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OSTTRA Launches New Service for Cross-Currency Swap Conversions
OSTTRA, the global post-trade solutions provider, has successfully carried out the first cross-currency swap conversions of USD/SGD swaps from SOR to SORA. This development is a part of OSTTRA’s ongoing efforts since 2021 to assist market participants in transitioning from legacy Libor benchmarks to new risk-free rates (RFRs). The conversion process generates overlay transactions, which…
How to Make the Most of Market Data
The challenges of sourcing, managing and monitoring market data are well rehearsed, but solutions are emerging as financial institutions zero in on their requirements, and data vendors respond. Short term, cost, coverage, accuracy, user rights and compliance are key concerns. Longer term, new approaches to market data such as pay-as-you-go pricing, packaged data and software…
Recorded Webinar: How to make the most of market data
Market data means different things to different organisations, it can be extremely expensive, and often comes with limited licensing contracts. It must be carefully sourced, governed, quality checked, and integrated. And it must be fit for purpose across a number of applications as it is increasingly used to not only meet regulatory obligations, but also…
TradingTech Briefing New York: Examining the Latest in Trading Technology
The TradingTech Briefing New York, an eagerly awaited event in the financial technology space, is scheduled for the afternoon of 8th June 2023 at Meet Hospitality, 1166 Avenue of the Americas, New York. The event will bring together a diverse group of thought leaders, technology innovators, and industry insiders to discuss the cutting-edge trends and…
VECTALIS Acquires BrokerHub, Bolstering Its Equity Derivatives Front-to-Back Solution
OTC equity derivatives workflow vendor VECTALIS has announced its acquisition of BrokerHub, a fellow financial technology company. By unifying their forces after years of competition, the two firms aim to provide crucial services to market participants, encompassing price dissemination from interdealer brokers to investment banks, block trade reporting to multiple exchanges, and the generation and…
DLT Has Potential to Transform Capital Markets, Says Joint Report by GFMA and Others
A new report co-authored by the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA), Boston Consulting Group (BCG), Clifford Chance, and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, underscores the transformative potential of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) for capital markets. The report encourages market participants to actively mould the future application of DLT and urges policymakers to provide more precise…
Boubyan Bank Adopts Murex’s MX.3 for Sharia-Compliant Treasury Operations via MXGO
Boubyan Bank, a prominent Islamic financial institution based in Kuwait, is adopting Murex’s MX.3 for Islamic Finance to facilitate its Sharia-compliant treasury operations using MXGO, a customisable treasury and trading solution, designed by Murex, that caters to rapidly expanding local banks. MXGO can be delivered on-premises, on the cloud or as a fully managed SaaS…
SteelEye Partners with Enfusion for Streamlined Order Management and Trade Supervision
SteelEye, the integrated surveillance solutions provider, has partnered with Enfusion, a provider of cloud-native investment management software and services, to provide joint clients with a seamless experience, allowing trade and order data from Enfusion’s investment management solutions to flow automatically into SteelEye’s integrated compliance platform, which recently integrated ChatGPT 4 for enhanced market surveillance capabilities….
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…
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…