Automation has come to the management of the London Stock Exchange Group’s Refinitiv Data Platform (Hosted) via a new application programming interface (API) link and eBonding capabilities from Calero, a solutions provider for managing the cost and compliance of market data, officials say. The Calero support is intended to help heads of market data and… Read More >>
SEC & CFTC Extend Form PF Amendments Deadline Again
Ops and compliance teams are likely breathing a sigh of relief after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extended the compliance date for the amendments to Form PF from June 12 to October 1, 2025, in an eleventh-hour move. However, the deadline extension could give SEC Chairman Paul S. Atkins… Read More >>
Outdated IT Spurs Staff & Customer Frustrations
(Financial services firms need to keep their IT infrastructure current or risk pushback from staff and clients, says Kristin Ferguson, CFE, CAMS, CFI, senior director, enterprise investigations, TIAA- Nuveen, in an FTF News Q&A. At TIAA-Nuveen, Ferguson’s responsibilities include conducting and overseeing targeted, highly sensitive investigations, including but not limited to: embezzlement, bribery/kickbacks, vendor fraud,… Read More >>
24X National Exchange Will Pioneer Longer Trading Hours
The securities industry will take a major step toward nearly round-the-clock trading in September when the company 24 Exchange launches the first stage of the 24X National Exchange on September 29, offering trading of U.S. equities from 4:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET on weekdays. The new 24X National Exchange will initially serve “the growing demand for overnight… Read More >>
LTX Weaves GenA.I. Into Bond Trading Workflows
LTX, the corporate bond trading subsidiary of Broadridge Financial Solutions, has a new capability for its platform that integrates generative artificial intelligence (A.I.) capabilities within trading platform workflows that can anticipate investing and trading inquiries, officials say. The new function, dubbed BondGPT Intelligence, can expect “users’ queries based on where they are in the investing… Read More >>
Fundhost Outsources Key Services to SS&C
Fundhost Ltd., a boutique fund services provider to investment managers in Australia, will be outsourcing its unit registry and fund administration operations to SS&C Technologies, officials say. By turning to SS&C and its proprietary platform, FundHost will be streamlining its unit registry and fund administration operations. Fundhost provides “entity, trustee, fund administration, registry, compliance, operations… Read More >>
FTF Reveals Winners of the 14th Annual Awards Program
Financial Technologies Forum (FTF) has revealed the winners of the 2025 FTF News Technology Innovation Awards program, and cutting-edge and mainstream achievements are the common themes among the winners. The FTF Awards program — now in its 14th year — honors providers, organizations, and individuals who made significant contributions to the profession of securities operations… Read More >>
A.I. in U.S. Ops May Help T+1 Overseas
The U.S. securities operations industry is seeing a boon of interest in artificial intelligence (A.I.) tools — from generative A.I. to predictive fail systems — as global market participants prepare for tighter settlement cycles across Europe, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland from Oct. 11, 2027. This wave of enthusiasm comes as global financial services institutions… Read More >>
Bloomberg Terminals to Offer Similarweb’s Web Traffic Data
Bloomberg Terminal users now have access to web traffic data from Similarweb through the {ALTD<GO>} command, an offering intended to assist trading firms that want to better understand online behavior. The inclusion of Similarweb’s data and analytics will “significantly enhance” Bloomberg’s set of alternative data offerings, officials say. “Similarweb is the latest alternative dataset integrated… Read More >>
Syntax Data & Donoghue Forlines Take On Uncertainty
Syntax Data, a provider of index solutions, is working with Donoghue Forlines, a Boston-based investment firm specializing in active risk-managed portfolios, to offer index strategies aimed at mitigating downside risk caused by the new uncertainty, officials say. “The strategic partnership recently launched two indexes, the Donoghue Forlines Risk-Managed Momentum Index and the Donoghue Forlines Risk-Managed… Read More >>
