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Thomson Reuters Resolves the MiFID II No LEI, No Trade Problem
Thomson Reuters has responded to the ‘No LEI, No Trade’ problem posed by Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) with an LEI Profiling Service that allows users to identify LEI gaps that need to be closed before the January 3, 2018 deadline and check the data quality within their reportable client universes. The...
A-Team Group Tags Some Top RegTech Start-Ups
Whether you define RegTech as the application of technological innovation to reduce the burden of regulatory obligations, or the digitisation of regulatory compliance processes, it is promising to play a significant part in solving the compliance conundrum by reducing complexity, cutting costly manual processes and delivering accurate and timely regulatory responses. Ahead of next week’s...
McKay Brothers Extends Microwave Network to Milan and Zurich
McKay Brothers is building out its microwave network to connect London with Milan and Zurich at what it says is the lowest known latency. The company also expects to extend its Quincy Extreme Data (QED) service, an integrated and normalised feed of select market data sourced from and provided in trading colocation centres around the...
SIX Swiss Exchange Joins big xyt Hub for Tick Data Distribution
big xyt has added SIX Swiss Exchange to its xyt hub for tick data distribution and analytics. The hub was introduced earlier this month with Bats signed up as its first exchange partner. SIX Swiss Exchange becomes the second and will offer tick data to its trading participants, enabling them to develop, evaluate and backtest...
A-Team Infographic Illustrates the Pain Points of MiFID II
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) is a game changer for European capital markets and a headache for trading operations and data management functions developing compliance solutions for its exacting requirements. At A-Team Group, we’ve been tracking industry progress on the regulation and with less than three months to go before the compliance...
Suade Joins A-Team Group’s List of Favourite RegTechs
Earlier today we published a list of some of our favourite RegTechs. Just hours later it is already time to add one more to the list, Suade, a RegTech dedicated to unlocking the full potential of regulation. Here’s a little information about the company. Suade – Suade challenges complex, costly and inflexible regulatory compliance processes...
GLEIF Automates Access to the LEI Data Pool with LEI Look-up API
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has responded to financial industry requests to be able to include LEI data in automated processes by providing an application programming interface (API). The API is called LEI Look-up and is designed to provide automated access to the Global LEI Index of current and historical LEI records. The...
Onfido Identify Verification Brings RegTech Innovation to KYC
For most banks, Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulation is broad, challenging and time consuming. Compliance that provides a satisfactory and competitive customer experience is difficult to achieve and non-compliance can result in huge monetary fines and reputational damage. RegTech providers are answering the call for a better approach to KYC and...
Tora Integrates Otas Analytics to Meet Demand for Added Value Best Ex Tools
Tora has enhanced its cloud-based order and execution management system (OEMS) with the integration of Otas portfolio and trading analytics. The integration is expected to help clients generate alpha and meet the best execution requirements of Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II). Building out its MiFID II capability, the company has also integrated...
Linedata Upgrades Link to DTCC Cross-Border Transaction Matching Platform
Linedata has upgraded the interface between DTCC’s platform for central matching of cross-border transactions (CTM) and its Longview order management system (OMS) to improve workflows required by Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II). The companies have worked in partnership for 10 years, providing asset managers and hedge funds with a direct interface to...