Deutsche Börse Acquires Enterprise Software Firm Impendium Systems

Deutsche Börse Market Data + Services has acquired Impendium Systems, a London-based firm that deploys cloud-based software solutions to help customers’ achieve regulatory compliance in Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific. Deutsche Börse: Deutsche Börse Acquires Enterprise Software Firm Impendium Systems.

Markit Enters OMS Arena with Acquisition of thinkFolio

Markit, a leading, global financial information services company, today announced that it has acquired thinkFolio, a London-based maker of portfolio management software. Markit: Markit Enters OMS Arena with Acquisition of thinkFolio.

Are You Stretching Your Swaps Infrastructures Too Far?

The new era of swaps trading may compel firms to take a new look at the way they build out infrastructures and workflows. Tabb Forum: Are You Stretching Your Swaps Infrastructures Too Far?

Regulatory Fragmentation – the Risk for Data Standards in 2014

Thomson Reuters' Tim Lind explains the challenges both regulators and financial institutions face in the coming year as they address regulatory fragmentation of data standards. He warns that the practical enforcement of such data standards will be very complicated if communication between regulators and firms is not open and transparent. DerivSource: Regulatory Fragmentation – the Risk for Data Standards in 2014.

UBS to Outsource Fixed Income Trading Platform

UBS has struck two deals to outsource most of its fixed income trading platform in a radical step highlighting the scale of cost pressures in the investment banking sector. FT: UBS to Outsource Fixed Income Trading Platform.

G20 Financial Regulation: An Introduction for Data Professionals

This presentation was delivered at the EDMworks Data Practitioner Network seminar on 16 January, run in partnership with EDMWorks and the A-Team. RegTechFS: G20 Financial Regulation: An Introduction for Data Professionals.