Canadian securities regulators announce agreement with Kx to deliver advanced post-trade analysis

MONTREAL, Sept. 13, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today announced that it has selected Kx, a division of First Derivatives plc, to build and manage a next-generation market analytics platform designed to identify, assess and investigate potential market abuse cases.

The new Market Analysis Platform (MAP), which will replace the current CSA system, will capture a broad array of market and transaction data to improve insight and support market integrity.

"Our agreement with Kx will help strengthen our data examination capabilities and enable us to identify any irregularities that may require further investigation," said Louis Morisset, CSA Chair and President and CEO of the Autorité des marchés financiers. "With the insights we collect from the MAP, all jurisdictions of the CSA will have a consolidated view of the activity taking place across markets."

Kx was selected following a public bidding process. The agreement is a multi-year contract, effective immediately. The project will take place in several stages.

The CSA, the council of the securities regulators of Canada's provinces and territories, co-ordinates and harmonizes regulation for the Canadian capital markets.

Kx is a division of First Derivatives plc, a global technology provider with 20 years of experience working with some of the world's largest finance, technology, retail, pharma, manufacturing and energy institutions.

For more information:

Please visit www.kx.com. For general enquiries, write to [email protected]. For press inquiries, write to [email protected].

CSA contacts:
Sylvain Théberge	Kristen Rose
Autorité des marchés financiers	Ontario Securities Commission
514-940-2176	416-593-2336
Hilary McMeekin	Andrew Poon
Alberta Securities Commission	British Columbia Securities Commission
403-592-8186	604-899-6880
Jason (Jay) Booth	Sara Wilson
Manitoba Securities Commission	Financial and Consumer Services
204-945-1660	Commission, New Brunswick
	506-643-7045
David Harrison	Steve Dowling
Nova Scotia Securities Commission	Government of Prince Edward Island,
902-424-8586	Superintendent of Securities
	902-368-4550
Craig Whalen	Rhonda Horte
Office of the Superintendent of Securities	Office of the Yukon Superintendent of
Newfoundland and Labrador	Securities
709-729-5661	867-667-5466
Jeff Mason	Tom Hall
Nunavut Securities Office	Office of the Superintendent of Securities
867-975-6591	Northwest Territories
	867-767-9305
Shannon McMillan
Financial and Consumer Affairs
Authority of Saskatchewan
306-798-4160

SOURCE Autorité des marchés financiers

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