DTCC, Clearstream, and Euroclear in conjunction with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) are launching “a comprehensive risk and control framework” for the digital assets industry, including tokenized assets, and the trio asserts the timing is right for such a blueprint. The blueprint, dubbed the Digital Asset Security Control Principles (DASCP) framework, is detailed in a white… Read More >>
Clearstream Taps Intix to Bolster Data Management
Deutsche Börse Group’s post-trade services company Clearstream is working with data solutions provider Intix in an effort to meet regulatory and customer demands for better access and management of financial messaging data, officials say. Intix is a transaction data management platform that helps financial services firms “monitor, comply, manage risk, and detect fraud in every… Read More >>
SimCorp Bolsters North American Push via Axioma Merger
A month after it was officially acquired by Deutsche Börse Group, SimCorp, an investment management platform provider, will be merged with Axioma, a maker of factor risk models, portfolio construction tools, and multi-asset class enterprise risk solutions. SimCorp and Axioma are subsidiaries of Deutsche Börse Group, which should ease the merging process. The SimCorp-Axioma integration… Read More >>
Deutsche Bank Buys Numis for $511M & Other News
Acquisition Helps Deutsche Bank’s Global Strategy Deutsche Bank reports that it has agreed to an all-cash offer of $511 million for the acquisition of London-based corporate broking and advisory firm Numis Corp., and that the transaction will allow the German banking giant to advance its Global Hausbank strategy. Numis provides strategic advice and capital market… Read More >>
CME to Drop NEX Branding Post-Acquisition
CME to Keep BrokerTec, EBS, Traiana & TriOptima Brands The CME Group as expected has completed all the steps for the acquisition of NEX Group, first announced in March, but will discontinue the NEX branding while keeping the names for the mark1ets and “Optimisation” businesses such as BrokerTec, EBS, Traiana and TriOptima. “The combined company… Read More >>
Major Ops Industry Players Put Blockchain to the Test
The raging romance between financial services firms and blockchain technologies is heading toward a new phase where projects, tests and proof-of-concept efforts are beginning to yield results that will help industry players revamp or even replace key securities operations. Over the last few weeks, the signs have been encouraging: Deutsche Börse Group and HQLAX have… Read More >>
Duco Completes $28 Million Investment Round
Duco to Expand Global Footprint Duco, the cloud-based reconciliation and data-engineering technology company, reports the completion of a $28 million investment round by Insight Venture Partners, NEX Opportunities and Eight Roads Ventures, as well as an investment by Cristóbal Conde, the former CEO of SunGard. Duco says its financial services technology allows banks, brokers, asset… Read More >>
Deutsche Börse Group Revamps & Refines Co-Location Network
As part of its co-location network upgrade for 2017, Deutsche Börse Group is using a system from Metamako to bolster the data capture, network monitoring and timestamping to achieve the “full visibility of every packet crossing its networks, especially during traffic bursts,” according to Deutsche Börse officials. The co-location of hardware servers and other equipment… Read More >>
E.U. Opens Deep Dive into Deutsche Börse-LSE Merger
While non-European authorities have given the thumbs up, European Commission officials have just announced that they are opening “an in-depth investigation” into the proposed merger between the Deutsche Börse Group and London Stock Exchange Group (LSE) to see if the combined organization would limit competition, putting the marriage in conflict with the EU Merger Regulation…. Read More >>
CloudMargin and Markit Move Valuation to the Cloud
CloudMargin to Feature Markit’s Portfolio Valuation Services The portfolio valuation services of Markit, a financial information services and systems vendor, will become available via CloudMargin, a cloud-based, collateral management software platform, say officials from both providers. The combine services are timed for upcoming requirements on initial and variation margin “within the BCBS IOSCO framework, set… Read More >>
