Trading Tech
Chile's Comder Taps Calypso for CCP
The South American central clearinghouse, created by a consortium of Chilean banks, will use the software provider for its core central clearing (CCP) infrastructure.
Meeting Transaction Tax 'What-Ifs' Demands Platform Flexibility
Financial transaction taxes (FTTs) may jive with political anxiety over the markets, but legislating them isn't so straightforward. Likewise, add-on solutions required to cope with the new levies must go well beyond a conventional fee calculator.
IRD's Editor on ISO 20022 and LEI Developments
Support for the ISO 20022 messaging standard could be wavering in the industry. In contrast, a maneuver by the US Office of Financial Research could improve the LEI's prospects
GFI Files to be a SEF
GFI Group, a New York-based broker and technology vendor, has filed an application with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to become a multi-asset swap execution facility (SEF).
LEI Up, ISO 20022 Down
If identifier and messaging standards were stocks, adoption of the legal entity identifier would be rallying, while the ISO 20022 messaging standard dropped. Support for adoption of ISO 20022 for corporate actions messaging is not appearing as strong as…
The World is at War (Online)
Dealing with the increasing threat from cyberspace.
ISO 20022 Likely Stalled For Years More, Say Corporate Actions Execs
Efforts to phase out the use of the older ISO 15022 standard for corporate actions messaging on a worldwide basis are still failing to gain traction in the industry, executives from BlackRock and Barclays Capital said in a recent webcast
Corporate Actions: Off and Running -- webcast
Inside Reference Data gathered leading industry experts for a webcast on July 17, 2013 to discuss how financial services firms are managing the challenges of upgrades to messaging standards and increases in volumes and types of corporate actions events.
Low-Latency: Aligning infrastructure technology, risk and compliance initiatives -- webcast
Inside Market Data gathered leading industry experts for a webcast on July 15, 2013 to discuss how financial trading firms are managing the challenges of modern data infrastructures whilst remaining competitive.
Deutsche Börse, Liquidnet Collaborate on German Block Trading
Deutsche Börse and Liquidnet have announced a partnership aimed at easing block trading in German equities, facilitated by Xetra Midpoint.
Broadridge and Accenture Partner for Post-Trade Platform
Broadridge Financial Solutions and Accenture have announced the formation of a partnership to deliver post-trade processing solutions for investment banks, named Accenture Post-Trade Processing.
iLevel Unveils 6.0 of its Flagship Solution
iLevel Solutions has released version 6 of its cloud-based platform, which allows alternative asset managers to automate the functions of data collection, analysis and reporting.
CQG Integrates with KCG Hotspot for FX
Denver, Colorado-based CQG today announced the addition of foreign exchange (FX) trade execution to its services through integration with KCG Hotspot, the New Jersey-based electronic communication network (ECN) for foreign exchange.
Traiana CreditLink for Swaps Trade Certainty Picking Up
Traiana’s pre-trade clearing certainty initiative, delivered by Traiana CreditLink service, has received the support of leading futures commissions merchants and trading venues to manage swap clearing limits in compliance with the requirements of Dodd…
Latin Clear Panama to Use Clearstream’s Post-Trade Solution Vestima
Panama-based Latin Clear has signed to join Clearstream’s investment funds platform Vestima in order to bring operational efficiency and security benefits to the Latin American financial markets.
