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SmartStream hires Naren Patel to lead Corona account management

SmartStream Technologies, the Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM®) specialist, today announce the appointment of Naren Patel to head the Strategic Account Management for the Corona Business Unit (CBU) based in London.

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DekaBank extends icubic bond settlement software deal

DekaBank has extended their contract with icubic AG for another three years.

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Chain and MUFG conduct blockchain trials

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is collaborating with blockchain infrastructure outfit Chain on a proof-of-concept test for the application of distributed ledger technology in the issuance and transfer of Promissory Notes.

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BM&FBovespa agrees deal to buy Brazilian clearing house Cetip

BM&FBOVESPA and Cetip presented the press today with a proposal to merge the operations of the two companies, creating a world-class financial infrastructure company of great systemic importance, ready to compete in a global market that is ever more sophisticated and challenging, while increasing the security, solidity and efficiency of the Brazilian market.

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Fixed income players supportive of MiFID II, but concerns linger over transparancy

A significant majority of European capital market participants believe that MiFID II transparency will be beneficial to the market but there should be significant changes made to the pre- and post-trade transparency proposals, according to a survey of over 260 senior buy- and sell-side fixed income market participants conducted at the annual MarketAxess and Trax European Capital Markets Forum.

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Firms ramp up spending in preparation for T+2 - SS&C

SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:SSNC), a global provider of financial services software and software-enabled services, today reported the results of its T+2 Preparedness Survey – evaluating firms’ planning for and attitudes towards the upcoming change to the new settlement cycle – conducted in late March 2016.

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DTCC hails Omego Alert growth; issues API

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that Omgeo ALERT, the industry’s largest and most compliant online global database for the maintenance and communication of account information and standing settlement instructions (SSIs), reached a key milestone with over six million settlement instructions – up 16% since the end of 2014.

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Japan Exchange and NRI begin blockchain proof-of-concept

IT outfit Nomura Research Institute (NRI) is working with Japan Exchange Group and several major financial institutions to test the use of blockchain technology in the securities industry.

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Major banks perform successful test of smart contracts in CDS market

Four major banks, the DTCC and Markit have announced the completion of a successful test of the use of distributed ledger technology and smart contracts to manage post-trade processes in the credit default swaps market.

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Japan Exchange group and NRI commence blockchain PoC

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) and Nomura Research Insitute have agreed to jointly begin conducting proof of concept (PoC) tests for blockchain, or distributed ledger, technology.

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OpenGamma releases risk analytics library

OpenGamma is pleased to announce the release of our new open source risk analytics library, which is already being used in production by a US hedge fund for the fixed-income analytics underlying their quant-enhanced investment trading strategies.

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Cloud Margin upgrades colleteral management platform

CloudMargin, the multi award-winning provider of innovative web-based collateral and margin management workflow, today announced enhanced collateral optimisation capabilities to better serve the growing needs of the industry, the continued move towards clearing and to harmonise processes across asset types.

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Fidessa and Alpha Omega partner to offer one-stop-shop for post-trade

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) today announced it has signed a partnership agreement with Alpha Omega that will leverage Fidessa's post-trade Affirmation Management Service (AMS).

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R3 outlines Corda distributed ledger for financial agreements

After six months of development, the R3 consortium has unveiled its Corda distributed ledger platform for recording and managing financial agreements.

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Thomson Reuters acquires WM/Reuters FX benchmark rate calculation business

Thomson Reuters today announced it has acquired WM/Reuters FX benchmark rate calculation business of The World Markets Company (WM) from State Street Corporation. The acquisition will be effective immediately.

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Monex signs with Broadridge for post-trade support

Monex, Inc., one of Japan's largest online trading brokers, has chosen Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) to support its Japanese equity and investment trust processing business. Through Broadridge's JASDEC (Japan Securities Depository Center, Inc.)

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Bank of Ireland and BNP Paribas announce blockchain breakthroughs

New use cases for the adoption of blockchains in finance are appearing every day, with Bank of Ireland and BNP Paribas the latest to demonstrate the disruptive potential of the technology

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R3 enlists Microsoft Azure for distributed ledger push

Distributed ledger consortium R3 has struck a deal with Microsoft that will see the tech giant provide cloud-based tools, services and infrastructure for R3 lab locations around the world.

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Investment banks facing new industrial revolution - GreySpark

The world's investment banks must look to the experiences of the automotive and aircraft manufacturing industries in the battle to remain relevant in a new data-driven digital era says consultancy firm GreySpark Partners.

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Orc and CameronTec combine as Itiviti

Orc Group Holding AB (under name change to, and hereafter referred to as Itiviti Group Holding AB) today announced the completion of the combination with CameronTec Intressenter Top Holding AB. Orc and CameronTec on 2 February 2016 announced the establishment of the new combined company Itiviti.