Category: Forefront Client Highlights

I’m celebrating a landmark birthday soon, and I’ve been interested in buying myself an automatic watch. The appeal for me is that, often, designers leave little “windows” on the dial through which you can see the internal mechanisms. Looking at the initiative by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to modernize how public market data… Continue reading WatersTechnology: Confusion Remains over SEC’s Market Data Efforts

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved a new blueprint for the governance of the consolidated tapes produced for US equities, together with an aggressive timetable for its implementation. But industry observers say it is highly unlikely that full implementation of the plan is achievable within the regulator’s 12-month deadline. On August 6, the SEC quietly approved a… Continue reading WatersTechnology: SEC’s CT Plan Timetable is ‘Unrealistic’

Blockchain-based corporate bond trading start-up LedgerEdge has implemented a trade surveillance platform from Eventus Systems as it prepares to launch. LedgerEdge will use the Validus platform for all markets ahead of its go live as a multilateral trading facility in the UK in September and as an alternative trading system in the US in the… Continue reading The TRADE News: DLT Bond Trading Platform LedgerEdge Installs Surveillance Tech with Eventus Systems

For vendors in the market data connectivity business, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s initiative to modernize the public feeds of US equities data is an enticing business proposition. The regulator has finalized a rule that is part of its efforts to, as it says, modernize market structure. The “infrastructure rule” creates a system in which—instead… Continue reading WatersTechnology: Market Data Hopefuls Await Deadline with Bated Breath

Risk management: It’s a key part of the alternative investment process for both allocators and the buy-side entities they engage. For every transaction they undertake, these firms must ensure they have a contingency plan for when an investment does not perform as expected and that their overall strategy accounts for deviations from this expectation. But… Continue reading Canoe: To Truly Manage Risk, Alternative Allocators Must Automate Data Extraction and Capital Call Workflows

With the possibility that they could continue to work remotely, Andrew Robson, CEO at MackeyRMS and InsiderScore, says buy-side shops demand RMS providers come with a data-enriched, enterprise-level offering. Research is a slog. Teams of analysts sit at their desks, fingers typing furiously, windows and tabs opening and closing. At least, in the pre-pandemic days, they… Continue reading WatersTechnology: Research Management Systems Vie to Double as Data, Analytics Providers in One-Stop-Shop Bid

Trade surveillance: it’s a fundamental need for a well-functioning marketplace. With so much value changing hands, the ability to assess risk, create comprehensive reports and spot problematic behavior is crucial to imparting peace of mind to clients and staying out of regulatory crosshairs. This is true in any market, from the established worlds of equities… Continue reading Eventus: If Your Trade Surveillance System Is Focused on Reducing False Positives, You’re Being Left in the Dark

Dani Lipkin, Director of Global Business Development at client at TMXGroup comments on the current SPAC frenzy and the popularity of Fintech IPOs in Canada. The SPAC frenzy has stolen the spotlight for many public market debuts in recent months, but the traditional IPO is still luring some of the highest-profile fintech companies. Since January… Continue reading S&P Global Market Intelligence: Fintech Heavyweights Still Opting for IPOs over SPACs

Preparing students for a life beyond athletics has always been a main goal for Coach Joe Conlin and the Fordham football program. So when Glenn Lesko, chief growth officer at DASH Financial Technologies, an agency-only brokerage and technology provider, approached the team about putting together an internship program for Fordham football players, Conlin said it was… Continue reading Fordham University News: Fintech Firm, Fordham Football Team Up for Internship Program

Trading technology provider Itiviti has partnered with blockchain and cryptocurrency infrastructure specialist Diginex to launch a front-to-back crypto trading solution. Named Access, the front-to-back solution is powered by Itiviti’s Tbricks automation technology and offers portfolio and risk management for the trading of cryptocurrencies and crypto derivatives across platforms. The solution will provide investors with an… Continue reading The TRADE News: Itiviti and Diginex Team Up to Launch Front-to-Back Crypto Trading Solution