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Vela, an independent provider of trading and market access technology for global multi-asset electronic trading, has launched its latest ultra-low latency Ticker Plant Appliance for US Equities.
In partnership with Enyx, a developer and provider of ultra-low latency technologies and solutions for the financial industry, Vela has integrated Enyx’s nxFeed FPGA card into the appliance to provide a step-change in capacity and performance on the smallest of footprints.
Vela’s latest FPGA-enabled Ticker Plant Appliance leverages a hybrid model with Enyx nxFeed handling the decoding, line arbitration, filtering, and full order management & book building in its FPGA card and
Ocorian, a provider of trust, administration and fiduciary services to corporate, institutional and private investors has appointed Pamela Valasuo as Head of Sales for Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
Valasuo brings over 20 years’ experience of professional and financial services experience to Ocorian and will lead the business development strategy for the region.
A native English and Finnish speaker, Valasuo has previously held various senior management roles with several established service providers in Luxembourg. She holds both a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Law from the University of Buckingham and Stellenbosch University respectively and has also completed INSEAD’s International
Style Analytics, a provider of factor-based portfolio and market analytical tools for investment professionals, has appointed Damian Handzy as Chief Commercial Officer.
Based in the US, Handzy will be responsible for a broad range of both strategic and tactical functions including commercial strategy, product & market research, marketing, and strategic partnerships.
Handzy has over 20 years’ experience in the investment industry with a focus on growing software platforms inspired by technical and financial innovations. He founded Investor Analytics in 1999 as Wall Street’s first cloud-based, multi-asset risk platform, which he sold in 2016. Prior to joining Style Analytics, Damian served
New research undertaken by State Street Corporation (State Street) on institutional investors’ sentiments towards Brexit developments reveals that almost two thirds (66 per cent) believe that the UK leaving the European Union without a deal on 31 October 2019 will have a negative impact on global markets.
Almost one in three (31 per cent) expect “serious implications”.
However, if the UK secures an agreement with the EU before the set deadline, then 71 per cent of institutional investors expect this to have a positive impact on markets. In the case of an extension being agreed or a second referendum
Straits Financial Group ahas partnered with Integral to deploy new eFX workflow automation and trading technology to drive business growth.
Headquartered in Singapore, Straits Financial is a brokerage house that offers a full spectrum of derivatives and OTC products to its global client base. Committed to providing a bespoke service, the group needed an eFX platform that could meet the unique requirements of its customers.
Integral BankFX was selected by Straits Financial, who working in collaboration with Integral were able to design and deliver a bespoke solution to service existing customers and add new business.
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The number of investment professionals who find it challenging to adhere to the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct (Code and Standards) continues to fall, according to a new Ethics Survey by the CFA UK.
The survey – the only tracker of these views across the UK’s investment profession and now in its seventh year – reveals the sector is making steady progress in recognising and responding to the importance of ethics.
Drilling down into the numbers, respondents feel that meeting duties to clients is less challenging for the sector as a whole than in
QuantHouse, the global provider of end-to-end systematic trading solutions including innovative market data services, algo trading platform and infrastructure products, has launched Historical Data on-Demand which is designed to dramatically speed up the research, development and backtesting phase of any trading strategy.
The research, development and backtesting phase is a critical but historically lengthy and onerous process. Market participants must identify data sources, align formats and code to those data sources, allocate storage capacity to download the necessary files and ultimately incorporate into their trading models to assess the viability of their trading strategy. By this time the market has
Proteus, an Indianapolis-based alternative investment technology firm, has partnered with institutional investment consulting firm Callan, add additional alternatives due diligence expertise to the Proteus platform and streamline the approval of funds available.
Eric Knauss, Proteus’ CEO, believes Callan’s research will strengthen the platform while providing a solid foundation for future innovations.
“We’re thrilled to partner with such a prestigious industry player as we embark on a new era for the alternatives investment space,” says Knauss. “It is exciting to have the industry leadership of the Callan team as we move forward.”
Proteus’ private investment platform offers a complete
CipherTrace, a provider of cryptocurrency intelligence and blockchain security, has launched an expanded cryptocurrency intelligence platform, which in addition to Bitcoin (BTC), allows customers to trace more than 700 tokens.
Combined, that comprises more than 87 pe rcent of the volume of the top 100 cryptocurrencies, including Ethereum (ETH), Tether, Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and Litecoin (LTC). CipherTrace’s increased monitoring support further includes the capability to trace several hundred ERC20 tokens.
“I would emphasise that this giant leap in blockchain visibility was no easy feat,” says Shannon Holland, CipherTrace CTO. “It has taken intense work and technological breakthroughs over the
Global finds network Calastone has appointed Dan Kramer as Vice Chairman, to be based in the firm’s New York office.
Kramer joins Calastone from BNY Mellon, where he held the position of EVP and Chief Client Experience Officer, managing all stages of customer experience across client service, insight and strategy. During this time, he was also a member of the CIBC Mellon Board. Prior to this, he spent eight years at JP Morgan Chase as Head of Fund Services.
Kramer will spearhead the firm’s strategy for expansion across the Americas, leveraging his more than thirty years of experience and
