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Deutsche Börse Creates DLT and Crypto-Assets Team to Explore Blockchain Solutions
Deutsche Börse has set up a Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT), Crypto Assets and New Market Structures unit to advance its work on blockchain technology, distributed ledgers and crypto assets. The 24-person team will be led by managing director Jens Hachmeister, who will coordinate the team’s blockchain-based development, which he says has the potential to effect…
Thomson Reuters offers RTS 27 Now for SI reporting under MiFID II
Thomson Reuters has responded to the need for Systematic Internalisers (SIs) to make their first regulatory report under MiFID II by December 2018 with RTS 27 Now, a targeted reporting solution that uses the company’s high-performance processing platform, Velocity Analytics, to manage data required for SI reports. Under the MiFID II SI regime, banks had…
Trading Technologies Extends Execution and Connectivity to Brazil
By Uri Inspector, Staff Reporter Trading Technologies (TT) has extended its execution and client connectivity offerings to Brazil through the Bovespa B3 Data Centre. This gives regional clients access to TT’s worldwide network of data centres as well as collocated connectivity to B3 for global execution of latency-sensitive trades. Brazil-based traders also have access to…
Shenwan Hongyuan Securities Deploys Itiviti Technology
Shenwan Hongyuan, a ¥43 billion Chinese securities conglomerate, has deployed Itiviti’s market making solution for ETF options. The deal extends Itiviti’s presence in Asia Pacific where it already services 25 buy- and sell-side clients in China. Zhibin Xu, deputy president at Shenwan Hongyuan, says: “We went through an intensive assessment process to ensure the selected…
Vela Adds Cryptocurrency Data from CoinMarketCap to SuperFeed
Vela has made its first move into cryptocurrency through a partnership with CoinMarketCap, which will provide crypto data for Vela’s SuperFeed streaming market data feed. The partnership will provide Vela’s institutional client base with normalised access to a list of more than 1,800 cryptocurrency coins and tokens supported by CoinMarketCap. By integrating CoinMarketCap’s professional API…
Exactpro Supports Infrastructure Testing at Canada’s Aequitas NEO Exchange
By Uri Inspector, Staff Reporter Exactpro Systems, a financial sector infrastructure testing specialist, is providing an updated version of its Load Injector market data simulation and non-functional testing software to the Canadian Aequitas NEO Exchange (NEO). The exchange will use the software to test improvements to its technology and functionality, including a new dark book….
Thomson Reuters Partners QUICK to Provide Commentary on Japanese Equities and Derivatives
By Uri Inspector, Staff Reporter Thomson Reuters has partnered Japanese financial and securities information firm QUICK to offer market commentary services on Japanese equities and derivatives to Eikon users. In terms of equities, Thomson Reuters Eikon users outside Japan will have access to QUICK’s performance reports, market analysis and reaction to stock prices focusing on…
Thomson Reuters Provides Market Data for Trax SI Determination Service
By Uri Inspector, Staff Reporter Post-trade specialist Trax has entered an agreement with Thomson Reuters to use the latter’s market and reference data to support its Systematic Internaliser (SI) determination service and MiFID II regulatory reporting. The deal is designed to help firms meet the regulatory obligations of the expanded SI regime that comes into…
Institutional Crypto Exchange Archax Partners Custom House for KYC, AML Checks
By Uri Inspector, Staff Reporter Archax, an institutional-grade cryptocurrency exchange planning to launch in 2019, has tapped fund administrator Custom House Global Fund Services to conduct Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) checks on all future exchange participants. Custom House will ensure that all firms or professional investors wishing to join the Archax…
FactSet Expands APAC Presence with Nikko Asset Management Deal
FactSet has expanded its presence in APAC through a deal with Tokyo-based Nikko Asset Management. The deal further consolidates the company’s Asian footprint following the May 2018 opening of an office in Shanghai, which added to existing locations in Hong Kong and Sydney. Nikko Asset Management has selected the FactSet Linear Multi Asset Class risk…