Hedge fund managers are experiencing the ripple effects of new regulations on banks and prime brokers, with hedge funds facing increased trading fees and broader changes to business relationships. These dynamics place additional pressure on margins and are leading managers to seek new growth strategies, according to The evolving dynamics of the hedge fund industry, EY's 2015 Global Hedge Fund and Investor Survey.

Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, is enabling Robi Axiata Limited ('Robi'), Bangladesh's second largest mobile operator in terms revenue, to automatically detect and configure new devices on its network, allowing its subscribers to enjoy a smooth transition when they change handsets.

NBT Bank, headquartered in Norwich, New York, has selected Sales Enablement from Fiserv, a provider of financial services technology solutions. Sales Enablement is an interactive, fully customizable brand and sales message-focused mobile tool designed to facilitate a more personal, dynamic conversation with clients and prospects. NBT Bank plans to utilize the solution to support its Wealth Management Division and will arm both its Wealth Advisors and Retirement Plan Specialists with this new, tablet-based sales solution.

 Cavium, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), a leading provider of semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing for enterprise, data center, cloud wired and wireless networking, today announced that it has partnered with Pica8 to bring true software-defined network (SDN) solution using Pica8's OpenFlow-based PicOS network operating system (NOS) andCavium's revolutionary XPliant switch chip. The combination of these technologies enables end users, switch manufacturers and system integrators to create customized SDN environments to meet business and application needs.

INDATA is a leading industry provider of software, technology and services for buy-side firms, including trade order management (OMS), compliance, portfolio accounting and front-to-back office delivered via iPM Epic® - the industry’s first investment technology platform specifically designed for the era of big data. INDATA’s iPM – Intelligent Portfolio Management® technology platform allows end users to efficiently collaborate in real-time across the enterprise and contains the best of class functionality demanded by sophisticated institutional investors.

Had a lot of positive feedback after I posted an article stating provocatively “Bitcoin may kill traditional CCPs, CSDs and Custodians...

VTTI Energy Partners LP (NYSE: VTTI) (the "Partnership") has been informed by VTTI B.V. that Vitol Investment Partnership Limited ("VIP"), an investment vehicle sponsored by Vitol Holding B.V.

 AxiomSL, the leading global provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions, announced today that an American global systemically important bank (G-SIB) has gone live on AxiomSL’s platform in Germany, France and the United Kingdom (UK), following an implementation project that was completed in just three months. The bank has now chosen to also use AxiomSL to comply with a range of regulatory reporting requirements in Switzerland.

Extropik was built for this world,  it can quickly analyze a number of source systems and identify the relationships between the data.  But more than just allowing you to connect your information it quickly provides a window into that source data and allows you to search, view and aggregate the data from your silos.

Algomi Honeycomb has been named as ‘Product of the Year; and awarded ‘Best Buy-Side Newcomer’, at this year’s Buy-Side Technology Awards from Waters Technology.