Equities Archive

The European arm of agency broker Instinet has announced the results of a second independent evaluation of its smart order router's performance for UK stocks, which show an average of 0.68 basis points in price improvement in Q2 2011. read more>

The World Federation of Exchanges has released figures for H1 2011 that reveal a decline in trading volumes in the Americas, counterbalanced by rising trading activity in Asia. read more>

Orc Group, a provider of trading technology and services, has become the second firm in a matter of days to announce substantial losses for its broking subsidiary on the back of dwindling equity volumes. read more>

Market support for Hong Kong's latest renminbi-denominated bond, issued on 6 July by US-based construction equipment and engine manufacturer Caterpillar, bodes well for plans to widen the range of renminbi-denominated offerings in the special administrative region. read more>

Richard Saunders, CEO of the Investment Management Association, the UK buy-side industry body, has warned that the concept of “short-termism” needs to be better defined if a review of the UK stock markets is to tackle behaviour that genuinely harms long-term investors. read more>

Data from trading venues recently launched by brokers suggest that liquidity remains extremely mobile in both the US and Europe. read more>

Sberbank, the largest credit institution in Russia and the CIS, has admitted unlisted, sponsored level 1 American depository receipts to trading though the Admission to Trading Only facility on the International Order Book of the London Stock Exchange. read more>

Citi has confirmed the appointment of ex-UBS director Tim Wildenberg as its new head of electronic trading in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. read more>

Calypso Technology has developed a collateral optimisation solution designed to help buy- and sell-side firms adapt to shifting regulatory requirements for OTC derivatives. read more>

Pan-European cash equities central counterparty EuroCCP has announced a reduction in clearing service fees, effective from 29 July 2011. read more>