Former Goldman Sachs managing director joins MarketAxess to head up index and ETF solutions business
New head of index and ETF solutions at MarketAxess previously spent four years at State Street Global Advisors and 18 years at Goldman Sachs.
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FactSet acquires Boston-headquartered Cobalt Software
As part of the acquisition FactSet will enhance its data and workflow solutions.
Plato Partnership implores regulators to implement real-time single post-trade consolidated tape for equities
In an open letter, the partnership highlighted the benefits of a tape across transparency, liquidity and risk management, and post-trade analysis.
ICE’s ESG Reference Data service integrates with GoldenSource ESG Impact
New integration will allow clients to quickly access critical ESG metrics.
LSEG partners with FINBOURNE to enhance digital data program across its business
FINBOURNE’s LUSID platform has been adopted by LSEG to innovate and evolve data services solutions across its wealth and investment solutions business areas.
ESMA proposes changes to ‘burdensome’ MiFID II best execution reporting requirements
The markets regulator has set out proposed changes to streamline current MiFID II reporting requirements under RTS 27 and RTS 28.
Columbia Threadneedle joins growing list of buy-siders to support Glimpse Network
The data sharing network intends to launch later this year and aims to give buy-side firms greater control over their transaction data.
MEMX feeds pricing data into DeFi Pyth Network
As part of the agreement, MEMX will form a new cloud-based digital asset entity to consume its exchange data and then periodically share a subset of that with Pyth.
AxeTrading integrates ICE pricing and analytics tools
Users of the AxeTrading quoting and execution management system (QEMS) can now access ICE’s evaluated pricing, continuous fixed income evaluated pricing, best execution services and liquidity indicators.
Data optimisation and voice trading electronification are essential to future-proof desks, say trading heads
Speaking at the Fixed Income Leaders’ Summit 2021, Invesco’s head of fixed income for EMEA and Ninety One’s global head of trading suggested these actions could safeguard desks in a post-pandemic and post-Brexit landscape.