Trading Tech
R3, FCA Collaborate on Mortgage Transaction Reporting DLT Prototype
R3 has built a prototype application for regulatory reporting of mortgage transactions with the help of the FCA and two major banks.
SS&C Advent Targets Order Creation with Genesis Release
The Moxy tool will add cloud-based, automated portfolio rebalancing capabilities with dramatic time reductions.
To Help 'Phase 3' Firms Comply with Initial Margin Rules, AcadiaSoft Releases Open-Source Code
Next September, Phase 3 firms will be required to post initial margin for all non-cleared derivatives transactions.
EDMA: Mifid II Driving Fixed-Income Businesses Away
EDMA warns that inconsistencies in transaction reporting are already forcing fixed-income participants to move outside the EU.
Looking to the Future of Settlement
"It took 20 years to get consensus to move to T+2, but just three years from the inception of the technical working group to implementation."
FTSE Makes ICB Changes to Support Growth, Industry Change
FTSE Russell, index provider, to roll out series of updates to ICB standard for end of 2018.
QuantHouse Launches API Ecosystem for Buy-Side Quant Traders
API-enabled technology repository aims to provide quant traders with as-a-service applications without a traditional implementation structure.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 86: Nasdaq’s Use of Machine Learning & T+2 Comes to North America
Joakim Strid joins the podcast to discuss how Nasdaq is deploying machine-learning techniques for surveillance. Then Emilia David joins the podcast to discuss T+2’s launch in the US, Canada, Mexico and Peru.
CSS Eyes Asia Expansion, Seeks Acquisitions
Compliance Solutions Strategies reveals plans to boost presence in Asia and target acquisitions.
Symphony Adds Ex-Bloomberg Sales Manager Birshan to UK Team
Birshan previously spent 15 years at Bloomberg in a variety of sales roles, having started at the vendor as an analyst.
Nasdaq Explores Asia Alt Data Additions to Analytics Hub
In addition to datasets already under consideration, the exchange could also include data from Asia and other parts of the world across asset classes in the future, reports Wei-Shen Wong.
ICE Extends Connectivity to Japan with Go West Deal
The Go West consortium describes its mission as "to create more efficient access to global financial markets by offering the fastest and lowest latency route between Chicago and Tokyo... at a reasonable cost."
Bloomberg, Advise Tech Ally for SEC 22e-4 Reporting
The partnership will help mutual fund clients calculate the liquidity risk they must report under the new SEC 22e-4 rule.
IMP Partners UnaVista to Prepare US Asset Managers for Mifid Shock
Through the pairing, IMP will use UnaVista's testing environment to help North American asset managers prepare for stringent new reporting requirements.
Avelacom Deploys Metamako FPGA Switch at CME Datacenter
Officials say the move will significantly reduce latency within CME's Aurora datacenter.
Nasdaq Boosts Surveillance with Machine Learning
Nordic markets build machine-learning algos into surveillance architecture to help prioritize workflows.
The Existentialist Dread of Robotics
Fear of replacement at the mechanical hands of robots is holding back much-needed progress in automation.
BT Promotes Payne to Lead Radianz Services
30-year BT veteran Payne will now hold the position of managing director of BT Radianz Services, concurrent with his role as chief operating officer for BT’s Global Banking & Financial Markets division.
Nasdaq Files Complaint Against Miami Exchanges Over Trading Tech
Exchange operator accuses rival of infringing on patents in trading systems
Nasdaq Acquires Buy-Side Analytics Provider eVestment
The acquisition is part of a wider strategy by the exchange to offer more data products which may appeal to the buy side
T+2 Settlement Begins in US Markets
Trades executed on September 5 will now settle on September 7 under new rules.
Machine Learning in the Capital Markets: Waters Takes an Inside Look
Anthony Malakian looks at a dozen live projects in the capital markets that use machine-learning tools to improve front-, middle-, and back-office processes.
TMX Data Head Sinclair Retires
Eric spent 14 years running TMX's (and before that, the Toronto Stock Exchange's) Datalinx data business.
Blockchain Not Yet Ready to Power T+0 Settlement
Blockchain provides easier communication between parties and boasts an immutable record of transactions, but it remains immature.