March

Bursa Malaysia selects new provider for derivatives 10 March 2010

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives selects Patsystems

Europe targets CDS trades 10 March 2010

The European Union may ban naked selling of derivatives contracts

Calastone hires Luxembourg head 09 March 2010

London-based transaction network for funds, Calastone, has appointed Sebastien Chaker as head of its new Luxembourg office

February

BNY Mellon unit launches trading service 26 February 2010

BNY Mellon’s Pershing unit has launched its multi asset class trading solution

ConvergEx continues integration with NorthPoint 26 February 2010

NorthPoint gains access to ConvergEx's commission management technology.

Electronic trading systems gain ground in Asia 24 February 2010

Electronic trading systems are capturing a growing share of equity trading volume in Asia according to a new report

FBR boosts prime brokerage platform 18 February 2010

FBR Capital Markets has chosen an Advent Software solution to boost its prime brokerage platform

Exclusive: Citi launches industry-first service 16 February 2010

Citigroup has launched CitiDirect Performance and Risk Measurement Service (PRISM).

Liquidnet to trade Polish equities 16 February 2010

Dark pools operator, Liquidnet, is looking to offer Polish equities

Brazil launches multi-asset platform 15 February 2010

CME Group and BM&FBOVESPA will create a new multi-asset class electronic trading platform

Liquidnet plans Asian dark pools 15 February 2010

Liquidnet is planning to offer new dark pools in Asia

Chi-X Canada to get 'dark fibre' connectivity 08 February 2010

Chi-X Canada and Atrium Network set date for Canada’s first low latency managed network solution

Jefferies boosts LatAm equity trading platform 08 February 2010

Jefferies has hired a new senior international equity trader responsible for the LatAm region

Penson Australia offers clearing to D2MX 05 February 2010

Penson Financial Services Australia will provide clearing services for equities and exchange traded options for D2MX

Feature: Innovation beats regulation 04 February 2010

2010 has carried on where 2009 left off with the spectre of regulation hanging over the financial markets which is a call to arms for more innovation

Quadriserv adds AQS members 03 February 2010

Quadriserv today announced key additions to the roster of financial institutions serving as approved members of the AQS marketplace.

Eurex Repo and Clearstream launch product 01 February 2010

Eurex Repo and Clearstream announced today that they launched a new currency segment.

January

Cadis poaches top talent for global expansion 26 January 2010

Data management vendor Cadis has made three hires as part of plans for global expansion

Banking regulators receive first TriOptima reports 20 January 2010

TriOptima launches repository for banking regulators

China grants StanChart market maker role 19 January 2010

Standard Chartered Bank has been approved as a market maker in China’s bond market

Bloomberg launches first CDS clearing interface 14 January 2010

Bloomberg has launched the first interface in the US credit derivatives market that connects both buy- and sell-side firms to the two central clearing counterparties

Icap unveils algorithmic trading platform 14 January 2010

Icap Equities has rolled out an algorithmic trading system

SunGard appoints SVP for Astec analytics business 07 January 2010

SunGard has appointed Chris Clark as European senior vice-president for its Astec Analytics business unit.