Pomerol Partners is a global business intelligence consulting firm that specialises in advanced data visualisations. The firm builds business toolsets, such as dashboards, to help senior executives make informed decisions. While it sounds straightforward, the financial services industry faces such
Investment banking firm Duff & Phelps has appointed Alan Swersky as a director in the portfolio valuation service line and head of the firm’s operational and risk due diligence group, based in the New York office. Duff & Phelps’ operational
Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has appointed Chris Bellairs as partner within the financial services practice. Bellairs has over 16 years' experience as an auditor and adviser across the Financial Services industry. He joins BDO from PwC, where
Trading firm First New York Securities has launched EFX Prime Services to offer prime brokerage-related services to fund managers and active traders. In conjunction with launch, EFX will increase its commitment to be an active allocator to emerging and established
NYSE Technologies, the commercial technology unit of NYSE Euronext, has launched a new class of indications of interest solution for traders seeking faster liquidity discovery. Unlike traditional IOI services that limit how buy-side traders can view IOI and advertised trade
ConceptONE, a provider of risk and regulatory reporting solutions for the global asset management industry, is opening its first European office in London. The new office will support the firm’s growing European customer base with local personnel that have expertise
SunGard’s APT solution models market risk, liquidity risk, and counterparty risk across both liquid and illiquid asset classes, supporting regulatory reporting, portfolio optimisation and performance analysis. According to Dr Laurence Wormald (pictured), COO and head of research APT, SunGard’s asset
Hedge funds could reduce computing costs related to portfolio analysis by 50 per cent by switching to an enterprise cloud offering, according to a report from Greenwich Associates (GA). Cloud Computing for the Buy Side: Moving Beyond the Myths finds
March 2015 volume at CME Group averaged 13.7 million contracts per day, down three per cent from March 2014. Total volume for March 2015 was 302 million contracts, of which 88 per cent was traded electronically. Options volume in March
Private equity firm Northern Lights Capital Group, a provider of strategic capital and resources to boutique asset management firms, has made an investment in Buick Capital Partners. Buick is an independent, London-based private placement firm, providing advisory and placement services
