The Blockchain technology behind the Bitcoin cryptocurrency has been gaining a lot of ground lately but a new white-paper warns that “widespread adoption is still years away” because of technological, psychological and cultural barriers. Blockchain technology has been used to create a public ledger to keep track of all Bitcoin transactions “that have ever been… Read More >>
ICAP Invests More in Recs Upstart Duco
Interdealer broker ICAP, a markets operator and provider of post-trade risk mitigation and information services, reports that it has made an additional investment in Duco, a London-based fintech provider of hosted reconciliation services. Terms of the new investment, made via Euclid Opportunities, ICAP’s early-stage fintech funding business, which first invested in Duco in 2012, were… Read More >>
Eze EMS Upgrade Has New Support for Nasdaq’s ACT
Targeting the sell side, fintech provider Eze Software Group is including new support for Nasdaq’s Automated Confirmation of Transactions (ACT) system for over-the-counter (OTC) trades in the Eze Software EMS (RealTick), 11.4 release, the latest update of the execution management system, officials say. ACT, also known as the ACT Service, is a system that enables… Read More >>
Bank of America Vet Joins Holley Holland
Bank of America (BofA) veteran Marty Rose has joined Holley Holland, the self-described “business transformation experts” to build the change management consultancy’s U.S. business, including opportunities in Charlotte, North Carolina, and throughout the region, officials say. Rose, who will be based in Charlotte, has left her post as chief operating office (COO) of the EST… Read More >>
CFTC to Keep Using DTCC-SWIFT LEI Utility
Regulator CFTC has issued an order extending the designation of a utility operated by the DTCC and SWIFT as the provider of legal entity identifiers (LEIs) for the commission’s swap data recordkeeping and reporting rules, officials say. The DTCC-SWIFT utility — which had initially been referred to via the utility’s website and in educational and… Read More >>
RJO Takes a Hosted Leap into Recs Automation
Chicago-based futures brokerage and clearing firm, R. J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO) has gone from manual reconciliation to a hosted system that has allowed staff members to leapfrog into automation, even shrinking one process from a tedious 48-hour effort to minutes, says Jamal Oulhadj, senior managing director and chief risk officer of RJO. Since last… Read More >>
Convergex Fills CFO Post
Convergex, an agency-focused brokerage and trading-related services provider, reports that Frederick Arnold has joined the firm as chief financial officer (CFO). Arnold will oversee all global financial operations and serve on the executive committee, responsible for providing organizational guidance and governance, Convergex officials say. Currently a director of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and Corporate Capital… Read More >>
‘Joss offerings will be integrated with AIM’s suite’
AIM Software, based in Vienna, Austria, is completing its acquisition of New York-based entity data management vendor Joss Technology, according to Olivier Kenji Mathurin, head of product marketing and research for the data management vendor. Joss Technology is the maker of the Entity Data Management System (EDMS), the “entity master” that uses a fuzzy logic… Read More >>
Fenergo Lands $75 Million in Private Equity Funding
After showing consecutive, year-over-year growth of 100% for the past three years, know your customer (KYC) management software vendor Fenergo has secured a $75 million investment from Insight Venture Partners, a New York-based private equity and venture capital firm. The transaction is expected to close within the next few weeks, Fenergo officials say. Insight Venture… Read More >>
Caceis Fills U.K. Business Development Director Post
Caceis, an asset servicing banking group for institutional and corporate clients, has named Owain McNeill business development director for United Kingdom clients, officials say. McNeill reports to Annie Blouin, head of regional coverage for North America, U.K. and Ireland, according to a Caceis statement. McNeill, who will manage the teams in charge of U.K. sales activity, is “responsible… Read More >>
