John Brazier
John Brazier is the deputy editor for Sell-Side Technology, having joined Waters in January 2015 as a European staff writer and previously served as Buy-Side Technology deputy editor. Prior to Waters, John covered the UK consumer credit and insolvency sectors. Based in London, John covers industry issues, trends and developments for buy-side technologies.
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Digital Asset, DTCC Partner for US Repo Distributed Ledger Development
Parties sign agreement of understanding to develop distributed ledger proof-of-concept for US repo market.
Lombard Risk Launches Counterparty Credit Risk Solution
Update to AgileReporter solution covers Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s regulatory requirements.
London Stock Exchange’s CurveGlobal Launch Delayed Until Q3
Interest rate derivatives exchange was due to launch in Q2 this year, delayed to improve customer readiness.
Polen Capital Selects Charles River's Investment Management Solution
Boutique investment firm implements IMS as a hosted service, alongside integrated data service.
“Merger of Equals” Agreed by London Stock Exchange, Deutsche Börse
Creation of exchange powerhouse agreed, deal expected to be completed by end of year or early 2017.
Markit Launches Trade Affirmation Service for FX
Broker Affirmation service for foreign exchange trades aims to reduce complexity, cost and risk.
Target2-Securities: Wave Two on Course for Launch as Precursor to Arrival of Euroclear
Focus on learning historic lessons for preparation of second migration wave to pan-European settlement platform.
Deutsche Börse to Sell International Securities Exchange to Nasdaq for $1.1 Billion
German exchange group divests ISE US exchanges as part of ongoing plan to merge with London Stock Exchange.
Bloomberg Launches Liquidity Assessment Tool for Bond Liquidity Risk
New tool powered by machine learning to tackle ongoing bond liquidity issues through a quantitative approach.
Lombard Risk Aims to Create Global Regulatory Reporting Harmony with AgileReporter Launch
New regulatory reporting solution aimed at providing strategic approach while increasing the value of data and process automation.
SIX Securities Launches CO:RE Repo Trading Platform
New repo transaction platform to replace legacy system, offer real-time collateral monitoring for multi-currency Swiss market.
Intercontinental Exchange Mulls Counterbid for London Stock Exchange
NYSE owner confirms possibility of bid to hijack LSE-Deutsche Börse merger, yet to make formal contact with LSE.
ASX Selects Nasdaq to Replace Post-Trade Platforms for Equities, Equity Options
Nasdaq implements Genium Inet to replace ASX equities and equity options clearing platforms.
Fixed Income: Electronic Evolution
The historic liquidity issues plaguing the fixed-income market have been recognized for some time and a number of trading platforms have been launched to facilitate trading, particularly within the secondary bond market.
Japan Exchange Taps Cinnober for Derivatives Clearing
Cinnober to deliver real-time listed derivatives clearing through TRADExpress RealTime Clearing solution to Japan Exchange.
LSE, Deutsche Börse Announce Further Merger Details
Current Deutsche Börse CEO Carsten Kengeter would lead combined entity, Xavier Rolet to step down.
FlexTrade Systems Adds Symphony Messaging Platform to EMS
Symphony platform integrated in to FlexTrader EMS for messaging capabilities and content distribution.
Singapore Exchange Selects Millennium PostTrade for Clearing Business
SGX Central Depository adopts MillenniumIT’s clearing, settlement and depository platform.
Genesis Investment Taps SimCorp's Client Reporting Platform
Emerging markets asset manager adopts Coric solution to replace legacy client reporting solution.
Nasdaq, Digital Reasoning Partner to Enhance Market Surveillance Tools
Collaboration will see integration of Nasdaq Smarts surveillance, Digital Reasoning compliance monitoring solutions.
London Stock Exchange, Deutsche Börse Confirm Merger Discussions
European exchange venues LSE and Deutsche Börse in “detailed discussions” over “merger of equals”.
ItBit Joins London Blockchain Scene
Former SocGen managing director Jason Nabi to spearhead Blockchain start-up's EMEA operations.
European Commission Confirms One Year MiFID II Delay
Delay of MiFID II entry to application confirmed for Jan. 3, 2018 due to “exceptional technical implementation challenges.”
European Commission Confirms One Year MiFID II Delay
Delay of MiFID II entry to application confirmed for Jan. 3, 2018 due to “exceptional technical implementation challenges.”