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CloudMargin And South Africa’s First Tri-Party Collateral Agent - Strate Collateral Management – Bring Unprecedented Automation, Efficiencies To South African OTC Derivatives Participants

Date 18/07/2017

South African market participants can now enjoy unprecedented automation and straight-through processing by leveraging newly available, integrated cloud-based technology to exchange tri-party SWIFT1 messaging for collateral instructions, settlement and confirmations. CloudMargin, the multi-award winning creator of the world’s first web-based collateral and margin management solution, and Strate, the South African Central Securities Depository (CSD) and South Africa’s first Tri-Party Collateral Management Agent, today announced that they have just integrated their platforms. The move makes tri-party messaging and collateral optimisation more accessible for both buy- and sell-side participants in the country.

Kx Announces ChartIQ Integration Into Real-Time Data Visualization And Analysis User Interface

Date 18/07/2017

Kx Systems (Kx), a division of First Derivatives plc (FD) and provider of the industry-leading kdb+ time series database, announces today that Dashboards for Kx now offers ChartIQ integration as an optional addition to its visualization capabilities.

“FundConnext” And “Settrade Streaming For Fund” Go Live To Widen Mutual Funds Access

Date 18/07/2017

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) jointly with capital market partners, launched FundConnext on Monday 17 July 2017, which will increase opportunities for investors to invest in mutual funds managed by various asset management companies with more convenience than ever before through mutual fund selling agents, including securities firms. At this initial stage, five asset management companies and three securities companies have joined and are ready to offer services.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change In Securities Market

Date 18/07/2017

NCC Bank is changing the following risk parameters in Securities market starting from July 20, 2017:

HKEX: Arrangements For Belle Stock Options And Structured Products

Date 18/07/2017

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has announced the arrangements for Belle International Holdings Limited (Belle) stock option contracts and structured products with Belle shares as underlying asset to account for the privatisation of Belle and the withdrawal of its listing.

Bursa Malaysia Approves Six New Advisers For LEAP Market - Expanding Advisory Reach To Cover All Corners Of Malaysia

Date 18/07/2017

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or “The Exchange”) today announced that it has approved six new Approved Advisers to be included in the Register of Advisers for the Leading Entrepreneur Accelerator Platform (“LEAP”) Market.

SGX To Adjust Equities Market Structure After Supportive Feedback

Date 18/07/2017

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is proceeding with adjustments to the equities market structure after receiving largely supportive feedback during the public consultation process in March 2017.

Irish Stock Exchange Launches New T7 Trading technology

Date 18/07/2017

The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) has gone live with Deutsche Börse’s new T7 trading platform for the Irish equity market. This new platform further enhances the performance and capacity of the ISE’s equity market offering. T7 delivers synergies, which make it even easier and reduces cost for international trading firms to connect and trade equities on the ISE, due to lower development and maintenance costs for firms, which are active on T7 across multiple markets. The new system also reduces latency even further for all trading members.

Bats Europe Readies For MiFID II With Successful Exchange Release

Date 18/07/2017

• Latest software release included all major changes needed for MiFID II compliance, as Bats Europe nears full operational readiness for MiFID II
• Fourth and final software release scheduled for October 2017

Boerse Stuttgart Introduces Instant Trading Also For Bonds - Investors Now Have Individual Request Options, Giving Them Better Price Quality And Higher Probability Of Execution

Date 18/07/2017

Due to the ongoing low interest-rate policy and changes to regulatory and technological framework conditions, the bond market is characterised by decreasing liquidity and increasing fragmentation. This adds complexity to the price discovery and hence price and trading quality. Nevertheless, debt instrument investors expect attractive and tradable prices – without restrictions of the product universe on offer. To take better account of these customer demands, Boerse Stuttgart has now incorporated instant trading for bonds in its hybrid market model.