Financial Technologies Forum (FTF) has just announced the winners in its awards competition for post-trade securities operations, which turned out to include a nod to the emerging technology of blockchain/distributed ledger technology (DLT). Approved industry participants and a not a panel of judges selected the winners for the 2017 FTF News Technology Innovation Awards, reports… Read More >>
FactSet Acquires BISAM for $205.2 Million
BISAM Technologies will become a part of FactSet as the result of a $205.2 million acquisition that will eventually tie together performance measurement support with portfolio and risk analytics and client reporting. FactSet, known for its integrated financial information, analytical applications, and services, has acquired BISAM from Aquiline Capital Partners and company insiders for $205.2… Read More >>
BISAM Acquisition Serves as a Milestone for Unifying Performance and Risk
Performance measurement vendor BISAM’s just announced acquisition of risk analytics specialist FinAnalytica is a response to growing demands among buy-side firms for a unified performance and risk approach, and industry observers are in agreement that the two disciplines are on a parallel and perhaps intersecting path. BISAM officials are not disclosing the financial arrangements for… Read More >>
