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BGC to launch hybrid dollar repo trading platform
Interdealer broker BGC of the United States plans to go live with a combined voice and electronic US dollar repurchase agreement (repo) trading platform early next year.
Start-up Northcross Capital sees Denarius as key to growth
New London-based hedge funds Northcross Capital has launched Anvil’s Denarius software platform as its cross-product front-office trade capture, liquidity monitoring and risk management system.
RBC in global switch to Risque system
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) plans to run Sophis’ Risque cross-asset risk management software across its global capital markets businesses, as it seeks to minimise exposure to operational risk, RiskNews can reveal.
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Amro launches electronic Swiss franc swaps platform
ABN Amro has launched an electronic Swiss franc interest rate swaps trading platform on Bloomberg.
GFI, Icap and Tullett collaborate with DTCC on credit derivatives
Inter-dealer brokers GFI, Icap and Tullett Prebon have come together to launch what they call a 'multi-broker electronic checkout service' in conjunction with the Depositary Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC). Initially deployed as a one-year pilot…
Markit unveils European ABS pricing service
UK data services provider Markit has launched a same-day pricing service for European asset-backed securities (ABS).
La Fayette picks Riskdata for fund of hedge funds
La Fayette Investment Management will use Riskdata's FOFiX software to manage risk for its funds of hedge funds.
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CCB joins EBS currency trading platform
China Construction Bank (CCB) has signed up as a customer of the currency trading platform EBS.
Quantifi integrates Markit's CDS pricing into models
New Jersey-based credit risk analytics specialist Quantifi has integrated Markit’s mark-to-market credit default swap (CDS) pricing into its credit models.
TriOptima tears up $720 billion of Delphi-related CDS
Stockholm-based TriOptima has executed a further credit default swap (CDS) termination cycle, tearing up more than $720 billion contracts involving the troubled Michigan-based auto-parts maker, Delphi.
JP Morgan goes live on T-Zero
JP Morgan went live on T-Zero’s post-trade processing platform for credit derivatives on Monday. It is the first dealer to join the platform since Goldman Sachs initially used the technology after its trade with KBC Alternative Investment Management on…