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FIS acquires post-trade platform Torstone Technology

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Fintech giant FIS has acquired SaaS post-trade platform Torstone Technology, according to multiple sources close to the matter. The deal will further bolster FIS’ capital markets technology offering, having acquired SunGard in a major deal back in 2015.

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Bank of England and FCA to launch joint Digital Securities Sandbox

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Examples of financial instruments which could be issued and traded in the DSS include equities, corporate and government bonds, and money market instruments.

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The SEC’s equities overhaul: Necessary plumbing changes or a liquidity drain?

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“The tick size proposal, in name only, is simple and one-dimensional, but in practice, there are changes to rebates, there are changes to pricing tiers, there are changes to odd lot data that’s being disseminated,” says Eric Stockland, managing director, electronic trading for BMO Capital Markets. “This is like a big plumbing change and it’s (..)

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Unpacking the 20 most impact financial regulations from the last 20 years

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Its impact on the financial market has been wide-ranging, altering banks’ trading strategies, market liquidity, and overall financial market structure. ESMA’s rules on AI: AI has been an ever-important theme across the capital markets sphere with regulators looking to ensure innovation does not lead to market disruption.