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Plato Partnership, Turquoise Agree on Collaboration
Collaborative group of buy- and sell-side firms to operate three Turquoise equity dark pools; aims to increase equity block trading efficiency.
Turquoise, Plato Partnership Join Forces
Collaborative group of buy- and sell-side firms to operate three Turquoise equity dark pools; aims to increase equity block trading efficiency.
Axoni CEO Hails Blockchain 'Success' in 85 Test Cases
Greg Schvey, CEO of Axoni, discusses the recently completed blockchain test for credit default swaps conducted with four banks.
Four Banks, DTCC, Markit Complete Blockchain Test for CDS
Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citi, Credit Suisse and JPMorgan were all part of project.
AFTAs 2015: Best Mobile-Strategy Initiative—Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Bank by Appointment (BBA) and Click-to-Dial functionality represent the pinnacle of BofA’s efforts in the space.
AFTAs 2015: Best Infrastructure Initiative—Bank of America Merrill Lynch
The firm was able to slash more than $35 million in direct expenses and an astonishing $115 million in charges to business lines versus a target of around $47 million.
2015 Year in Review: Users Eye Pricing, Analytics—Old and New
Firms focused their attention on accuracy and interpretation—rather than speed—of data.
ETAS 2015 Roundtable Hits on Startups, Role of 'Benevolent Dictators'
Innovation was front and center at the European Trading Architecture Summit 2015 in London.
Kx Hires Data Analytics Vet Sykes to Expand kdb+ Uses
Sykes, a long-time kdb+ user in previous roles at banks, will help expand the tick database's use to new industries.
BofAML Rolls Out EESAT Options COB Data Screens to Buy-Side, Broker Clients
Bank of America Merrill Lynch will roll out EESAT's options complex order book data screens to its client base.
UPDATE: BofAML Rolls Out EESAT Options COB Data Screens to Buy-Side, Broker Clients
Bank of America Merrill Lynch will roll out EESAT's options complex order book data screens to its client base.
BoA Merrill Lynch Handed £13.2 Million Transaction Reporting Fine
Record fine handed down by UK regulator FCA for incorrect reporting of 35 million trades.
Goldman-Led Consortium Unveils Symphony Communication Services
In what's seen as an effort to compete with the likes of Bloomberg, Thomson Reuters and Markit, Goldman Sachs and 13 other industry partners have invested in a new company called Symphony Communication Services Holdings, after it acquired Perzo Inc.,…
Top Banks, Hedge Funds Buy Perzo Messaging Platform for $66M
A consortium of 14 major financial firms has acquired Palo Alto, Calif.-based messaging platform provider Perzo and renamed it Symphony with a $66 million investment to provide an open-source, secure and compliant messaging platform for financial…
Markit Eyes Federated Chat Integration Capabilities
Markit is building out the integration services component of its Collaboration Services initiative, an open messaging network for financial professionals to communicate and share information across any messaging platform.
REDI Buys, Integrates BAML's InstaQuote EMS
Execution management system (EMS) provider REDI Global Technologies has completed its year-long acquisition of BofA Merill Lynch's multi-asset InstaQuote platform, clients, and personnel.
Barclays Joins Swift's KYC Data Utility Project
Barclays and 10 other banks are working with Swift to establish a central source of know-your-customer data
Stoxx Names Former Banker Andreetto Sales Head
European index provider Stoxx has hired Matteo Andreetto as global head of sales, based in London, with responsibility for the strategic positioning of the vendor's indexes, and for leading sales activities with sell-side and buy-side clients.
Swift Partners with Major Banks on KYC Utility
Swift plans to launch a central utility for know-your-customer data later this year and is working with six major banks, who are sharing their views on the processes, documentation and data needed
Feldstein Fits at BAML
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has appointed Josh Feldstein as vice president of market data sourcing, based in New York.
Is The HTML5 Revolution Here?
This year might just be the year that HTML5 takes over Wall Street. Will you be leading the charge?
Nous Bows Crowd-Sourced Investor Sentiment Data
Startup trading application and data provider Nous will next week unveil a feed of crowd-sourced data aimed at banks and hedge funds that delivers a view of investor sentiment based on the trading decisions of investors using the vendor's mobile app…
BAML Consolidates Options Algorithms
Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has streamlined its algorithmic offerings for options trading, consolidating them into four strategies.
AFTAs 2013: Best IT Integration Initiative—Bank of America Merrill Lynch
IT integration projects have an annoying habit of resembling icebergs: They might appear to be relatively rudimentary undertakings at the outset, but they invariably grow in complexity, timescale, and budget as they progress, often throwing up more…