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Iress To Expand Its Footprint To New Euronext Colocation Site In Bergamo, Italy - Move Will Future-Proof High Performance API Data Feeds For Customers

Date 23/02/2022

Financial technology provider Iress today announced that it will expand its backbone infrastructure and QuantFEED platform to the new Euronext colocation site in Bergamo, Italy. Iress is amongst the first market data vendors to take up residence at the new site, as Euronext builds out its new data centre at the location.

TNS Celebrates European ‘Managed Services Solutions For Trading’ Award Win

Date 23/02/2022

Transaction Network Services (TNS) has won ‘Best Managed Services Solutions for Trading’ at the prestigious TradingTech Insight Europe Awards 2022. Established to acknowledge excellence in solutions and services for capital markets, the industry awards focus on vendors that provide exceptional offerings across infrastructure, technology and data.

TransFICC Launches Consolidated Tape Pilot For EU - Fixed Income Using The AFM Regulatory Sandbox

Date 23/02/2022

TransFICC, the specialist provider of low-latency connectivity and workflow services for Fixed Income and Derivatives Markets, today announced a new initiative to develop a Consolidated Tape (CT) for Fixed Income. As part of this initiative, TransFICC has developed a production ready pilot, for Banks, Asset Managers and Regulators to test.

Rwanda’s Largest Bank Completes Core Modernization With Temenos - Bank Of Kigali Goes Live On Temenos Platform To Power Faster, Smarter Digital Banking While Scaling To One Million Retail And SME Customers In Rwanda

Date 23/02/2022

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, today announces that Bank of Kigali Plc, Rwanda’s largest bank by assets and market share, has gone live on Temenos. Replacing its core banking system with Temenos open platform for composable banking allows the bank to break free from legacy constraints and accelerate its digital transformation.

Avelacom Partners With BitMEX As Its Low Latency Connectivity Provider - Avelacom Is Bringing Lowest Latencies To Global Crypto Trading Firms To And From BitMEX’s Data Infrastructure In Ireland

Date 23/02/2022

Avelacom, the low latency connectivity, IT infrastructure and data solutions provider for global financial markets, has joined the BitMEX Partner Programme that provides traders with the most advanced crypto derivatives trading experience in the market.

MNI Indicators: MNI China Liquidity Index™ February 2022 – Falls To 10.0 In February

Date 23/02/2022

Key Points – Feb Report

Liquidity eased in February, helped by a boost to liquidity as China returned from the Lunar New Year holiday, the latest MNI Liquidity Conditions Index shows.

Hong Kong Exchanges And Clearing Limited (HKEX) Welcomes The HKSAR Government’s Budget Announcement

Date 23/02/2022

HKEX Chief Executive Officer, Nicolas Aguzin, said: “We welcome the HKSAR Government’s Budget announcement today and support its commitment to promote Hong Kong as an international financial and risk management centre. HKEX continues to actively introduce new initiatives to enhance its world-class listing regime, develop its market infrastructure and expand its products and services to connect capital with the leading companies of today and tomorrow. We look forward to continuing to work closely with the Government and all our stakeholders to drive the attractiveness, and resiliency, of the Hong Kong marketplace.”

George Liu, A Veteran Commodity Trader, Has Been Named The New Head Of Derivatives At Babel Finance

Date 23/02/2022

George Liu has been named head of derivatives at Babel Trading by crypto financial services provider Babel Finance, a newly formed role for the company's trading arm.

ISDA Comment Letter On CMA – February 17, 2022

Date 22/02/2022

ISDA’s comments to the Ontario Ministry of Finance in response to the Consultation Draft of the Capital Markets Act and the Consultation Commentary published on October 12, 2021. ISDA’s comments relate to the application of the Draft CMA to over-the-counter derivatives transactions.

Intercontinental Exchange Announces Strategic Investment In tZERO Group, Inc. - Longtime ICE Executive David Goone To Be Named tZERO’s New Chief Executive Officer

Date 22/02/2022

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of mortgage technology, data and listings services, announced today that it is making a strategic investment in tZERO, a leader in blockchain innovation and liquidity for digital assets. In connection with ICE’s investment in tZERO, David Goone, a longtime member of ICE’s management team and currently ICE’s Chief Strategy Officer, will join tZERO as its next Chief Executive Officer and will serve on tZERO’s Board of Directors.