RegTek.Solutions, a regulatory reporting software solutions vendor, has been acquired by Bloomberg for an undisclosed amount, and will expand the reach of Bloomberg’s Regulatory Reporting Hub (RHUB) suite, laying the groundwork for a combined offering to come during the first quarter of next year. A spinoff of Risk Focus, RegTek.Solutions offers “modular software solutions built… Read More >>
CME Group Launches Data Insights for Hedge Funds
Benchmarking Tool Debuts for Hedge Funds & Others CME Group, a provider of derivatives marketplaces, reports the launch of ENSO Data Insights, which it characterizes as “a benchmarking tool which leverages ENSO’s alternative data set to help customers make more informed investment decisions.” ENSO Data Insights “provides hedge funds, asset managers and banks … access to… 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 Vendors Endorse SFTR Reporting via GTR
The DTCC has scored the support of major operations IT and service providers as they have agreed to link their Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) reporting solutions to the DTCC’s Global Trade Repository (GTR) in a bid for a streamlined workflow, officials say. The DTCC has new partnerships with Broadridge Financial Solutions, FIS Global, Murex,… Read More >>
RegTek.Solutions Targets SFTR Data Quality
Vendor RegTek.Solutions is launching a service that provides data quality assurance intended to help firms meet the requirements of the Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR) of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). The European regulation is intended to bring transparency to securities financing transactions (SFTs), and will require participants to report all SFTs to… Read More >>
Risk Focus Helps Deutsche Börse Detect MiFID II Woes
Deutsche Börse Group, which oversees key trading venues, will be using offerings from Risk Focus and its software subsidiary, RegTek.Solutions to detect problems with the contents of each field of a MiFID II trade message. In particular, Risk Focus will provide Deutsche Börse with a version of Validate.Trade via RegTek.Solutions that users of Deutsche Börse’s… Read More >>
