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FNZ Taps Euroclear UK to Automate its Fund Settlement Process
Custody provider FNZ has entered a strategic partnership with central securities depository Euroclear UK and Ireland to integrate its fund settlement process.
CLS Adds Iwadare to Board
CLS Group has announced that Hirochika Iwadare, general manager of the global markets trading division at Bank of Tokyo Mistubishi UFJ, has been elected to the CLS Group Holdings board of directors.
Equinix Calls Karl for Americas President Role
Datacenter and hosting provider Equinix has hired Karl Strohmeyer as president of the Americas, responsible for the vendor's management, strategy and growth plan in the region.
Redline Opens Chicago Office
Woburn, Mass.-based low-latency ticker plant and trading gateway provider Redline Trading Solutions has opened a sales and support office in Chicago at 111 West Jackson Boulevard.
Morningstar Names Ewan Morningstar IM Europe MD
Chicago-based data and investment research provider Morningstar has hired Simon Ewan as managing director of Morningstar Investment Management Europe, the vendor's investment advisory and outsourced portfolio management division.
Traiana Expands Regulatory Reporting With UTI Tool
Traiana, the New York-based provider of post-trade services owned by UK interdealer ICAP, has expanded its regulatory reporting suite of solutions with a Unique Trade Identifier (UTI) management tool using the Harmony network.
Société Générale Deploys Etrali on Paris Trading Floor
Etrali Trading Solutions has announced that the Paris trading floor of Société Générale will use its OpenTrade communications system from December, following on from similar implementations in Moscow and New York.
Nordea Markets Adopts Millistream’s HTML5 Graphs
Nordea Markets, the international operations arm of Nordic-based Nordea Bank, has adopted Millistream's new HTML5 graphs for the presentation of market data on its web and mobile pages.
Pelephone to Use SuperDerivatives’ Real-Time Data, CorporeX
Israeli mobile communications provider Pelephone will add SuperDerivatives' real-time market data, news and analysis platform DGX, and will use the market data vendor's chat system to communicate with sell-side firms.
Mizuho International Picks SS&C for OTC Derivatives Processing
Tokyo-based bank Mizuho International has appointed Windsor, Connecticut-based SS&C Technologies as a provider of middle office services for its over-the-counter (OTC) derivative transactions.
DTCC Launches Early Warning Tool to Curb Risk
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has announced the launch of a new post-trade risk management tool, DTCC Limit Monitoring, that allows members of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) to monitor their trading limits.
ASIC Implements First Derivatives Surveillance System
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has gone live with a market surveillance system from First Derivatives, the vendor has announced.
Aquis Exchange Begins Trading European Stocks
Newly formed pan-European equities trading venue Aquis Exchange started its trading operations today, Tuesday Nov. 26, hoping to shake up the exchange pricing model and bring more competition to the region.
Eric Noll Bolts Nasdaq for ConvergEx
Nasdaq OMX announced today that Eric Noll is leaving the exchange operator to become president and CEO-in-waiting of ConvergEx Group.
BerchWood Partners, iLevel Team Up
The software provider for private investment firms has arranged to partner with BerchWood, which will introduce iLevel's private data platform to its fund management clientele.
HSBC's Choueiri Takes on European CDO Role
As HSBC's European chief data officer for global banking and markets, Hany Choueiri is responsible for data standards, policies and data quality services
Bloomberg Feeds European Asset Swap Spreads Into New Benchmark
Bloomberg Index has launched a benchmark that provides market-driven measurement of credit risk and funding rates of high-quality European banks
MarkitSERV to Process OTC Derivatives for OTC Clearing Hong Kong
MarkitSERV, Markit’s electronic trade processing service for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, now connects customers to OTC Clearing Hong Kong (OTC Clear), the clearing service established by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx). OTC Clear started…
SIX Launches Solvency II Service With Comprehensive CIC Coverage
The data vendor is supplying more than 120 data points to help asset managers and insurers comply with the European Union directives, including the new Complementary Identifier Code, which the company is providing at both the instrument and individual…
Amid Upgrades, Fiserv Announces TradeFlow on Linux
Fiserv has announced that its post-trade processing TradeFlow product, recently upgraded with connections to MarkitSERV, will now be available on Linux.
Velocimetrics, Datacom Ally for Market Data Integrity Monitoring
Latency monitoring technology provider Velocimetrics has released a joint offering with East Syracuse, NY-based network monitoring tap and switch provider Datacom Systems that will enable customers among global investment banks, regional banks, brokers…
Quincy Microwaves ICE, Eyes Lower Latency
Oakland, Calif.-based low-latency connectivity and market data provider Quincy Data will next year begin distributing US and European futures data from IntercontinentalExchange via its Quincy Extreme Data service, to support the low-latency arbitrage…
LSE to Consolidate Data, FTSE Contracts
The London Stock Exchange Group is embarking on a project to simplify contracts within its Information Services division, which will see customers’ existing real-time market data contracts combined with licensing agreements from index provider subsidiary…
EOX Readies Near-Real-Time OTCGH Data
EOX, the technology and data division of energy and commodities broker consortium OTC Global Holdings, is planning to make the entire universe of over-the-counter data from its parent company’s 16 brokerages available in near-real time to support risk…