Category: Institutional

HKEX
March 15, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

HKEX applies for RMB counter launch for trading HKEX shares

The trading and settlement arrangements and start date for HKEX shares in RMB, under the HKD-RMB Dual Counter Model, will be announced at a later date. HKEX has recently introduced a new HKD-RMB Dual Counter Model in the securities market and a Dual Counter Market Making Programme to enhance liquidity for RMB Counters and reduce…

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CQG releases CQG One
March 14, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

CQG and Broadridge partner for OMS and EMS technologies integration

The official announcement, released today, detailed that CQG has completed a FIX connection with Broadridge, which facilitates the direct transfer of order flow from CQG to Broadridge's infrastructure for routing to its network of exchanges and liquidity providers. The ongoing development aims to achieve a seamless workflow between the two systems, enabling customers to view…

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March 13, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

HSBC acquires UK’s Silicon Valley Bank for £1

Noel Quinn, the CEO of HSBC Group, commented: This acquisition makes excellent strategic sense for our business in the UK. It strengthens our commercial banking franchise and enhances our ability to serve innovative and fast-growing firms, including in the technology and life-science sectors, in the UK and internationally. The UK Financial Conduct Authority issued a…

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Nomura
March 08, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Nomura finalizes transfer of Thai business

These operations are essential components of Nomura's core Wholesale activities, which represent the primary emphasis of the company's international operations. Nomura maintains its dedication to serving its institutional, corporate, and high-net-worth customers in Thailand. Kenji Teshima, Representative Director, Nomura Asia Pacific Holdings, said when the deal was initially revealed on 30 June 2022: We are…

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February 28, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Trading Technologies integrates Bantix’s options analytical platform, QuikStrike

Christen Harvey, VP Strategic Partnerships of TT, said: Our alliance with Bantix is the latest strategic partnership we've forged with a best-in-breed provider of technology that improves our clients' trading experience, allowing us to enhance the TT ecosystem with battle-tested tools that would have taken years to develop ourselves. In the first phase of integration,…

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February 23, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

TradingView partners with Boursa Kuwait

Boursa Kuwait CEO Mohammad Saud Al-Osaimi highlighted Boursa Kuwait’s goal to increase the stock exchange ’s investor base and provide access to the Kuwaiti capital market. Mohammad Saud Al-Osaimi said: The partnership with TradingView will contribute to the realization of some of the core tenets of our strategy. Boursa Kuwait seeks to increase the investor…

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February 08, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Iress partners Centroid Solutions to power pricing and trading data APIs

Centroid can now offer its clients an enhanced, end-to-end solution for pricing and trading exchange traded products powered by Iress’s ConsolidatedFEED API data solution. Iress’s API data and trading solutions have been fully integrated into Centroid’s connectivity engine, Centroid Bridge, a Liquidity Management and Order Execution Engine. Iress’ Managing Director - Continental Europe, Lionel Sancenot,…

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January 26, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ATB Financial adopts smartTrade’s FX web platform

Ryan Rabin, Vice President of Banking & Payment Solutions at ATB Financial said: We were looking for a vendor with a strong reputation, an understanding of FX distribution and trading, as well as the technology to support it. smartTrade was able to provide a true end-to-end solution, including connectivity to liquidity providers and support teams…

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January 05, 2023 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Alpha Group announces opening a Bristol office

Alpha Group further admitted that the Bristol operations will generate smaller revenue. However, the company elaborated that companies in this market are underserved by traditional providers and their larger peers. Alpha is looking to fill that gap by offering high-quality offering whilst maintaining attractive profit margins. Alpha stated: Although clients will be smaller, our focus…

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