Financial firms are facing growing complexity in the nature of the cyber threats they receive. This, coupled with increasing regulatory requirements for robust cyber practices, is driving the need for more external support. Jonathan Bohrer (pictured), President at Abacus Group, shares his perspective on the trend to outsource technology and cybersecurity capabilities.
Bloomberg has introduced a range of enhancements to its Rule Builder automated trading solution allowing users to create rules within the Bloomberg Terminal that automate actions on selected orders.
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, a post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, is partnering with Nomura Research Institute to provide automated central matching capabilities for cash securities transactions in Japan.
Hedge fund-turned digital intelligence provider CargoMetrics, a specialist in the systematic monitoring and analysis of global maritime trade, has launched three new commercial data products that measure seaborne commodity trade – the Iron Ore Pack, LNG Pack, and LPG Pack.
ETD (previously Euromoney TRADEDATA), a provider of symbology, reference data, corporate actions and legal entity data for the derivatives market, has partnered with capital markets services provider Options Technology, to provide clients with access to the global FX and CFD markets.
Vittoria and Partners was formed by a team which had worked together for many years at a larger hosting firm and wanted to carry on working together after leaving that firm. Joe Vittoria (pictured), CEO, Vittoria and Partners, expands on the benefits gained by the team members knowing each other well while also having in-depth understanding of the industry.
Transaction Network Services is now live within the Nasdaq Nordic colocation data centre enabling the business to offer managed hosting services and exchange access via Layer 1 connectivity to Nasdaq Nordic’s Equity and Derivatives markets.
With technology transforming how hedge funds run their trading operations, and the appetite among managers for high-quality market data and analytics tools on the increase, FX trading solutions specialist 360T is looking to evolution rather than revolution to stay ahead of the game, says the company’s Head of EMEA, Sebastian Hofmann-Werther.
Despite the negative fallout from the collapse of FTX and other such events, the crypto industry has found its silver lining and continued to develop. With potential regulation looking to institutionalise the space further, Sumit Sharma, Vice President – Fund Accounting Department, NAV Fund Administration Group, shares his insight on the levers of growth.
BrokerTec, a provider of electronic trading platforms and technology services in fixed income markets, has expanded its collaboration with LCH RepoClear, to provide a route for clients to clear Euro-denominated securities with LCH through BrokerTec Quote, a dealer-to-client Request for Quote Repo trading solution.