Articles by John Brazier
Bats Europe Rolls out Penultimate Mifid II Exchange Upgrades
Trade reporting, order keeping and transparency capabilities enhanced by exchange group ahead of Mifid II
ITG Unveils TCA Platform for Fixed Income
Fixed income expansion aimed at addressing new best execution requirements under European rules
Deutsche Börse Pumps $10 Million into Trumid
Strategic investment and partnership to drive Trumid's European expansion
ICE Accepts Final CMA Verdict over Forced Sale of Trayport
ICE to end commercial agreement with energy and commodities platform, find buyer after final CMA verdict.
Man AHL Promotes CIO, COO to Co-Chief Executive Roles
Antoine Forterre and Matthew Sargaison appointed co-chief executives of technology-driven investment business of Man Group.
FCA Clarifies Approach to Research Unbundling under Mifid II
Amendments to rules on best execution and investment research confirmed by regulator for UK firms ahead of January 2018 implementation date.
Waters Cover Profile: Improving Performance — Josh Jacobson, Cheyne Capital
John Brazier talks to Cheyne Capital COO, Josh Jacobson, about his passion for improvement through the data and behavioral analysis.
Regtech May Be the New Fintech But Will the Momentum Last?
John considers the momentum around the Regtech movement and if it can last for some of the smaller firms in the space.
TS Pairs OTAS Analytics withTradeSmart OEMS Platform
Integration will support buy side's best execution requirements under European regulations.
Citi Rolls Out Velocity Clarity Big Data on Demand with Analytics Platform
Cloud-based platform harnesses Citi big data lake, API technology seeks to ease data complexity in custody and fund services.
Sell Side Forges Ahead with Ambitions for Live Blockchain
John reviews recent announcements from blockchain consortium R3 and the Digital Trade Chain Consortium
Cinnober Appoints Mattias Granlund as Deputy CTO
Silicon Valley veteran Granlund joins Cinnober to strengthen technology portfolio and strategies.
Instinet and Virtu Financial Establish Liquidity Partnership
Instinet's buy-side and sell-side clients provided with aggregated liquidity ahead of Mifid II rule changes as part of new bilateral streaming partnership.
Eze Targets Mifid II Unbundling with Commissions Platform
Cloud-based commission management platform to run as part of wider Eze Investment Suite, broadening coverage of Mifid II rule changes.
UPDATE: IHS Markit Partners with Deloitte for Mifid II Managed Service
Collaboration will combine IHS Markit Outreach 360 Deloitte compliance advisory services.
IBM Watson, Euro Clearing and Finastra: A Week in Review
John reviews some of last week’s top sell-side stories, including the European Commission’s proposals for new rules on the supervision of non-EU CCPs.
Misys, D+H Complete Merger to Launch Finastra
Former Misys CEO Nadeem Syed to take the helm of the newly-minted software vendor following the completion of the merger between Misys and D+H.
Northern Trust Aims to Increase Execution Transparency with New FX Algo Suite
Suite of algorithms, combined with Northern Trust liquidity panel and fee structure, to provide holistic view of FX trading process.
Nasdaq Rolls Out Auction on Demand Service to Nordic Equities Markets Ahead of Mifid II
Nasdaq Auction on Demand is designed to address specific execution and transparency requirements for equities market under Mifid II.
Brexit Offers London Banks Opportunities for a New Start with Cloud & API
John says investment banks relocating as a result of Brexit have a chance to rethink technology infrastructures.
IHS Markit KY3P Attracts Investment from Barclays, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Morgan Stanley
Four institutions will adopt and take equity stakes in the vendor's Know Your Third Party (KY3P) risk management solution.
Bloomberg's Acquisition of Barclays Point: Any Port in a Storm?
Bloomberg's acquisition of the Barclays Port intellectual property has caused a storm in the fixed-income technology space for investment firms and vendors alike.
Euronext Shuffles Technology, Operations Leadership Team as Dijsselhof Departs
COO Jos Dijsselhof to leave exchange operator at end of June; Alain Courbebaisse set to join as chief information and technology officer.
Liquidnet Taps Takis Christias to Further Electronic Execution, Algorithmic Offering
Christias to work on trading network’s suite of execution strategies and analytics, provide quantitative research.