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Refinitiv Shareholders Agree Merger Deal with LSE, David Craig Remains CEO of Refinitiv
Following our review of the London Stock Exchange Group’s (LSEG) proposed acquisition of Refinitiv through a transaction valued at $27 billion, Refinitiv today announced that its shareholders have agreed definitive terms with LSEG on the acquisition. The approval of LSEG shareholders will be sought at a general meeting to be held before the end of…
LSE in Talks with Refinitiv on $27 Billion Merger Deal
News broke over the weekend that the London Stock Exchange (LSE) is in talks with Refinitiv to take over the former risk and finance unit of Thomson Reuters, in a transaction valued at $27 billion. Should it come to pass – and given the specificity of press reports, it seems it most likely will –…
AlphaDesk Acquisition a Part of an Overall Buy-Side Strategy at Refinitiv, Says Chin
Refinitiv is executing on its strategy to significantly grow its presence in the buy-side arena through its recent acquisition and integration of AlphaDesk, according to Michael Chin, managing director and co-head of trading at Refinitiv. Changing the revenue base Refinitiv, which currently has revenues and a client base that is approximately 60% sell-side and 40%…
FlexTrade Certifies with IHS Markit thinkFolio
FlexTrade, a global provider of cross-asset execution and order management systems, has extended the integration of FlexTRADER, its broker-neutral execution management system, with IHS Markit’s cross-asset investment management platform, thinkFolio. The combination of execution and order management system space expertise will provide improved global cross-asset trading capabilities across the trading lifecycle. “A certified interface between…
New Best Execution Rules Likely Beyond the SEC’s Rule 606 Changes
The focus on improving best execution transparency is likely to continue in the US, beyond the implementation of updates to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Rule 606, says Dermot Harriss, senior vice president at OneMarketData. In late 2018, the SEC adopted amendments to Regulation NMS (National Market System) Rule 606(b)(3). The new rules require…
Trading Technologies Adds Colocated Execution and Connectivity at ICE Data Centre in Basildon
Trading Technologies International (TT) has added colocated execution and client connectivity services at the ICE Data Services European Liquidity Centre in Basildon, UK, to its global trading infrastructure offering. The expansion to Basildon provides TT’s global user base with the lowest-latency direct market access to ICE’s European derivatives markets through the TT platform, and also…
Infini Capital Management Selects TORA OEMS for Multi-Asset Pairs Trading
Hong Kong-based multi-strategy hedge fund Infini Capital Management has selected TORA for its pairs trading solution. The firm chose the TORA cloud-based order and execution management system (OEMS) on the basis of its configurable functionality and on-the-ground support for fund trading activities. The functionality of TORA’s multi-asset, multi-region and broker-neutral pairs application was another deciding…
TradingScreen Certifies Integration with IHS Markit thinkFolio
TradingScreen, provider of an all-asset class order and execution management system (OEMS), has announced a certified integration with IHS Markit’s investment management platform thinkFolio. The integration ensures that mutual clients benefit from a standardised and certified interface between the two platforms, which will provide scalability and reduce costs. The certification offers thinkFolio clients access to…
MiFID II RTS 28 Analysis Highlights Trends in Data Quality and Internalisation
A recent report from regulatory compliance platform provider Cappitech offers a window on how firms are complying with best execution requirements under Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) by slicing and dicing the MiFID II RTS 28 data that EU-based financial services firms were required to submit to EU regulators in April of…
Velocimetrics Implements Enterprise-wide Data Lineage PoC at Large European Bank
Velocimetrics has implemented an enterprise-wide data lineage proof-of-concept at a major European bank. Driven by regulation BCBS 239, the bank wanted to achieve automated intra-day reconciliation, correlation and trade netting, but was already challenged to achieve T+1. The primary compliance requirement was to show completeness of reporting, although the project is already showing additional value…