Market Data & Technology

    News coverage on regulatory standards and innovations in market data infrastructure and technologies that support efficient, transparent, and secure financial market operations.

    Structural Regulation

    ACCC Concludes Refinitiv-LSEG Merger Review

    By Editors | 02/10/2020

    The ACCC examined horizontal overlaps and vertical relationships between LSEG and Refinitiv, as well as potential competition issues, and is not opposed to the transaction.

    Payments & Settlements

    SWIFT Developing Low-Value Cross-Border Payments Service

    By Editors | 02/10/2020

    The new initiative will improve the payments experience for consumers and SMEs, making them faster, more transparent, easier and competitively priced.

    Trading & Investment

    Hardware Failure Causes Full Day Closure at Tokyo Exchange

    By Editors | 01/10/2020

    The TSE apologised for inconvenience caused to investors and said it is replacing the faulty hardware. Trading is expected to resume Friday.

    Trading & Investment

    Goldman to Build Out FX Trading Infrastructure in Singapore

    By Editors | 30/09/2020

    Goldman expects its FX pricing engine in Singapore to be live in the first quarter of 2021 across deliverable and non-deliverable currencies.

    Structural Regulation

    Taiwan FSC Considers Changes to Capital Market Rules

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/09/2020

    The FSC is examining whether to encourage the development of Internet-only securities companies to cater to investors who are increasingly placing orders online.

    Structural Regulation

    EU Sets Out Action Plan to Achieve Capital Markets Union

    By Editors | 27/09/2020

    The Action Plan seeks to make financing more accessible to European companies and integrate national capital markets into a genuine single market.

    Market Data & Technology

    FSB Confirms Governance Body for OTC Derivatives Identifiers

    By Editors | 27/09/2020

    The Regulatory Oversight Committee of the Global LEI System will be the International Governance Body for the UTI, UPI and CDE as of 1 October.

    Market Abuse

    Sri Lanka SEC to Procure New Surveillance System

    By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 24/09/2020

    The SEC is planning to hire a consultant to assess its existing surveillance system and make recommendations on procuring a new system.

    Trading & Investment

    Barclays to Build Out FX Trading Infrastructure in Singapore

    By Editors | 19/09/2020

    Barclays will launch an FX trading and pricing engine in Singapore by mid-2021, adding to existing platforms in New York, London and Tokyo.

    Structural Regulation

    Data, Technology Crucial for New Normal, LIBOR Transition

    By Bing Li | 15/09/2020

    The LIBOR transition opens the door to a fundamental rethink of the use of data and technology, and how firms provide products and services to customers, says Bloomberg’s Bing Li.

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