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NewsDirect Edge adds two to list of formal exchanges
The ranks of U.S. stock markets keep getting more crowded. Along with the NYSE, Nasdaq and BATS, two new markets are now fully approved--Direct Edge's EDGA and EDGX equity markets. The... Read more...
SunGard launches Valdi, as order management systems go global
SunGard launched its widely anticipated Valdi order management system as a replacement for Brass, which has a long history. The move is a big thrust into the now global world of trading and asset... Read more...
Most far reaching tech innovation of the decade?
Paul Volcker had a surprising answer recently when asked what the most important innovation of the last decade was: the ATM. This may have been delivered tongue-in-cheek. As the Financial Times... Read more...
Technology service providers: How big a threat?
What do credit default swaps and outsourced technology arrangements have in common? In the eyes of some, they both have the ability to wreak major damage on the industry in systemic fashion. Bank... Read more...
BlackRock-BGI integration challenges
As it so often does, technology integration just might determine the success or failure of BlackRock's $13.5 billion deal for BGI. The deal will make BlackRock the largest asset manager in the world,... Read more...
How to deal with IT staff in a merger
There's a lot of critical post-merger integration work underway right now: Wells Fargo-Wachovia, JPMorgan-Washington Mutual, Bank of America-Merrill Lynch and Bank of America-Countrywide. The success... Read more...
New clearing system available soon
LCH.Clearnet, last week, unveiled plans to offer the first global clearing service for asset, pension and hedge fund managers in interest rate swaps. For asset and pension fund managers, this is new.... Read more...
Has the NYSE seized "first mover" status in CDS clearing?
The NYSE senses a huge opportunity in CDS clearing, as do a lot of competitors. Clearly, there's a regulatory imperative for central clearing mechanisms that would foster transparent reporting and... Read more...
Morningstar moves into real-time data
Morningstar's purchase of Tenfore Systems for $21 million makes strategic sense on the surface. U.K.-based Tenfore is known for its real-time distribution system, which streams data from over 160... Read more...
CDS clearinghouse launch imminent?
We've noted recently that some people thought a CDS clearinghouse could be launched as early as this month. The Fed, the SEC and the CFTC certainly want to make this happen. They just signed an... Read more...
| Press ReleasesCME Group Volume Averaged 11.7 Million Contracts per Day in August 2010, Up 15 Percent versus August 2009 and Up 8 Percent Seque- Treasuries averaged 3.1 million contracts per day, up 38 percentCHICAGO, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced Read more >> Open and Non-Discriminatory Access to Swap Clearing Organizations is Critical for the Sound Operation of Swap MarketNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In connection with the August 20th SEC and CFTC Public Roundtable to Discuss Governance and Conflicts of Interest in the Clearing and Listing of Swaps, the Wholesale Read more >> Trading Technologies Releases X_TRADER® 7.8CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a leading provider of order-entry software and solutions for professional derivatives traders, announced that it has released Read more >> Ted Wasserman to Join Deutsche Bank as Head of Equity Derivatives Flow Sales for North AmericaNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Deutsche Bank today announced that Ted Wasserman will join as a Managing Director and the Head of Equity Derivatives Flow Sales for North America within the Bank’s Markets Read more >> FBL Financial Group Reports Second Quarter 2010 ResultsWEST DES MOINES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- FBL Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: FFG):Financial Highlights (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) Three months ended June 30,2010 2009Net income Read more >> |
