Europe
SmartStream Names Richard Bowler CFO
Richard Bowler joins SmartStream from Asset Control, where he served as CFO for almost two years.
Bats Europe Rolls Out Buy-Side Access to LIS IOI Platform
The Bats LIS IOI platform offers buy-side traders access to block trading in European equities ahead of upcoming Mifid II rule changes.
Plato Gets Access to Trade Informatics’ Plia Platform
Plato Partnership has signed an agreement with Trade Informatics to access the Plia platform in Europe and rename it PliaPlato.
Euronext, Morningstar Partner on European Indexes
The collaboration will produce new European indexes for blue-chip companies, giving investors access to relevant benchmarks and related market data at a lower cost.
Thomson Reuters Enhances Velocity Analytics Platform with Mifid II Functionalities
The data provider will offer best execution and SI determination services from January 3, 2018.
Mifid II's Impact on Fixed-Income Trading Sharpens
From trade reporting to best execution requirements, the fixed-income market is going to change in 2018...but what that change will look like is still to be determined.
CRM Practices Under Scrutiny: Examining How GDPR Will Affect Asset Managers
The GDPR will mainly affect less organized asset managers, as well as vendors that might need to provide modifications to their CRM systems.
Indata Releases Mifid II Enhancements for iPM Epic Platform
iPM Epic platform’s compliance, data management and OMS functionality all updated in anticipation of new European regulation due in January 2018.
Irish Funds, Deloitte Complete Blockchain for Regulatory Reporting Proof-of-Concept
The two organizations developed their proof-of-concept, RegChain, with the participation of five major institutions.
UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Has One Eye on Europe, One on Asia
The UK regulator has strong words for asset managers on best execution, while it builds bridges for fintech development with its Japanese counterpart.
Broadridge Continues Acquisition Binge, Adds Message Automation Ahead of Mifid II
Last year, Broadridge made several acquisitions across its different platforms, adding 4sight and Dojima specifically for their regulatory compliance offerings. Message Automation is another step in broadening its compliance suite.
Linedata and Morningstar Extend Partnership for Fixed-Income and Credit Derivatives Support
The partnership aims to provide, among others, expanded analytics for alternative funds and separately managed accounts (SMAs).
BBVA Taps Wolters Kluwer for Liquidity Risk and Regulatory Reporting
The UK subsidiary of Spanish Bank BBVA has adopted Wolters Kluwer's OneSumX offering to meet its liquidity risk and reporting requirements.
Nex Launches New Regulatory Reporting Platform
The solution, supported by Abide Financial, will offer an array of services on a single platform.
KBC Asset Management Taps Axioma for Equities Risk Management
Belgian investment firm to utilize Axioma risk and portfolio management solution to optimize European equities operations.
Wiener Börse Builds APA Platform for Trade Reporting
The Austrian Exchange will comply with OTC Mifid II reporting requirements by introducing the TTR2 platform for its Austrian and regional clients.
Euronext Takes $10 Million Stake in Fixed-Income Tech Provider Algomi
Latest investment in London-based vendor follows $2.3 million licensing agreement in November last year to create joint venture to launch new pan-European bond multilateral trading facility.
QuantHouse to Extend Turquoise European Midpoint Matching Services
Market data and services provider to extend Turquoise Plato platform for midpoint matching services throughout Europe.
MarketAxess Taps AXA IM’s Roupie to Run European and Asian Operations
Former AXA IM global head of trading and securities financing to lead fixed-income technology vendor in Europe and Asia.
London Stock Exchange-Deutsche Börse Merger Suffers Potentially Terminal Setback
LSEG refuses European Commission’s antitrust demand to sell stake in Italian platform MTS, placing proposed merger in jeopardy.
The Skinny on Euronext’s New Pan-European Dark Pool
Euronext speaks to WatersTechnology about its soon-to-be unveiled MTF for block trading that it claims “bridges the gap between human trading and electronic execution.”
Thomson Reuters Adapts Velocity Analytics Platform for MiFID II
The platform, which is powered by technology from Kx, will add multi-asset best execution and SI determination capabilities in 2018
Thomson Reuters Launches European Elections News Tool on Eikon
New app will help clients keep up with upcoming elections in the Netherlands, France and Germany.
Abide Financial Applies to Become ARM, APA Provider
Ahead of Mifid II implementation, Abide aspires to become one of the largest Approved Publication Arrangement (APA) and Approved Reporting Mechanism (ARM) providers.