Fixed income and OTC derivatives

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Xtrakter plans European trade repository

Just days after US-based Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation outlined plans to launch a European trade repository, Euroclear-owned Xtrakter says it might develop its own.

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Nyse Euronext and Markit Boat in OTC data reporting play

Nyse Euronext is partnering with trade reporting venue Markit Boat to drive an OTC data consolidation initiative designed to enhance post-MiFID market transparency.

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Nasdaq OMX to build Nordic clearing house for interest rate swaps

Nasdaq OMX has initiated a pilot project with SEB and the Swedish National Debt office to offer central counterparty clearing of interest rate swaps as a prelude to the creation of a full scale clearinghouse for IRS in Swedish kronor.

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BNY Mellon launches clearing unit

BNY Mellon is creating a new company to clear futures and derivatives trades on behalf of its institutional clients.

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Broadridge buys City Networks

Broadridge Financial Solutions has acquired City Networks, a long-standing UK-based provider of reconciliation, multi-asset process automation and operational risk management software and services to the finance industry. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Credit Suisse unveils fixed income algo platform

Credit Suisse has introduced a new algorithmic trading platform, Onyx, for fixed income dealing direct with the bank's US Treasuries trading desk.

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BNY Mellon launches dark pool for debt

BNY Mellon has launched an auction marketplace where fixed income securities buyers and sellers can transact anonymously in real time.

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EU Parliament bids to stifle derivatives trading

The influential EU Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee has called for an outright ban on speculative trading in certain derivatives contracts and the imposition of higher capital requirements for firms handling contracts that are not cleared centrally.

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BME delays launch of EU-wide OTC repository; welcomes Clearstream as partner

Spain's Bolsa Y Mercados Españoles (BME) has set back the launch of a planned OTC trade repository by six months until the end of the year. The project's cross-border aspirations have received a boost, however, with Clearstream banking announcing its support for the venture.

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Dealerweb to take on Icap and BGC in electronic T-bill trading

Bank-backed inter-dealer broker Dealerweb plans to take on Icap and BGC partners with the launch of electronic trading of US Treasury bills, according to a report in BusinessWeek.

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CFTC ready to bin the fax as it tries to get to grip with tech-driven markets

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is to establish a technology advisory committee after admitting that it struggles to keep pace with technological advances and that it continues to use faxes and manual entry forms for reviewing trading account data.

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Tech vital for push to improve OTC derivatives transparency - TowerGroup

With the OTC derivatives market coming under increasing regulatory scrutiny, firms are looking to technology to help them improve transparency and efficiency, according to research conducted by TowerGroup for vendor SunGard.

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LCH.Clearnet begins CDS clearing in Paris

European clearing house LCH.Clearnet has launched a clearing service for credit default swaps with the support of four leading French dealers.

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DTCC provides regulators greater access to CDS data

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) says it will give regulators around the world unfettered access to credit default swap (CDS) data - including counterparty information - held at its warehouse.

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Morgan Stanley Matrix founder heads to UBS

Hishaam Caramanli (formerly Mufti-Bey) has joined UBS as head of Global Securities - Client Facing Technology

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Tullett Prebon expands into valuations with acquisition of OTC Val

Interdealer broker Tullett Prebon is to expand its market data business into valuations services with the acquisition of Vancouver-based OTC Valuations for an initial consideration of $0.6 million.

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Major dealers outline next steps in OTC clean-up

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has welcomed commitments by 14 major dealers to ramp up efforts to cut risks and improve post-trade automation and transparency in the over-the-counter derivatives markets.

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Post-trade automation top priority for FX traders and hedgies

The credit crisis and rise of electronic trading have led to a fundamental shift in the global foreign exchange market towards risk mitigation over the last couple of years, according to research from CME Group.

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Nasdaq OMX ups Agora-X stake to 85%

Nasdaq OMX has upped its stake in Agora-X, an ECN for trading over-the-counter (OTC) commodity contracts, from 20% to 85% through a $6.6 million investment.

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Centralised clearing for OTC derivatives receives industry support but concerns remain

The majority of financial institutions and corporations around the world agree that moving OTC derivatives trading to a system of centralised clearing would help manage risk but many market participants still harbour serious concerns about the prospect, according to a survey from Greenwich Associates.