Latest Post-trade & ops News: Finextra Research

Euronext raises offer for Oslo Bourse

Euronext has upped its offer for Oslo Bourse to $785.7 million in an effort to beat off Nasdaq's competitive $770 takeover bid for the Nordic exchange.

11 February 2019

News/Post-trade & ops

US reports record surge in electronic trading data

Greater use of electronic trading and market volatility saw a record surge in trading data reported by the US capital markets watchdog in 2018, raising questions about regulators' ability to successfully and safely monitor markets.

05 February 2019

News/regulation

Exchanges to fire builder of massive audit trail - WSJ

A group of US stock exchanges is set to fire Thesys Technologies, the startup it hired in 2017 to build a vast Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) tracking transactions as they pass through US equity and options markets, according to the Wall Street Journal.

01 February 2019

News/Post-trade & ops

IHS Markit invests in Cobalt

IHS Markit has taken a minority stake in blockchain-based post-trade processing network Cobalt, embedding its MarkitSERV operation deeper into currency trading back offices.

30 January 2019

News/Post-trade & ops

Deutsche Bourse increases stake in HQLAx ahead of go-live

Deutsche Bourse has increased its stake in HQLAx, the liquidity and collateral management outfit with which it is building a blockchain-based front-to-back operating model for securities lending.

29 January 2019

News/Post-trade & ops

Jamaica Stock Exchange digital currency trading pilot gets thumbs up

Following a successful live digital currency trading pilot, the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) has set its sights on listing security tokens.

25 January 2019

News/Post-trade & ops

Hong Kong crypto exchange to go live with LSE technology

The London Stock Exchange has signed its first technology licensing deal with an emerging crypto exchange, providing its Millennium matching engine to Hong Kong's Atom Asset Exchange.

22 January 2019

News/Post-trade & ops

US shutdown impacts fintech market

The ongoing shutdown of the US government, sparked by a disagreement over funding for border security, is starting to impinge on the US fintech industry, according to reports.

11 January 2019

News/Post-trade & ops

Oslo Bourse invites bidding war over Euronext takeover offer

Oslo Bourse is inviting rival bidders to a EUR625 million takeover offer tendered by Euronext on Christmas Eve last year.

04 January 2019

News/Post-trade & ops

Lights, camera, action! Finextra TV highlights 2018

It’s been a busy year for the Finextra TV team, posting 251 video interviews with leading industry figures during the course of 2018. Here are the top five by viewing figures.

21 December 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

2018: The future of banking in the spotlight as digital trends take hold

As Finextra pulls the shutters down on 2018, we take a look back at our most popular news items and community engagement activities over the course of the past year. The site will re-open for business on 2 January 2019.

21 December 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

Finextra Research roundup: AI and Digital ID to the fore

Some very interesting narratives have emerged over the course of 2018 through Finextra’s reports, most of which we expect to progress into increasingly diverse and innovative discussions during 2019.

21 December 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

Nasdaq raises bid price for Cinnober in face of shareholder opposition

Nasdaq has raised its offer for Swedish trading tech firm Cinnober to $220 million, after failing to win over shareholders to its earlier valuation of $190 million.

18 December 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

LiquidShare moves into pilot phase

LiquidShare, a blockchain-based post-trade settlement infrastructure for shares in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), has entered into a pilot phase with 15 market participants trading over Euronext.

17 December 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

AccessFintech wins big bank backing

Four of the world's biggest banks - Citi, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan - have invested $17.5 million in risk and exceptions management startup AccessFintech.

13 December 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

Cinnober wins contract with Singapore's Vaultex Exchange

Cinnober's bid to become the trade infrastructure provider of choice for emerging digital asset exchanges has been boosted by the agreement of a contract with Singaporean startup Vaultex Exchange.

13 December 2018

News/wholesale

Institutional investors ready to embrace new tech

Institutional investors are warming to the use of emerging technology to hit their growth objectives in a challenging market, according to a survey conducted by State Street.

12 December 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

Shambolic Brexit holds systemic risks - DTCC

The chaotic preparations for Britain's exit from the European Union has emerged as a top systemic risk concern for capital markets players surveyed by the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC)

12 December 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

R3's Corda to the fore in Euro Debt issuance and Club Loan markets

R3's blockchain-inspired Corda platform is being put to the test in the Euro Debt Market and syndicated loan arena under separate field trials with a collective of international banks.

06 December 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

R3 and Ripple play nice as new Corda app supports XRP

Distributed ledger technology outfit R3 has launched a universal settler application to facilitate payments on its Corda platform, with rival Ripple's XRP the first cryptocurrency to be supported.

05 December 2018