Latest Post-trade & ops News: Finextra Research

Irish Stock Exchange and Deutsche Börse extend technology partnership

The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) has renewed its strategic technology partnership with Deutsche Börse and extended its use of the Deutsche Börse trading infrastructure and related services. The new contract runs for 6 years until the end of 2021.

18 February 2016

News/Post-trade & ops

Markit/Genpact KYC utility expands into Asia

Kyc.com, the joint venture data sharing utility between Markit and Genpact, is to extend its service to Hong Kong and Singapore and onboard new banking partner Standard Chartered.

18 February 2016

Company update/Post-trade & ops

Digital Asset aligns with Accenture, Broadridge and PwC

Digital Asset Holdings, LLC, a developer of Distributed Ledger Technology for the financial services industry, today announced that it has entered into non-exclusive strategic business relationships with Accenture, Broadridge and PwC designed to ensure the faster adoption and scalability of its innovative solutions, and create additional value for clients across the financial ecosystem.

17 February 2016

Company update/Post-trade & ops

NetOTC appoints David Maloy as COO

NetOTC, provider of innovative risk solutions, today announced that David Maloy has been appointed COO with immediate effect.

17 February 2016

News/Post-trade & ops

Bank cost-cutting driving uptake of financial industry utilities

Top tier banks are increasingly open to the adoption of utility-based shared service models to drive down costs and increase efficiency in back office and compliance functions, according to research conducted by Finextra.

17 February 2016

Company update/Post-trade & ops

EDM Council sets up authorised partner network

The EDM Council announced the initial list of firms who have joined the DCAM Authorized Partner Network.

16 February 2016

News/Post-trade & ops

Goldman Sachs invests in big data insights firm Zoomdata

Goldman Sachs has led a $25 million Series C equity financing round in Zoomdata, a supplier of fast visual analytics for real-time streaming and historical data.

16 February 2016

Company update/Post-trade & ops

LCH.Clearnet expands European cash equities clearing service

LCH.Clearnet Ltd, the global clearing house, today announces a further extension of EquityClear, its European equities clearing service. From 22 February 2016, users of UBS MTF will be able to benefit from clearing via LCH.Clearnet.

16 February 2016

News/Post-trade & ops

ItBit poaches SocGen's Nabi to lead European blockchain business

US-based capital markets blockchain outfit itBit has hired Jason Nabi, SocGen's post-trade services lead, to head up a new London office as it seeks to expand its services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

16 February 2016

News/Post-trade & ops

Swift role in Target2 up for grabs; ECB ponders blockchain prospects

Interbank payments network Swift may lose its status as the sole network supplier to the European Central Bank's Target2 real-time gross settlement (RTGS) platform as the Eurosystem enters consultation on the future for payments and settlement across the eurozone.

16 February 2016

Finextra TV/Post-trade & ops

Innovation in KYC and client on-boarding

Neil Jeans, Financial Crime Compliance & Risk Consultant, Thomson Reuters, discusses the need for innovation in KYC, and how regulators are responding to innovation in the financial services industry.

16 February 2016

News/Post-trade & ops

Japan Exchange Group and IBM to run proof-of-concept blockchain test

Japan Exchange Group is to run proof-of-concept tests of the use of distributed ledger technology in low volume markets in conjunction with IBM.

16 February 2016

Company update/Post-trade & ops

ITRS selected by eBroker Systems as Asian market expands

Today, ITRS, a global real-time monitoring and analytics provider, has announced plans to integrate its market-leading Geneos technology with eBroker Systems’ trade and risk management platform to provide a series of crucial performance metrics.

16 February 2016

Company update/Post-trade & ops

Fidessa reports revenue increase

Fidessa reports solid revenue growth despite market volatility

15 February 2016

Company update/Post-trade & ops

ESMA consults on implementation of the Benchmarks Regulation

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published a Discussion Paper (DP) regarding thetechnical implementation of the incoming Benchmarks Regulation (BR).

15 February 2016

News/Post-trade & ops

ASX wavers over future of Chess platform as it begins work on blockchain settlement

The Australian Stock Exchange says it plans to hire more staff as it lays the groundwork for the introduction of of a new post-trade platform based on distributed ledger technology.

12 February 2016

News/Post-trade & ops

Nasdaq to pilot blockchain for proxy voting in Estonia

Nasdaq is to use blockchain technology to streamline proxy voting on companies listed on the US Exchange-held Tallinn Stock Exchange.

12 February 2016

Company update/Post-trade & ops

AQMetrics connects to DTCC trade repository

AQMetrics, a leading provider of integrated risk and compliance software for the investment management industry, announced today a new connection to The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC) Global Trade Repository (DTCC GTR), the leading provider of trade reporting services in Europe.

11 February 2016

Company update/Post-trade & ops

EU and US agree common approach for transatlantic CCPs

Commissioner Jonathan Hill and the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Timothy Massad have today announced a common approach regarding requirements for central clearing counterparties (CCPs).

10 February 2016

Company update/Post-trade & ops

Markit Q4 revenues up

Markit Ltd. (Nasdaq:MRKT), a global provider of financial information services, today announced financial results under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31st 2015.

10 February 2016