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TS Imagine Expands TradeSmart Fixed Income EMS with TDS Automated Trading

TS Imagine, the trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions vendor, has included TDS Automated Trading (TDSAT) in its TradeSmart Fixed Income EMS platform. TDSAT, a market-maker in municipal and investment grade corporate bonds, provides buy-side clients direct access to fixed income dealers, with pricing information, dealer quotes, and real-time trade data. This addition marks the…

MENA – A Compelling Capital Markets Destination

As the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region undergoes a significant evolution from its traditional reliance on oil revenues to establishing itself as a dynamic financial market, exchanges and market intermediaries in the region are embracing advanced technologies to support their burgeoning financial services ecosystems. For international firms looking to take advantage of this…

Trading Tech Front and Centre at AFCM Conference in Doha

Last week witnessed an impressive gathering of exchange CEOs and senior market and technology practitioners from across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) at the Arab Federation of Capital Markets’ (AFCM) annual conference. At the event – this year in Doha, Qatar, and hosted by AFCM general secretary Rami El-Dokany – leaders met to…

Yaala Labs Powers Carbonplace’s New Carbon Credit Market with P8 Platform

Yaala Labs, the global market infrastructure provider, has announced the successful launch of its P8 platform at Carbonplace, global carbon credit transaction network, to facilitate. the operation of its voluntary carbon market. The integration, initiated in late 2023, leverages Yaala Labs’ advanced cloud-native P8 technology, which supports a range of functionalities including tokenisation, primary and…

Appital Integrates Insights with FactSet’s Portware EMS to Enhance Liquidity Sourcing for Asset Managers

Appital, the price discovery and liquidity sourcing platform, has announced the full integration of Appital Insights with FactSet’s Portware EMS, enabling one-click access to critical liquidity data for asset management clients. The integration includes the ‘Live Watchlist’ feature, enabling buy-side institutions to discreetly evaluate the feasibility of executing large Average Daily Volume (ADV) orders. Launched…

Finastra Partners with OpenFin to Enhance Kondor Treasury Management System

Finastra has teamed up with OpenFin to upgrade its Kondor bank treasury management system, aiming to strengthen the user experience with advanced workspaces and streamlined workflows. The collaboration leverages OpenFin’s “Workspace Anywhere” technology, enabling Kondor users to access the system through web browsers or a dedicated desktop application. The enhanced Kondor system will incorporate microservices,…

TMX Group and Clearstream Go Live with Tri-Party Transactions on Canadian Collateral Management Service

TMX Group Limited and Clearstream Banking S.A. have jointly launched the Canadian Collateral Management Service (CCMS), introducing the first domestic tri-party repo capabilities in Canada. The service, aimed at optimising securities finance activities and increasing market liquidity, has already seen participation from major Canadian banks including BMO, CIBC, RBC, Scotiabank, and TD, marking the commencement…

Exactpro Wins Award for Most Innovative Professional Development Initiative in A-Team Group Innovation Awards 2024

Exactpro has won the award for Most Innovative Professional Development Initiative in A-Team Group’s Innovation Awards 2024. These annual awards celebrate innovative projects and teams across vendor and practitioner communities that make use of new and emerging technologies and techniques to deliver high-value solutions for financial institutions in capital markets. Exactpro’s professional development initiative was selected as an…

A-Team Group Names Winners of Innovation Awards 2024

A-Team Group has named the winners of its prestigious Innovation Awards 2024. The awards celebrate innovative projects and teams across vendor and practitioner communities that make use of new and emerging technologies to deliver high-value solutions for financial institutions in capital markets with a focus on data management, trading technology, RegTech or ESG. This year’s…

Rapid Addition and Chainlink Bridge TradFi and DeFi with FIX-Native Blockchain Adapter

Rapid Addition, the provider of FIX connectivity solutions, has collaborated with Chainlink, the infrastructure for tokenised assets, to create a FIX-native blockchain adapter for institutional digital asset trading, built using Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP). The strategic partnership aims to enhance interoperability between the traditional finance (TradFi) world of banks and financial institutions and the…