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ING, Bloomberg Ally for Emerging FX Indexes
The indexes will help investors increase their exposure to emerging markets currencies, and track them against the US dollar.
US Senator Urges Greater Reg SCI Transparency from SEC
Ranking member of Senate subcommittee says regulator should update list of affected firms
Chi-X Australia Installs Jokovic as CEO
Exchange names Deutsche Bank veteran to lead role.
Nasdaq Reaps Rewards from Information Investment, Hails Hub Potential
Index business growth contributes to more positive results for Nasdaq’s data business, with its Analytic Hub and buy-side focus singled out as a “long-term” growth opportunity for the division going forward.
CBOE Enters Bitcoin Data Distribution Deal with Gemini
Multi-year license will allow both companies to explore bitcoin derivatives opportunities
Neptune Adds Rabobank and TD Securities as Latest Dealers
Trading network adds banks to bring total dealer members to 24.
Opus Adds Finance and Tech Chiefs to Roster
Glenn Renzulli joins the firm as CFO while Michael Angle takes on an expanded role as CTO
Risk Focus, RegTek.Solutions and Deutsche Borse team up for MiFID II solution
Risk Focus, RegTek.Solutions provide Deutsche Borse Group with key system components for its OTC Trade Reporting solution.
EDM Council Reports Data Quality Challenges Still Loom Large
EDM survey finds firms doing well on organization, but have far to go in reaching data management quality benchmarks.
T Rowe Price Taps ICE for Best Execution
ICE's Best Execution service will allow investment manager to meet obligations through execution quality analysis.
TNS Unveils Frankfurt Managed Hosting and Connectivity
TNS' new managed service in Frankfurt will provide local clients with access to co-location resources and connectivity via its global network.
AcadiaSoft Launches Consulting Services for Initial Margin Rules
Vendor will provide a service that advises banks and buy-side firms seeking margin-model approval from the Fed ahead of 2018 deadline
Barchart Taps Zacks Vet Sheehy for Institutional Sales
Sheehy will bring a decade of experience at Zacks, plus additional experience of stock analysis, to his new role at Barchart
Pragma Releases Algo for Cross-Pair Triangulation
The new algorithm, which automatically splits trades in illiquid currency pairs to more liquid ones, is available on Pragma360.
DBS Appoints Latiff as New Institutional Digital Head
Banking veteran takes on digital lead for Singapore-based bank’s institutional operations.
LiquidityBook Names Twitter Vet Andy Carroll as Chief Architect
Carroll has over 30 years of experience, most recently serving as tech lead of Twitter’s NFL live-streaming project
Euroclear and Paxos Break Up over Blockchain Project
Euroclear abandons Bankchain platform but startup says launch will go ahead in 2018
Big XYT Gives Pan-EU View of Liquidity Data from ‘Cockpit’
The service enables clients to monitor market share and specific liquidity indicators across European trading venues.
Big xyt Launches Cloud Platform Spin-off Liquidity Cockpit
Platform provides interactive analytics for both dark and lit markets and tracks large-in-scale trading activity.
Liquidnet and FactSet Partner on Mifid II Research Unbundling
FactSet Research Management Solution integrated with Liquidnet Broker Vote and Commission Management System
Euronext, Morningstar launch European Blue-Chip Indexes
Partnership aimed at delivering series of derivatives products based on Morningstar benchmarks bears fruit
NEX Data Expands Forex Benchmark Offering
Vendor launches EBS FX Benchmarks – a series of 30-minute FX snapshots across 15 currency pairs
Thomson Reuters Deepens Redi-Eikon Integration
Buy-side users get access to Eikon’s pre-trade content and functionality through the Redi EMS.
Trading Tech Vendor Horizon Taps Ultumus for ETF Data
Paris-based algorithmic trading platform provider Horizon Software has incorporated data on global exchange-traded funds from specialist data vendor Ultumus into its platform.