Euroclear and the International Capital Market Association have signed an agreement under which the international clearing house will acquire Xtrakter, an ICMA subsidiary, for an undisclos
SecFinex, a European electronic trading platform for securities finance, has set dates for the introduction of centrally cleared services for stock borrowing and lending on the SecFinex
Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) has extended its clearing licence with SIX x-clear the clearing entity of SIX Securities Services, becoming, in the process, a General Clearing Member on UBS MTF, the multilateral trading facility. SGSS continues to expand
Object Trading has received certification of conformance to the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) for UK derivative products and is ready to support clients through the trading access migration from NYSE Liffe to the ICE trading platform. Clients will be able to continue
The value of assets under custody held by Clearstream on behalf of customers registered an increase of six per cent to EUR12.0trn in January 2014 from EUR11.3trn in January 2013. Securities held under custody in Clearstream’s international business as international
Deutsche Börse is introducing a new pricing model for Xetra trading from 2 November which will phase out the automated trading programme discount model.
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a first round of consultations to prepare for central clearing of OTC derivatives within the European Union. The two consultation papers seek stakeholders’ views on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) for
BATS Chi-X Europe and BX Swiss have entered into a partnership agreement designed to bring greater competition and enhanced market efficiencies to the Swiss equities market. The partnership comprises two key elements: · Cross-listings for ETFs: Under FINMA regulations, ETF
There is an air of cautious optimism as market conditions improve, commission wallets nudge higher, assets return and volumes stabilise, according to research from TABB Group. However, broker lists remain under pressure and the hunt for blocks of natural liquidity
The BlueCrest AllBlue fund returned 1.99 per cent for the six month period to 30 June, 2011, according to results released by the company. During the first half of the year BlueCrest Capital International, with its focus on interest rate
