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Eurex Halts Trading on Tech Glitch
The largest European derivatives market stopped trading in multiple index-based futures this morning at 8:15 am, with a subsequent delay of about 65 minutes as it investigated an unspecified technical malfunction.
Advent, Advise Collaborate to Automate Form PF, Form CPO-PQR Reporting
The software vendors have integrated their portfolio management and regulatory reporting products to help private fund advisers and commodity pool operators comply with regulatory reporting requirements
SEC Chief to Summon Industry Heads After Tech Outages
Mary Jo White, chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has said that she will convene a meeting of senior industry executives after an outage at Nasdaq OMX halted trading for three hours on Thursday.
Cetip Offers ICE Link for Brazilian Trading
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has announced that its ICE Link tool for post-trade processes in credit-default swap trading has been made available on Cetip|Trader, the service provider's platform for Brazilian fixed income.
Updated: Nasdaq-Listed Equities, ETFs, and Options Resume Trading After 'Flash Freeze'
At 12:14 this afternoon, trading in Nasdaq OMX-listed equities and exchange-traded funds was paused across most American exchange venues after Nasdaq's market data feed, known as Tape C, ceased proper interaction with the operator's securities industry…
SimCorp Updates Dimension with Trade-Processing Dashboard
The buy-side provider's asset management platform, version 5.4, will also include functionality for FX hedging overlaying multiple portfolios, trading limits capability for compliance managers, and enhancement to the strategy manager application for…
Eurex and Moscow Exchange Partner on FX Futures
Eurex and Moscow Exchange have announced that they will collaborate on the trading of foreign exchange (FX) derivatives, with the Deutsche Börse subsidiary hosting dollar/rouble and euro/rouble futures on its trading system later this year.
CSRC Widens Everbright Glitch Probe
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has announced that it will expand its investigation of trading systems to include all Chinese brokerages, following a glitch in Everbright Securities' high-frequency engine that caused it to mistakenly…
IBM Debuts Risk Manager
IBM has announced a new enterprise risk management solution for credit lifecycle management, featuring a dashboard that provides visibility into wholesale credit touchpoints.
Fatca Registration Portal Launched
The online portal firms must use to register their details, as part of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, is now operational
Nasdaq Separates Clearing and Exchange in Sweden
In order to comply with the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR), Nasdaq OMX has separated its clearing and exchange operations in its Swedish affiliate, Stockholm AB.
Envestnet Integrates HiddenLevers for Portfolio Stress-Testing
The wealth management platform provider will now include HiddenLevers' macro scenario portfolio testing tool, which uses algorithms to model the impact of economic events on asset classes as well as individual securities.
Quantifi Tapped for ICE Futures Price-Spread Calculator
The analytics provider has released a new tool for pricing credit index futures listed by IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) Futures U.S., backing increased demand for exchange-traded futures, which trade more cheaply than OTC derivatives under new global…