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Broadridge And TwoFour To Deliver Front- To Back-Office Process Efficiencies For FX And Money Markets Operations

Date 21/11/2013

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) and TwoFour Systems LLC have today announced their cooperation to provide an end-to-end solution for treasury-based instruments, combining the strengths of Broadridge’s global multi-asset post-trade solution and TwoFour’s leading cross-product solution for orders, trading, front-office position keeping and treasury risk assessment.  The combination allows clients to leverage best-in-class capabilities for a front- to back-office treasury solution, while enabling consolidation of their post-trade operations across assets.

ING’s Gerald Walker And Morgan Stanley’s Clare Woodman Join TheCityUK Board

Date 21/11/2013

TheCityUK today announces that Gerald Walker, Chief Executive of ING Commercial Banking, UK, Ireland & Middle East, and Clare Woodman, Chief Operating Officer, Morgan Stanley International, have joined its Board of Directors as non-executives.

TMX Technology Solutions To Provide NetOTC With A Suite Of Technology Products And Services

Date 21/11/2013

TMX Group today announced that Razor Risk Technologies Limited, a subsidiary of TMX Group under the TMX Technology Solutions brand, has entered into license and services agreements with NetOTC, a London-based multilateral netting and risk mitigation platform for managing non-standardized OTC derivative transactions.

ESMA: Technical Advice To European Commission On Network Of Small And Medium CRAs

Date 21/11/2013

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has finalised its Technical Advice to the European Commission on the feasibility of a network of small and medium sized credit rating agencies (CRAs) in order to increase competition in the market.

BATS Exchange Welcomes ProShares ETF - ProShares Short Term USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF Begins Trading Today

Date 21/11/2013

BATS Global Markets (BATS), a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, today announced that the ProShares Short Term USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (BATS: EMSH) will begin trading today on BATS Exchange.

Federal Reserve Governor Jerome H. Powell At The Clearing House 2013 Annual Meeting, New York, New York November 21, 2013 - OTC Market Infrastructure Reform: Opportunities And Challenges

Date 21/11/2013

The financial crisis revealed important weaknesses in many areas of our financial system. In response, governments around the world have undertaken a variety of far-reaching regulatory reforms that, I would argue, can be grouped into three categories: those intended to strengthen institutions; those aimed at strengthening financial markets; and those that take steps to reinforce and, in some cases, build new market infrastructures.

ISITC Europe Confirms Topics And Speakers For Its Annual Conference

Date 21/11/2013

ISITC Europe, the industry group dedicated to improving the operational efficiency of the capital markets industry, has today confirmed further details regarding topics and speakers for its annual conference, to be held at RBS’s London office, 280 Bishopsgate, on the 26th November.  

Dalian Commodity Exchange, MCX Sign MOU On Cooperation

Date 21/11/2013

Instinet Enhances Commission Management Platform - Plazma® Augmented With Provider Rating Functionality - Fixed Income Capabilities And Broker Participants Added To T*Share Commission Aggregation Program

Date 21/11/2013

Instinet Incorporated today announced three new developments around its award-winning commission management platform:

• A highly-customizable Provider Rating tool has been integrated within Plazma, allowing buy-side commission management administrators to qualitatively rate a provider’s service level relative to its peers and automatically generate a “Report Card.” Users may also download only the raw ratings data should they wish to produce their own custom reports.
• Clients are now able to aggregate commission credits generated from US Fixed Income trades (in addition to Equities and Options) through the T*Share program. With T*Share, clients can consolidate the soft dollar and CCA/CSA balances held by participating brokers into a single account, removing one of the biggest obstacles to managing and administering a commission budget.
• More than two dozen new brokers have joined T*Share in the last year, bringing the total number of global participants to over 150. With the breadth of providers now available through T*Share, Instinet can accommodate virtually any existing CSA/CCA arrangements a client may have by quickly and easily aggregating the credits into 

LIQUITY Goes live - Revolutionising The Liquidity Of Private Company Equity

Date 21/11/2013

This week LIQUITY celebrated the launch of its ground-breaking private equity marketplace with an event attended by more than 200 interested parties, including CEOs, angel investors, venture capitalists and other city professionals. The event, supported by UBS Wealth Management and Wedlake Bell LLP, was held at Canary Wharf’s Technology hub - Level39.