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The popularity of dark pools among institutional investors speaks volumes for their price improvement opportunities, but differences in execution performance are hard to tease out. read more>

In a speech given to the Australian Shareholders Association by ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft last week, he made favourable comments about both dark pools and high-frequency trading (HFT), concluding that they had become the "new norm". read more>

An initiative bringing together UK buy-side firms to exchange perspectives on broker services, such as payments for research, led by consultancy Investit, will take place in coming weeks as key firms have signed on. read more>

Final rules on how OTC derivatives will be traded under Dodd-Frank could be revealed next week, with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission scheduled to discuss key reforms. read more>

Daiwa SB Investment, a large Japanese active manager, is to use the Charles River Investment Management Solution Version 9 for portfolio management, trading and pre-trade compliance for both international and domestic investment management operations. read more>

A new pre-trade risk management tool for listed derivatives trading will shift risk checking to the exchange level and reduce latency for market participants, according to Nasdaq OMX Nordic. read more>

Pan-European multilateral trading facility BATS Chi-X Europe has received its Recognised Investment Exchange licence from UK regulator the Financial Conduct Authority, giving it greater power to challenge Europe's primary markets and potentially drive down listing costs. read more>

Global OTC derivatives trading volumes have slipped as market participants adjust to impending regulation and the emergence of swap futures, new data has shown. read more>

Nearly 50% of buy-side firms have yet to make operational adjustments for collateral requirements under new OTC derivatives rules – an investment that will cost the finance industry US$53 billion in infrastructure and technology, according to a new report. read more>

Gresham Computing, a UK-based provider of reconciliation tools and other technologies to financial institutions, is increasing the size of its Australian network, with a new headquarters in Sydney and new office in Melbourne. read more>