Market Data
Colt races ahead with North American expansion
The firm plans to hire a regional head by the end of September
Thomson Reuters and CME to integrate messaging systems
The combined user base of the two will bring together some 300,000 market participants
Best Transaction Cost Analysis Provider: New Change FX
Independence and data security score a win for the firm as it rolls out TCA app
Best e-Surveillance Solution Provider: b-next
The benchmark scandal fallout and MAR powers demand for surveillance and monitoring, despite the cost
Dairy demand data available for FX traders for first time
Global Dairy Trade publishes data that is often behind Kiwi dollar moves
Symphony CEO: we help banks and regulators with compliance
Bank-backed messaging tool solves cyber-security and financial data-ownership issues
New Change FX rolls out TCA app
It's possible to compare algo performance, says company chief
Icap buys hedge fund analytics platform
An investor in Enso Financial Analytics since 2013, the interdealer broker aims to broaden its fintech presence
Thomson Reuters buys full control of WM/R
The firm now owns State Street Corp subsidiary The World Markets Company and with it the FX benchmark
IHS set to merge with Markit
IHS Markit will be headquartered in London; the transaction has an implied value of $13 billion
Xignite aims to stabilise corporates' FX data sourcing
The data provider will supply FX rates to customers on Oracle Marketplace to enable more accurate global financial reporting
Jerome and Eggleston launch technology start-up
Former Morgan Stanley managing directors set up TCA and analytics firm
TCA requires standard benchmark and practices
The quest for a universal way of measuring execution quality continues
FXCM study underlines segregated pricing advantages
Retail clients gain better or equal prices than on interbank and futures platforms more than 90% of the time
New Change FX provides mid-market rate data to RBS
The information provides RBS customers with an independent way to measure the cost of their trades
2016 will be the year of the great liquidity unbundling
Regulation and the highly specialised nature of FX will lead to more partnerships, says Zar Amrolia, co-chief of XTX Markets
Dangerfield appointed interim CTO at FXecosystem
Matt Dangerfield brings 19 years of ultra-low latency experience to the connectivity provider
Grand redesign
Non-bank market-makers are increasingly being viewed as serious players as they set about building customer franchises amid a wide-scale bank pull-back
Best Banks Awards: Thomson Reuters bags three wins
Thomson Reuters wins Best Broker for EM, Forwards and Best Market Data Provider for FX
EBS BrokerTec draws fire for unbundling and hiking fees
Banks object to the decision by Icap’s EBS BrokerTec electronic FX and fixed-income platform to unbundle its EBS Live data feed and EBS Ticker Service data licence product from October 1, while introducing an inflation-related 3% rise for the latter
CSC to acquire Fixnetix
A final deal between the two firms is expected in Q3 2015
EBS Live moves to 50 millisecond updates
EBS Live set to update twice as fast as previously, while minimum quote lives will be halved
Brokers at loggerheads over Sef volume data
Following the FIA's launch of a Sef volume data service, brokers warn that problems still remain at the source of the published data
Buy side steps in as banks tire of delegated reporting
Buy-side firms are offering delegated reporting for clients as banks understood to be weighing up whether to continue offering the service