Sell-Side Technology/News
BATS to Transition Primary Exchanges to NY5 Datacenter
BATS has selected Equinix as its primary data center provider for all of the BATS exchange platforms, including the Direct Edge exchanges EDGA and EDGX.
WSE Confirms Acquisition of Aquis Exchange Stake
The Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) has finalized its acquisition of a 36 percent stake in the newly launched pan-European stock exchange, Aquis Exchange.
Société Générale Extends Securities Services to West Africa
Société Générale Securities Services (SGSS) has announced that it will offer securities services in West Africa through Societe Generale de Banques en Côte d'Ivoire (SGBCI), the French bank's subsidiary in the state.
Parkins to Lead Lombard Risk’s Sales Efforts
Lombard Risk Management, the London-based provider integrated regulatory reporting, compliance, and collateral management technology and services to the capital markets, has appointed Simon Parkins as the firm's global sales director as part of its…
Fidessa Co-Locates in Singapore, Adds Vietnamese Broker
Trading technology vendor Fidessa has announced that it will co-locate in the Singapore Exchange's (SGX) datacenter, in addition to signing up the first Vietnam-based broker to its global network.
Saxo Bank Adds Futures Spread Trading for Mobile
The e-trading specialist says clients can now trade futures spreads across its platforms, including SaxoTrader smartphone and tablet apps, covering intra-market spreads as well as named calendar spreads on a range of gold, oil and commodities, rates,…
Dhaka Bourse Goes Live with Trapets Surveillance System
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has implemented the InstantWatch Market surveillance suite from vendor Trapets, and gone live with the system.
ICBC Turns to AxiomSL for Euro Compliance Support
Beijing-headquartered ICBC, formerly known as the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, has contracted New York-based Axiom Software Laboratories to support its European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) over-the-counter (OTC) transaction…
Etrali Rolls Out Mobile Voice Recording in Japan
Etrali Trading Solutions has extended its mobile voice-recording service to Japan, and will partner Natterbox to help banks in the region complying with record-keeping requirements.
Scotiabank Deploys Fenergo for Compliance
Scotiabank's global banking and markets division has implemented Fenergo's Regulatory Onboarding product to support its existing systems for compliance.
Caplin Appoints Ashworth as COO
Trading platform specialist Caplin has announced that John Ashworth is its new chief operating officer, starting today.
Tradeweb Completes First Swap Trade by an FCM on Behalf of a Client
Tradeweb Markets has completed the first swap trade by a futures commission merchant (FCM) on behalf of (OBO) a US-based asset manager on a swap execution facility (SEF). Accessing Tradeweb’s TW SEF, Credit Suisse Securities successfully executed a five…
CFTC Issues No-Action Relief for European MTFs
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the European Commission (EC) have jointly announced that certain European entities will be exempt from US rules regarding derivatives reform for now, although a long-term picture is still uncertain.
Oslo Børs' Millennium 8 Rollout Adds Auction, Iceberg Features to Boost Liquidity, Protect Trading Strategies
Norwegian exchange Oslo Børs is rolling out an updated version of its Millennium trading platform that exchange officials say will introduce technical changes designed to increase trading in less liquid stocks while enhancing trading capabilities for…
Chi-X Japan Appoints Nagahori as President
Makoto Nagahori will take on the roles of president and chief operating officer at Chi-X Japan, the venue operator has announced.
Eris Exchange Adds UBS for Swap Futures Execution, Clearing
Via its UBS Securities arm, the Swiss bank has completed its first trade on the venue, on behalf of asset manager Eaton Vance.
ParFX Adds JPMorgan, Citi as Founder Banks
ParFX has announced that JPMorgan and Citi have joined the foreign-exchange (FX) platform as founding members, bringing the total to 14.
Bloomberg SEF Completes First Sponsored Access Swap Trade
The trade by NISA Investment Advisors, supported by Credit Suisse's futures commission merchant (FCM) arm and Goldman Sachs, comes ahead of next week's deadline for the buy-side to begin mandatory execution on SEFs.
Deutsche Börse Takes Minority Stake in Bondcube
Frankfurt-headquartered Deutsche Börse has announced its purchase of a minority stake in electronic bond-trading platform Bondcube.
TMX to Use Ullink for Pre-Trade Risk and Connectivity
Canadian exchange consortium TMX Group has selected Ullink, a Paris-based provider of connectivity and trading solutions, to provide a pre-trade risk management and connectivity solution for its equity trading customers.
CCL Nabs Aberdeen Compliance Chief for MD Role
Regulatory consultancy CCL has announced that Alan Leale-Green will join the company as its UK managing director.
CFTC Gives Three-Month SEF Relief to Packaged Swaps
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that packaged transactions with a leg that includes swaps made available to trade (MAT) on swap execution facilities (SEFs) will not be subject to the execution mandates for three months.
LSE Partners CheetahFix for African Connectivity
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSE) and CheetahFix have announced a collaboration to connect electronic trading entities in South Africa with the British bourse.
Fix Trading Community Announces TCA Standards
The Financial Information Exchange (Fix) Trading Community has debuted its initial guidelines for best practice in equities transaction-cost analysis (TCA).