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European Commission sets out tech-driven action plan for derivatives trading

The European Commission is calling for a technology-driven overhaul of the derivatives markets in a sweeping set of proposals aimed at strengthening the safety of the financial system.

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European exchanges and clearers lay down interoperability guidelines

Trading and clearing venues across Europe have agreed a set of standards to cover the electronic exchange of trade information between competing market infrastructures.

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Citi to ditch LavaX in favour of TradingScreen EMS

Citi is to switch from its inhouse LavaX execution management system (EMS) to a third party platform supplied by TradingScreen.

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SunGard launches dark pool ATS

Fintech giant SunGard has moved into the crowded dark pool market with the launch of its own alternative trading system, a crossing network for US equity order flow.

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Turkish banks upgrade payments infrastructure with Logica

The 48-strong Banks' Association of Turkey (TBB) has migrated to a new high-value payments platform supplied by incumbent provider Logica.

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Avox sets up wiki for business entity identifiers

Deutsche Börse reference data subsidiary Avox is to set up a wiki for business entity identifiers in an effort to create a common data standard.

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Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking live with Calypso in London

Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking (MUTB) has completed the first stage of a global roll out of Calypso Technology's trading and risk management platform, going live with the system in London.

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EuroCCP calls for 'Convention on Interoperability' for clearing counterparties

UK-registered clearing house EuroCCP has called for the adoption of a single standard 'Convention on Interoperability' that all central counterparties should sign, as the European clearing community struggles to implement a raft of bilateral agreements.

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DTCC to add cash settlement facility to automated syndicated loans platform

The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation is to add cash settlement, including delivery-versus-payment, to its Loan/Serv suite for the syndicated loans market.

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DTCC to overhaul aging accounts transfer system

The US Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation is to undertake a multi-year programme to overhaul and modernise its 24-year old Automated Customer Account Transfer Service (Acats), which is used by banks and brokers to transfer retail accounts across the investment industry.

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Swift switches on central matching for brokers and hedge funds

Banking co-operative Swift has adapted its Accord matching system to handle the pre-settlement processing of securities trade flows between prime and executing brokers and hedge funds.

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Europe braces for MiFID II as regulators assess market impact

The Committee of European Securities Regulators says further regulations may be needed to address some of the unintended consequences arising from the introduction of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) in 2007.

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Omgeo and EuroCCP to develop central counterparty for hedge fund transactions

Post-trade utility Omgeo and clearing house EuroCCP have launched joint development of a pan-European equities central counterparty (CCP) service for hedge fund transactions.

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National Bank of Kuwait deploys SmartStream reconciliation technology

National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has implemented SmartStream Technologies' TLM Corona for cash reconciliations and investigations.

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DTCC, Swift and XBRL US team on corporate actions processing

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), Swift and XBRL US have joined forces in a bid to improve communications between issuers and investors for corporate action announcements in the US market.

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LCH.Clearnet to extend SwapClear to hedge funds and asset managers

LCH.Clearnet is moving to meet regulatory demands for improved risk management in the over-the-counter derivatives markets by extending its interest rate swap clearing service, SwapClear, to the broader buy-side trading community.

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Northern Trust adds Markit post-trade suite to OTC platform

Northern Trust is to strengthen its over-the-counter derivatives processing platform for third party clients with the addition of a suite of post-trade confirmation matching and reconciliation services from financial information outfit Markit.

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US regulatory reforms to drive automation in OTC trading

The US Treasury has proposed a series of regulatory reforms designed to improve transparency in over-the-counter derivative trading and encourage a market-wide shift to exchange-based electronic platforms.

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Deutsche Bank and Logica team on plug and play Sepa Connector

Deutsche Bank's Global Transaction Banking (GTB) division and tech vendor Logica have teamed on an outsourced 'plug and play' Sepa Direct Debits (SDD) offering.

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Akbank automates treasury confirmation with SmartStream

Turkey's Akbank has selected SmartStream's TLM Corona to automate foreign exchange, money markets and derivatives confirmations matching.