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Six Securities Services Acquires Oslo Clearing
Swiss post-trade services provider Six Securities Services has completed the acquisition of Oslo Clearing.
Screen Bows 2014 InfoMatch, Boosts e-Reconciliation, Index License Management
Dutch market data cost and contract management software vendor Screen InfoMatch has rolled out the 2014 edition of its InfoMatch data inventory and cost management tool, in response to demand for improved license management features from asset managers,…
LEI Benefits Will Take Longer, Data Provider Exec Says
In Japan, LEI data will eventually work as a common language for counterparty data, according to Denis Sweeney of Interactive Data
ConvergEx Completes Actant Integration
The global brokerage services provider says its LiquidPoint options technology business has completed software integration with high-performance trading solutions vendor Actant
Wall Street Network Solutions Adds Cuttone, Callanan to Board
New York-based low-latency infrastructure provider Wall Street Network Solutions has named Donato Cuttone and Annie Callanan to its corporate advisory board.
YCharts Splits Charting Capabilities, Preps Expanded ETF, Mutual Fund Data
Chicago-based fundamental data analysis platform provider YCharts has released enhancements to its charting capabilities, and is planning to add further capabilities and content in the coming weeks and months to broaden its appeal to existing and new…
First Derivatives Launches Delta Tools for Calypso Platform
Software and consulting services provider First Derivatives has launched Delta Tools, a suite of monitoring, testing and application management tools designed for the Calypso cross-asset trading platform.
BEPS Spreads Tax Data Collection Wider
An international policy forum is working on a project to collect and coordinate pricing data from multiple markets, with the intent of clearing up jurisdictional issues
BGC Agrees to Purchase Mexican broker Remate Lince
New York brokerage BGC Partners intends to buy Mexican interdealer broker Remate Lince, which runs an interest rate derivatives and bond brokerage businesses.
London Metal Exchange Insources IT
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has announced that it has brought its previously outsourced IT team in-house.
JPMorgan Expands UK South-Coast Facility Investment
JPMorgan Chase has announced a $48 million investment in its Technology and Operations Center, located in Bournemouth, UK.
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