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Recorded Webinar: Best practices for best execution in multi-venue environments
Best execution has long sat at the foundation of trading operations across all market and practitioner types. But the introduction of more onerous best execution requirements under MiFID II has raised the bar, both in terms of dealing with fragmented markets from an operational standpoint and providing evidence of delivery on best execution policies. The…
IPC and RANsquawk Collaborate on Real-Time Audio and Text News Feed
Communications and network solutions provider IPC is collaborating with RANsquawk, a supplier of market information, to offer a real-time audio and text news feed to users of IPC’s Unigy 360 cloud-based software-as-a-service communications and workflow solution. The aim of the collaboration is to help traders using Unigy 360 make better decisions. Users can consume RANsquawk’s…
MiFID II: Navigating the Emerging Liquidity Landscape
The September 1 deadline for full implementation of the Systematic Internalisation (SI) regime marked the beginning of a whole new liquidity landscape, with firms on both sides of the equation grappling to understand the long-term implications of the new system on Europe’s financial markets. Navigating these waters in the coming months will be challenging for…
BSO and Hoptroff Develop Time-as-a-Service Solution to Support Regulatory Compliance
By Uri Inspector, Staff Reporter Global network provider BSO and time synchronisation specialist Hoptroff London have partnered to create a fully traceable and accurate Time-as-a-Service (TaaS) solution. Hoptroff’s Global Timing Network and AI driven Time-Suite software will be combined with BSO’s global low-latency network to offer a time synchronisation tool that gives firms a timestamp…
Kay Swinburne on MiFID II and the liquidity landscape post-Brexit
Nine months on, how is the market handling the implementation of MiFID II? How is the trade landscape adjusting to the new SI regime? What impact will Brexit have on UK and European regulation, and will the UK suffer from a loss of legislative influence? What has been the outcome of the regulation compared to…
ITS MiFID II Briefing: MEP Warns of Political Impact on Market Structure Post-Brexit
Dr Kay Swinburne, the Welsh Conservative MEP known for her instrumental role in the architecture of MiFID II, has issued a stark warning on the highly politicised environment to be expected over the next six months. As Brexit negotiations take centre stage and technical considerations become subsumed by partisan agendas, Swinburne further stressed the potential…
Get Ready For RegTech
Get ready as the second annual A-Team Group RegTech Summits are fast approaching. Held in both London and
Archax selects Aquis Technologies to underpin institutional-grade crypto exchange
Archax, the institutional-grade crypto and security token exchange due to open in the first half of 2019, has selected Aquis Technologies for a complete suite of exchange operations services and tools to support its business. The suite includes the Aquis Matching Engine (AME) and Aquis Market Surveillance (AMS), as well as market operations and post-trade…
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…
Digital Asset Names Former Thomson Reuters Exec James Powell to CTO
Digital Asset, a New York-based distributed ledger technology solutions provider, has appointed former Thomson Reuters executive James Powell as its new CIO and CTO of engineering. Powell is charged with guiding development of the company’s distributed ledger platform and smart contract modelling language, DAML. He joins the firm after a stint at Warburg Pincus as…