IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today announced that Jane Hamilton joined the firm as managing director of business development for FX. Jane brings deep experience in the FX market, prime brokerage and the technology systems supporting FX trading to Markit. She will be responsible for expanding Markit’s…
Read moreMarkit Ltd (NASDAQ: MRKT), a leading global provider of financial information services, today announced the launch of a new service that enables banks to affirm FX trades executed by inter dealer brokers. Seven inter dealer brokers and eight banks have signed to use the service, which expands Markit’s centralised solutions for the FX market. Affirming…
Read moreThe “earnings season” continues at full speed, with Markit Ltd (NASDAQ:MRKT) adding its voice to the chorus of companies seeing their revenues rise in the third quarter of 2015. Markit attributed the rise in the third-quarter revenues to successful acquisitions, including the acquisition of DealHub, which was completed in September 2015. DealHub has joined Markit's…
Read moreThe acquisition enhances Markit’s Information and Solutions businesses and extends its capabilities into prime brokerage.
Read moreThe partnership will provide Monex's customers with access validated corporate actions data from more than 160 countries and territories.
Read moreCiti and J.P. Morgan were the first to confirm FX options trades through the new service, which is part of the MarkitSERV trade processing platform.
Read moreInformation Mosaic has approximately 200 employees based primarily in Dublin and New Delhi, with additional offices in London, New York, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. Its customers include global banks, asset managers, wealth managers, sovereign wealth funds, investor services firms, custodians and exchanges.
Read moreBoth the Financial Times and Israel business news source Calcalist are reporting this morning that transatlantic exchange and clearing house operator ICE (or IntercontinentalExchange, NYSE:ICE) has agreed in principle to acquire SuperDerivatives, an Israeli-based financial data and analytics provider. SuperDerivatives provides data and analytics on OTC derivatives, but also has a chat platform similar to the one…
Read moreWith the backing of major banks, institutional financial information services company branches out into provision of electronic trade confirmation and exercise management to the FX options segment, with NDFs to follow.
Read moreMisys CMS customers to use MarkitSERV's SWIFT interface. MarkitSERV, which provides electronic trade processing services, and financial software company Misys announced a joint effort to provide enhanced FX clearing capabilities. The partnership is driven by new regulations requiring central clearing included in Dodd-Frank -- other jurisdictions are also expected to make it mandatory to clear FX. The partnership will…
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