Much has been made about how financial services firms have heartily embraced private cloud computing but it appears that they are now ready to put their money where their mouth is as far as public clouds, according to the results of a survey conducted by Thomson Reuters. The Thomson Reuters global survey of senior IT… Read More >>
FTF Awards Q&A: Why Eagle is a Cloud Pioneer
(Editor’s note: Eagle Investment Systems has won many awards over the years via the 2018 FTF Technology Innovation Awards. This year it was voted Best Cloud Computing Solution for its Eagle ACCESS private cloud system. FTF News got time with Mike Fitzgerald, the chief information officer at Eagle, to delve into why the company chose… Read More >>
ACA Compliance Group to Acquire Cordium
Acquisition to Expand ACA’s Services in Europe ACA Compliance Group reports that it will acquire Cordium, a provider of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) services. ACA, a provider of risk management and technology solutions that focus on regulatory compliance, performance, financial crime, and cybersecurity, expects the transaction to close this summer, subject to regulatory approvals…. Read More >>
FCM Opts for Cloud-Based Trade Surveillance
Futures commission merchant (FCM) Rosenthal Collins Group (RCG) has deployed a new trade surveillance system that officials at the independent brokerage and clearing firm say is bringing them the benefits of cloud computing. On Feb.1, 2018, the firm deployed the Validus platform from Eventus Systems, Inc., a regulatory technology software vendor targeting capital markets, officials… Read More >>
FTF Awards Gala Q&A: Clouds Rise in 2016
(Neil Smyth, marketing and technology director at StatPro, reports that 2016 was a turning point for the acceptance of cloud computing. FTF News got time with Smyth to talk about StatPro Revolution and its wins as Best Performance and Attribution System via the 2017 FTF Technology Innovation Awards competition. Smyth oversees global marketing at StatPro… Read More >>
DDJ Bolsters Ops via Cloud Version of Portia
Firm Gains Time, Ops Advantages via SS&C Hosting Investment manager DDJ Capital Management has signed on to use the hosted, software-as-a-service (SaaS) version of the venerable Portia system to outsource the creation, maintenance and control of overnight workflows and batch jobs, say officials at SS&C Technologies, the financial IT conglomerate that owns Portia. The SaaS… Read More >>
Buy Side Finds New Love for Public Clouds, Big Data
Buy-side firms once reluctant to embrace cloud computing are apparently changing course as two-thirds of those responding to a recent survey intend to use the services of public cloud providers over the next five years. The survey and research from Boston-based Sapient Consulting also focuses on other emerging technologies that are disrupting how the buy… Read More >>
Australian Firm to Use Eagle Platform for Data & Performance Management
QIC Moves Away from Global Custodian QIC, the Australian investment fund for the Queensland government, will be using cloud-based data management and performance measurement solutions from Eagle Investment Systems, which marks a move away from a global custodian that had been providing outsourced data and performance measurement functions. The firm, which has A$81 billion in… Read More >>
RIA to Use Fiserv’s Portfolio Accounting & Trading System
Capital Wealth Planning to Deploy Fiserv Platform Capital Wealth Planning, a registered investment advisor (RIA), will be deploying the Unified Wealth Platform from Fiserv for portfolio accounting and trading in order to supports its growth path. The firm, based in Naples, Fla., chose the Fiserv to help it “achieve greater productivity and efficiency in our… Read More >>
Sapient Global Markets Tightens Links to Microsoft Azure
Sapient Global Markets (SGM), a technology and consulting services provider, will be tightening its collaboration with Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing service, and Sapient’s CMRS regulatory reporting platform will be taking full advantage of the greater joint effort, officials say. “We have had CMRS on Azure for the last two years but we are now enhancing… Read More >>
