Acquisition to Expand ACA’s Services in Europe ACA Compliance Group reports that it will acquire Cordium, a provider of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) services. ACA, a provider of risk management and technology solutions that focus on regulatory compliance, performance, financial crime, and cybersecurity, expects the transaction to close this summer, subject to regulatory approvals…. Read More >>
FCM Opts for Cloud-Based Trade Surveillance
Futures commission merchant (FCM) Rosenthal Collins Group (RCG) has deployed a new trade surveillance system that officials at the independent brokerage and clearing firm say is bringing them the benefits of cloud computing. On Feb.1, 2018, the firm deployed the Validus platform from Eventus Systems, Inc., a regulatory technology software vendor targeting capital markets, officials… Read More >>
FTF Awards Gala Q&A: Clouds Rise in 2016
(Neil Smyth, marketing and technology director at StatPro, reports that 2016 was a turning point for the acceptance of cloud computing. FTF News got time with Smyth to talk about StatPro Revolution and its wins as Best Performance and Attribution System via the 2017 FTF Technology Innovation Awards competition. Smyth oversees global marketing at StatPro… Read More >>
DDJ Bolsters Ops via Cloud Version of Portia
Firm Gains Time, Ops Advantages via SS&C Hosting Investment manager DDJ Capital Management has signed on to use the hosted, software-as-a-service (SaaS) version of the venerable Portia system to outsource the creation, maintenance and control of overnight workflows and batch jobs, say officials at SS&C Technologies, the financial IT conglomerate that owns Portia. The SaaS… Read More >>
Buy Side Finds New Love for Public Clouds, Big Data
Buy-side firms once reluctant to embrace cloud computing are apparently changing course as two-thirds of those responding to a recent survey intend to use the services of public cloud providers over the next five years. The survey and research from Boston-based Sapient Consulting also focuses on other emerging technologies that are disrupting how the buy… Read More >>
Australian Firm to Use Eagle Platform for Data & Performance Management
QIC Moves Away from Global Custodian QIC, the Australian investment fund for the Queensland government, will be using cloud-based data management and performance measurement solutions from Eagle Investment Systems, which marks a move away from a global custodian that had been providing outsourced data and performance measurement functions. The firm, which has A$81 billion in… Read More >>
RIA to Use Fiserv’s Portfolio Accounting & Trading System
Capital Wealth Planning to Deploy Fiserv Platform Capital Wealth Planning, a registered investment advisor (RIA), will be deploying the Unified Wealth Platform from Fiserv for portfolio accounting and trading in order to supports its growth path. The firm, based in Naples, Fla., chose the Fiserv to help it “achieve greater productivity and efficiency in our… Read More >>
Sapient Global Markets Tightens Links to Microsoft Azure
Sapient Global Markets (SGM), a technology and consulting services provider, will be tightening its collaboration with Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing service, and Sapient’s CMRS regulatory reporting platform will be taking full advantage of the greater joint effort, officials say. “We have had CMRS on Azure for the last two years but we are now enhancing… Read More >>
RegTek Launches EMIR-Focused Reporting Service
The push to be ready for the next phase of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) reforms is not the only European regulatory initiative that global firms have to worry about. On November 1, firms face a deadline to comply with the revised reporting specifications (RTS) required by the European Securities and Markets… Read More >>
Microsoft’s Azure Supports UBS Risk Mitigation
UBS officials are acknowledging that they are using the Microsoft Azure cloud computing service to support risk management efforts, and will use Azure technology for a wider digital transformation. The bank needs to increase the agility and scalability of its technology infrastructure, which key to the bank’s strategy, says Paul McEwen, UBS Group head of… Read More >>
