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The process by which hedge funds do business is under increasing scrutiny from both regulators and investment institutions. Getting it right at the outset is essential if the industry is to develop. By Anthony Cowell
Spectron to launch LPG web-trading platform
UK energy broker Spectron will launch an online trading platform for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) on Tuesday (February 22). Spectron said the screen will be the first to allow the trading of LPG in both the east and west, as outrights or spreads, and…
Barclays launches Barx in Asia
Barclays Capital has launched Barx, its online single-dealer interest rate swaps trading platform, in the Asia-Pacific. The electronic platform will enable the region’s investors to trade US dollar and yen interest rate swaps through their Bloomberg…
TriOptima opens New York office
Stockholm-based technology firm TriOptima has opened a New York office and hired Susan Hinko as managing director of TriOptima North America.
SunGard delays rebranding decision
SunGard, the financial software and business continuity provider, has delayed the rebranding of its risk management software arm.
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OpenLink may launch web-based version of Endur
OpenLink may launch a web-based version of Endur, its energy trading and risk management system, according to Matt Frye, Houston-based managing director of the software company.
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Bloomberg and TradeWeb enter multi-dealer electronic swaps trading fray
Competition in dealer-client electronic euro swaps trading is heating up with the launch of two new 'request-for-quote' (RFQ) multi-dealer interest rates swaps platforms in quick succession.
TriOptima to use Markit's Red database
TriOptima, a Swedish technology firm specialising in tear-ups of unwanted over-the-counter swaps from counterparties’ portfolios, has teamed up with Markit to use its reference entity database (Red).