Cloud computing
Outlook for e-FX: opportunities and risks for banks
As electronification spreads into new areas of FX trading, banks are under pressure to digitise more of their offerings to remain competitive. The race is now on to automate pricing, trading and hedging in areas such as non-deliverable forwards, swaps…
Regulators voice concerns over cloud risk
Risk USA: failure of big cloud service provider could cause “a very large shock”, says NY Fed exec
Avelacom adds multi-cloud connectivity for crypto traders
Direct links set up in each location “jump” from points of presence to a cloud in under a millisecond
TY11 has potential to host e-FX matching engines in Tokyo
Success of new Equinix data centre could hinge on use of cloud due to close proximity of providers
FlexTrade integrates data-sharing app into EMS
FlexTrade clients can automate data workflow across various platforms and systems
NatWest Markets’ FXmicropay takes to SAP cloud
It automates currency conversion and guarantees exchange rates
Need for security drives cloud adoption, says survey
The share of cloud spend in financial firms’ IT budgets is set to rise to 47% by next year – up from 30% now
Cobalt goes live on BT Radianz
With this latest development, the firm is bringing the FX post-trade world to a new level
Calypso taps Bouillard as chief executive
Didier Bouillard joins from Ullink
IPC brings Unigy to small buy-side firms via the cloud
Unigy 360 is targeted at companies for which on-site solutions are impractical
Modern technology to salvage reputational risk management
Long-term benefits of adopting cloud-based surveillance will far outweigh initial high costs, says Greenwich Associates report
Beeks launches self-service portal for buying connectivity
Beeks Marketplace allows institutional clients to find and purchase connectivity. The UK-based provider plans to add third-party products to its offering at later date
EBS veteran Faulkner joins Integral
Technology vendor's hire of David Faulkner reverses flow of staff from Integral to EBS
Mifid obstructing cloud computing at European banks
Vendor contracts may not be flexible enough to satisfy outsourcing rules
Best algorithmic trading technology (vendor): FlexTrade
FlexTrade Systems wins the vendor award for best algorithmic trading technology, having made significant progress in expanding FX market share over the past two years
Best trading technology vendor: Portware
Portware wins the award for best trading technology provider as its algorithmic and cloud capabilities gain increasing traction in the FX market
Buy side looks to cloud-computing for price transparency
Interest in cloud-based trading technology by buy-side institutions is rising as a way to improve price transparency, in the wake of lawsuits brought against US custodian banks over the mispricing of foreign exchange trades, say market participants
FX Invest North America: Technology delivery poses 'huge conundrum'
A difference of opinion between technology experts on the merits of cloud-based platforms emerges at FX Invest conference in Toronto
WEBINAR: Cloud computing a 'transformational technology'
New technology allows barriers to be broken down and new communities to be created, says Integral's Harpal Sandhu
Best trading technology vendor: Integral
Integral nails trading technology award in recognition of the increasing success of its cloud-based products in the FX market over the past year