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Market Abuse Regulation – How to Detect and Analyse Abusive Market Transactions
A clear understanding of the business, frequent risk assessments, staff training, and a suitable surveillance system are key to compliance with Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and its equivalences. So too, are governance, board level responsibility, and a strong compliance culture across the organisation. These are just some of the findings from a recent webinar hosted…
Broadway Technology and Bloomberg: A Promising Collaboration
Last month, Bloomberg entered into an agreement to acquire Broadway Technology, LLC, a provider of high-performance fixed income trading and workflow solutions. In this exclusive interview for TradingTech Insight, Broadway Technology’s CEO, Michael Chin, discusses the background behind the deal, the synergy between the two companies, and what this partnership means for the future of…
Aquis Introduces World’s First 24×7 Regulated Market-Grade Exchange Matching Engine
Aquis Technologies, a division of Aquis Exchange PLC, has announced the launch of Aquis Equinox, the world’s first regulated market-grade 24×7 matching engine that eliminates the need for shutdown or downtime. Traditional exchange models and alternative finance exchange models often require downtime for tasks such as sequence number resets, maintenance, and software upgrades. Aquis Equinox…
How to Achieve Successful Data Transformation for Long Term Business Value
Demonstrating business value from data transformation pivots on quick wins with measurable outcomes, a focus on data quality, developing a strong data culture, ensuring management buy-in, and dealing with everyday change such as the forthcoming implementation of Consumer Duty Regulation. A CDO panel at A-Team Group’s recent Data Management Summit London dived into the detail…
Finastra ESG Service Seeks to Automate ESG Loan Premia Calculation for Banks
Loan pricing is a complicated business that’s being given an added shot of complexity by the requirement that borrowers’ ESG-linked performance be factored into the calculations. It’s a challenge that financial technology provider Finastra has sought to solve with a new “standalone” solution to complement its widely used Loan IQ corporate lending servicing system. The…
KX Offers Data Timehouse Platform on Microsoft Azure
FD Technologies, which acquired Kx Systems in 2018, has announced general availability of kdb Insights Enterprise on Microsoft Azure, an enterprise ready, real-time analytics engine with the kdb time series database (kdb) at its core, and running natively on Azure. FD says the solution represents the industry’s first Data Timehouse, a new class of data…
Optimising ISO 20022 for Cross-Border Payments
Why the LEI and BIC are a Perfect Fit for a Truly Global Identification Scheme By Clare Rowley, Head of Business Operations, GLEIF. Challenges in the cross-border payments market include high costs, low speed, limited access, and insufficient transparency. In October 2020, the G20 endorsed a roadmap to enhance cross-border payments. The roadmap was developed…
TNS Implements Cloud-Based Trading Infrastructure Solution for Coinbase Derivatives Exchange
Transaction Network Services (TNS), provider of mission-critical infrastructure, connectivity, market data and analytic services for the Financial Markets community, has announced the deployment of a cloud-based financial trading infrastructure solution for the Coinbase Derivatives Exchange (CDE), bolstering the regulated futures exchange with improved network access and stability. The deployed solution features TNS’s recently unveiled Dedicated…
Parameta Solutions Gains Dual Authorisation as an ESMA-Approved Benchmark Administrator
Parameta Solutions, the global provider of over-the-counter (OTC) market data and a subsidiary of TP-ICAP, the world’s largest interdealer broker, has received approval as an ESMA-authorised benchmark administrator. This development establishes Parameta Solutions as the first data provider to administer OTC benchmarks and indices across Europe and the UK, positioning the company to deliver high…
Crédit Agricole CIB and SEB Unveil so|bond: A Sustainable, Blockchain-based Digital Bond Platform
Crédit Agricole CIB and SEB have announced the launch of so|bond, a sustainable and open digital bond platform powered by blockchain technology. The platform will allow issuers in capital markets to issue digital bonds on a blockchain network, enhancing efficiency and enabling real-time data synchronisation among participants. The blockchain network utilises a unique validation protocol…