We at FTF and FTF News focus much of our attention on post-trade operations. But every once in a while we take a look at some of the breakthroughs happening in the front office. Such advances ripple through to the middle- and back-office Ops teams. A case in point is the quantitative trading firm Hudson… Read More >>
Ops Needs to Work More Closely with IT: Q&A
(FTF News recently got time with Emin Tatosian, the co-founder and chief technology officer (CTO) of FX HedgePool, a matching platform for the FX swaps market that launched in 2019. The company, which targets the mid-market execution of FX swaps, says it separates liquidity from credit and helps passive hedgers move liquidity among themselves with… Read More >>
Deutsche Bank Securities Settles Best Execution Case for $2M
FINRA, the self-regulatory organization (SRO) for broker-dealers, has hit Deutsche Bank Securities with a $2 million fine. The reason: FINRA alleges that Deutsche Bank Securities did not provide its customers with the supervisory “best execution” that FINRA’s rule 5310 calls for. Industry veterans will tell you that there was a time when regulators would have… Read More >>
Charles River IMS Links to LTX And Other Briefs
Charles River IMS Uses LTX to Bolster Bond Trading LTX, an A.I.-enabled corporate bond trading platform from Broadridge Financial Solutions, has been integrated with an established offering — the Investment Management Solution (IMS) from Charles River — in order to offer end-users better liquidity aggregation and improved workflows, trade transparency, and price discovery, officials… Read More >>
BNY Mellon-Amundi Pact Extends to Fund Administration
In an extension of an existing alliance, BNY Mellon will be deploying trustee control and compliance monitoring services from Amundi Technology for its global depositary and fund administration operations in a bid to improve its processes and better serve clients, officials say. The custodian bank will be using the offerings of the Amundi Leading Technologies… Read More >>
Wall Street Bonuses Up 10% for 2020: Report
A 10 percent rise in bonuses for Wall Street securities industry participants reflects how trading firms were able to overcome the pandemic-related challenges of 2020, says Thomas P. DiNapoli, comptroller for the state of New York, via his annual report upon payments made to employees beyond their salaries. However, trading firms have been relying on… Read More >>
Broadridge Acquires Itiviti for $2.5 Billion
Post-trade provider Broadridge Financial Solutions will be able to offer front-to-back-office systems and networking via its acquisition of vendor Itiviti Holding AB for approximately $2.5 billion from Nordic Capital. The all-cash transaction is valued at €2.143 billion and will add trading and connectivity technology offerings to the list of systems that Broadridge offers, officials say…. Read More >>
Wipro Buys Capco for $1.45 Billion
Acquisition Expected to Close by June 30 The London-based Capco, a financial services and technology consultancy, will become part of Wipro Ltd., the Bangalore-based global IT and services provider as a result of a $1.45 billion acquisition. The agreement will enable Wipro to offer “digital, consulting and technology services to financial institutions in the Americas,… Read More >>
SS&C Releases Updates for Advent Offerings
Financial software and services vendor SS&C Technologies has just released version 18.2 of the SS&C Advent enhancements for Advent Genesis, Geneva, Advent Portfolio Exchange (APX), Moxy, Syncova, Tamale and Tradex, adding more accounting functions and support for financial reporting, officials say. The new features and functions, which will support clients with locally deployed or outsourced… Read More >>
Sell Side Falling Behind Regulatory Demands
Although it has been well documented that sell-side firms are being forced to undergo a major restructuring due to stricter legislation and disruptive technologies, it is surprising to learn that their management teams still do not have the prowess to implement systems and processes in the most effective manner to meet the new regulatory regime…. Read More >>
