Financial technology vendors are readying products to help global financial services firms prepare for the many facets of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/MiFIR) legislation, which takes effect January 3, 2018. The offerings range from support for digitized pre- and post-trade processes to stress-tests for trading algorithms and execution processes. The new… Read More >>
Pension Advisory Firm Moving to Web-based Risk Platform
Broadstone, a London-based pensions, actuarial and investment services advisory firm to small and medium-sized sponsors and trustees, is the latest organization to sign up to the web-based RiskFirst PFaroe platform to get a more holistic view of risk management. PFaroe enables defined benefit (DB) pension plans direct access to a broad range of analytics that… Read More >>
OptionScape Tools to Work with Thomson Reuters Eikon
OptionScape, maker of strategy modeling tools for exchange-traded options, is now offering a standalone software version that has full data integration with Thomson Reuters Eikon, officials from both companies say. Thomson Reuters Eikon offers real-time data, historical information, access to more than 400 exchanges and links to over-the-counter (OTC) venues. The new version of OptionScape… Read More >>
