News/Technology
Euronext dismisses Galinov lawsuit as ‘baseless’
The exchange operator says legal complaint is an attempt at retaliation from Galinov
Euronext moves to buy Galinov’s shares
The exchange operator buys Galinov's 8% of equity in FastMatch for $0.001 per share
Galinov files lawsuit against Euronext
Former FastMatch chief files lawsuit against Euronext and FastMatch claiming “Machiavellian” scheme
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
Intl FCStone set for yearly payments of $1bn in Brazil
Exotic markets payments provider says volumes are up threefold since obtaining a banking licence in the country
CFH Clearing expands Asia offering
The integration of the technology enables CFH to provide local liquidity to its clients in Asia
Cobalt goes live on BT Radianz
With this latest development, the firm is bringing the FX post-trade world to a new level
Thomson Reuters to rename Financial & Risk business Refinitiv
The standalone firm will continue to focus on trading platforms, data and market infrastructure provision
FX Connect rolls out automated order routing
New functionality allows buy-side traders to automate execution according to pre-set rules
Central bank digital currency a ‘terrible idea’, US Congress told
Move to central bank cryptocurrency would make Fed “overwhelming credit allocator” – researcher
Nex and JBond launch first Japanese repo index
Index will help investors measure the effective cost of funding for Japanese government bonds
FSB launches crypto asset-monitoring framework
Metrics will focus on the financial stability risk of the cryptocurrency market; much of the data will be pulled from public sources
Crypto revolution creeps slowly into institutional space
While cryptocurrencies have taken the retail world by storm, institutional investors stay cautious
TradAir goes live with crypto technology
BlockFills is the first to white-label the technology provider’s cryptocurrency platform
HC Tech: it’s time to speak up
Recent industry survey shows HC Tech is biggest liquidity provider in US by market share
Buy side spends big on OMS/EMS, says Greenwich Associates
Nearly a quarter of buy-side firms’ technology budgets go on accessing these tools, survey finds
MahiFX launches data analytics tool
MFX Echo will help traders identify “highly impactful behaviour” to inform trading decisions
Aite Group: aggregation and workflow key for buy side
The financial consultancy recommends buy-side participants and technology vendors focus on six key areas
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
360T and FXall enter price-distribution deal
Banks using 360T’s price engine will be able to price FXall customers, as well as clients on the Deutsche Börse-owned venue
IBM and Avaloq to build Swiss cloud
Swiss Banking Cloud could be ready to on-board new clients in second half of 2018
Germany or Brazil most likely to win World Cup – UBS
A report, ‘Investing and football’ from UBS Wealth Management’s chief investment office, assesses team prospects at the tournament