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First Clearing is working with NYSE Technologies to install the technology provider’s Hosted Transaction Hub, a managed solution that will provide First Clearing with connectivity and risk management designed to meet Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations on market data access.
London-based investment manager TT International’s implementation of SunGard’s APT risk management, portfolio construction and optimisation solution is part of its strategy to put risk at the centre of the investment management decision process.
Nasdaq OMX’s December move to acquire FTEN, a provider of real-time risk management systems, will give the market operator the ammunition to address its broker/dealer community’s response to the SEC’s requirement for pre-trade risk controls across markets. The deal also adds FTEN’s high-speed risk and data management to Nasdaq’s Transaction Services group, allowing it to leverage its relationships with some 70 market venues globally.
By David Sherriff, chief operating officer of Microgen
Despite some dramatic events in 2010, the global banking system was able to hold steady. Since the economic crisis took hold, the majority of banks have invested heavily in back office systems in order to tighten their financial control, yet the spotlight remains firmly on the City. Paul Myner’s assertion that Lloyds and RBS should be split into separate retail and investment banking entities has reignited concern amongst the banking community that such a move could, in time, be industry-wide.
Nasdaq OMX has agreed to acquire FTEN, a provider of real-time risk management systems. The deal underscores the importance of pre-trade risk controls to execution venues seeking to help their member brokers control their exposure to client’s trades.


















