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Market participants are demanding more post-trade transparency from dark pools, according to the results of December's poll on theTRADEnews.com.

Information services provider Dow Jones has broadened the company data available on its Corporate Elementized News Feed, which it says will help high-frequency traders achieve better trading performance.

Bolsa de Valores de Lima, Peru's domestic stock exchange, has rejoined the Mercado Integrado LatinoAmericano initiative after reaching a resolution with its national congress on capital gains tax.

Turquoise, the pan-European multilateral trading facility owned by the London Stock Exchange, has released new details relating to the launch of equity derivatives trading functionality in Q2 this year.

Europe's larger multilateral trading facilities saw volume growth outstrip that of national exchanges during 2010, with BATS Europe and Chi-X Europe posting particularly strong gains.

TradingScreen will offer the world's "second-largest" transaction cost analysis universe following the acquisition of an exclusive licence to service institutional users of Citi's multi-broker post-trade Best Execution Comparison Services product, according to the execution management system provider.

The national stock exchanges in Korea and the Philippines have announced plans to improve their market surveillance capabilities with the implementation of new monitoring systems.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand is allowing securities in the SET100 index to be sold short, providing investors with a better tool to manage risks from stock price movements.

Investment bank Nomura has boosted its derivatives business in the Asia-Pacific region with the hire of former Deutsche Bank equity derivatives head Jean El Khoury.

Peru's Bolsa de Valores de Lima (BVL) has suspended its participation in Mercado Integrado LatinoAmericano, a link-up between BVL, the Bolsa de Valores de Colombia and Chile's Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago, citing challenges arising from its domestic tax regime.