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Five Chicago dealers have teamed up with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange to launch a new interest rate swaps trading platform in anticipation of financial reform measures designed to push over-the-counter derivatives trading to exchange-based systems.

HedgeServ, a fund administrator recognized in the industry for providing ground-breaking solutions to hedge funds and funds of hedge funds, announced it has expanded its ability to offer real-time valuation of illiquid and complex over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives using market data from SuperDerivatives (SD), the derivatives benchmark in FX, interest rates, commodities, energy, equity and credit.

The complexity and volume of electronic trading has increased exponentially over the past decade as the financial industry continues to invest heavily in computer-driven technology. The Financial Information Forum reports that from 2006 to 2009 peak messages per second increased more than fivefold, leaping from 314,733 to 1,795,348 – and this growth rate continues its climb unabated.

FRSGlobal, the industry-recognised leader in content-rich solutions for unified global regulatory reporting and risk management, announced that a major global banking group has selected its platform to meet regulatory demands in 33 countries worldwide.

Federal regulators are reviewing the process by which public company shareholders exercise their votes and said Wednesday they may change the rules to make the system more transparent.

Quantifi, a leading provider of analytics, trading and risk management solutions for the global capital markets, announced the release of a new generation of yield curve construction that supports the latest best market practice of 'Double-Curve' interest rate valuation.

The British Coalition government is drawing up plans for a ‘balance sheet’ levy for banks and building societies which could generate up to £2.5 billion per year.

Nasarius, the leading consultancy for cash and treasury management in the Nordic area, has been certified by SWIFT as a SWIFTReady Consultancy 2010. It is a confirmation of Nasarius’ strengths and reputation in this market that Nasarius has been chosen by SWIFT as a partner.

SunGard’s Valdi Liquidity Solutions Provides Tightly-Integrated Access to Critical Algorithmic Trading Strategies.

Senate Democrats on Tuesday appeared to nail down the votes needed to approve a historic overhaul of U.S. financial regulations and set up a final vote by the end of the week.