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Markit Names Eisen to Lead Collaboration Services
Markit has appointed Andrew Eisen head of Markit Collaboration Services, the vendor's open messaging network initiative that allows financial professionals to communicate and share information across any messaging platform.
ISDA Taps ICE Benchmark Admin to Run ISDAFIX Benchmark
Derivatives industry body the International Swaps and Derivatives Association has appointed ICE Benchmark Administration, the IntercontinentalExchange-owned independent benchmark operator that already acts as the new administrator for the LIBOR benchmark…
SSGX Aligns Trade Execution and Clearing, Adds Corporate Bonds
State Street Global Exchange (SSGX) says it has now aligned its trading and clearing solutions for its Currenex foreign exchange (FX), futures, and fixed income services, with newly-included fixed income intermediation for electronically-traded…
SmartTrade Technologies, FXSpotStream Ally for 4XBox
FXSpotStream, a consortium-owned multi-bank foreign exchange price aggregation service, has partnered with trading systems provider SmartTrade Technologies to launch 4XBox, a joint offering that combines SmartTrade's smart order routing, order and risk…
Fitch Ratings Unveils Ratings Navigator
Ratings agency Fitch has launched a new tool, Ratings Navigator, that enables users to visualize the factors impacting its rating of banks and compare them to each bank's business mix, lending type, asset quality, earnings and profitability, capital and…
FXSpotStream and SmartTrade Team Up on Pricing Tool
FXSpotStream, a multibank foreign exchange (FX) price aggregation service, and smartTrade Technologies, a provider of liquidity management solutions, have together launched 4X|Box, a tool that enables access, via an aggregated stream, to FXSpotStream's…
ECJ Rejects UK’s Appeal on Financial Transaction Tax
The debate on the European Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) was reignited today as the European Court of Justice (ECJ), the highest court within the EU, rejected the UK’s action against the introduction of the controversial tax, also called Tobin Tax,…
SEI Selects SmartStream for Reconciliations
Fund administrator SEI has selected SmartStream for a joint project that will create a single reconciliations utility within the firm.
Xenomorph Adds Validation to TimeScape
The data management services provider now offers a Data Validation Dashboard as part of its TimeScape analytics product
GMEX Index Unit Strikes IRS Data Deal with Tullett Prebon Info
Global Derivatives Indices (GDI), the wholly owned index development and production subsidiary of derivatives exchange operator and consultancy Global Markets Exchange Group International (GMEX) has struck a deal with Tullett Prebon Information (TPI),…
Cordatum Taps Rothery for Partnerships Role
Cordatum Associates, a London-based consultancy providing advisory services around market data sales and procurement to content providers, has enlisted independent consultant Ian Rothery as an associate, responsible for advising clients on how to get the…
Australia's Largest Custodian Picks Eagle for Performance Measurement
National Australia Bank’s (NAB) Asset Servicing business has deployed the performance measurement tool from Eagle Investment Systems to service its 70+ asset management clients’ investment performance measurement requirements.
Barclays Joins Swift's KYC Data Utility Project
Barclays and 10 other banks are working with Swift to establish a central source of know-your-customer data
DTCC Adds Trade Reporting for Australia, Singapore
The US Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has announced the extension of its Global Trade Repository (GTR) service to Australia and Singapore.
Capco Appoints Steve Vinnicombe as UK CEO
Consultancy Capco has announced that Steve Vinnicombe will be replacing Andrew Tarver as its UK CEO.
Swift Launches Compliance Analytics Tool
Messaging provider Swift has announced the launch of Compliance Analytics, a tool that helps banks in monitoring and dealing with financial-crime risk.
Eze Castle Integration Links with SunGard
Eze Castle Integration (ECI) has announced that its UK buy-side clients using the ECI Link Private Network will now have access to the SunGard Global Network (SGN).
Volant Expands Execution Services through REDIPlus
Market-maker Volant Trading has rolled out extensions to its execution services for options traders, allowing them new capabilities through the REDIPlus execution management system (EMS).
Pyrford International Goes Live on Charles River’s IMS
Pyrford International, a London-based asset manager owned by the Bank of Montreal, has gone live with Charles River’s cloud-based Investment Management Solution (Charles River IMS), the vendor has announced.
BlueBay's Willis Joins Algomi as Strategic Advisor
London-based fixed-income technology provider Algomi has appointed Hugh Willis as a strategic advisor.
Markit Plans Relaunch of Corporate Actions Service
Markit Corporate Actions will move to a web-based platform, offering more data sourcing flexibility and timelier processing
J&J Publishes RFP for UTP Processor
New York-based management and market data consultancy Jordan & Jordan has distributed a request for proposal (RFP) for companies interesting in becoming the SIP processor for the UTP/Tape C consolidated feed of quote and trade data on Nasdaq-listed…
Dash Departs Bloomberg Indexes
Srikant Dash has left his role as global head of indexes at Bloomberg, Inside Market Data has learned.
Data Vet Farrell Joins FX Trading Tech Vendor Integral
Palo Alto, Calif.-based foreign exchange trading technology provider Integral Development has hired Richard Farrell as managing director in charge of new client segments, with responsibility for expanding the vendor's products into new business areas.