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CME and NEX agree £3.9 billion deal to create trading powerhouse

CME Group has reached agreement on a £3.9 billion take over of the UK's NEX Group, in a deal that promises to transform the world's currency and sovereign debt markets.

29 March 2018

Company update/Post-trade & ops

Indata to offer post-trade capabilities with Ullink

ULLINK, a global provider of electronic trading and connectivity solutions to the financial community, and INDATA, a leading provider software technology and services for buy-side firms including trade order management, compliance and portfolio accounting software and front-to-back office services, today announced the extension of their partnership to cover post-trade services for INDATA’s clients.

28 March 2018

Company update/Post-trade & ops

KAS Bank to use SimCorp Dimension

SimCorp, a leading provider of investment management solutions and services to the global financial services industry, and KAS BANK, a Netherlands-based specialist in safekeeping and administration of securities, today announce a strategic agreement that enables KAS BANK to use SimCorp Dimension as its new investment and administration platform.

28 March 2018

Company update/Post-trade & ops

GoldenSource integrates Trax reporting services

GoldenSource has announced that they have integrated Approved Reporting Mechanism (ARM) and Approved Publication Arrangement (APA) services from Trax, the post-trade services and European market data division of MarketAxess, to help banks and asset managers with their MiFID II reporting obligations.

28 March 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

BoJ and ECB conclude that DLT could have applications for securities settlement, but...

Studies conducted by the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan on the feasibility of using distributed ledgers for delivery-versus-payment in securities settlement have concluded that although conceptually possible, further analysis of safety and efficiency issues is warranted.

27 March 2018

Company update/Post-trade & ops

Cinnober appoints new CTO and head of sales

Cinnober is pleased to announce that it has appointed Hans Sjöberg as new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Taraneh Derayati as new Head of Sales.

26 March 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

Deutsche Börse and HQLAx partner for securities lending over R3 Corda

Deutsche Börse is to work with liquidity and collateral management outfit HQLAx and blockchain consortium R3 to create a front-to-back operating model for securities lending.

26 March 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

Nivaura settles security on public blockchain

UK fintech startup Nivaura has tapped Microsoft's cloud technology to launch what it claims is the world's first blockchain-based investment product.

26 March 2018

Company update/Post-trade & ops

Abacus Group outgrows London office

Abacus Group, a leading provider of hosted IT solutions and application hosting for alternative investment firms, today announced the expansion of its London office into a new, larger space to accommodate its growth in the UK.

21 March 2018

Company update/Post-trade & ops

SIX Group looks to the future

SIX can again look back on a successful year with strong revenue growth, in which it achieved a solid annual result in a challenging environment.

21 March 2018

Finextra TV/Post-trade & ops

Fortune favours the bold in the face of Brexit

Darrell King, Director, Axis Corporate, talks about the key challenges and opportunities Brexit creates for the UK financial services industry, whether banks are thinking enough about the impact of Brexit on their clients and what steps they can take to ensure client service and experience don’t suffer as a result of Brexit.

21 March 2018

Company update/Post-trade & ops

EverMarkets preps blockchain-powered futures exchange

A team of seasoned traders, technologists and senior executives from some of the U.S.'s largest financial institutions and technology firms is pleased to announce they are developing EverMarkets™, a futures exchange and clearing house platform built on blockchain technology.

20 March 2018

Company update/Post-trade & ops

DTCC posts cybersecurity white paper

As cyber-threats against the financial sector become more frequent, complex and sophisticated, cross-industry coordination around response and recovery mechanisms are essential to mitigating the systemic consequences of a large-scale attack, according to a white paper published today by The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, and Oliver Wyman, a leading global management consulting firm.

20 March 2018

Company update/Post-trade & ops

New members join BIS Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures

The central banks of Argentina, Indonesia and Spain are joining the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI), the global standard setter for the payment, clearing and settlement systems that underpin global financial markets.

20 March 2018

Company update/Post-trade & ops

BBH ships risk management tool for asset managers

Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) today announced the launch of BBH InfoNAVSM, an administrator oversight and risk management tool for asset managers.

19 March 2018

Company update/Post-trade & ops

MiFID II driving tech revolution in asset management firms

Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today published the results of a recent survey of global asset management firms that explores how MiFID II impacts the role of technology in trading corporate bonds.

19 March 2018

Company update/Post-trade & ops

Each calls for rationalisation of reporting regimes

The attached response represents the views of EACH Member CCPs on the European Commission consultation on fitness check on supervisory reporting.

16 March 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

NEX Group confirms approach from CME

Icap financial technology spin off NEX Group has confirmed a preliminary takeover approach by Chicago futures exchange CME.

16 March 2018

Company update/Post-trade & ops

Ayondo to list on Singapore Exchange

Global financial technology group ayondo Ltd today announces that it has registered its Offer Document by Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (“SGX-ST”), acting as agent on behalf of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, for a listing on the Catalist board of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited.

16 March 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

Japanese FIs bullish on use of DLT in trade matching

A group of Japanese financial institutions are investigating the use of distributed ledger technology in trade matching processes.

15 March 2018