Sell-Side Technology/News
RTS Joins NLX Bandwagon as Nasdaq OMX Platform Nears Launch
RTS Realtime Systems Group has become the latest trading technology provider to offer connectivity to NLX, Nasdaq OMX's new London-based interest rate derivatives market.
Swiss Bank Selects New Access SA for Portfolio Management
CBH Compagnie Bancaire Helvétique, a Geneva-based bank, has chosen New Access SA to provide its portfolio management.
Gu Rejoins HSBC to Head Financial Institutions Group in China
Rani Gu has taken charge of HSBC's global payments and cash management's financial institutions group in China.
FXSpotStream Adds Morgan Stanley as Liquidity Provider
LiquidityMatch subsidiary FXSpotStream announced that Morgan Stanley has gone live as a liquidity provider of FXSpotStream's price aggregation service from FXSpotStream's sites in New York and London.
Sifma Chief Leaves for JPMorgan Post
T Timothy Ryan, the president and CEO of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (Sifma), has resigned from his post at the lobbying group in order to take up a regulatory affairs role at JPMorgan Chase.
Northern Trust Brings on Grady for Fund Services
Chicago-based Northern Trust has hired longtime State Street employee Nancy Grady as head of fund administration and fund accounting for North America.
Misys Vet Ho Replaces Sgroe as Fundtech COO
Former Misys executive Edward Ho has been appointed COO at banking technology vendor Fundtech.
BATS Document Suggests LULD Delay
A timetable for the implementation of limit-up limit-down (LULD) measures, a form of market circuit breakers in the event of wild price swings, has been published by BATS, suggesting that the enactment date of February will be postponed to April.
HKEx Unveils Extensive Restructure
The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) has undergone a major personnel restructuring, with all new appointments effective today.
Citi Realigns Institutional and Consumer Banking Tech Control
As co-presidents, Jamie Forese and Manuel Medina-Mora will have immediate technology oversight as part of CEO Michael Corbat's new management structure.
Chicago Board Options Exchange Readies Customized Option Pricing Service
Market Data Express (MDX), an affiliate of Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), will launch the CBOE Customized Option Pricing Service (COPS) next week.
CI Casa de Bolsa Taps Perseus Telecom for New York-Mexico City Connection
CI Casa de Bolsa, a brokerage house based in Mexico City, has joined Perseus Telecom's ultra-low latency network between New York and Mexico City.
BNY Mellon Receives CSD Approval
The Bank of New York (BNY) Mellon has received regulatory approval for the launch of a new Issuer Central Securities Depository (CSD).
JPMorgan Consolidates Operations with Single Platform
JPMorgan has launched a single electronic trading platform, consolidating more than 30 individual platforms onto a single user interface.
Bursa Malaysia Adds MillenniumIT Surveillance System
Bursa Malaysia has gone live with the SurveillanceTM System for trade oversight from MillenniumIT, part of the London Stock Exchange Group.
DTCC Now Disseminating Swap Prices and Data
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has announced the successful receipt of swap prices and transaction data at its DTCC Data Repository (DDR).
Swap Dealer Registration, Real-Time Data Reporting Begins
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced the successful commencement of public real-time swap transaction data reporting, and swap dealer registration, pursuant to Dodd-Frank Act mandates.
Tokyo and Osaka Bourses Merge as Japan Exchange Group
The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) and Osaka Securities Exchange (OSX) have merged their operations under a new holding company, the Japan Exchange Group.
iTB, BGC Pair on Electronic Treasuries Access
The institutional fixed income software provider says its clients can now connect directly to BGC's US government bonds trading platform, eSpeed.
UBS Stung with Record Fine for Libor Manipulation
Swiss bank UBS has been fined £160 million, approximately $311 million, by the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) for misconduct relating to the improper fixing of the London and European Interbank Offered Rates (Libor, Euribor).
MarkitSERV Expands Ice Clear Credit Connectivity
MarkitSERV, the electronic trade processing service for over-the-counter derivative transactions, has enhanced its connectivity and trade management support for buy-side clearing of credit default swap (CDS) transactions at ICE Clear Credit. The first…
LME Takes on Smarts Broker For Surveillance
Nasdaq OMX has launched the Smarts Broker market surveillance solution for commodities trading on the London Metals Exchange (LME). The launch includes the go-live of two broker-dealer customers, including Newedge.
Saudi Hollandi Ramps Up Trade Finance with Misys
Saudi Arabia's first operating bank, formed in 1926, Saudi Hollandi Bank (SHB) will employ Misys' transaction banking solution to ramp up its portfolio of cash management services that support investment in international trade.
Pumfrey Takes EMEA Reins at Liquidnet
Institutional trading network Liquidnet has announced the appointment of Mark Pumfrey to the post of head of EMEA.