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Rosenthal Collins Group Names Brian Ager President Of New Institutional Foreign Exchange Division

Date 17/05/2017

Rosenthal Collins Group LLC (RCG®), a leading independent futures clearing firm, today announced the appointment of Brian Ager as President of the firm’s new Institutional Foreign Exchange (FX) Division in New York.  Ager has spent more than three decades in financial services, including more than 22 years of management, trading and sales experience in foreign exchange futures and cash markets.

NEX Optimisation Appoints Colin Murphy As Chief Commercial Officer

Date 17/05/2017

NEX Optimisation, which helps clients reduce complexity and optimise resources across the transaction lifecycle, announces today that it has appointed Colin Murphy as Chief Commercial Officer of NEX Optimisation which incorporates Head of Sales for NEX Regulatory Reporting. Colin joined NEX Optimisation on 15 May 2017.

HKEX Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report - Updated: 17/05/2017

Date 17/05/2017

April 2017: Slightly Below Previous Year - The Statistical Monthly Report Contains The Latest Trade And Turnover Figures For SIX Swiss Exchange

Date 17/05/2017

SIX Swiss Exchange reported total trading turnover of CHF 469.8 billion from the beginning of the year. This represents a slight 1.7% decline year-on-year. Turnover was generated by 16'636'471 trades - a 5.8% decline year-on-year.

Securities Commission Malaysia-Led ETF Task Force Recommends Measures To Spur Innovation And Drive Industry Growth

Date 17/05/2017

A task force on Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) today released a set of key recommendations aimed at attracting greater investor participation and incentivising issuances by ETF managers in the Malaysian market.

Metamako Adds MayStreet To Its Partner Ecosystem, Adding Analytics Capabilities For Compliance & Risk Management

Date 17/05/2017

Metamako, the leading specialist provider of FPGA-enabled high-performance networking platforms, announced today that MayStreet, provider of advanced market access and data analytics technology, has joined Metamako’s network ecosystem. MayStreet’s data analytics software for capital markets firms will now run on Metamako’s network devices. Metamako’s highly-accurate packet capture technology, combined with MayStreet’s cloud-based analytics engine, will allow clients not only to capture and timestamp, but also to interpret market data in real time. This integration allows users to monitor incoming market data, including bandwidth and packet loss, providing real-time performance insight, without the complexity and cost of having to use additional hardware or specialised appliances.   

UK Government Shareholding In Lloyds Banking Group - Lloyds Banking Group Has Been Fully Returned To Private ownership.

Date 17/05/2017

The trading plan announced in October 2016 has ended following the final sale of the government’s shares in Lloyds Banking Group (Lloyds). As a result, Lloyds have informed the market this morning (17 May 2017) that the government is no longer a shareholder in the bank.

Cinnober Appoints Alastair Goodwin To CEO Of Its New Surveillance Venture

Date 17/05/2017

Cinnober recently announced the acquisition of the business and assets of Ancoa Software, the UK-based market surveillance specialist company.

Thomson Reuters Drives Greater Accessibility To Quantitative Analysis For Buy-Side With Asia Launch Of QA Point Powered By Elsen - Cloud-Based QA Point Enables Investment Professionals To Quickly Understand The Performance Of Any Investment Style, Factor Or Combination

Date 17/05/2017

Thomson Reuters today announced the launch of QA Point in the Asia Pacific region. QA Point is a cloud-based application that enables asset managers to better harness quantitative research in their investment process. Designed to increase productivity, improve performance and accelerate research and collaboration among investment professionals, QA Point provides a powerful and intuitive point-and-click interface with access to Thomson Reuters industry leading content, all with fast performance.  

Itiviti Wins Industry Award For “Most Innovative New Product”

Date 17/05/2017

Itiviti, a world-leading technology provider for the capital markets industry, has been recognized by the 2017 Technical Analyst Awards, where the regulatory solution Itiviti Analyst was named Most Innovative New Product. Judged by an independent panel of experienced industry experts, the Technical Analyst annual awards celebrate excellence in technical analysis research and trading software.