27 Apr 2018
Most financial services firms not prepared for GDPR, says survey
With only 30 days until implementation, more than 50 per cent of investment firms globally are unlikely to be ready for the European…
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26 Apr 2018
Consultant bfinance investigates return of commodities
Commodity investment is back in the spotlight, says investment consultants, bfinance.The firm writes that after a decade of poor…
Options expands colocation solution to Equinix’s Zurich and Milan data centres
Options, a provider of global market data and colocation services for trading firms, has extended its high performance managed colocation…
Activist hedge fund manager Elliott acquires Waterstones
UK bookseller Waterstones has been acquired by funds managed by activist hedge fund manager Paul Singer’s (pictured), Elliott Advisors.…
Capitolis goes live with foreign exchange credit switching
Capitolis, a technology provider for the capital markets, is now live with its foreign exchange credit switching service, Capitolis Switch.…
Ethics becoming increasingly important to investment professionals’ careers, says CFA UK survey
Ethics and professionalism are playing an increasingly significant role in investment professionals’ careers and influencing where they…
SteelEye launches best execution support for RTS 27 & 28
SteelEye, a compliance technology and data analytics firm, is pleased to announce its best execution support for MiFID II’s regulatory…
Avaloq acquires 10 per cent stake in Swiss blockchain and crypto-currency specialist Metaco
Swiss fintech specialist Avaloq has acquired a 10 per cent stake in Metaco, a Lausanne-based blockchain and crypto-currency specialist. The…
Vela adds Eris Exchange to DMA platform
Vela, a provider of trading and market access technology, has expanded its Direct Market Access (DMA) platform market coverage to include…
25 Apr 2018
Guernsey to launch green investment fund product
Guernsey is set to launch what it says will be the world’s first regulated green investment fund product following the publication of a set…
Gemini to launch market surveillance technology in collaboration with Nasdaq
Gemini Trust Company (Gemini) is to employ Nasdaq's SMARTS Market Surveillance technology to monitor its marketplace. The technology, which…
EEX Group reports significant growth in 2017
EEX Group further expanded its global position and achieved significant volume growth in almost all business fields in 2017. Following the…
Societe Generale selects big xyt’s Liquidity Cockpit for equities trading activity analysis
Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) has selected big xyt’s Liquidity Cockpit to providing a consolidated view…
Global Investor Confidence up by 3.0 points in April
The State Street Global Investor Confidence Index increased to 114.5 in April, up 3.0 points from March’s revised reading of 111.5. …
Watson Wheatley reports record turnover
Reconciliation specialists Watson Wheatley has closed out its financial year with record turnover and the biggest increase in client…
