Options, a managed service and IT infrastructure provider to the global capital markets industry, has selected Fortinet to optimise key aspects of the firm’s email and network security, and enable enhanced cybersecurity capabilities for client firms. The deal has seen
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a proposed amendment to a final order the CFTC issued on 28 March, 2013 that exempted certain specified transactions of six Regional Transmission Organisations and Independent System Operators (RTO-ISO Order) from
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and the Korea Exchange (KRX), the sole securities and derivatives exchange operator in South Korea, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate with each other on a Trade Repository (TR) solution
100 Women in Hedge Funds (100WHF) has participated in London Stock Exchange’s market open ceremony with SkillForce, the 2016 beneficiary of 100WHF’s UK philanthropic initiatives. The market open was attended by 100WHF members and guests including Amanda Pullinger, CEO of
Eurex Clearing has connected Bloomberg as an approved trade source for EurexOTC Clear, the Interest Rate Swaps Clearing offering of Deutsche Börse. With the addition of Bloomberg, traders using Bloomberg’s electronic trading or post-trade voice confirmation systems can now directly
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has registered its first dry bulk freight derivative trade for clearing last Friday, marking an important milestone for its new global commodities segment. The trade was registered for 90 lots of the Q4 2016 Capesize
Purdue University's Center for Commercial Agriculture and the derivatives marketplace CME Group are partnering to produce the Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, a monthly nationwide measure of the health of the US agricultural economy. The introduction of this new economic
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued two Opinions proposing amendments to its draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTSs) under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR). ESMA proposes to revise the RTS on
UnaVista, London Stock Exchange Group’s global regulatory reporting platform, has partnered with regulatory reporting testing and compliance firm, Kaizen Reporting giving UnaVista clients access to Kaizen Reporting’s ReportShield service, which offers quality assurance testing of MiFID transaction reports at a
Barak Fund Management, an Africa-focused alternative fund management company, has chosen TFG Financial Systems to provide it with TFG Complete, TFG’s fully integrated middle office and risk management system. TFG will be supporting two new Barak funds, investing in the
