Technology
Markit and Calypso join forces to speed up trade confirmations
London-based data provider Markit and San Francisco capital markets trading software company Calypso have announced that the US-based company will integrate Markit Trade Processing into its software platform.
SunGard appoints Nayak to head its Basel II business unit
A leading solutions provider for financial services has appointed a head of product development to its Basel II BancWare business unit.
The MiFID Threat
Thanks to compliance, many of the European Union’s smaller exchanges now face fresh competition.
Speed and compliance dominate data market
Despite consolidations and rationalisations, user firms are paying more for market data than ever before, according to speakers on a panel entitled "Small change: A look at market data spending" at sister publication Inside Market Data’s Europe…
DME reveals trading platform details
Energy futures exchange the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), due to launch in the fourth quarter of this year, has unveiled details of its trading platform.
Barclays Capital launches online bookbuilding for structured products
UK investment bank Barclays Capital has launched a multi-asset class bookbuilding facility for its BARX for Investor Solutions trading platform.
BancWare Gets Support for Sox
NEW YORK—SunGard last week released an updated version of its BancWare risk management platform that is intended to help comply with sections of the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Sox).
BarCap begins online book-building for structured products
Barclays Capital has launched online book-building on equity structured note issues.