News/Technology
Riksbank opens procurement for development of e-krona
Central bank intends to commission platform for electronic central bank payments in 2020
Itarle to open New York office, co-locate at CME
Swiss best execution and TCA provider set to open NY office and co-locate with CME
Regulators must do more to assess risk of crypto assets, says FSB
FSB members differ on how to tackle international co-ordination
FX surveillance gets personal in hunt for market abuse
Algorithms underpinning today’s platforms are learning traders’ habits – even their voice won’t escape detection
Curex to launch new market impact tool in June
Aims to give clients a deeper look at the impact of their trading
CBDC need not pose stability threat – paper
Markus Brunnermeier and Dirk Niepelt say some arguments about CBDCs are “questionable”
Sarb announces ‘CBDC feasibility project’
Central bank pursues partners to test digital currency
Refinitiv adds to buy-side offering with AlphaDesk acquisition
Deal lets vendor add OMS functionality to existing trading workflow
HSBC looks to AI to unearth data patterns around commercial activity
As DLT initiative brings forth more data, the bank is looking to improve services for corporate clients
SmartTrade selected for Asahi’s precious metals trading platform
SmartTrade will provide connectivity to markets, as well as pricing, distribution and post-trade management
Crypto assets have little impact on monetary policy, says ECB team
Task force concludes crypto assets do not fulfil functions of money
Citi revamps algos to improve sweep impact predictions
Bank works to make some aggressive strategies more intelligent when handling liquidity and filling orders
Tradepoint’s ‘all-you-can-eat’ pricing model challenges FX algo market
Fixed-fee for unlimited usage lets clients design algos or pick from existing ones that mimic established offerings
Genesis product aims to speed up time to market
Creative Studio provides capability to build and customise web-based solutions with minimal coding
Mario Draghi dismisses crypto assets
Head of European Central Bank warns of high risks
TraderTools to allow banks to white-label forwards and swaps
Firm gears up to give regional banks an algo suite in coming weeks to help market-making abilities
Seed CX partners TradAir for OTC trade settlement
Tie-up enables TradAir customers to leverage services of Zero Hash subsidiary
Fintech firm joins wholesale FX competition
FX startups are attempting to undercut incumbents with better technology and new features
Avelacom establishes point of presence in Thailand
Second connectivity centre established by the provider in Asia this year
Central banks complete first blockchain currency swap
Monetary Authority of Singapore and Bank of Canada link experimental local payment networks
Natural language processing added to trade monitoring
Market participants can create bespoke analytics with Ideal Prediction's Scope tool
Mosaic to bring real-time performance analytics to FX
Platform will be in production with a major client in third quarter