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OSTTRA Targets FX Timing Mismatches Behind Margin Disputes
OSTTRA, the global post-trade network, has expanded its triResolve portfolio reconciliation service with a new prediction model designed to identify one of the most persistent causes of margin disputes in the FX market: counterparties valuing the same trade using market rates captured at different times. The FX Snap Time Prediction Model uses historical trade valuation...
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The New Economics of Equities Trading Infrastructure
How modular architecture, 24/5 trading, and the rising cost of change are reshaping equities infrastructure By Ian Salmon, Head of Accelerator Program, Adaptive. Equities trading infrastructure has traditionally been judged against a familiar set of measures: latency, throughput, reliability and the ability to remain stable during periods of intense market activity. Those requirements remain fundamental....
Exegy and MarketsIO Target the Market Data Migration Deadlock
For years, financial institutions have faced an uncomfortable trade-off around enterprise market data infrastructure. Legacy platforms may be expensive, complex and increasingly ill-suited to modern trading environments, but replacing technology embedded across hundreds or thousands of applications can introduce even greater cost and operational risk. A recently announced partnership between Exegy and MarketsIO is taking...
The Low-Latency Race Shifts from Speed to Scale and Control
For years, the evolution of low-latency trading infrastructure has largely been measured in one direction: faster. Microseconds became nanoseconds as trading firms invested in colocation, network optimisation, specialist hardware and FPGA acceleration to gain an edge in markets where position in the queue can determine whether an order is filled. That race hasn’t gone away....
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Bank of Canada Selects CanDeal DNA for Fixed Income Pricing
The Bank of Canada has selected CanDeal Data & Analytics (DNA) to provide Canadian dollar-denominated fixed income pricing under a multi-year agreement. The central bank will use CanDeal DNA Reference Pricing across operational activities, market analysis, research, policy development and risk management. The agreement also allows Government of Canada benchmark bond yields derived from CanDeal…
IEX Launches Revenue-Sharing Programme for Market Data Vendors
IEX has launched a vendor partnership programme offering revenue-sharing incentives to firms that help distribute its direct US equities market data. Under the programme, participating market data, connectivity, infrastructure and application providers will be eligible for incentives linked to qualifying new client subscriptions to IEX data products. Eligible feeds include IEX TOPS, IEX DEEP and…
Tokenovate Executes CDM-Native Intraday Repo on Canton Network
Tokenovate has executed and settled an intraday repo transaction on the Canton Network using the FINOS Common Domain Model (CDM), with the cash leg settled in Circle-issued USDC expressed as USDCx Reserve on Canton. The transaction used CDM-native event and state management across the full repo lifecycle, covering trade representation, lifecycle processing, collateral movements and…
S&P Global Leads Investment in Kaiko as Series B Reaches $110 Million
S&P Global has led a strategic investment in digital asset data provider Kaiko, extending the company’s Series B funding to $110 million as it expands its data infrastructure for tokenised markets. The round also includes BNP Paribas, Bpifrance, Broadridge, Canton Foundation, Coinbase Ventures, DRW Venture Capital, Nasdaq Ventures, Royal Bank of Canada, Stellar and Susquehanna…
smartTrade Extends into Post-Trade with Multi-Asset Flow Platform
smartTrade Technologies has launched smartTrade Flow, a multi-asset post-trade platform covering processes from matching and reconciliation through to settlement, accounting, regulatory reporting and audit. The standalone platform connects to existing trading systems through APIs and integrates natively with smartTrade’s LiquidityFX and Commercial Banking & Payments products. It supports FX, precious metals, money markets, fixed income,…
LDA Launches Configurable Low-Latency Platforms for Trading and AI Workloads
LDA Technologies has launched two configurable hardware platforms designed to help capital markets firms scale low-latency connectivity and compute capacity while reducing infrastructure footprint. OmniX combines FPGA-powered networking, Layer 1 connectivity and hot-pluggable storage within a 1RU platform, allowing firms to tap, timestamp and record data within a single device. Configurations can incorporate LDA’s Maze…
Parameta and Zema Expand Access to OTC Energy and Commodities Data
