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Consolidated tapes gain ground in 2022
Regulators in the US, UK, and EU moved to push forward market data efforts this year.
LSEG bolsters non-cleared ambitions with Acadia deal
The exchange group plans to build ‘a clearing house for the non-cleared world’, says LCH CEO Maguire.
This Week: Versana, Broadridge, Regis-TR and more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Anna on track for Isin review deadline
The registrar of the barcode for financial instruments has adapted its systems to reflect the updated standard, ahead of February 2023.
This Week: BlackRock/Tradeweb, FactSet, DTCC, RBC and more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Regulated firms warn against crypto market lockout
Onshore participants urge regulators to bring cryptocurrency trading out of the ‘shadows’
Waters Wrap: Where have all the (data) cowboys gone?
Industry veterans says there’s a dearth of market data management talent in the lower ranks. Following Max Bowie’s coverage, Anthony explores some other reasons for this brain drain.
People Moves: UKEF, RBC, Plenitude and more
A look at some of the key people moves from this week, including Samir Parkash (pictured), who becomes UK Export Finance’s interim chief executive officer.
EU Regulator: Incoming rules will arm financial institutions to negotiate cloud contracts
While the new rules will eat into financial services resources, regulators say they will also offer safeguards for managing cloud agreements.
Is disruption finally coming for the index business?
Regulatory developments and startups gaining some ground may—one day—threaten the incumbent providers in this space.
More trading venues face extra supervision under FCA plan
“Woolly” rules fuel concern that bulletin boards and tech providers could be swept in
UK divergence on trading venue perimeter threatens more costs and a complex compliance landscape
The FCA is in the middle of a tug of war over the definition of a trading venue. Will it diverge in a bid to present itself as a competitive market internationally or align with its EU partners?
FDC3 updates interop standard with 2.0 rollout as adoption grows
Finos gets ahead of FDC3’s critical mass by making breaking changes to the desktop interop standard, including baked-in data exchange.
FactSet blends ML, NLP for predictive data analysis
The vendor is drawing on its vast collection of data to develop predictive signals for credit ratings, shareholder activism and more.
This Week: Finos, LSEG, Neptune & Genesis, Deutsche Börse & Kaiko, Ice & More
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Top three fixed income venues confirm bid to deliver EU consolidated tape for bonds
Bloomberg, MarketAxess and Tradeweb will join forces to create an independent company and will submit a request for information in search for a third-party vendor to partner with.
LSEG-MayStreet: From direct feeds revamp to reg tools, industry sources outline rationale for deal
The acquisition of the 10-year-old vendor will give the exchange group high-quality market data, low-latency direct feeds, and packet-capture capabilities, experts say.
This Week: Deutsche Bank/FinLync, State Street/Paxos, Glue42/AllianceBernstein & More
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
This Week: State Street/MarketAxess, Aquis, Linedata & More
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
People Moves: HKEx, FCA, Clear Street, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Prerak Sanghvi (pictured), who joins Clear Street as vice president of engineering.
This Week: Goldman Sachs, MSCI/MarketAxess, Cboe/ErisX, & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
Are cloud standards a bright new horizon, or just pie in the sky?
Cloud computing standardization is a buzzword in 2022, offering the promise of full multi-cloud interoperability. But are cloud standards possible in practice, or even desirable?
This Week: Ice, SS&C/Morningstar, Deutsche Börse/DataBP, RBC & More
A summary of the latest financial technology news.
This Week: Cboe, Ice, ABN AMRO/Temenos & more
A summary of the latest financial technology news.