On March 11, the Bank of England published its annual report on the supervision of financial market infrastructures, including payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems.
CONTINUE READINGThe explosion in social media has created new ways to measure investor sentiment and turn that information into actionable intelligence about market direction. With this article, MarketVoice launches a series spotlighting companies with innovative financial technology.
CONTINUE READINGFour examples of how technology vendors are bringing innovative solutions for financial services firms wrestling with cost pressures, legacy systems and new regulatory requirements.
CONTINUE READINGIn a decision with major implications for U.K. clearinghouses such as LCH.Clearnet and ICE Clear Europe, the General Court of the European Union issued a decision on March 4 rejecting the European Central Bank's efforts to require clearinghouses to be located in the Eurozone if they clear derivatives denominated in euros.
CONTINUE READINGNasdaq Commodities, the electricity derivatives market based in Stockholm, is revising the rules of its clearinghouse in order to comply with new requirements under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation.
CONTINUE READINGOn April 22, the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority announced that it fined Merrill Lynch International £13.2 million ($20.5 million) for incorrectly reporting more than 35 million transactions and failing to report another 121,387 transactions between November 2007 and November 2014.
CONTINUE READINGCybersecurity risks and testing are a major concern of regulators and market participants. Experts at a Commodity Futures Trading Commission roundtable discuss the testing underway as well as practices to recover from cyber attacks.
CONTINUE READINGOn March 11, the Bank of England published its annual report on the supervision of financial market infrastructures, including payment systems, central counterparties and securities settlement systems.
CONTINUE READINGOn April 1, the European Securities and Markets Authority launched two major projects to collect financial market data across Europe.
CONTINUE READINGExchange-for-physical transactions have been custom-tailored over-the-counter products until now, but Euronext is about to change that.
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