Trading & Execution Archive

Dresdner Kleinwort, the investment banking division of Dresdner Bank, has entered into an agreement with Goldman Sachs International that will allow Dresdner to access a range of equity algorithms. read more>

Smart Trade Technologies, a liquidity management systems (LMS) provider, has launched a new smart order router (SOR) called LiquidityOrchestrator. read more>

Automated trading software company 4th Story has released 4S Blue Ridge, an algorithmic trading server. read more>

Agency broker Instinet, which is owned by Japanese investment bank Nomura, has launched Instinet Execution Experts, a revamped suite of algorithms. read more>

Conifer Securities, a provider of operation solutions for hedge fund managers, has purchased Morgan Stanley’s outsourced trading business. read more>

Macquarie Capital Securities Asia has joined the Charles River FIX network, allowing users of Charles River investment management system (IMS) to have direct access to Macquarie’s algorithmic product suite. read more>

FRSGlobal a provider of risk and compliance reporting solutions, has announced a partnership with QUMAS that will see the integration of FRSGlobal’s risk management capabilities with QUMAS’s government, risk and compliance (GRC) suite. read more>

RBC Capital Markets has completed the formation of its Global Prime Services Group, designed to consolidate support for hedge fund managers, mutual fund managers and institutional asset managers through a single platform. read more>

Townsend Analytics (TAL), an provider of electronic trading solutions, has integrated algorithms and execution services for Asia and Canada from UBS Investment Bank into its RealTick order management system (EMS). read more>

As part of a coalition of 11 European and North American trade associations, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) has released a report on improving cross-border financial services regulation. read more>