Canada
FTSE Russell Goes for Ghosh in Canada
The former Morningstar sales exec will help FTSE Russell strengthen its brand in Canada through cross-selling.
Industry Reaction Mixed Following Aequitas' Call for Investigation into 'Anti-Competitive' TMX Data Practices
Aequitas alleges that TMX basically operates a monopoly and charges prohibitive fees for consolidated Canadian data.
‘Significant Canadian Milestone’ for LEIs
Debt securities regulation goes live
Bloomberg TOMS First Solution Certified by IIROC for Reporting Under Rule 2800c
Latest Canadian post-trade regulation is similar to that of Finra’s Trace.
EdgePoint Investment Group Taps Charles River For Hosted IMS
Canadian firm is the latest to take integrated portfolio management, trading and compliance platform.
TMX's Eccleston Talks HFT, Says It's Not Going Anywhere
TMX CEO Lou Eccleston shares his thoughts with Dan DeFrancesco on HFT and why the industry needs to learn to accept it.
Thomson Reuters Adds CBID Bond Data to Eikon, Elektron
Content deal will give Thomson Reuters clients access to CBID's real-time Canadian bond data for greater transparency.
Vertex One AM Drives Funds Expansion with Linedata Global Hedge
Canadian hedge fund pushes further with middle office partnership.
S3 Adds Canadian Best Ex Analytics to its Suite of Tools, With More Geographies to Come
In the coming year S3 will look to add more geographies, asset classes to the platform.
MillenniumIT's Gill Discusses Aequitas NEO Launch, What's Ahead
Millennium will work with Aequitas to add listings capabilities potentially later this year.
Aequitas NEO Gets Regulatory Nod for Data Fees, But Preps Initial Fee Waiver to Boost IPOs
Startup Canadian stock market Aequitas NEO Exchange will offer its market data free of charge under a fee waiver program from when the market goes live on March 27 until it achieves a five percent market share of the Canadian market, after receiving…
MTS Markets Unveils BondVision US Trading Platform
Brokers on the ATS to broaden Euro government bond offerings to the buy side.
MTS Markets Unveils BondVision US Trading Platform
Brokers can broaden their Euro government bond offerings to the buy side.
Wall Street Horizon Taps TMX Datalinx to Sell Event Data Worldwide
The deal will allow WSH to extend its reach and TMX Datalinx to grow its product set
TMX Launches Montreal Exchange Historical Derivatives Data Products
The data will cover futures and options traded on TMX's Montreal Exchange derivatives market
Startup Exchange Aequitas NEO Preps Datafeeds, Tests Ahead of March Launch
The exchange plans to launch feeds of market data from its lit, alternative and dark books.
Canadian Authorities Name Thomson Reuters Rates Administrator
The Canadian Bankers Association and the Investment Industry Association of Canada have appointed Thomson Reuters' Benchmark Services unit the administrator for Canada's two main interest rate benchmarks, the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (CDOR) and…
In First Foreign Foray, Eris Licenses Swap Futures IP for Canadian Rates
Swap futures are set to head north of the border as Chicago-based swap futures venue Eris Exchange has agreed to license Eris Methodology, its proprietary product design and intellectual property (IP), to Montréal Exchange, the Canadian derivatives…
CenturyLink Opens Second Toronto Datacenter
CenturyLink Technology Solutions, the former Savvis hosting and network business subsidiary acquired by internet and telecoms service provider CenturyLink, has opened a new datacenter in Markham, Toronto.
Bloomberg Touts New Toronto Ticker
Bloomberg has gone live with a new ticker plant in Toronto, to provide financial firms with faster access to data captured from Canadian exchanges, reducing latency by 71 percent compared to its previous offering.
Canadian Market Participants Skeptical of Proposed Exchange Data Fee Regulation
Proposed regulations in Canada to curb the fees that Canadian trading venues can charge for their real-time market data have received mixed reactions from market participants, who are unconvinced that the new proposals will significantly reduce the cost…
Black is the New Black for MSCI Canada
Index provider MSCI has hired Lindsay Black as vice president of its equity index business in Toronto, responsible for relationship management with local asset managers, broker-dealers and hedge funds.
MDX Tech Taps CFSI as Canadian Agent
UK market data connectivity supplier MDX Technology has appointed Toronto-based consulting services startup Collaborative Financial Services Inc (CFSI) as its sole agent in Canada, as part of its ongoing expansion into North America.
Citihub Moves Scher to New Toronto Office
IT advisory firm Citihub Consulting has opened a new office in Toronto at 140 Yonge Street, and has relocated associate partner Greg Scher from New York to lead client engagements from the new office and better support Citihub's "growing base of…