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Meeting New Capital Markets Challenges: Gresham and Alveo Leaders Discuss Merger and Future Plans
The merger of Gresham Technologies and Alveo, which was announced last week, was born of a desire by each company to scale their capabilities to meet growing international demand from financial institutions at a time of increased focus on data management. The venture saw Gresham Technologies delist from the public market to create the new…
Jefferies Streamlines OTC Derivatives Clearing with AWS for T+1 and More
Investment Banking firm Jefferies has deployed AWS services to streamline OTC derivatives post-trade operations to meet the new T+1 settlement deadline. The implementation was presented as a case study at the recent AWS Summit in New York. The session was presented by Jefferies’ executives Sudhakar Paladugu, SVP Corporate Technology, and Manish Mohite, SVP Global Head…
A-Team Webinar: Best Practices in Regulatory Reporting – Data Quality, Standards and Stakeholder Communications
The recent A-Team webinar “Best Practices in regulatory Reporting” identified data quality, adoption of standards, and transparent stakeholder communications as recurring themes in an effective regulatory reporting strategy for today’s complex and rapidly changing regulatory environment. This webinar brought together experts from the practitioner and RegTech communities; Jehangir Abdulla, Head of Back Office Development at…
Evolving with the Market: Technology Strategies for Modern Sell Side Firms
When making strategic decisions regarding trading technology, sell-side firms such as investment banks and brokers face some difficult choices. Their technology platforms must do more than just meet their internal needs, such as; accessing liquidity on multiple trading venues, managing diverse asset classes, facilitating high touch and low touch order flow, providing their sales traders…
Euronext Launches EWIN Microwave Link Between London & Bergamo, Halving Order Transmission Latency
Euronext, the pan-European exchange and market infrastructure group, has launched the Euronext Wireless Network (EWIN), making it the first exchange in Europe to offer ‘plug & Play’ order entry via microwave technology, and significantly enhancing the speed of order transmissions between London, UK, and Bergamo, Italy. The launch of EWIN represents a significant technological advancement…
Liquidnet and Boltzbit Collaborate, Utilising GenAI to Accelerate Bond Primary Markets Workflow by 90%
Liquidnet, the technology-driven agency execution specialist, has partnered with AI startup Boltzbit to enhance its fixed income primary markets workflow, using generative AI (GenAI) technology to reduce the time required to process unstructured deal data and prepare bonds for trading, by 90%. The collaboration accelerates the processing and display of newly announced bond deals by…
Alveo and Gresham Merge to Offer Data Services at ‘Significant’ Scale
Data management software and services providers Alveo and Gresham Technologies have merged in a deal that the newly augmented company says will offer clients data automation and optimisation at “significant” scale. The new business, which will be known as Gresham, will be based in London with former Gresham Technologies chief executive Ian Manocha continuing the…
DTCC FICC Releases Tools to Help Firms Address Incoming SEC Central Clearing Mandate
The Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC), a subsidiary of the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC), has launched two new publicly available tools to help participants navigate the financial obligations that come with membership in a clearing system. The facilities are aimed at helping firms address the post-trade implications of a Securities and Exchange Commission…
DORA: Preparing the Pathway to Enhanced Operational Resilience
By David Turmaine, Head of International at Broadridge Consulting Services, and Maria Siano, Head of International Strategy at Broadridge. Today’s digital world is increasingly complex, characterised by interconnected systems and data that is stored, and widely shared, online. Looking through a financial services lens, cyber threats and incidents are becoming more sophisticated, posing significant risks…
Informatica Sees a Future of AI-Focused Innovation Releases
Informatica has had a busy 2024, announcing major new innovations and partnerships as it brings artificial intelligence to the fore of its cloud-based data management offering. Last month the California-based company deepened its association with Databricks, providing the full range of its AI-powered Intelligent Data Management Cloud capabilities within Databricks’ Data Intelligence Platform. The expanded partnership…