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Ullink Bolsters MiFID 2 Transaction Reporting With Automated Post-Trade Data Management - New UL PUBLISHER Solution Creates A Centralised View Of Post-Trade Data While Mitigating Regulatory Risk

Date 25/04/2017

Ullink, a global provider of electronic trading and connectivity solutions to the financial community, has launched a fully automated post-trade data management solution called UL PUBLISHER, enabling market participants to report transaction data to relevant regulatory authorities, meet upcoming MiFID 2 regulation and create a centralised view of post-trade data across multiple asset classes and front-office electronic trading systems.

Turquoise Welcomes First Direct Member Firm From Switzerland To Provide Access To Turquoise Plato Block Discovery™

Date 25/04/2017

• Vontobel is Turquoise’s first direct member firm from Switzerland to provide access  to Turquoise Plato Block Discovery™ for its customers
• Over 25 Members are participants of Turquoise Plato Block Discovery™, the award winning electronic block trading mechanism
• Over €17 billion traded via Turquoise Plato Block Discovery™ since launch

BME: Housers, Biomar And Cuatroochenta, The First Start-Ups To Form Part Of The Pre-Market Environment - It Will Begin Operating On 12 May

Date 25/04/2017

The first Pre-Market Environment for start-ups, created to improve their access to private investment and understand how the stock exchange works already has its first three participants: Housers (a platform for real estate crowdfunding), Biomar (a biotechnology company that develops natural solutions for the agrofood and human health sector) and Cuatroochenta (a company specialising in the comprehensive development of smartphone applications). The candidates were chosen from among 30 that had applied to be included in the Pre-Market Environment by the Decision-Making and Supervisory Committee (CDS), comprising Big Ban angels and BME, both driving forces behind the initiative. 

BT Radianz Services Now Available In Verne Global’s Icelandic Data Center - Providing Access To The Global Financial Community With A Range Of Low Cost, Carbon Neutral Connectivity And Hosting Capabilities

Date 25/04/2017

Verne Global, a global developer at the forefront of data center infrastructure design, today announced the availability of a range of BT Radianz connectivity and hosting services at its innovative data center in Iceland.  

FCA Board Appoints New Members To The Regulatory Decisions Committee

Date 25/04/2017

The Board of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has appointed an additional six members to the FCA’s Regulatory Decisions Committee (RDC).

HKEX: Mandatory Intra-day Variation Adjustment Call In Respect Of The Labour Day And Buddha’s Birthday

Date 25/04/2017

All markets operated by the Hong Kong Futures Exchange will be closed for business on 1 May 2017 and 3 May 2017 respectively. In order to assure that safeguards are in place against potential market risks that may arise during the aforesaid periods when some of the major markets are open, the Clearing House has decided to make a mandatory intra-day variation adjustment call on Clearing Participants in the Hang Seng Index, Mini-Hang Seng Index, H-Shares Index, Mini H-Shares Index, HSCEI Dividend Point Index, USD/CNH Futures and CNH/USD Futures markets on Friday, 28 April 2017 and Tuesday, 2 May 2017 respectively.

Sparrows Capital Appoint Former Tekio Capital Management Director Raymond Backreedy To Senior Management Team - Supports Sparrows Capital’s Growth And Ongoing Development Of The Firm’s Investment Process

Date 25/04/2017

Sparrows Capital (“Sparrows”), the passive and factor-focused asset manager, today announces that it has appointed Raymond Backreedy to its senior management team.

ABG Sundal Collier Goes Live With Fidessa's Trading Platform - Multi-Asset Platform Supports Equities And F&O Business

Date 25/04/2017

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) today announced that ABG Sundal Collier (ABGSC) has implemented Fidessa's workflow platform to support its brokerage services across both equities and derivatives. ABGSC has deployed Fidessa's platform for its Sales and Execution business across its operations in Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, London and New York.  

ENSO Expands Broker Vote Tool To Offer Leading MiFID II Research Solution Powered By RSRCHXchange

Date 25/04/2017

ENSO, a NEX Group business and leading portfolio finance and centralized treasury management solution for the buy-side, announces today that it plans to expand the ENSO Broker Vote tool (“Broker Vote”) to include MiFID II research consumption, powered by RSRCHXchange, the MiFID II compliant marketplace for institutional research. The expanded tool will provide buy-side institutions with evidence-based evaluation of research providers and budget setting to comply with upcoming 2018 regulatory requirements.

Dealers Request Further Training On Technical Short Selling– ADX

Date 25/04/2017

A recent survey conducted by Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) showed that, dealers, brokers, and investors are requesting further training and practice on ADX’s digital innovations – in order to achieve maximum benefits.