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FCA Worried by Lack of Readiness for MiFID II Reporting
UK watchdog accepts “scale of the challenge” but urges firms to “crack on” with putting data reporting apparatus in place
Tradeweb Invests in DealVector to Grow Fixed-Income Suite of Solutions
DealVector has over 600,000 deals loaded on its platform across more than 1,000 firms and plans to grow that base with this investment.
Illuminate Takes $1.6 Million Stake in TickSmith
Investment will fuel the tick data management platform's expansion into New York and London.
SIX Launches Regulatory Data Hub
New platform aims to simplify exchange of regulatory data and associated documents.
UnaVista Makes Senior US Hires from S&P and NEX
LSE-owned business adds sales and marketing execs ahead of Mifid II and CAT implementation dates
Synechron Signs Calypso Implementation Deal with SIX
Synechron will train SIX employees on Calypso features to manage triparty activities.
David Morris Joins RegTek Team
RegTek.Solutions announces "key hire" of David Morris as product manager.
Bats Europe Rolls out Penultimate Mifid II Exchange Upgrades
Trade reporting, order keeping and transparency capabilities enhanced by exchange group ahead of Mifid II
Wall Street Horizon Beefs Up Enchilada with Europe and Asia Index Data
WSH has expanded its coverage of international companies with the addition of European and Asian large caps to its Enchilada platform.
IBM Debuts Full Encryption with z14 Mainframe Release
IBM Z will allow for full encryption without performance disruptions to service-level agreements, IBM's Nick Sardino says.
Jordan & Jordan Promotes Raskin to Lead Market Data Expansion
The appointment is part of plans for “continued strategic growth" of the division, officials say.
Kx Integrates ChartIQ into Data Visualization Tool
Kx Systems adds HTML5-based charting technology to Dashboards for Kx
JANA Picks Curium for Data Oversight
JANA, an Australian investment consultancy, has selected Curium Data Systems' data management platform to increase the control and monitoring of its operations and investment data.
Illuminate Reinvests in Big Data Privacy Startup Privitar
Privacy engineering software vendor raises $16 million from investors including Illuminate Financial and CME Ventures.
Swift Opens KYC Registry Membership
Financial institutions can now use the registry even if they do not connect to Swift
Nigerian Stock Exchange Takes Smarts for Surveillance
The African exchange has deployed Nasdaq technology to introduce the first surveillance platform in the country.
ITG Unveils TCA Platform for Fixed Income
Fixed income expansion aimed at addressing new best execution requirements under European rules
Swift to Open Up KYC Registry
All supervised financial institutions will be eligible to join the know-your-customer platform
ITG Launches Fixed Income TCA Tool
ITG’s new fixed income TCA product is now available for post-trade analysis and reporting, with pre-trade capabilities in development.
Bloomberg Latest to Receive FCA ARM Nod
Bloomberg gets FCA approval to test transaction reporting capabilities under MiFID II
NZFMA Taps Bloomberg’s B-Pipe Feed for Rates Pricing
New Zealand’s institutional banking association will have access to market data from B-Pipe without having to rely on prices submitted by bank panels.
Sentieo Debuts Research Management System to Manage Data, Notes in Desktop
The RMS will help analysts manage and share data relevant to their watchlists from across Sentieo's platform, and their own content sources, as well as proprietary notes.
Fincad Boosts Risk Backbone with Latest F3 Release
Version 7.0 of Fincad F3 aims to help buy-side firms better manage their risk processes as they expand into new asset classes and geographies
Symphony Hires Former Bloomberg, ITRS Execs for Enterprise Sales
Secure messaging startup Symphony Communications Services has hired Mark Gonzalez and Rajiv Bala Subramanian as sales specialists focusing on enterprise sales.