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The appetite for cloud-based services in capital markets has reached a critical point and cloud is set to become the main delivery model for certain key functions in the near future, according to research from Celent.
The research, entitled The cloud comes of age in the capital markets, shows that attitudes towards cloud have softened in the last 12 to 18 months, with participants showing more acceptance of the security, stability and reliability of cloud-based deployments.
The research paper, sponsored by Colt, shows that cloud adoption is being driven by four key factors: increase in regulation (eg MiFID II,
The EEX Exchange Council remains convinced that a split of the German-Austrian bidding zone, following recent announcements by the German Federal Network Agency and ACER, would be a step backwards for the market, as it would negatively affect liquidity in Europe’s power derivatives market.
The EEX Exchange Council remains convinced that a split of the German-Austrian bidding zone, following recent announcements by the German Federal Network Agency and ACER, would be a step backwards for the market, as it would negatively affect liquidity in Europe’s power derivatives market.
In addition, such a decision would go against the very idea
4th Story has completed the general release of its customisable matching engine, 4S. Arches.
Fully FIX compliant, the engine is particularly suited for specialised products where generating and concentrating liquidity is a challenge such as OTC fixed income, derivatives, niche commodity and small cap equities markets.
It allows highly customisable order types and matching algorithms to suit the needs of a particular trading community. Orders with parameters that only become active in certain market conditions are easily implemented, for example, as is automated switching between matching algorithms.
The system was designed to accommodate complex trading rules from the
Linedata has launched an updated version of its portfolio management system, Linedata Global Hedge.
Designed to meet the needs of the hedge fund and institutional investment communities, the new features of Linedata Global Hedge provide clients with total control of their portfolios and transactions, from order entry right through to settlement and custody.
Offered to alternatives managers, Linedata's portfolio management solution also serves institutional investment managers and wealth advisers across Europe, North America, and Asia.
The new release aims to address the challenges created by a rapidly evolving regulatory environment, putting increased pressure on the investment community to
StatPro Group’s recently acquired cloud-based risk analytics system Investor Analytics has been re-named StatPro Revolution Alpha, as the integration within the Revolution platform takes shape.
New York based Investor Analytics was acquired by StatPro Group in January 2016. The addition has brought new analytics and risk models to StatPro’s global client base, including custom factor modelling capabilities.
Market data integration progress means Revolution Alpha is already using StatPro’s centralised global equity data for all analyses. Progress continues with the Revolution Global Data project that will permit Revolution Alpha to natively accept holdings data from the Revolution platform, which is
Irish independent investment management service provider Crossroads Capital Management (CCM) has licensed AlphaDesk, the cloud-based software provider to hedge funds and other investment managers.
In partnership with AlphaDesk, CCM enables both discretionary and non-discretionary investment managers to access a fully integrated portfolio management and order management system for trading, compliance monitoring and portfolio risk reporting.
With increased regulation in Europe, the market for investment management platform solutions has expanded rapidly in recent years, particularly with AIFMD.
Donnacha Loughrey (pictured), managing director for Crossroads Capital Management, says: "We are delighted to partner with a leading technology provider such as
Cowen Group has onboarded its first prime brokerage customers in its newly launched international prime brokerage platform headquartered in London.
Cowen’s international prime brokerage platform partners with investment managers based in the UK, Europe and other international jurisdictions to address their needs for custody as well as trade execution on both a cash and swap basis.
In addition, Cowen offers clients margin financing and stock loan services using its proprietary prime brokerage offering and clearing agreements with major financial institutions.
As is the case in its US prime brokerage offering, Cowen’s international prime brokerage platform also provides portfolio
ING Capital Markets has launched a synthetic prime brokerage platform to provide global, cross-asset portfolio swap products offering the functionality of a traditional prime brokerage service.
"We offer the flexibility of a multi-asset portfolio swap which is operationally efficient, streamlined and provides additional collateral and portfolio margin benefits," says Michael Baudo, regional head of financial markets Americas and global head of securities finance. "We are excited to launch a platform that differentiates itself and adds value to clients while drawing upon the more than 20 years of experience our team has been providing securities finance solutions to the market."
Ultimus Fund Solutions has been chosen to provide a full range of mutual fund services for the Caldwell & Orkin Funds.
Ultimus will service the Caldwell & Orkin Market Opportunity Fund, an alternative long/short equity fund.
“We continue to support boutique investment managers and small businesses, particularly firms and funds such as Caldwell & Orkin, through our full service mutual fund service offering. Firms of this size find value in our high touch services and in personal relationships,” says Bob Dorsey (pictured), CEO and managing director at Ultimus. “We are delighted to partner with Caldwell & Orkin, guiding them
CubeLogic, a provider of risk management and business intelligence solutions for the energy, commodity, and financial markets, has formed a strategic alliance with Lacima Group.
Lacima is provider of energy and commodities analytics to global multi-commodity and energy players.
Under the terms of the alliance, CubeLogic will embed a subset of Lacima’s risk analytics functionality within its platform to provide clients with a ‘one-stop shop’ for market, credit, and liquidity risk management and reporting.
Lacima’s numerical engines will provide advanced analytics to simulate spot and forward prices, calculate Mark‑to‑Market values for a wide range of contract types, as
