Traditional asset managers are facing an increasingly urgent need to generate alpha, driving a push into alternative investments, from hedge funds to private equity. But as traditional...
The idea that the cloud is not secure is a misperception, says David Etue, SafeNet. While the cost and agility gains that come with moving to the cloud also come with a loss of some...
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Bloomberg LP announced today the appointment of Samuel J. Palmisano, the former Chairman and CEO of IBM, to serve as an independent adviser regarding the Company’s privacy and data standards.
Wolters Kluwer Financial Services today announced its new ARC Logics Conduct Risk Governance Solution for firms governed by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The solution will enable firms to manage their entire Conduct Risk programme, helping to ensure they remain compliant, efficient and transparent to internal stakeholders, regulators and shareholders. The company has integrated its Conduct Risk Governance solution within the company’s proven ARC Logics’ enterprise risk management (ERM) solution suite.
Misys and Al-Dhabi Investment (ADI), the UAE private investment firm, have unveiled plans to extend their coverage into new asset classes and financial instruments, made possible with the implementation of Misys Sophis VALUE.
ConvergEx Group, a leading provider of global brokerage and trading-related services, today announced that it has launched Tax Optimizer, a new tool which allows customers to take greater control over their potential tax liability. The Tax Optimizer helps customers better understand and customize their tax lot closing methods, thereby enabling them to itemize their capital gain and loss allocations in a more efficient manner.
Tick Data, Inc. (www.tickdata.com) is pleased to announce the corporate buyback of the firm by its long-time management team, led by Neal Falkenberry, CFA, and Thomas Myers, with additional funding from the Tactex F1 Private Equity Fund. After eight years of ownership by Penson Worldwide, Inc., and a brief acquisition by Desjardins Group, Canada’s leading cooperative financial group, as part of Nexa Technologies, Inc., ownership and operations once again belong to the individuals who built the company from a niche provider of historical intraday U.S. futures data to the leading provider of research-ready global futures, index, equity, and options historical intraday data.