Parameta Solutions and Zema Global have expanded their partnership to provide Zema customers with access to Parameta’s OTC energy and commodities market data through Zema’s Decisioning Infrastructure. The agreement will make Parameta’s end-of-day indicative pricing available across global markets including oil, natural gas and LNG, power, coal, environmental markets and metals. The broker-sourced data is…
Sterling Launches STRIDER for 24-Hour Web and Mobile Trading
Sterling Trading Tech has launched STRIDER, an AI-driven web and mobile trading platform designed to support increasingly global and extended-hours trading. The platform provides 24/7 access to US equities and options trading through browsers and mobile devices, covering workflows ranging from straightforward equity execution to complex options strategies. It is interoperable with Sterling’s desktop environment…
SIX x-clear Extends Clearing to US Equities
SIX is expanding its post-trade offering with a new clearing segment for US securities, enabling European clients to trade and clear US instruments through its interoperable central counterparty, SIX x-clear. The service will operate within a European framework, with extended clearing hours aligned with the US market close and settlement through DTCC. Initial coverage will…
ION and Coinbase Scale Infrastructure for Kalshi Event Contracts
Coinbase has selected ION’s XTP for Event Contracts to support clearing for Kalshi’s prediction market, providing automated, real-time processing for event-based contracts. The platform supports contract creation, resolution and settlement alongside real-time execution processing, with automated 24/7 operations and capacity to onboard tens of thousands of accounts per day. ION and Coinbase began working together…
SIX Launches API-Based European Market Data Service
SIX has launched SIX Market Signal, a new API-based marketplace providing real-time and historical European market data to institutional and retail users. Its core product, 1BBO, provides a real-time European cash equities stream showing best bid and ask prices using order-book data from SIX Swiss Exchange and BME Exchange, alongside 16 European markets covered by…
Trading Technologies Adds FairXchange Analytics to FX Platform
Trading Technologies (TT) has integrated FairXchange Horizon into its institutional FX platform, adding independent execution and liquidity analytics across spot FX, forwards, non-deliverable forwards and swaps. The integration gives clients access to FairXchange’s microstructural analytics directly within the TT platform, allowing them to measure execution quality, analyse trading flows and liquidity-provider performance, and assess counterparty…
FIX Extends Electronic Trading Standards to Securities Lending
The FIX Trading Community has published new guidance for electronic securities lending, establishing common workflow practices designed to support greater automation across the market. The guidelines provide a standard electronic messaging framework for securities lending contracts conducted bilaterally or through trading venues. They cover quote negotiation workflows, last look and Free of Payment (FOP) lending,…
TRG Screen Acquires S4 Market Data to Expand Managed Services
TRG Screen has acquired S4 Market Data, adding specialist vendor management, sourcing and negotiation expertise to its market data managed services business. The deal follows a year-long partnership under which S4 supported TRG Screen clients with vendor negotiations, contract optimisation and complex procurement, and comes in the wake of TRG Screen’s acquisition of market data…
Adroit Integrates Cross-Asset EMS with BlackRock Aladdin
Adroit Trading Technologies has integrated its multi-asset execution management capabilities with BlackRock’s Aladdin platform, enabling mutual clients to access Adroit’s trading functionality directly through Aladdin. The multi-year partnership is designed to streamline institutional trading workflows and improve operational efficiency across fixed income, currencies and OTC derivatives. Adroit said the integration comes as OTC markets undergo…
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Trading Technologies Appoints Katie Price to Lead Data, Analytics and Compliance
Trading Technologies (TT) has appointed Katie Price as EVP, Global Head of Data, Analytics and Compliance, bringing its previously separate data and analytics and compliance businesses under a single leadership structure. The combined business includes TT TCA and TT Trade Surveillance, reflecting what the company sees as growing convergence between data-driven analytics, regulatory reporting, oversight…
BMLL Appoints Brad Hunt as Board Chairman Following Nordic Capital Acquisition
BMLL, the provider of harmonised historical Level 3, 2, and 1 market data and analytics, has appointed Brad Hunt as Chairman of the Board. Hunt succeeds Lee Hodgkinson, who will remain on the board as an independent Non-Executive Director (NED). Hunt brings 30 years of experience in financial data businesses, having most recently served as…
