Tech and data
Thomson Reuters buys minority stake in BestX
TR clients will be able to access BestX TCA as part of the deal
Transparency around algos to grow next year, according to panellists
The goal is that customers understand the tool; TCA an important part of the learning process
Gain Capital launches money transfer service
New service allows customers to transfer 20 currencies to 200 countries
Renminbi's share of trade finance slips
Euro overtakes the redback, but all currencies fall in value, according to Swift
R3 creates proof of concept for shared KYC service
Ten global banks work with R3 using distributed ledger to build concept for know-your-customer registry
China's FX reserves slide to lowest since 2011
Latest PBoC figures show a drop of $45.7 billion in October to $3.12 trillion
CFETS joins R3-led project
The number of participants has risen to more than 60 since its September 2015 launch
Renminbi's share of payments rises slightly in September
Swift finds 57 countries have crossed the 10% threshold for direct payments in the renminbi
Tullett Prebon Information to distribute digital currency data
Market data vending arm of Tullett Prebon signs deal with Brave New Coin to circulate 50 digital currencies, including bitcoin
Renminbi drops to six-year low
Figures from Safe show a net $44.7 billion worth of payments in the currency left China in November
IMF amends calculation of special drawing rights basket
Exchange rates for SDR will be obtained from a commercial provider by the Bank of England so the method is more “robust”
Prepare for variation margin rules now, urges Massad
CFTC chairman talks margins, capital requirements and automated trading at FIA Expo
Corporates still hesitant to engage with fintech
Survey finds substantial issues must be addressed before fintech is widely adopted by treasurers
Powell exits Thomson Reuters
Data industry sales and management veteran leaves 20-year role
Thomson Reuters is making its Matching data feed 10 times faster
Frequency of updates on currency pairs to rise to 25 milliseconds
Fluent rolls out EBS Live Ultra connectivity
The low-latency provider starts connecting EBS BrokerTec clients to the data feed it launched last month
Blockchain adoption by banks at least six years away
Banks are holding back due to regulatory uncertainty and lack of in-house expertise, research by Six Securities Services finds
FXecosystem adds SG1 as it expands into Asia
This reinforces the firm's colocation connectivity network, which already includes LD4 and NY4
Renminbi's global share of payments slides
China's currency holds fifth place globally, but overall share shrinks again, Swift says
EBS launches Live Ultra data feed
Participation criteria set at $200 million of price maker orders as minimum and requires participants to act as makers at least 40% of the time
Perseus to speed up Chicago-Tokyo route
Connectivity firm to deliver round-trip latency below 120 milliseconds, which it says will be the fastest in the world, when improvements are completed in February
R3 and Axoni conclude DLT trial for bonds
Proof-of-concept project explores uses for distributed ledger technology for bond issuance processes
Synechron rolls out cloud-based blockchain applications
Among them is an accelerator for global payments that enables payment to banks in a single reserve, cutting both costs and the middlemen involved in these transactions
Bank of England lays out blueprint for RTGS reboot
“Comprehensive rebuild” of the payments platform will retain many core features while boosting resilience and functionality