bring new… Read More >>
