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Corlytics Releases Regulatory Taxonomy Management Solution
Corlytics has released a regulatory taxonomy management solution that enables firms to streamline their response to regulatory change through an automated approach and translate regulatory change directly into business impact. The solution normalises regulations and regulatory data into a common format and gives global organisations a single view of regulations and regulatory data that they…
CME Group Acquisition of NEX Group Combines Cash, Futures and OTC Markets
CME Group has reached agreement to acquire London-based interdealer broker NEX Group in a deal valued at £3.8 billion. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2018 and will bring together two trading industry giants with the ambition to deliver better ways to trade and manage risk across futures, cash and…
GoldenSource Integrates Trax ARM and APA Reporting Services
GoldenSource has extended its support for compliance with Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) by integrating its enterprise data management platform with Approved Reporting Mechanism (ARM) and Approved Publication Arrangement (APA) services from Trax. The integration can be scaled to meet other regulatory reporting requirements such as Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR), which…
Thomson Reuters and Salesforce Collaborate to Fight Financial Crime
Thomson Reuters is collaborating with Salesforce to help clients onboard new customers quickly and efficiently while meeting anti-money laundering obligations. The collaboration allows users of the Salesforce AppExchange to access Thomson Reuters World-Check, a database of risk intelligence data that supports Know Your Customer (KYC) due diligence, through the Thomson Reuters customer risk screener application….
Kx Adds Software-As-A-Service Version of kdb+ Time Series Database
Kx Systems has released a software-as-a-service (SaaS) version of its kdb+ time series database with a flexible pricing model designed to make it widely accessible to programmers. A personal edition of 64-bit kdb+ on-demand for non-commercial use is also available at no cost. The 64-bit version of kdb+ can be run on any computer anywhere,…
MiFID II vs GDPR: The Delicate Balance Between KYC and Data Privacy
By: Fenergo regulatory consultants Ciara Kennedy and Aoife Harney Already this year, financial institutions have tackled one significant regulatory hurdle in the form of Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II). In May 2018 they face General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that threatens to present banks around the world with conflicting and challenging data…
Options Completes 40Gb Backbone Upgrade, Plans Further Upgrade to 100Gb
Options has completed a 40Gb backbone upgrade of all its managed wide area network (WAN) circuits across New York (NY) metro data centres. The infrastructure expansion is designed to allow clients to connect to high volume exchange data feeds at Mahwah, Carteret, NY4 and NJ2, without bandwidth restrictions. All clients connecting to NYSE data have…
GDPR is Coming – Do You Need to Find the Location of Personal Data in Your ERP and CRM Systems?
By: Roland Bullivant, Silwood Technology The EU’s new rules on data protection enshrined in General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) come into force in May 2018. They fortify the rights of citizens over their own data and put more obligations on organisations of sizes to manage and protect that personal data. The UK Information Commissioner’s Office…
Leading Industry Players Back FDC3 Desktop Applications Connectivity Initiative
OpenFin is leading an initiative to bring universal connectivity and standards to the desktop applications used across capital markets. The initiative is called the Financial Desktop Connectivity and Collaboration Consortium (FDC3) and initial members include Algomi, AllianceBernstein, Barclays, BNP Paribas, ChartIQ, Citadel, Cloud9, FactSet, Fidessa, GreenKey, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, OTAS Technologies, RBC, TP ICAP,…
CLS Offers CLSReporting to Support MiFID II FX Reporting Requirements
Market infrastructure provider CLS has introduced CLSReporting, a product for foreign exchange (FX) matched instructions that supports members with Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) reporting requirements. The product is a response to market demand and will provide the ability for parties and counterparties to FX trades to exchange additional information in settlement…