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XSP Deploys Intra-Day Corporate Actions Data from Australian Securities Exchange
XSP, the global leader in automated end-to-end Corporate Actions solutions, together with its partner Decillion Group announced today that it is deploying intra-day Corporate Actions data directly from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The Decillion Group, a banking software solutions provider and operator of the largest SWIFT Service Bureau in the Asia Pac region, markets…
SuperDerivatives Appoints Head of Corporate Solutions
SuperDerivatives (SD), the benchmark for derivatives and leader in multi asset front office technology and valuation, has appointed Oren Cohanoff as Product Manager to lead the growth of the company’s corporate treasury system, CorporeX. Cohanoff joins SD from Teva, the world’s largest generic pharmaceutical corporation, where he was Deputy Treasurer and Global Head of Financial…
DTCC Will Implement ISO 20022 Corporate Actions Announcement Messages for Production in November
Following a lengthy pilot program testing new ISO 20022 corporate actions announcement messages, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has announced that that the ISO 20022 messages will be ready for implementation in November. The pilot, which began on April 25, involves four leading corporate actions users including BNY Mellon, Brown Brothers Harriman, JPMorgan…
Russell Expands Investment Discipline Indexes
Russell Investments announced today that it will expand its Investment Discipline Indexes (IDIs) to include U.S. small cap indexes. Specifically, four new Investment Discipline Indexes will be added to Russell’s lineup, each reflecting a particular approach to small cap security selection commonly practiced by professional money managers. “We are very excited to expand our line…
Top Seven Low Latency Technology Advances
Technology in the Capital Markets changes quite rapidly. In order to stay competitive, business and IT leadership must learn about new approaches, techniques, technologies, and how to integrate it all together. Whether your role is as an architect, vendor, developer, analyst, or decision maker, it is vital to gain an understanding of these new areas…
Deutsche Bank’s Roth Named Elektron Head at Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters has filled a gap in the senior ranks of its Enterprise Solutions unit, with the appointment of Deutsche Bank’s Ralf Roth to the role of global head of Elektron Transactions and Strategy. Elektron is the company’s managed hosting and co-location offering, providing low-latency market data, risk management, analytics and transactional services. At Deutsche…
Opinion: MiFIR – Flat-Packed Furniture Without the Instructions?
By Matthew Coupe, director of sales and marketing, Redkite Financial Markets The proposed Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) has left me questioning what this piece of European regulation is actually going to achieve. Will the final legislation give the financial industry a set of clear-cut rules to follow and be accountable to? Or is…
Corporate Boards Vulnerable to Hacking and Information Theft, Says Thomson Reuters Survey
Most major corporations surveyed have significant security gaps that leave sensitive board-level information open to information theft and hacking. Those are among the findings of a new survey of board members of UK and global corporations conducted by Thomson Reuters Governance, Risk & Compliance. The findings are particularly noteworthy in light of recent news stories…
Thomson Reuters Reinforces Commitment to Enterprise Solutions with New Hire
Thomson Reuters today announced that Ralf Roth has been named global head of Elektron Transactions and Strategy for the Enterprise Solutions business, reporting to Jon Robson, president of Enterprise Solutions. Joining Thomson Reuters from Deutsche Bank, Ralf brings nearly 20 years of international experience focused on automated trading. At Deutsche Bank Ralf was responsible for…
James Odell Joins DTCC as First Deputy General Counsel
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) today announced that James E. Odell has joined the company as First Deputy General Counsel (Deputy GC). Odell brings more than 25 years of legal expertise in the financial services industry to this role, most recently with UBS Investment Bank. He reports to Larry E. Thompson, Managing Director…