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Liquidnet Further Enhances Trading Platform With Acquisition Of OTAS Technologies - Addition Of Trader Analytics Accelerates Firm’s Virtual High Touch™ Offering While Also Delivering MiFID II Solutions Tailored For The Buy Side

Date 17/05/2017

Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today announced its acquisition of OTAS Technologies–a market-leading analytics platform that delivers actionable market intelligence and context directly to institutional traders and portfolio managers. OTAS’s industry-leading analytics and market insight, combined with Liquidnet’s Virtual High Touch decision-support trading platform, will help enhance the buy-side trader’s decision making process and give the trader more control over achieving best execution.

Jabre Capital Adopts Broadridge's Integrated Order Management, Portfolio Management, And Risk Management Solution

Date 17/05/2017

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.  (NYSE: BR) announced that Jabre Capital Partners, the global multi-strategy asset management company, has chosen Broadridge's integrated trading, portfolio management, and risk management platform to help manage their front, middle and back-office operations. 

World Federation Of Exchanges Responds To EC’s Consultation On Operations Of European Supervisory Authorities

Date 17/05/2017

The World Federation of Exchanges (“WFE”), which represents more than 200 market infrastructure providers including exchanges and CCPs, has responded to the European Commission’s Public Consultation on The Operations of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs).

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.