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Counterparty Risk a Growing Concern for Hedge Funds

January 7, 2009 - Managing counterparty risk has become a critical component of hedge fund operations, say Pershing and Aite Group.

Merge Finra and SEC’s Adviser-Oversight Arm, Says TowerGroup

January 6, 2009 - The SEC’s investment adviser regulatory functions could be rolled into the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

Finra Fines E-Trade $1 Million for Inadequate AML Program

January 5, 2009 - The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has charged E-Trade with failing to have adequate anti-money-laundering policies and procedures.

Celent: Hedge Funds Putting New Technology Spending On Hold

January 5, 2009 - Hedge fund spending on information technology will fall 20.5 percent this year, according to research firm Celent.

JP Morgan Installs New Corporate Actions System

January 2, 2009 - JP Morgan Chase has deployed a corporate actions announcement capture platform from Information Mosaic.

Morningstar Purchases Market Data Vendor

December 18, 2008 - Research firm Morningstar has acquired Tenfore Systems, a privately owned provider of market data feeds and technology.

SEC Mandates XBRL Filing for Public Companies, Mutual Funds

December 18, 2008 - The Securities and Exchange Commission is requiring that all public corporations and mutual fund companies submit their reports in XBRL.

Cuttone Offering Hosted Platform for Multi-Prime Model

December 15, 2008 - Cuttone & Co. has introduced a hosted trading platform for hedge funds that maintain relationships with more than one prime brokerage.

Goldschmid Calls for ‘Dramatic Rethinking’ of SEC

December 15, 2008 - Former Securities and Exchange Commission member Harvey Goldschmid is calling for major changes at the agency.

Threshold Lists Shrink, But Stock Volatility Remains

December 10, 2008 - Threshold securities lists have shriveled under the SEC's short selling restrictions, but volatility is still a problem.

Russell Publishes Revised T Standard

December 10, 2008 - Russell Investment has issued an enhanced version of its T Standard metric for transition manager performance.

BlueCrest Taps StreamBase, Vertica for Market Data Infrastructure

December 9, 2008 - London hedge fund BlueCrest has deployed technology from StreamBase and Vertica.

DTCC Permits Processing of Mutual Funds Within SMAs

December 9, 2008 - Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. is allowing investment managers who oversee separately managed account programs to access Fund-Serv.

Pivot Names Forex Veteran CEO, Upgrades Collaboration Platform

December 8, 2008 - Pivot, a provider of trading tools based on instant messaging technology, has appointed former Hotspot FX head John Eley as CEO.

ITG Offers CSA Program in Asia as Best-Execution Practices Spread

December 4, 2008 - Investment Technology Group is extending its commission sharing arrangement program to the Asia-Pacific region.