Dr Lisa Cameron Joins Stablecoin Standard to Lead Government Relations
Stablecoin Standard has appointed Dr Lisa Cameron to support its government relations and policy engagement across the United Kingdom and United States. In her new role, she will focus on convening global policymakers and members through a series of dedicated initiatives, including roundtables, networking dinners, and international trade missions. Dr Cameron brings extensive legislative and…
Genesis Global Announces Key Leadership Appointments to Propel AI-Driven Capital Markets Growth
Genesis Global has announced five senior leadership promotions to support increasing client demand for efficient, compliant software delivery in capital markets. The appointments are strategically positioned to help financial institutions integrate artificial intelligence into their development processes. By combining AI capabilities with a library of established capital markets workflows and components, the Genesis platform ensures…
BMLL Appoints Michael Chiappinelli as Chief Revenue Officer to Drive Global Growth
Capital markets data and analytics provider BMLL has appointed Michael Chiappinelli as Chief Revenue Officer. Based in the United States, Chiappinelli will lead the company’s international commercial strategy and global sales function, reporting directly to Chief Executive Officer Paul Humphrey as part of the executive management team. His appointment follows the company’s acquisition by Nordic…
Eventus Expands Leadership Team With New Chief Technology Officer and Chief Customer Officer
Eventus, provider of trade surveillance and financial risk solutions, has announced two major additions to its leadership team. Eric Litz has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Sarah-Jane McColl joins as Chief Customer Officer (CCO). Both executives report directly to CEO Cameron Routh as part of the company’s focus on enhancing client compliance…
Eventus Appoints Cameron Routh as Chief Executive Officer
Eventus, a global provider of trade surveillance and financial risk solutions, has announced the appointment of Cameron Routh as its new Chief Executive Officer. The transition follows a majority investment in the company by Terminus Capital Partners (TCP), a private equity firm specialising in B2B AI and software. Routh succeeds founder Travis Schwab, who led…
Zema Global Strengthens Leadership Team to Drive Long-Term Growth Strategy
Zema Global, the data and analytics provider for the energy, commodities, and financial sectors, has announced three senior executive appointments to its leadership team. Tina Morris joins as Chief Operating Officer to oversee operational excellence and the integration of AI-driven efficiencies. Frederick Winston has been appointed Chief Financial Officer to manage strategic scaling, while Javed…
SOLVE Appoints Michael Pellerito as Senior Vice President of Innovation
SOLVE, a provider of pre-trade data and predictive pricing for fixed income markets, has promoted Michael Pellerito to the role of Senior Vice President of Innovation. This appointment underscores the company’s commitment to integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning (AIML) into its product roadmap. Pellerito is tasked with accelerating the development of AI-driven capabilities to…
BMLL Appoints Senior Leaders to Drive Post-Acquisition Growth
BMLL, the independent provider of historical market data and analytics, has announced a series of strategic senior appointments across its commercial and technical departments. These hires follow the company’s acquisition by Nordic Capital in October 2025 and are intended to scale global operations and accelerate expansion across equities, ETFs, and futures markets. The leadership team…
Trading Technologies Appoints New Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Revenue Officer
Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT) has announced a leadership restructure with the appointment of a new Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) and Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Nick Garrow, previously the firm’s CRO, has moved into the newly created role of CSO. In this capacity, Garrow is responsible for driving sustainable growth across existing business lines and…
SimCorp Appoints Neslihan Yegul as Senior Managing Director for UK and Northern Europe
SimCorp has appointed Neslihan Yegul as Senior Managing Director for the UK and Northern Europe. Based in London, Yegul will report to Chief Revenue Officer Oliver Johnson, effective 20 April. Her primary focus will be supporting the company’s expanding client pipeline and deepening existing relationships within these key regions, which have seen significant growth since…
