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Swift Opens KYC Registry Membership
Financial institutions can now use the registry even if they do not connect to Swift
Nigerian Stock Exchange Takes Smarts for Surveillance
The African exchange has deployed Nasdaq technology to introduce the first surveillance platform in the country.
ITG Unveils TCA Platform for Fixed Income
Fixed income expansion aimed at addressing new best execution requirements under European rules
Swift to Open Up KYC Registry
All supervised financial institutions will be eligible to join the know-your-customer platform
ITG Launches Fixed Income TCA Tool
ITG’s new fixed income TCA product is now available for post-trade analysis and reporting, with pre-trade capabilities in development.
Bloomberg Latest to Receive FCA ARM Nod
Bloomberg gets FCA approval to test transaction reporting capabilities under MiFID II
NZFMA Taps Bloomberg’s B-Pipe Feed for Rates Pricing
New Zealand’s institutional banking association will have access to market data from B-Pipe without having to rely on prices submitted by bank panels.
Sentieo Debuts Research Management System to Manage Data, Notes in Desktop
The RMS will help analysts manage and share data relevant to their watchlists from across Sentieo's platform, and their own content sources, as well as proprietary notes.
Fincad Boosts Risk Backbone with Latest F3 Release
Version 7.0 of Fincad F3 aims to help buy-side firms better manage their risk processes as they expand into new asset classes and geographies
Symphony Hires Former Bloomberg, ITRS Execs for Enterprise Sales
Secure messaging startup Symphony Communications Services has hired Mark Gonzalez and Rajiv Bala Subramanian as sales specialists focusing on enterprise sales.
Former SIX Financial Info CEO Carletti Rejoins MAS
Carletti, a former senior executive at SIX, BT and Reuters, will advise financial firms on issues around digital transofmation, technology and cybersecurity.
Exegy Bows European, Asian, US Handlers in ‘Record’ H1 Rollout
The "record" numbers of new feed handlers are being driven by European regulations, client deployments in Asia, and new US exchange feeds.
Worldflow Unveils US Independent Research Directory
The portal will allow buy-side firms to search for research providers by a range of factors.
Vela Trading Continues Growth Strategy with Object Trading Acquisition
This Vela move follow’s its acquisition last month of futures and options trading specialist OptionsCity.
Quantitative Brokers Receives $24 Million Investment
Centana Growth Partners invests in Quantitative Brokers for its expansion plans.
AIM Software Grows Professional Services Team
Soni and Loznica have more than 30 years of combined software implementation and engineering expertise.
Axioma Pays Severance
Severance has two decades of experience of working in the areas of risk management, analytics and technology.
JWG: Buy-Side Firms At Risk of Missing MiFID II Deadline Eye Outsourced Data Management, Reporting
Data management solutions among most popular areas for outsourcing to comply with impending rules.
Icma Warns on Euro Clearing Relocation
Trade body says any forced move could increase risks and costs for derivatives users
Blockchain Frameworks Move Forward with Partnerships and Production Releases
Hyperledger Fabric has released its production-ready version 1.0, as R3 partners with Intel
Solactive Taps Trio of Bank, Index Execs
The new hires bring almost 60 years of combined experience in financial markets, indexes, and structured products.
Cordatum Merges EAS’ Audit Arm to Boost Compliance Capabilities
The merger of the two business divisions will provide Cordatum clients who consume data with a greater understanding of usage models and help information providers better value their intellectual property, officials say.
CLS Adds Four Currencies to Aggregation Service
Non-CLS eligible currencies from Russia, China, Turkey and Poland are the newest additions to its aggregation service.
EDM Council, Columbia University Partner for Data Management Course
A dozen Columbia University students are making history by incorporating a data management module into their finance-related degrees, developed in partnership with the EDM Council. Joanne Faulkner learns more.