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SunGard has announced that its algorithm provider, Fox River Execution Solutions, is set to expand its Asian coverage to offer use of its algorithms in the Japanese equity markets. read more>

Sell-side trade body the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association has appointed former US senator Judd A. Gregg as CEO and former US representative Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. as president. read more>

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing plans to introduce four new futures products that will broaden the choice for investors in mainland Chinese stocks. read more>

Reducing settlement times and streamlining post-trade processes were key issues in new FIX Protocol Limited global post-trade processing guidelines released today, according to a senior member of FPL's post-trade team. read more>

New pan-European trading platform Aquis Exchange has teamed up with FIX certification firm FixSpec to let potential customers test FIX messaging as the venue eyes an October launch. read more>

New rules introduced by MiFID II and a pan-European transaction tax could have far-reaching implications for dark trading in Europe, while US authorities are expected to review critical regulations that impact alternative trading venues. read more>

The Futures Industry Association has appointed Jacqueline Hamra Mesa to help develop, implement and manage its global regulatory and policy agenda. read more>

Experts have warned a September deadline the European Commission has set for the European Securities and Markets Authority to draft technical standards covering the extraterritorial aspects of new clearing regulation will not be met. read more>

Swap execution facilities have been given the go-ahead after the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission passed final rules on OTC derivatives trading, including dropping the number of bids buyers must request to three. read more>

The Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SSE) published a study on 15 May 2013 that analyses the behavioural change of investors in the Shenzhen market. It shows the continued heavy participation by retail investors, even as institutional investment accumulates more of the free-float. read more>