Software
Why source code access is critical to Dora compliance
As Dora takes hold in EU, access to source code is increasingly essential, says Adaptive’s Kevin Covington
CTRM software house of the year: ION
Energy Risk Awards 2025: Software firm stands out for its wide and expanding portfolio, new technology use and impressive client growth
Technology advisory firm of the year: KWA Analytics
Energy Risk Awards 2025: Tech adviser designs entire trading and risk systems landscape ahead of global hedge fund launch
Eyes on automation as FX options volumes surge
Dealers and trading platforms are making gradual progress to electronify foreign exchange options pricing and workflows
OCC’s security chief on generative AI with guardrails
Clearing house looks to scale technology across risk and data operations – but safety is still the watchword
Energy Risk Software Rankings 2025: market upheaval puts emphasis on IT systems
Quality of risk management key to performance in today’s volatile markets
Inside the company that helped build China’s equity options market
Fintech firm Bachelier Technology on the challenges of creating a trading platform for China’s unique OTC derivatives market
SGX suffered five-hour op failure from CrowdStrike outage
First major service disruption at CCP’s Central Depository service in nine years
Should banks risk lightning hitting twice for CrowdStrike?
Bank tech teams divided on whether to give security vendor a second chance after update crash
Tired of fat-finger blunders, G-Sibs turn to robots for help
Big banks speed up shift towards control automation and AI adoption to counter costly human errors, Benchmarking survey finds
Ace high or busted flush? Digital Asset and the big bet on DLT
Blockchain pioneer’s bumpy journey raises questions over future of distributed ledger technology in finance
Hitachi Energy supports clients with broad offering
Hitachi Energy’s wide portfolio spans support for planning, building and operating assets. Energy Risk speaks to the vendor about how this has contributed to its strong Software Rankings performance in 2024
Market disruptions cause energy firms to seek advanced analytics, modelling and risk management capabilities
Geopolitical unrest and global economic uncertainty have caused multiple disruptions to energy markets in recent years, creating havoc for traders and other companies sourcing, supplying and moving commodities around the world
LCH suffered nearly 13 hours of op failures in Q1
Longest downtime since 2019 in breach of CCP’s two-hour recovery objective
Beacon’s unique open architecture underlies its strong performance
Recent turmoil in energy markets, coupled with the longer-term structural changes of the energy transition, has created a raft of new challenges for market participants
Breaking out of the cells: banks’ long goodbye to spreadsheets
Dealers are cutting back on Excel amid tighter regulation and risk concerns
Energy Risk Software Rankings 2024: IT demands increase amid rising risk
Heightened geopolitical and credit risk increase requirements on commodities software
LME had four-hour operational failure in Q4
First outage on record caused by connectivity issue at LMEmercury
Citrix Bleed hacks flag IT asset inventory shortfalls
To know what needs urgent patching, global banks first need to know what software they have
CME, DTCC lead CCPs on operational failures
Analysis of 15 clearing houses shows outages lasting 34 hours in the past year – highest figure since 2019
Eurex wargames pricing derivatives during disruption events
Ukraine war and tech glitches prompt German exchange to set out methods for handling market closures