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Quick to distribute Fenics’ Kace products in Japan
The agreement enables Quick to offer an integrated solution to clients
Thomson Reuters unit becomes Refinitiv
TR’s Financial & Risk changes name, following majority stake buyout led by Blackstone
Central banks adapt to faster markets, says BIS report
Fast pace of today’s markets means central banks must change approach to fulfil responsibilities
Consolidated feeds cost industry $1.4bn a year, survey finds
Despite the growth of direct data connections, spending on consolidated feeds is set to rise, Greenwich Associates finds
Need for security drives cloud adoption, says survey
The share of cloud spend in financial firms’ IT budgets is set to rise to 47% by next year – up from 30% now
Deutsche Börse boosts FX data offering
The new streaming service will cover FX spot and swaps
Thomson Reuters deepens investment in crypto data
The firm's new partnership with CryptoCompare reveals insights into the data giant's crypto strategy
CLS to create DLT cross-asset app platform
The firm ventures beyond FX to cater for the financial sector as a whole
Curex appoints Richard Daniels as managing director
Daniels reports directly to chief executive James Singleton
Nex and JBond launch first Japanese repo index
Index will help investors measure the effective cost of funding for Japanese government bonds
Awards: ParFX
ParFX has been voted Best e-FX Trading Venue at the 2018 FX Week e-FX Awards
Awards: MarketFactory
MarketFactory has been voted Best FX Market Data Provider at the 2018 FX Week e-FX Awards
Venue competition heats up as e-FX volumes plateau, says Greenwich
Following 74% growth in electronically executed FX in 2007-14, volumes flattened for four years
ADS Securities appoints Coulon as head of IT
Emmanuel Coulon joins the firm’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi
Thomson Reuters expands crypto sentiment data feed
Cryptocurrency sentiment package monitors more than 2,000 global news and 800 social media sites in real time
Caplen joins Mosaic as CFO
He is a financial industry veteran who formerly worked at Icap
Thomson Reuters dives into crypto data
Real-time rates data feed covers bitcoin, ethereum, bitcoin cash and major currencies
Ficc veteran Jeffery joins Mosaic as chairman
Jack Jeffery becomes chairman of data analytics company with over 35 years of experience in the financial markets
Exegy launches FX market data and order-entry solution
Trade Port FX allows market participants to organise FX market access through a single vendor
Cboe creates markets division to leverage talent pool
Andy Lowenthal and Bryan Harkins will run the new division
Thomson Reuters launches half-pip pricing in AUD/USD
The move will allow more accurate pricing in the pair amid tight spreads
Thomson Reuters launches bitcoin sentiment data feed
The tool appears in a new version of the firm’s MarketPsych Indices to assist trading and risk management
CLS launches FX forecasting tool
The new data product will give market participants indications of future price moves, based on CLS historical data
FastMatch to add cryptocurrencies to FX Tape
The venue plans to support trading of the asset class later this year