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Broker SCB Nears Deal With XData, EOSE to Grow Data Sales, Governance
The move will build on SCB's internal efforts over the past year to establish and grow a formal data business.
This Week: Refinitiv; Broadway; BMO/Clearpool; Skytra/Nasdaq & More
Catch up on some of the past week's financial technology news.
SteelEye to Monitor Social Media for Trade Reconstruction
Compliance vendor says upcoming automatic trade reconstruction will slash processing times and allow users to monitor news feeds to detect insider trading.
VendEx Readies VReg Tool to Shed Light on Vendor Dependencies
VReg will highlight the third-party services that financial institutions rely on most to meet each aspect of regulations.
Colt Cuts Japan–Hong Kong Latency to Sub-41ms
Beyond new latency reductions between Tokyo and Hong Kong, Colt will continue to optimize its routes and expand its network coverage.
MEMX Builds Out Infrastructure as it Waits on Regulatory Approval
The exchange’s CEO and COO discuss its matching engine, Intel partnership, cloud strategy and plans for the future.
Euroclear to Roll Out Fixed Income Data Services
The post-trade firm and custodian will launch new data services for fixed income liquidity and APIs for its reference data offerings.
ICE Looks to Bolster ESG Service as Investors Grapple with Lack of Standards
ICE Data Services says investors can access its reference data subscription later this year to build out their ESG strategies.
GLMX Looks to Sec Lending and Swaps for Electronification
The platform provider is looking at opportunities in securities lending and swaps, as it pursues expansion in Europe.
This Week: Charles River, Broadridge/IBM, Dash, TT, GAM/SimCorp
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Oracle Leverages Deep Learning To Detect Financial Crime
Oracle is using deep learning to find matching patterns for graph analytics within its compliance platform.
Brown Brothers Harriman To 'Transform' Its Fund Accounting Service by 2021
The bank is in the throes of a hefty transformation project within its Investor Services division, which began with machine-learning efforts last year.
Cboe Plans Comeback in Crypto Markets
The US exchange is again planning to offer crypto derivatives, while after previous attempts to gain regulatory approval to list crypto ETFs were thwarted.
Nasdaq Updates Surveillance Offering to Build Trader Profiles to Catch Spoofing
The company is combining different data sources to help users spot market abuse and manipulation.
BlackRock and UBS Seek Partnerships to Expand in China
Relationships with Chinese banks and asset managers will help global firms to better develop and distribute products to investors in the country.
People Moves: LSEG, BNY Mellon, Matthew Nelson, Jennifer Grancio and LiquidityBook
A look at some of the key 'people moves' from last week, including Arne Staal's move to LSEG and BNY Mellon's new global FX COO, Paresh Shah.
This Week: SimCorp, Nasdaq, FactSet/Snowflake, IBM
A summary of some of the past week's financial technology news.
FIS Acquires Virtus to Expand Managed Services in Credit Space
FIS is looking to integrate Virtus technology platforms into its back-office solutions.
SEC Preps Shakeup of US Consolidated Tapes
The SEC wants a single consolidated data plan to improve data latency and availability over the current consolidated tapes.
California's New Privacy Rule Will Impact Financial Institutions
The CCPA came into force on Jan 1, and while it exempts some consumer data from its scope, firms that have business data on state residents will be pulled in.
Isda Wants Regulators to use its Model to Draft Rules
The trade association is looking to offer its Common Domain Model to rulemakers.
Biofuels Broker SCB Eyes More Data Partnerships in 2020
After setting up a dedicated market data function last year, the broker plans to enlist more vendors to increase distribution of its data,
SEC Democratic Commissioner Slams CAT Delays
Robert Jackson dissented from a new proposed order to modernize exchange data.