Europe
Coinfloor Awaits Green Light from Gibraltar
DLT providers are obliged to satisfy nine principles and pay an annual fee to comply with the regulatory framework.
Banks Increasingly Using Market-Abuse Systems for #MeToo
The Senior Managers Regime and #MeToo campaigns are making banks increasingly conscious of employee conduct
State Street Exec: Data Quality Poses Challenges for ESG-Conscious Investors
State Street Global Exchange’s head of research says investors still struggle to measure ESG impact on their portfolios, despite growing demand for ESG insights.
UMB Integrates Temenos Multifonds for ETF Valuations
The integration looks to modernize and automate UMB's exchange-trade funds business.
Trax Taps TR Data for SI Volume Alert Service
The data will support Trax’s MiFID II and SI determination service, which indicates a firm’s potential to become an SI before the assessment period.
Own Goal: Mifid II Reduces Transparency in Some Markets
New rules replace voluntary arrangements in ETFs and Nordic bonds, fragmenting post-trade data.
Illuminated Data: SFTR May Reach Too Far
While waiting for the regulators’ final word on SFTR’s technical specifications, SFT market participants and counterparties are planning their compliance strategies amid concern that the regulation goes too far in its goal to bring shadow banking into…
AIM and West Highland Partner for EDM Solution
Combined product provides access to a variety of reference data to enable faster, more accurate decisions.
New CEO Lenardos Plans Refocus to Return Cinnober to Profit in 2019
Lenardos rules out M&A; says Cinnober will focus on organic growth
ITRS Group Acquires OP5 to Bolster Monitoring and Log File Capabilities
The acquisition will offer professional clients improved monitoring, network analytics and log file capabilities.
Nordic Capital Acquires Macrobond
Nordic Capital Fund IX allocates an undisclosed sum to advance the data analytics provider's growth strategy and technological developments.
OpenFin Hires Ex-Deutsche Data Exec Wood to Boost Enterprise Business
Wood, former head of market data services at Deutsche Bank, will be responsible for growing OpenFin's adoption among end-users and vendor partners.
Tools For Brokers Updates Platform
Cyprus-based company integrates capital adequacy and end-of-day reports into its flagship product.
SI Rules Switch from Optional to Mandatory Sept. 1
Half of the systematic internalizer obligations will soon become compulsory.
Augustsson Departs Cinnober, CFO Lenardos Named CEO
Lenardos will become CEO after just two months as CFO at Cinnober.
BeQuant Launches Cryptocurrency Exchange
BeQuant offers access to liquidity of more than $150 million with a focus on compliance.
QuantHouse Onboards Actant Trading Technology
The partnership offers quicker-to-market trading technologies through the use of QuantHouse’s API system.
Clearpool Licenses Algo Platform in Europe
Users of Clearpool's Algorithmic Management System platform can customize algorithms and analyze trading performance.
Barclays Leads Pack on $14 Million Funding Round for Cloud9 Platform
The platform aims to modernize communications among counterparties and deliver sophisticated data analytics.
Smartkarma, CorpXSasia Partner on Corporate Access, Research
Independent research provider Smartkarma and corporate access provider CorpXSasia plan to create larger corporate access events together.
IBM and CLS Join Forces on Blockchain
The LedgerConnect project aims to provide a secure network for deploying and consuming relevant information and services.
Moody's Analytics Partners with Paxata for Enhanced Data Prep
Paxata's self-service data preparation platform will facilitate improved data management for Moody's Analytics customers.
EuroCCP Picks Nagel as CEO
Former LCH executive to take over as chief executive of cash-equities clearinghouse.
Usave and GMEX Collaborate on Ethical Digital Gold Exchange
The blockchain-based exchange is designed to enable a fair and traceable means of trading eco-responsible gold.