Market Infrastructure

DTCC To Co-Host ACORD Insurance Industry Conference

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced today it will partner with ACORD on its annual conference this May. The conference brings together more than 1,500 attendees from all sectors of the insurance community including insurance carriers, broker dealers,

Deutsche Bank Sells Its Stake in Deutsche Borse

Deutsche Bank has sold its 9.3 per cent stake (10.4 million shares) in Deutsche Brse AG. The shares, valued at approximately Euros 360 million, were placed today with institutional investors. The sale was heavily oversubscribed. Most of the proceeds from

Eurex Cancels Trades In Euro STOXX Futures

Eurex announced today that it had cancelled around 200 trades in futures on the Dow Jones Euro STOXX 50 and Dow Jones STOXX 50 indices on Wednesday. The cancellation only affected certain trades that occurred within a 45 second period

Reuters Provides Mobile Access to News and Prices

Reuters has launched 3000 Xtra Companion, a new product that provides mobile and remote access to news, prices and charts. Reuters 3000 Xtra Companion offered exclusively to subscribers of the company's flagship offering, 3000 Xtra was developed in response to

Boston, Chicago and Montreal Exchanges Chose Radianz

Radianz announced today that the Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) has selected its global financial extranet, RadianzNet, for a variety of Internet Protocol (IP) based networking needs. The company also announced that the Boston Stock Exchange will use Radianz for network

M&I Investment Management Buys Macgregor

Macgregor, the supplier of buy side trade order management systems (OMS) and FIX network services, today announced that M&I Investment Management Corp. and Marshall & Ilsley Trust Company N.A. (M&I) have selected the Macgregor Financial Trading Platform(TM) (MFTP(TM)) to automate

STRATE Dispossessed Members Fund Expires

Three years ago, South African CSD STRATE created the Dispossessed Members Fund (DMF) for shareholders whose share certificates might have become worthless because they had been forged and sold without their knowledge. The CSD says the protection afforded to shareholders

Omgeo Hires Financial Fusion's Kathy Ball-Toncic

Omgeo has hired Kathy Ball Toncic as executive director, global STP partners programme. Ball Toncic will report to Dave Merrill, managing director of global operations. In her new role, Ball Toncic will focus on ensuring global alignment and effectiveness of