Editor’s note: This is another in a series of stories about SS&C Technologies and its acquisition of Advent Software. In mid-June, the U.S. Department of Justice cleared SS&C Technologies Holdings’s pending $2.7 billion cash acquisition of Advent Software, which was announced in February. When asked if this action means that the acquisition was going to… Read More >>
Marco Polo New World Launches FX Matching Service
Manhattan-based Marco Polo New World, which specializes in emerging and frontier markets, reports that it has spent the past year upgrading its infrastructure to create a “foundation on which to extend the breadth of its service offerings.” The first result of the infrastructure upgrade is MPFX, a “matching engine and user interface [that] allows clients… Read More >>
MarginSphere 2 Targets OTC Margin Flow Surge
Margining automation vendor AcadiaSoft is targeting MarginSphere 2, the first major upgrade to its flagship platform, at easing the burden of compliance with new margining regulations coming down the pipeline for non-centrally cleared derivatives, officials say. First released in 2009, MarginSphere is an electronic margining platform for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives that automates the margining process…. Read More >>
LPL Financial Names First CTO
LPL Financial, a custodian for registered investment advisors that characterizes itself as the largest independent broker-dealer by revenues in the U.S., reports that David Wright has been named executive vice president, chief technology officer (CTO). In his newly created CTO role, Wright will report to Victor Fetter, managing director, chief information officer, LPL Financial officials… Read More >>
BNP Paribas Names Deputy COO
Thierry Laborde has been appointed deputy chief operating officer (COO) of BNP Paribas, in charge of domestic markets, officials say. Laborde succeeds François Villeroy de Galhau at the Paris, France-based bank and financial services company, “who has been entrusted by the French prime minister with an assignment on investment in France and in Europe,” according… Read More >>
Integral Aims New Exchange at Fragmentation
Over-the-counter (OTC) foreign exchange (FX) trading network provider Integral Development Corp. has unveiled the Open Currency Exchange (OCX), its latest effort in an attempt to counter the fragmented liquidity of incumbent FX platforms, officials say. OCX offers unlimited screen trading for a monthly subscription of $275 and “dramatically lowers the cost of accessing FX markets,”… Read More >>
Bank of the West Deploys OpenLink Findur
Financial and energy trading and risk management vendor OpenLink has announced that Bank of the West has implemented OpenLink’s Findur solution for its capital markets and treasury operations, officials say. The implementation at Bank of the West, a subsidiary of the BNP Paribas Group, included “a number of workflows to automate and facilitate both pre… Read More >>
GMS Joins Misys InFusion Partner Program
FinTech vendor Misys has inked an agreement with Global Market Solutions (GMS) to become a member of the InFusion Partner Program, officials say. GMS provides expertise in implementation and integration projects around financial software for a range of activities, including risk management, IT architecture and others. “Global Market Solutions has many years of experience in… Read More >>
TTC Supports Eurex Clearing Prisma Margining
Officials at the Technancial Company (TTC), a provider of real-time risk management and trade surveillance tools, say they are “first to market” with offerings that support the new Eurex Clearing Prisma 2.05 real-time margin methodology. The announcement was made at the 40th Annual Futures Industry Association (FIA) Conference, March 10-13, at the Boca Raton Resort… Read More >>
SNS Bank Deploys SunGard Platform
SNS Bank, the fourth largest Dutch bank, will integrate SunGard’s market and credit risk functionality into its existing SunGard treasury platform, with the aim of creating a centralized operational framework for credit and market risk management, officials say. “An integral part of its strategy to modernize risk capabilities in these areas, this will help SNS… Read More >>
