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Global banking house Citi will expand its custody offering to include segregated collateral accounts as central counterparties prepare to offer such accounts in line with new regulations. read more>

A recent crackdown on corporate access will likely continue as incoming UK regulator the Financial Conduct Authority seeks to push for further unbundling of payments for broker services. read more>

Chi-X Australia, the alternative trading venue, has confirmed that former GETCO and Instinet executive John Fildes will replace outgoing CEO Peter Fowler on 1 May. read more>

The year's strong opening by US equity markets in January was cause for celebration, but it wasn't enough to drive overall first-quarter volumes higher than Q1 2012, even though a number of benchmark indices hit new highs. read more>

Market operator BATS Global Markets has begun providing monthly reports which compare quality of order execution for all US exchanges on a stock-by-stock basis. read more>

Credit Suisse this week announced the addition of single-leg tactics for US-listed equity, index and exchange-traded fund options to its derivatives trading system, which will improve the efficiency of directives execution for buy-side traders. read more>

Proposals on margin requirements for non-cleared OTC derivatives have been welcomed by UK buy-side trade body the Investment Management Association but continue to irk the International Swaps and Derivatives Association. read more>

The number of futures commission merchants serving the US futures markets will continue to decline despite a growing willingness of clients to diversify relationships, according to a recent TABB Group report. read more>

Global markets operator Nasdaq OMX will acquire the eSpeed electronic trading platform for US treasury notes and bonds as the fixed income market undergoes wholesale regulatory-driven change. read more>

Electronic trade processing firm MarkitSERV this week launched Credit Centre, a pre-trade credit checking tool for OTC derivatives executed on electronic platforms, including swap execution facilities. read more>