Hyannis Port Research launches Softbot completing MiFID II compliance platform LeapRate

April 25, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hyannis Port Research launches Softbot completing MiFID II compliance platform

Hyannis Port Research (HPR), makers of Riskbot, today announced the completion of their MiFID II product portfolio, adding software-based technology. HPR’s newly launched Softbot™ is a software-based risk management product geared toward buy side firms, quantitative funds and other less latency-sensitive clients requiring MiFID II compliance with enhanced API functionality. HPR’s flagship platform Riskbot® is…

April 25, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

TradAir adds Amazon's AWS London hosting for FX execution performance

eFX trading technology solutions provider TradAir has announced that it is now using AWS’s London Region to reduce round-trip latency and improve its execution performance. AWS, or Amazon Web Services, is a leading global hosting provider owned by Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). TradAir’s fully managed low-latency trading technology solutions hosted in Equinix LD4 are now also hosted…

April 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC signs fintech Cooperation Agreement with OJK to promote innovation in financial services

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and Indonesia's Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) have entered a Cooperation Agreement to promote innovation in financial services in their respective markets. The agreement, signed today in Melbourne, establishes a framework for cooperation between OJK and ASIC in the expanding space of innovation in financial services, agreeing to share…

FlexTrade integrates MSCI Risk and Factor Analysis

April 18, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FlexTrade introduces augmented reality trading app FlexAR

Multi-asset execution and order management systems company FlexTrade Systems introduced FlexAR – an augmented reality trading application offering a new way of visualising and presenting trading via the company’s FlexTRADER EMS. FlexAR builds on existing technology and APIs within FlexTRADER’s open architecture offering an interactive order blotter, trade ticket and charting, all presented in a…

April 14, 2017 BY admin

T4B develops limited CFD risk plugin complying with French regulator requirements

The financial regulatory environment is changing as Forex broker technology provider T4B outlines here. The company has recently developed two new innovative plugins for MT4 in which brokers operating in France and Japan can now implement addressing limited risk measures and reporting solutions. In order to be compliant with new regulations, brokers need to implement…

April 12, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Social trading network FX Junction updates performance stats based on Time Weighted Rate of Return

FX Junction, a leading open social trading network for Forex traders, has announced the release of new and improved performance statistics. The FX Junction performance module has been completely rewritten and improved based on your its members' feedback. Most notably, the performance is now based on the true Time Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR), which is…

April 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Singapore robo-advisor StashAway receives in-principle approval for Retail Fund Management License from MAS

StashAway, a digital wealth advisor, announced today that has received in-principle approval for its Capital Market Services License for Retail Fund Management. This allows StashAway to now prepare to launch its digital wealth management platform in the coming months. Robo-advisors, or “robos,” are growing in prevalence in Europe and North America. Currently, robos in Singapore only…

Thomson Reuters teams up with Seabury TFX to create new trade finance marketplace in Asia

April 11, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters launches QA Point powered by Elsen

Information giant Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI) announced that has launched QA Point, a cloud-based application that enables asset managers to utilize quantitative approaches in making investing decisions, designed to assist in creating increased productivity, better results, and accelerated internal collaboration among investment professionals. QA Point utilizes a point-and-click interface and access to Thomson Reuters content,…

April 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters teams-up with Legal Geek to help advance LawTech startups

Information giant Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI) has teamed-up with Legal Geek to help advance innovation and collaboration within the LawTech startup community. Rapid technological innovation continues to shake up the legal services industry, and LawTech startups have the potential to compete with, as well as to enhance, existing legal services offerings. Many startups aren’t innovating…

Crypto “bot” trading hurting market reputation and individual investors

April 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Robo-advisors permeate Asian markets

Robo-advisors are gradually becoming more popular in Asia, especially among retail investors. While it will take some time, these advancements-and the technologies that underpin these platforms-are likely to seep into the institutional space in years to come. Wei-Shen Wong from Waters Technology speaks to several firms in the region to discuss how they’ve built out…

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