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Digital Asset Nabs More Than $50 Million in Funding from 13 Firms
Distributed ledger technology vendor partners with ASX.
Trax, Traiana Create Alliance to Offer Repo Matching Service
Two firms look to improve post-trade efficiency.
CFTC Approves 18 SEFs, 5 Still Waiting
Clear Markets, FTSEF, GTX SEF, LedgerX and TeraExchange continue to operate under temporary registration.
Big Buy-Side Merger: StatPro Acquires Investor Analytics
Investor Analytics CEO Damian Handzy will take over as StatPro’s global head of risk.
DynamicIQ Begins Rolling Out App Configuration Tool
The tool automates the process of rolling out, configuring and updating enterprise-wide software platforms.
The Waters Weekly Wrap: January 18-22
A look back at the best content published across all the Waters brands.
StatPro Buys NY Buy-Side Analytics Vendor Investor Analytics
The deal adds more than 50 new buy-side clients to StatPro's existing custmomer base.
Dash Releases New Dashboard for Order-Routing Visualization, Execution
Dash360 is geared toward bringing transparency to the US options market.
CBOE Preps SPX, VIX, Livevol Integration for Investors to Back-Test Options Strategies
Officials say the Livevol will bolster CBOE's educational tools to create more "informed" options traders.
SGX Eyes Custom, Smart Beta Index Focus in 2016
The exchange anticipates increased demand for custom index calculation services, officials say.
MTS BondsPro Incorporates non-USD Denominated Corporate Bond Trading
EuroTLX and MTS are looking into a partnership to meet customer demand in the US.
Barclays Announces Closure of Offices in Nine Countries, Focus on UK, US Markets
The London-based bank plans to leave certain product lines to stay in tune with its strategy.
FSB Names Tombini to Chair Budget Committee
Brazilian bank official with roles at FSB and BIS takes on new post
Digital Contact Delays Trading.co.uk Big Data Platform Launch to Add Enterprise Features
Tools added to the platform last year garnered interest from enterprise customers, prompting the vendor to add new features.
Splice Machine Nabs $9 million in Extra Funding
Funding will come from existing investors, including Mohr Davidow Ventures (MDV), Interwest Partners and Correlation Ventures.
Marcel Bar to Spearhead Investit Digital Accelerator
Bar brings 15 years of experience in developing and implementing digital strategies and programs.
Splice Machine Secures $9 million in Additional Funding
Funding will come from existing investors, including Mohr Davidow Ventures (MDV), Interwest Partners and Correlation Ventures.
Millistream Adds MT Newswires US, Global News to Data Products
The news will broaden Millistream's appeal to potential clients in North America.
Rival Systems Adds Eurex Data Access
The vendor normalizes Eurex data into its proprietary format so clients don't need to write to a new format.
Thomson Reuters Provides Tech, Data to Asia Startup Accelerator
The vendor will provide resources to financial technology startups participating in the initiative.
Confluence hires Gary Casagrande
New global head of investor communications joins from BBH
Hobbs Madison Hires Leaper
Bob Leaper, formerly of PanoVista and DST, joins consultancy
R3 Helps 11 Banks Experiment with Blockchain Technology
Firms were able to try out distributed ledger technology in a cloud-based environment.
ITG Names Minder Cheng Chairman of Board of Directors
Frank Troise officially takes over as CEO, president and member of the board of directors.