Tag: Societe Generale

August 09, 2016 BY Mike Fox

World Gold Council, LME and global banks to launch exchange-traded metals products

The World Gold Council and the London Metal Exchange (LME), together with Goldman Sachs, ICBC Standard Bank, Morgan Stanley, Natixis, OSTC and Societe Generale, today announce their intention to introduce a suite of exchange-traded and centrally-cleared precious metals products. The initiative has been driven by the need for greater market transparency, to support and aid…

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March 03, 2016 BY Mike Fox

R3 trials blockchain fixed income trading with 40 banks

The trial marked an unprecedented scale of institutional collaboration between the financial and technology communities exploring how distributed ledgers can be applied to global financial markets. Just released is a major blockchain announcement from financial technology innovation company R3 CEV. In short, they connected 40 banks to five different blockchains and allowed them to facilitate…

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December 22, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

SFO includes Societe Generale's Stephane Esper in EURIBOR investigation list

The UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) continues its investigation into Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR) manipulation. On Monday, the SFO published a brief update, stating that former Societe Generale SA (EPA:GLE) employee Stephane Esper was included in the list of individuals to stand trial over alleged EURIBOR manipulation. Mr Esper will make his first appearance…

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