Category: Technology

CLS
July 31, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

CLS launches same-day FX settlement service, J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs to try it first

CLS, a market infrastructure group delivering settlement, processing and data solutions, has today launched CLSNow, a bilateral, same-day FX gross payment-versus-payment (PvP) settlement service. J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs are reported to be the first banks to go live on the service. CLSNow enables banks to exchange currency positions with mitigated settlement risk on a…

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AcadiaSoft teams up with CloudMargin technology firm
July 24, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

AcadiaSoft teams up with CloudMargin technology firm

Provider of risk and collateral management services for the non-cleared derivatives community, AcadiaSoft, has just announced that it has teamed up with cloud technology company CloudMargin. The partnership aims to provide AcadiaSoft's clients with a seamless front-to-back process for collateral and margin management. The service offers access to AcadiaSoft’s and CloudMargin’s solutions via a single…

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July 24, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FlexTRADER certifies with IHS Markit thinkFolio

Multi-asset execution and order management systems company FlexTrade announced that FlexTRADER, the broker-neutral EMS, has just extended its integration with thinkFolio, IHS Markit’s cross-asset investment management platform. This is good news”, commented Mark Denny, Head of Trading - Global Equities, at Investec Asset Management. “We are celebrating our 10-year anniversary with FlexTrade this year and…

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July 04, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FX Back Office teams up with Fintech company Tradesocio

Global forex CRM and back-office provider FX Back Office just announced that it has teamed up with the FinTech company Tradesocio. Tradesocio’s technology suite includes a full array of mirror trading, separately managed accounts, investment management and digital wealth advisory solutions alongside middle and back-office service stations. Boasting over 1 billion in assets managed via…

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July 01, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

IS Risk Analytics launches risk engine and bridge software

IS Risk Analytics (ISRA), a provider of risk management services and software and part of ISAM Capital Markets, just announced that it has launched its next generation risk engine and bridge software. The new ISRA bridge is fully compatible with both MT4 and MT5 and comes with advanced risk tools, including the ability to detect…

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CRM Review: What and why brokers need them, and options to consider
June 24, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

CRM Review: What and why brokers need them, and options to consider

In today’s highly competitive and global business environment, forex brokers must deal with a plethora of issues that demand resources, while firms are constantly challenged to increase or even maintain existing profit margins. Unfortunately, an avalanche of new rules and regulations from the regulatory establishment has added to the burden, forcing brokerages to re-think their…

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acquisition
May 13, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Liquidnet acquires RSRCHXchange marketplace

Liquidnet announced that it has acquired the marketplace and aggregator for institutional research RSRCHXchange. Liquidnet will now be able to deliver relevant insights directly to investment teams through the Liquidnet platform. The company has acquired OTAS Technologies back in 2017. Since then, it has focused on integrating AI-powered decision support and analytics into its institutional…

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avelacom
May 02, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Avelacom launches a new PoP in Thailand

Global connectivity and IT infrastructure provider for the financial services industry, Avelacom, has just announced it is deploying a point of presence (PoP) at The Stock Exchange of Thailand’s (SET) data center facilities. Earlier this year, the company added its third PoP in Tokyo and opened a new office in Singapore, managed by Gabriel Bassas,…

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Apple CEO Tim Cook: Technology needs to be regulated!: Blockchain experts reactions
April 25, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Apple CEO Tim Cook: "Technology needs to be regulated!"

During the TIME 100 summit in New York, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook has called for government regulation to protect data privacy, stating that without regulation, technology has caused “great damage to society”. We all have to be intellectually honest, and we have to admit that what we're doing isn't working," commented Cook, in an…

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