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Combined OEMS gaining traction with buy-side

Employing a single system to manage both order and execution management, rather than using one or the other or attempting to integrate two disparate systems, is gaining currency among technology vendors and the buy-side, according to Tom Driscoll, managing director, global, at trading technology firm Charles River Development.

BarCap starts trading equities in Japan

Barclays Capital, the investment banking arm of UK bank Barclays, has launched an equities trading service in Japan. The firm started trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on 5 January.

TSE hopes new trading system will triple volumes

The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) hopes that its new Arrowhead platform for equity and corporate bond trading, which launched successfully at the beginning of this week, will attract substantially greater liquidity to Japan’s leading exchange in the coming months.

Research group expands into Europe

Aite Group, a US-headquartered research and advisory firm specialising in financial services, has appointed its first Europe-based analyst.

Shared ownership structure to take Turquoise to next level

The new ownership structure of pan-European multilateral trading facility Turquoise following its takeover by the London Stock Exchange (LSE) will be key to stepping up competition with market-leading MTF Chi-X Europe, according to those involved with the deal.