LPA extends beyond Dach with Modelity play

International | Technology

13 Aug 2019 by Pablo Conde

LPA acquires Tel Aviv based Modelity Technologies in a strategic move to bolster its CapTech capabilities.

New Priips platform launched with ETIs as alternative to AMCs

International | Technology

05 Aug 2019 by Pablo Conde

iMapsCapital Markets has launched a private label platform for packaged retail investment products (Priips) aimed at asset managers and private banks.

Part 2: swissQuant Group: Buy-side firms now moving towards automation

International | Technology

18 Jul 2019 by Pablo Conde

Part 1: swissQuant Group DeriRobo, the missing link in the value chain

International | Technology

17 Jul 2019 by Pablo Conde

SRP speaks to swissQuant Group's DeriRobo's Philip Johnson, managing director UK and Besnik Jashari (pictured), head of derivatives applications, product lead, about the firm’s new functionality to capitalise on the lack of design process for structured products based on client specific data.

Bloomberg: Risk management solutions are a high priority

International | Technology

16 Jul 2019 by Amélie Labbé

The US technology company was awarded the Best Technology Provider and Best Pricing and Risk Analytics Providers nods at SRP’s Americas Awards. Karim Faraj (pictured), global head of front office derivatives at Bloomberg, tells SRP what makes Bloomberg different from its competition.

HPC IP: Platforms not a factor of disruption for sophisticated investors

Europe | Technology

12 Jul 2019 by Pablo Conde

Following the launch of the HPC IP’s Skyline tool, SRP spoke to Pierre-Yves Breton (pictured), founding partner at the firm, about its activities and goals, and why automation is no ‘magic bullet’ for the buy-side.

Swiss service providers take AMCs to the next level

Europe | Technology

07 Jul 2019 by Pablo Conde

Three financial service providers have joined forces to launch an actively managed certificates (AMC) platform in Switzerland

Switzerland’s Strukis hopes to disrupt platform market

Europe | Technology

04 Jul 2019 by Pablo Conde

Following the launch of Swiss structured products click and trade platform Strukis earlier this year, SRP spoke to the firm’s managing director Andreas Mueller about its goals, and what functionalities are in focus around automation.

UK watchdog moves to ban ‘unsuitable’ crypto-derivatives and ETNs to retail investors

Europe | Technology

03 Jul 2019 by Pablo Conde

The regulator considers these products to be ill-suited to retail consumers who cannot reliably assess the value and risks of derivatives or ETNs that reference certain cryptoassets.