Chicago brokerage R.J. O’Brien and Associates’ (RJO) European affiliate R.J. O’Brien Europe Ltd. (RJO Europe) will acquire interdealer broker GFI Group’s subsidiary The Kyte Group Ltd., officials say. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, and the UK Financial Conduct Authority has approved the transaction, which is expected to close no later than March 17,… Read More >>
Our Special Report on the Key Ops Issues for 2015
Making predictions about the Top Ops issues for 2015 is more challenging than you might think, given the many facets of securities operations. We began our predictions coverage at the end of 2014 by reaching out to industry analysts and participants such as Virginie O’Shea, a senior analyst with Aite Group; Tim Lind, global head… Read More >>
ISDA Takes Aim at Derivatives Reporting Roadblocks
One of the key components of the 2010 Dodd-Frank law was an effort to increase the transparency of the notoriously opaque derivatives markets, which played a major role in the Great Recession. Five years down the line and regulators have made significant progress toward achieving that goal, according to industry group International Swaps and Derivatives… Read More >>
CFTC Unveils Market Risk Advisory Committee
The CFTC has unveiled the names of the members of its new market risk advisory committee. The committee, chartered in 2014, is meant to supports efforts to “to detect and mitigate risks within the market to industry participants, consumers, and the broader financial community,” the CFTC says in a statement. “This year, the committee intends… Read More >>
CFTC Roundtable to Focus on DCO Wind-Down
CFTC staff members will be holding a public roundtable on March 5, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., to cover issues related to the “recovery and orderly wind-down of derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs),” officials say. The roundtable will be an opportunity for the regulator to gather input from stakeholders such as DCOs and their… Read More >>
Etrali Opens Sydney Offices in APAC Push
Etrali Trading Solutions, maker of voice-trading, compliance and unified communication services, has announced that it is opening new offices in Sydney, Australia, the first thrust of a renewed push into the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, officials say. From its Sydney offices, Etrali will manage its existing Australia client base and “support the growing demand for compliance… Read More >>
NICE Systems Hires a CFO
Voice-trading compliance vendor NICE Systems has hired Sarit Sagiv as its chief financial officer (CFO), officials say. Sagiv joins from Retalix Ltd., a provider of software and services to retailers, where she served as the CFO. Sagiv will transition into her new role over the next few weeks, and brings with her an extensive background… Read More >>
GoldenSource EDM Embraces Avox LEI APIs
GoldenSource, a provider of enterprise data management (EDM) solutions for the securities and investment industry, reports the integration of its EDM platform with Avox Ltd.’s Web-based application programming interfaces (APIs). Avox, which provides Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) standard reference data, recently launched a series of Web-based APIs for LEIs, legal names, addresses, industry classifications and… Read More >>
DTCC’s LEI Utility Hits a Milestone
DTCC officials report that the Global Markets Entity Identifier (GMEI) utility, a local operating unit (LOU) of the growing global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) system, has issued approximately half of all LEIs registered so far, or 165,000, to entities from more than 140 jurisdictions. The GMEI’s progress reflects the growth of the global machinery behind… Read More >>
CME Group Unveils List of Board Candidates
Derivatives and clearing services marketplace CME Group has announced its candidates for its board of directors, officials say. Elections will be held at the company’s annual meeting on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. CME Group’s board of directors has recommended that Class A and Class B shareholders, voting together, should elect the following 19 individuals to… Read More >>
