Voice-to-text software touted as Mifid II quoting fix

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Quotes given over phone can be transcribed and broadcast, claim ‘soft turret’ firms By Luke Clancy for Risk.net – first published on August 26, 2016 Until a few months ago, Paul Christensen and Germán Soto Sanchez were doing similar jobs at rival banks. Today, both men are doing similar jobs at rival technology companies. read more

Financial Networking Company Prepares for ‘Post-Quantum’ World

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By Jeremy Kahn for Bloomberg – first published on August 25, 2016 When it comes to cybersecurity, no one can accuse IPC Systems Inc., the New Jersey-based company that builds communications networks for trading firms and financial markets, of preparing to fight the last war. IPC, which is owned by private-equity firm Centerbridge Partners read more

Strategic Partner Profile – Thomson Reuters

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IPC® is one of the primary managed extranet providers in the Americas for the Thomson Reuters Delivery Direct Platform and has been designated by Thomson Reuters as an approved global solution provider for fulfilling and managing connectivity for the Thomson Reuters Financial Community Network (FCN). THOMSON REUTERS FINANCIAL COMMUNITY NETWORK Thomson Reuters is a leading source of intelligent read more

MiFID II: Five considerations financial organisations shouldn’t ignore

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Article published in FX-MM, June 2016. Robert Powell, Global Head of Compliance at IPC Systems, explains why trading firms need to start preparing now for the fundamental changes to required record keeping contained in MiFID II despite the recently announced delay in its implementation.     Last year, the European Markets Authority (ESMA) provided read more

IPC’s new FX Hub benefits customers

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Article published in e-Forex, July 2016.  IPC recently launched its FX Hub, a low latency, co-located performance solution engineered to address the industry’s most complex trading challenges. The FX Hub is centered at the heart of the global foreign exchange markets, specifically Equinix’s International Business Exchange™ data centers in New York, London, read more

Algomi Bets on Voice Broking

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By Shanny Basar for Markets Media – first published on April 29, 2016 Algomi, the fintech company that provides a bond information network, is betting that old-fashioned voice broking will continue maintain its hold on trading in the debt market. This month Algomi announced it is collaborating with IPC Systems, the financial markets technology and service read more

Six technical best practices for MiFID II record keeping

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When the MiFID II rules come into law across European Union member states in January 2017, we are going to see a major change in the way that trading communications are recorded and stored. Firms need to be preparing now to ensure that they are ready to meet the requirements. The read more

ATMonitor Talks with IPC’s Ganesh Iyer

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What impact will the new regulatory requirements have on firms trading OTC derivatives and are they well prepared? Even though it has been nearly five years since the G20 first proposed initiatives to mitigate systemic risk, reduce operational inefficiencies and promote transparency in the global OTC derivatives market, practitioners believe the read more

Fading Offers and Higher Prices: Front Running, or Something Else?

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Rosenblatt Securities recently published a critical review of “Flash Boys,” the Michael Lewis book that has sparked explosive and contentious debates on high-frequency trading. In a blog titled “Trading Talk,” Justin Schack, managing director at Rosenblatt, offers insights into the transformation and evolution of the US equity market structure since read more

Global Banking & Finance Review – Mobile Voice Recording

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The relatively new requirements to record mobile phone conversations relating to trading transactions are giving the industry a lot to think about. The focus on compliance is stronger than ever with record fines and compliance officers having personal liability if oversight is not in place to monitor for trading transgression. Meeting read more