Moody’s Corporation Appoints Christina Kosmowski as CEO of Moody’s Analytics
Moody’s Corporation has announced that Christina Kosmowski will take over as Chief Executive Officer of Moody’s Analytics in June. Kosmowski joins the firm with nearly 30 years of experience in the enterprise technology sector, having previously held senior leadership positions at several major global firms. Her expertise lies in scaling high-growth businesses and implementing customer…
ClearToken Appoints Fernando Cerezetti as Chief Risk Officer for Its CCP Subsidiary
ClearToken, the digital financial market infrastructure provider, has appointed Fernando Cerezetti as Chief Risk Officer (CRO) of its subsidiary ClearToken CCP Limited. The subsidiary is currently in the process of applying to the Bank of England to become an authorised Central Counterparty (CCP). Cerezetti will lead the development and oversight of the CCP’s risk management…
BPX Appoints Former ClearBank CEO Charles McManus as Advisor
BPX, the UK FCA-authorised institutional venue for alternative assets, has appointed Charles McManus as an Advisor. McManus, the co-founder and former CEO of ClearBank, joins the firm to provide strategic guidance on scaling regulated financial infrastructure. His arrival coincides with a broader structural shift in global finance toward tokenised and decentralised models driven by blockchain…
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Date: 1 December 2026 Time: 10:00am ET / 3:00pm London / 4:00pm CET Duration: 50 minutes The UK, EU and Swiss markets move to T+1 settlement on 11 October 2027, but the first binding compression arrives almost a year earlier. ESMA’s amended settlement discipline RTS expects allocation and confirmation completed by 23:00 CET on trade…
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The economics of modernising equities trading infrastructure
Equities markets are becoming more fragmented, interconnected and continuously available. Liquidity is spreading across venues and geographies, trading hours are extending, and firms are processing more market data and supporting increasingly complex execution workflows. These changes are placing new demands on trading infrastructure. Many traditional platforms continue to deliver excellent latency and throughput, but were...
From volatility to visibility: The fixed income intelligence shift
Fixed income markets are undergoing a fundamental structural shift, transforming how institutions price risk, govern data and make decisions at scale. The convergence of cloud-based delivery, AI-enabled analytics, expanding private credit markets and heightened regulatory scrutiny, is redefining what ‘confidence’ means in fixed income workflows. Access to third-party pricing and valuations alone is no longer...
The institutional adoption of stablecoins: Strategic value, challenges, and implementation frameworks
Driven by regulatory developments such as the GENIUS Act in the United States and MiCA in Europe, Institutional interest in stablecoins is surging. With more than $300 billion in circulation globally, stablecoins have evolved from a crypto-native payment tool into an increasingly important component of financial market infrastructure. For financial institutions, stablecoins offer a compelling...
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Upcoming Webinar: The Buy-side Trading Desk of the Future
Date: 23 September 2026 Time: 10:00am ET / 3:00pm London / 4:00pm CET Duration: 50 minutes The buy-side trading desk is facing a structural reckoning. Decades of siloed systems for equities, FX and fixed income have created what COOs increasingly describe as a “silo tax” – duplicated headcount, fragmented data, and operational overhead that is...
Buy AND Build: The Future of Capital Markets Technology
Buy AND Build: The Future of Capital Markets Technology London examines the latest changes and innovations in trading technology and explores how technology is being deployed to create an edge in sell side and buy side capital markets financial institutions.
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Upcoming Webinar: From Monolith to Modular: Architecting Equity Trading Platforms for 24/5 and Beyond
Date: 14 October 2026 Time: 10:00am ET / 3:00pm London / 4:00pm CET Duration: 50 minutes Equities markets are entering a more distributed, always-on phase. Liquidity is fragmenting across venues and geographies, trading hours are extending toward 24/5 and beyond, and market data volumes, investor expectations and competitive pressure are all rising at once. Many...
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A-Team Group is proud to unveil the winners of this year’s Capital Markets Technology Awards APAC. Now in its second year, this program highlights the exceptional technology providers and financial institutions driving the next wave of innovation across the Asia-Pacific financial ecosystem.
