Operations & Technology Archive

The Australian Stock Exchange's plan to clear over-the-counter interest rate swaps came a step closer this week, as seven banks stepped forward to support the project. read more>

Tokyo-based firm Okasan Securities has selected trading solutions provider Fidessa for its prop trading business, as trading firms in Japan adapt to increasing levels of automated trading. read more>

Sell-side consolidation in 2012 left the buy-side with less choice but fewer suppliers to keep happy. Is this cyclical change or is something more fundamental going on? read more>

SIX Group, the Swiss financial market infrastructure operator, has acquired Norway's Oslo Clearing, as central counterparties across Europe undergo expansions ahead of regulatory changes. read more>

Buy-side firms will have greater scope to manage costs and commission sharing agreements at the fund level with a new product from trading solutions provider Instinet. read more>

Multi-asset clearing house CME Clearing Europe has selected investment management services provider BNY Mellon to offer a tri-party collateral service to its members. read more>

Anglo-French clearer LCH.Clearnet has applied for regulatory approval to extend its OTC interest rate clearing service to Australia. read more>

Leading industry players are calling for European policy makers to intervene and provide greater detail on how a competitive consolidated tape for Europe would work, fearing exchanges will not reduce data costs on their own. read more>

SuperDerivatives, a provider of derivatives data and analytics, will offer its customers a free, real-time cash and derivatives market data platform globally from Wednesday. read more>

A high proportion of buy-side firms still suffer from data reconciliation errors which can prove costly to a company’s reputation, a new report has warned. read more>