Middle East & Africa

Markets at “critical” juncture – new global exchanges head

William J. Brodsky, the newly-appointed chairman of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), asserted that the global financial markets are at a “critical juncture” in their evolution, as the federation laid out three priorities for 2009.

RTS extends DMA service to Nasdaq Dubai

Realtime Systems Group (RTS), a trading solutions provider, is to offer its clients connectivity to Nasdaq Dubai, formerly known as the Dubai International Financial Exchange.

Fidessa to open Middle East HQ

Fidessa, a provider of trading, compliance and connectivity solutions, has hired two new staff as part of its expansion in the Middle East, and plans to set up a regional headquarters in Bahrain.