Category: Fintech

FINRA's 2018 volume tops 2017 activity by 87%
June 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FINRA launches Innovation Outreach Initiative

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that it has established an Innovation Outreach Initiative to foster an ongoing dialogue with the securities industry that will help FINRA better understand financial technology (fintech) innovations and their impact on the industry. FINRA has long been engaged in discussions about fintech issues with member firms and other…

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June 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong and Australia seal agreement on fintech cooperation

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and ASIC today signed a Co-operation Agreement which provides a framework for cooperation to support and understand financial innovation in each economy. This Cooperation Agreement builds on the already close ties between ASIC and the SFC, as well as the Australia-Hong Kong trade and investment relationship more…

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June 09, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Monetary Authority of Singapore and ASBA sign FinTech MoU

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Association of Supervisors of Banks of the Americas (ASBA) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to bolster FinTech ties between Singapore and the Americas. The MOU provides a framework for FinTech cooperation between Singapore and ASBA member countries. Under the framework, both parties can explore potential…

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June 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA responds to Commission consultation on Fintech

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has sent today its response to the European Commission consultation paper on “Fintech: a more competitive and innovative financial sector”, welcoming the initiative to take a stock-take of the EU’s Fintech industry. ESMA sees Fintech as a positive evolution overall as long as business models aim at improving…

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June 06, 2017 BY admin

InfoReach announces support for microsecond trading timestamps for MiFID II compliance

InfoReach believes they have gone the extra mile to provide for the needs of the future by preemptively meeting the increasing demands and expectations of modern trading applications. InfoReach, Inc., a global provider of high-performance electronic-trading technology for capital markets, announced support for nanosecond granularity in the accuracy of its products' timestamps. This new technology serves…

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May 17, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

CFTC launches New York-based LabCFTC fintech initiative

U.S. financial regulator Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced the creation of LabCFTC - a new initiative aimed at promoting responsible FinTech innovation to improve the quality, resiliency, and competitiveness of the markets the CFTC oversees. Located in New York, LabCFTC will also look to accelerate CFTC engagement with FinTech and RegTech solutions that…

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May 17, 2017 BY admin

Bloomberg launches new RMB Bond suite for global investors

The launch of Bloomberg's RMB Bond Suite is an extension of the company's broader strategic focus on China's fixed income market, following the recent inclusion of Chinese bonds into its global fixed income indices Bloomberg today announced the launch of its new RMB Bond Suite, a set of advanced fixed income investment tools for China's…

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May 17, 2017 BY admin

Jabre Capital selects Broadridge’s trading, portfolio and risk management platform

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) announced that Jabre Capital Partners, a Geneva-based global multi-strategy asset management company, has chosen Broadridge’s integrated trading, portfolio management, and risk management platform to help manage their front, middle and back-office operations. Jabre will deploy Broadridge’s investment operations platform to manage its sophisticated, multi-asset funds. Broadridge’s fully integrated solution…

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May 17, 2017 BY admin

Liquidnet enhances trading platform with acquisition of OTAS Technologies

Addition of trader analytics accelerates firm’s Virtual High Touch offering while also delivering MiFID II solutions tailored for the buy side Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today announced its acquisition of OTAS Technologies, a market-leading analytics platform that delivers actionable market intelligence and context directly to institutional traders and portfolio managers. OTAS’s analytics and…

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