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ASIC Releases New Rules on Dark Liquidity and HFT
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has released a new set of rules for dark liquidity and high-frequency trading that are designed to influence market participants’ behavior.
Dark Liquidity Reaches Record High in Europe
European dark pool trading spiked in the month of July, according to data compiled by Thomson Reuters.
SS&C Technologies Joins IPC's Extranet
SS&C, which produces FIXLink, MarketCenter, and the MarketTrader OEMS among other applications, will use the extranet to transact, receive, and distribute information through an open ecosystem.
GMEX Targets Derivatives Reform Opportunities with Launch
The Global Markets Exchange Group International (GMEX) has announced its launch, with plans for four markets.
AxiomSL Appoints Elliot COO
The reporting and risk management solutions provider has brought on Gordon Elliot for its newly-formed operations chief role, where he will focus on partnerships for expansion and other growth initiatives.
SEFs Are Only One Part of the Swaps Equation
When it comes to untangling the emergence of swap execution facilities (SEFs), it's sometimes easy to feel like Theseus navigating the labyrinth. Whether the regulators play the parts of Daedalus and Icarus, or the Minotaur, of course, depends on your…
Armanta CEO: The Risk Paradigm is Broken
Technology is overrated as a means of performing risk analytics, argues Peter Chirlian, CEO of New Jersey-based analytics platform provider Armanta. It’s the people that do the work; technology is little more than a tool.
Aleynikov's Ripple Effect
This week Michael Lewis brought a national spotlight to the Goldman Sachs case against Sergey Aleynikov. Will this change the way programmers conduct business in the future?
As SEC Grows Analytics, Form PF Data Quality Should Sharpen
An update from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), published in late July, gives a sense of funds' first pass at the reporting requirement, but more importantly, lays out just what authorities will do with that information. And their plans…
AlgoSpan Connects to The Order Machine
Market infrastructure provider AlgoSpan has now connected to The Order Machine (TOM) and all TOM MTFs (Multilateral Trading Facility) through AlgoNet.
CLS Opens Further Asia Presence
CLS Group has announced that it will expand its presence in Asia-Pacific through the opening of an office in Hong Kong.
Vermilion Moves Boston Office
Vermilion Software has relocated its presence in Boston, Mass. to a larger office, in recognition of its growing client base in the region.
Swan Wealth Advisors Takes Omex for Order Routing
The buy-side risk management specialist, with $850 million assets under management and based in Durango, Colorado, will use Omex's execution platform for implementing options strategies across its multiple custodians and sub-accounts.
Liquidnet Expands Suite of CMS to Europe Members
Trading network Liquidnet has announced the expansion of its commission management services (CMS) to members in Europe in order to reduce conflicts between best execution and commission payments, and increase transparency.
FCA Appoints Investment Supervision Chief
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced the appointment of William Amos as the director of its wholesale banking and investment management division.
ISE Launches Gemini Options Exchange
The International Securities Exchange (ISE) has announced the successful debut of Gemini, its second exchange for US options trading.
Turquoise Hires Barnes for CEO Role
Turquoise, the multilateral trading facility (MTF) owned by the London Stock Exchange Group, has announced that former UBS MTF CEO Robert Barnes will join the platform business as its chief executive.
HFT Limited at Aequitas Exchange, but Not Banned Outright
Reports about Aequitas Exchange's aversion to high-frequency trading (HFT) have been overblown, believes CEO Jos Schmitt.
eVestment Unveils New Attribution Platform
Analytics provider eVestment has launched a new attribution platform, eVestment Attribution, which will provide asset managers with insight into how portfolio returns are generated.
Bloomberg Integrates LCH.Clearnet's Swaps Margin Calculator
Bloomberg's Professional Service can now directly access LCH's SwapClear Margin Approximation Risk Tool (SMART) to determine capital funding requirements for swaps.
Integral Files SEF Application With CFTC
FX trading solutions provider Integral Development Corp has applied to the US Commodity Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC) to launch a Swap Execution Facility (SEF).
Marking Your Own Homework
The Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (Sifma) sent a request for a review into the structure of the exchange self-regulatory model (SRO) last week, in a move that may force regulators to take an enhanced role in market oversight.
JOBS Act Implications Significant, Just Not for Technology
The JOBS Act could present new opportunities─and challenges─for the hedge fund industry, but Anthony questions whether there's a significant IT angle to be found.