Asset Classes

Proposed OTC regulation up for review in EU and US

Following a meeting of the European Parliament's Economics and Monetary Affairs Committee yesterday, MEP Werner Langen, rapporteur for the European markets and infrastructure regulation, will table a paper that will whittle down some of the 975 amendments tabled by MEPs to the original proposals.

Omgeo sees booming interest in cross-border trade affirmation

Post-trade processing firm Omgeo says its Central Trade Manager platform, used for the central matching of cross-border and non-US domestic equity and fixed income transactions, has seen 40% year-on-year growth in clients for Q1 2011.

UBS adds ETFs to dark pool

UBS MTF, the dark multilateral trading facility operated by UBS, has begun offering exchange-traded funds on its platform.

Chi-X Europe to lose architect of equity participation scheme

Chi-X Europe, the operator of a pan-European multilateral trading facility, has announced the departure of chief financial officer Kevin O'Keefe, as it looks to reshape its management team after being bought by BATS Global Markets

Turquoise confirms derivatives platform launch for June

FTSE 100 index futures will be available to trade on Turquoise Derivatives, the pan-European derivatives business of cash equities multilateral trading facility Turquoise, from the first week in June, subject to approval by UK regulator the Financial Services Authority.

EMIR parliamentary vote delayed

A vote by the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on the European market infrastructure regulation has been delayed until 24 May, to cope with discussion of nearly 1000 amendments that have been proposed to the original document by MEPs.

MarketAxess warns on rigid rules for swap execution facilities

MarketAxess, a electronic trading platform for corporate bonds and other fixed income instruments, including credit default swaps, has responded to a request for public comment from the Securities and Exchange Commission, the US regulator, urging the adoption of a streamlined regulatory model for securities–based swap execution facilities.

KRX ramps up ETF offering

Equity and derivatives venue Korea Exchange has launched 12 exchange-traded funds on its platform so far this month, including an instrument that tracks US dollar fluctuations.

CME and MexDer connect for US/Mexican derivatives trading

The Mexican Derivatives Exchange, a subsidiary of incumbent national exchange, the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores Group, has announced a partnership with the CME Group, a US derivatives market, to enable domestic investors to trade contracts listed on the other exchange.