IHS Markit, a specialist in critical information, analytics and solutions, has launched its Outreach360 platform which is available on Counterparty Manager. Outreach360 is designed to address specific MiFID II regulatory rules including the need to manage and share documentation
Instinet has launched RQ Connect (Research Quality Connect), a provider-neutral application within its research payment and commission management platform, Plazma. RQ Connect enables research procurement management (RPM) systems to transfer research quality assessment data to Plazma. Investment managers can
Cordium, a provider of governance, risk and compliance services, has expanded its compliance services for US and foreign broker-dealers and investment advisers with the launch of a new regulatory hosting solution in the US. This platform complements the
RSRCHXchange, a MiFID II research solution and marketplace for institutional research, has partnered with CorpAxe, a provider of a solution for corporate access management, to make research consumption data available to mutual buy-side customers. The collaboration allows research consumption
Castine Consulting and ONEaccess, a Visible Alpha company, are teaming up to provide enhanced RPA (research payment account) solutions to asset managers and hedge funds. Castine has operated in the commission management space for 20 years and is combining
Axioma, a provider of risk and portfolio management solutions, has launched the latest version of its Japan Equity Factor Risk Model suite (AXJP4). The model provides improved methodologies, enhanced style factors and enriched exposures for its fundamental and statistical
Regulatory data exchange Silverfinch has added a MiFID II data solution to its datamodel in response to its clients’ changing regulatory requirements. From 3 January 2018, MiFID II product governance requires a step change in how fund distributors and
Capital markets firms can now access a continuous compliance service for algorithm risk management, thanks to a partnership between GRC solution provider OXIAL and financial markets specialist GreySpark. The collaboration means that buy-side and sell-side institutions can stay on
BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and Societe Generale are among the latest clients to join Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan in selecting Tradeweb’s Approved Publication Arrangement (APA) service. The Tradeweb APA allows firms to meet pre-
There is a growing attraction among hedge funds of all shapes and sizes to outsource any non-core related functions to trusted third parties as the demands of running a hedge fund in today’s regulatory-heavy environment increase. This has led to
