Emerging Technologies
NYSE Euronext Bid Puts 2012 on ICE
News of the IntercontinentalExchange’s (ICE’s) $8.2 billion cash-and-shares bid for the venerable New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) ends a year of speculation over consolidation and the future of the landmark equities operation at Broad and Wall Streets in…
Pumfrey Takes EMEA Reins at Liquidnet
Institutional trading network Liquidnet has announced the appointment of Mark Pumfrey to the post of head of EMEA.
Six Agrees to Acquire Oslo Clearing from Norway Børs
Six Group has agreed a deal to acquire 100 percent of Oslo Clearing from Norway's Oslo Børs for NOK 180 million (approximately $32 million).
2012 Review: 2012: The Year of the Alternative Asset Class?
Faye Kilburn looks at the year's rising market data applications for alternatives, with a particular focus on commodities.
2012 Review: Emerging Exchanges Revamp Data Tech, US Exchanges Ditch FAST
IMD's Vicki Chan recaps the year's biggest exchange-led market data trends.
Wells Assembles NuPont Marketeer Dream Team
Former Exegy VP Jeff Wells unveils the team that will lead the recently launched NuPont.
Opening Cross: Merry Fiscal Cliffness!
(To the tune of ‘The Holly and the Ivy’)
Retiring Industry Veteran Cutrone Reflects on the Past—and the Future
After more than four decades in the capital markets, Lee Cutrone is retiring. He talks with Anthony about the highs, the lows, and what he’ll miss once he's out of the business—namely, T+2, or even T+1, settlement cycles.
Newedge Rethinks Organization in Major Restructure
Futures broker Newedge has announced plans for a wholesale reform of the way it operates its business, in light of adverse market conditions.
SEC Loses Chief of Staff in Latest Departure
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced the resignation of its chief of staff, Didem Nisanci, in the latest of a series of losses that has claimed some of its most senior figures.