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Trapets Nabs Nylén from Burgundy
Trapets AB has announced that Peter Nylén, head of market surveillance at multilateral trading facility (MTF) Burgundy, will be joining the vendor.
New FIA Study Suggests Futures Volatility Not Influenced by HFT
Research conducted for the Futures Industry Association by Nicholas Bollen and Robert Whaley at Vanderbilt University's Owen School of Management suggests that recent trading in 15 futures contracts has not become more volatile, despite increased…
Interactive Data Explores Demand for Country of Risk Information
The data vendor is investigating whether it has access to the data needed to produce country of risk information, after the challenges associated with this category of risk were highlighted during its inaugural Reference Data Advisory Group meeting
XP Investimentos Joins Perseus Network
Brazilian broker-dealer XP Investimentos has established a presence on the Perseus Telecom global exchange network.
Volta Chooses Optimum Group for London Datacenter
Datacenter provider Volta Data Centers has selected Optimum Group Services (OGS) as facilities provider for the maintenance of its central London facility.
ConvergEx Taps Ardell for CIO
ConvergEx Group has named Gary Ardell CIO. He will also be part of the vendor’s executive committee.
Basel Committee Recommends Reporting Improvements
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision says enhanced disclosures by banks, including granular data on asset class mixes, may be needed to improve understanding of risk-weighted assets
ISITC Issues Multi-Listed Identifier Best Practices
The standards organization's working group is basing best practices on ISIN codes, as the most common and widely used format
Tieto Takes on Länsförsäkringar Fund Systems
Tieto has announced that it has signed an agreement with Länsförsäkringar to manage the Swedish bank's fund-administration systems.
HKEx Picks Jones for LME Top Spot
Hong Kong Clearing and Exchanges (HKEx) has announced that Garry Jones will succeed Martin Abbott as the CEO of the London Metal Exchange (LME).
Tullett Prebon Files SEF Application with CFTC
New York-based interdealer broker Tullett Prebon has announced it is applying to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to become a swap execution facility (SEF).
FixSpec Announces Central Debut
London-based vendor FixSpec has announced the launch of Central, its enterprise platform for connection monitoring and operational analytics.
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