UBS

331 results about this entity

Period: 20 Sep 2004 - 07 Nov 2024

UBS takes the axe to IT staff

UBS is to cut 7.5% of its IT staff worldwide in an effort to reduce annual running costs.

Can banks partner their way towards innovation?

Hays Littlejohn, MD at UBS makes the case for external IT partnerships for banks looking to get ahead in technology innovation.

Banks push FIX for fixed income trading

The world's biggest sell-side banks have formed a working group to push the adoption of FIX connectivity for fixed income trading.

EC launches antitrust probe into CDS market

The world's biggest investment banks are being investigated in two European Commission antitrust probes into the credit default swaps (CDS) market.

Nyse Euronext bids to buy US options market share with Amex stake sale

Nyse Euronext has finally submitted plans to the Securities and Exchange Commission to sell half of its interest in the Amex stock options market to a group of global dealers.

Top banks to sound out tech vendors on new FX dealing platform - WSJ

The world's biggest bank players in currency trading are preparing to sound out technology vendors about building them a new bank-only dealing system, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Chi-East dark pool launches

Chi-East, the pan-Asian dark pool joint venture from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Chi-X, has launched.

Banks take leading role in new cloud alliance

Deutsche Bank, JP Morgan Chase, NAB and UBS have joined the steering committee at the Open Data Center Alliance, a new IT consortium bidding to create open, interoperable data centre and cloud computing standards.

Swift links securities matching system to multiple CCPs

Financial messaging outfit Swift is set to link its securities matching system to a range of central clearing counterparties, including EuroCCP, Six x-clear and LCH.Clearnet, enabling brokers to direct their matched off-exchange trades to a variety of providers.

UBS takes stake in HFT tech outfit Mantara

Mantara, a high-frequency trading technology provider, says it has received an unspecified strategic equity investment from UBS.

JPMorgan mulls iPhone and Android as BlackBerry alternative for staff - Bloomberg

JPMorgan Chase is considering letting staff use iPhones and Google Android-based handsets as an alternative to BlackBerrys for corporate e-mail, according to Bloomberg.

Chi-X Europe receives bid approach; Bats Trading in the frame

Chi-X Europe says it has received an "enquiry" from an unnamed party that may lead to an offer for the multilateral trading facility (MTF).