Australia
ASIC Considers Kill Switch Introduction
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC), plans to release a new set of rules for automated trading this week, chief among which will be the introduction of circuit breakers for brokers.
James Rundle: Aussie Rules
The Australian financial regulator has become the latest to weigh in on high-frequency and automated trading, publishing its own set of proposals. Along with various other agencies, market events, and near-misses with certain brokers, James Rundle argues…
MSCI Upgrades Risk Model for Australian Equities Markets
Barra AUE4 will be show enhanced sensitivity to currency risk, market shocks.
FactSet to Add Lodge Partners' Equity Research
Australian equities broker to distribute analysis on firms' weekly and monthly earnings revisions to buy-side.
Australian Exchange Group Chooses BT Cloud
Radianz Cloud connectivity to provide new route to FEX energy and commodity markets.
SunGard's Valdi Connects to Australian Exchange
Valdi Market Access provides market participants with connectivity to the Australian Securities Exchange's PureMatch service.
No Single View of Single Client Views
As part of the ongoing reform of compensation schemes, stipulated by political leaders of the G20 nations, deposit-takers will soon be required to demonstrate their ability to generate a single client view file at short notice of a request being received…