Latest Trade execution News: Finextra Research

Spanish securities market aims for 'Fast Track Listing' with blockchain trials

The Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV), BME and a group of financial institutions formed by Banco Santander, BBVA, BNP Paribas, CaixaBank, Commerzbank and Société Générale, have been collaborating over the past year on a project called Fast Track Listing (FTL), which is based on blockchain technology.

25 June 2018

Company update/Trade execution

GLMX becomes registered ATS and broker-dealer

GLMX Technologies, LLC (GLMX), a comprehensive technology solution for the trading of repurchase agreements (“repo”) and securities lending, has been granted registration by the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) as a registered alternative trading system (ATS) and broker-dealer.

22 June 2018

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Trainee trader sues UK broker for £10m over trading platform mix-up

A French day trader is suing UK broker Valbury Capital after it voided the €10m profit he had accrued using what he thought was a demo version of its trading software but which turned out be a live account.

22 June 2018

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US Treasury fintech report to make regulatory recommendations

A much anticipated report from the US Treasury on regulatory reforms for the fintech sector is set to recommend the use of regulatory sandboxes and fintech charters at both a state and federal level.

22 June 2018

Company update/Trade execution

LEI waiver period to end in July

The temporary period allowing for a smooth introduction of the use of Legal Identity Identifiers (LEIs), originally brought-in in December 2017, will not be further extended and cease in July 2018, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) confirmed today.

20 June 2018

Company update/Trade execution

SimCorp merges UK and Northern European operations

SimCorp, a leading provider of investment management solutions and services to the global financial services industry, today announced that it is merging its Northern Europe and UK (covering UK, Ireland and Middle East) market units.

20 June 2018

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BOX Digital Markets and tZero move ahead with security token exchange plans

tZero and BOX Digital Markets LLC (“BOX Digital”) announced today they have entered into a joint venture, which is expected to become the world’s first regulated exchange for trading security tokens.

19 June 2018

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Competition watchdog probes Ion takeover of Fidessa

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into Ion Investment Group's proposed £1.5 billion takeover of trading technology firm Fidessa.

19 June 2018

Company update/Trade execution

Itiviti allies with Taiwan's Syspower

Itiviti, the leading global provider of multi-asset trading technology and financial infrastructure, today announced a new alliance with Syspower, a leading Taiwanese provider of trading solutions.

19 June 2018

Company update/Trade execution

Data sharing startup ipushpull arrives on BT Radianz Cloud

BT today announced the availability of ipushpull’s live data sharing and collaboration services to members of the BT Radianz Cloud, one of the world’s largest, secure networked financial communities.

19 June 2018

Company update/Trade execution

Limeyard builds index composed of top 20 crypto assets

LIMEYARD, a cutting-edge Index Provider, is excited to announce the launch of its Crypto Asset Index, together with Decentriq, a FinTech enabling financial institutions to benefit from distributed ledger technology based in the Swiss crypto valley.

19 June 2018

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Keeping up with today’s competitive marketplace

Philip Taliaferro, Head of Strategy, EMEA/ Asia-Pac, Broadridge, talks about the pressures capital market firms face with the evolving regulatory landscape and geopolitical change, which regulatory obligations are most impacting firms and what strategies are they implementing to overcome operational and business challenges.

18 June 2018

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Instinet Europe falls to spear phishers

Instinet Europe has fallen victim to a spear phishing attack, giving hackers access to the broker's desktop network and compromising some client and employee information.

15 June 2018

Company update/Trade execution

Blockchain-based trading technology provider AlphaPoint raises $15 million

AlphaPoint, the global financial technology company that helps institutions launch trading platforms and tokenize assets with blockchain technology, today announced a Series A funding round of $15 million.

15 June 2018

Company update/Trade execution

Predata names Mars Spencer as VP of financial markets

Predata is pleased to name Mars Spencer as VP of Financial Markets. Mars joins the Predata team with 20 years of experience, most recently in institutional trading software and technology sales and business development.

15 June 2018

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Cinnober names Peter Lenardos CFO

Cinnober announces the appointment of Peter Lenardos as the new CFO for the Cinnober Group. Mr. Lenardos is an established professional with extensive experience in the financial sector as both an investment banker and ranked research analyst, with an international network in the institutional investment community, and among global market infrastructure and asset management companies.

14 June 2018

Company update/Trade execution

CMC Markets updates online trading platform

CMC Markets, a leading global provider of online trading, today announces that it has significantly enhanced its Next Generation trading platform with a series of improvements and new features to further improve its clients’ trading experience.

14 June 2018

Company update/Trade execution

EToro lets clients invest directly in shares

Global investment platform eToro has announced that clients can now invest directly in shares on the platform. This means that for the first time investors can hold shares, cryptocurrencies, ETFs and thousands of other financial assets all in one portfolio.

13 June 2018

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Thomson Reuters and 360T continue FX collaboration

360T, Deutsche Börse Group’s FX unit and Thomson Reuters have expanded their collaboration in the foreign exchange market by enabling pricing of Thomson Reuters FXall customers through 360T’s rate engine technology.

13 June 2018

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Singapore to develop ethical code for AI and personal data use

Singapore's government has outlined plans to develop a governance programme around the use of artificial intelligence and personal data in its bid to become an international centre for new technology.

13 June 2018