25 Jul 2018
USAVE Blockchain partners with GMEX Group to build secure digital exchange for physical gold
USAVE Blockchain (USAVE) is to partner with GMEX Group (GMEX), a provider of exchange, post-trade and digital technology solutions, to…
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New paper predicts five times more reports than trades under SFTR
A paper on the impact of the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) reveals that transaction reporting for securities…
Tages Group acquires stake in VAM Investments
Alternative investment group Tages is to acquire a stake in VAM Investments, a private equity investment holding company specialising in…
CFTC to streamline regulations for swap dealers
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued a proposal to streamline regulations for swap dealers by simplifying overly…
Velocimetrics boosts US team
Fintech Velocimetrics, a provider of business flow tracking and performance analytics, has made two key hires in New York, as the company…
Apex Group appoints Global Head of Allocators
Apex Group (Apex), one of the world’s largest fund administrators, has appointed Joseph Holman as Global Head of Allocators for the Group.…
Forward rates now available via OANDA’s Exchange Rates API
OANDA’s Exchange Rates API now offers forward rates to corporate clients around the world. In addition to OANDA’s existing daily averages,…
FXSpotStream reports record growth in H1 2018
Volumes on FXSpotStream grew at the fastest rate of all reporting eFX cash venues during the first half of 2018. Alan F Schwarz, CEO of…
New HFA survey reveals top hedge fund strategies
The top four hedge fund investment strategies for the second quarter of 2018 were Equity Hedge, Macro, Blockchain/Crypto, and Event-Driven,…
24 Jul 2018
Guernsey leading the way in the development of single ILS structures
A new single structure for conducting both the fund and insurance element of insurance-linked securities (ILS) business is being devised in…
Edelweiss Securities selects Itiviti for OMS and connectivity solution
Itiviti, a global provider of multi-asset trading technology and financial infrastructure, today announced that India-based brokerage firm…
BNY Mellon Markets appoints Global Head of FX sales
Harry Moumdjian has been appointed Global Head of FX Sales, BNY Mellon Markets. In this newly-created role, Moumdjian will focus on…
Insurers’ pullback from hedge fund investments continues, says AM Best report
The US insurance industry continued to reduce its risk appetite for hedge fund investments, as holdings declined year over year by 8.5 per…
MoFo adds partner in London finance practice
Law firm Morrison & Foerster has appointed Benoit Lavigne as a partner in the finance practice in the firm’s London office. Lavigne…
Wilshire Funds Management makes two key hires
Wilshire Associates (Wilshire) has appointed two senior investment professionals, Suehyun Kim and Rebekah Chow, to the team at Wilshire…
