EquiLend, a global technology, data and analytics company for the securities finance industry, has launched Orbisa securities lending data on the Bloomberg App Portal. Nancy Allen Nancy Allen, Global Head of Data & Analytics Solutions at EquiLend, said: “We are delighted to work with Bloomberg to provide our unique securities lending data and analytics to an even broader global community of market participants who use the Bloomberg Terminal.” “Subscribers will be able to make more informed investment decisions with unprecedented insight into the securities lending marke ..read more

TransFICC, a provider of low-latency connectivity and workflow services for Fixed Income and Derivatives Markets, has launched TransACT, a new service which automates Request for Quote (RFQ) negotiation workflows for banks trading on Dealer-to-Client (D2C) venues. The service is in production at a global dealer. Judd Gaddie “Our auto-negotiation service provides the code, support, and security out of the box. The only bank requirement is to have a Pricer, meaning the service can quickly go live. What used to take months or years for a bank to deploy has been reduced to a few weeks,” said  ..read more

OpenYield Launches Fully Automated, Equity-Like Marketplace to Lead Bond Trading Into the Next Era OpenYield’s unique liquidity, low cost and flexible technology makes it easy for broker-dealers, advisors and asset managers to offer attractive bond investing solutions to retail clients NEW YORK, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — OpenYield Trading LLC, a FINRA-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered alternative trading system (ATS), today printed its first trade, marking the launch of its platform. OpenYield modernizes fixed-income investing and empowers broker-dealers, advisors and a ..read more

DTCC, the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, has announced that its Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) Treasury clearing volumes have grown 31% year over year, processing a daily average volume of USD$7.019 trillion. This growth comes at a time when market participant firms are assessing the impact of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new requirements that expand the application of central clearing to certain U.S. Treasury repo and secondary market cash transactions. Brian Steele “We are pleased to see the continued incr ..read more

Multi-asset class service automates trade matching, allocation, commissions and confirmation  LONDON & NEW YORK – February 14, 2024 — Genesis Global, the software application development platform purpose-built for financial markets organizations, today announced the launch of the web version of its multi-asset class middle-office solution, Trade Allocation Manager (TAM).  TAM provides a robust foundation for operational efficiency and regulatory compliance through a centralized application that automates trade matching, allocation, confirmation and other middl ..read more

The Security Traders Association of Florida will be hosting its 42nd annual conference at the iconic Don CeSar Resort in St. Petersburg on February 15-17. The conference’s registration will begin on Thursday, February 15, followed by a welcome reception and charity introduction. in the pdf you sent On Friday, February 16, there will be three panel discussions with prominent speakers including: Oliver Sung, CBOE Vice President, Interim Head of North American Equities; Nikki Brinkerhoff, Chief Compliance Officer at Tradestation Securities; Rich DeLayo, Managing Director, Global Electronic T ..read more

Centana Growth Partners, a specialized growth equity firm that invests in fintech and related enterprise software, has led a $15m Series A growth round in Adroit Trading Technologies, an execution management system (EMS) for OTC-heavy buy-side desks. The funding will be used to accelerate growth by expanding client distribution and investing further in research and development. Ben Cukier “Adroit is a trailblazing EMS in fixed-income cash and OTC derivatives, addressing a void within a historically opaque industry. Adroit’s approach gives traders a uniquely powerful tool that removes complexit ..read more

Global study conducted by Mosaic Smart Data highlights poor data health of investment banks, impacting profitability and client service levels  London, 29 January 2024: Mosaic Smart Data (Mosaic), the real-time capital markets data analytics company, has revealed the challenges that front office divisions in investment banks face when attempting to get their data in a fit enoughstate to deploy AI-powered analytics to improve efficiency, productivity and profitability.  Mosaic studied six million FICC transactions from global and regional investment banks in South America, U ..read more

The Security Traders Association of Chicago (STAC), a membership organization for individual professionals in the securities industry in Chicago and an affiliate of The Security Traders Association (STA), will host its 98th Annual Mid-Winter Meeting (MWM) on January 17-18 at the Hilton Chicago.  The premier event will bring together the STAC community, industry experts and market participants from across the country to examine the state of the securities market as they connect, learn and exchange ideas for future success.   Dan Romanelli According to Dan Romanelli, Pr ..read more

Laurent Paulhac is CEO of Millennium Advisors. Laurent Paulhac What were the key themes for your business in 2023? Last year was another strong year for Millennium, as we continued to push on two fronts; further strengthening our position in our core USD Corporates business whilst also broadening and expanding our geographic and product footprint. Underpinning the success of both of these efforts has been continued investment in our people and our technology. It is the interplay of these two which has been the secret to our successes over the past ten years, and will be for the next ten.  ..read more