Bequant, a global digital assets services firm, has been granted in-principle approvals by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) to operate both a prime brokerage and exchange.Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
A successful and long-established insurance recovery practice, led by policyholder advocate Robin Cohen, is launching its own law firm. Read the full story at Private Equity Wire…
VERMEG, a banking and insurance software solutions provider, has launched Colline.Cloud, an end-to-end collateral management service, aimed at smaller buy and sell-side firms.Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
Steele Compliance Solutions (Steele) has acquired TransparINT, a technology company harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) technology to provide the next generation of compliance tools. TransparINT’s negative news monitoring application uses machine learning and natural language processing (NLP) to filter vast quantities
ACA Compliance Group (ACA), a provider of governance, risk, and compliance advisory services and technology solutions for financial services firms, has launched ComplianceAlpha 2.5. Available now, ComplianceAlpha 2.5 provides firms globally with the ability to gain deeper insights into potential risk
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, has launched its framework to regulate spot crypto asset activities, including those undertaken by exchanges, custodians and other intermediaries. This follows the successful completion of a public consultation
TCI Fund Management, the high-profile activist hedge fund firm led by Sir Chris Hohn, has filed a criminal complaint against Wirecard AG, the Munich-headquartered electronic payment processing company.
Dallas headquartered Strait Fund Services (STRAIT) has made a strategic hire in Houston, Texas with the appointment of Michael Barakat.With almost 20 years of financial services experience in creating and implementing compliance programs at institutional asset management firms, Barakat will
At first glance, a business or equity owner might conclude that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the Act) increased the value of equity interests by 20 per cent upon its signing by the President. By cutting corporate
Samtrade FX, an online trading brokerage that is committed to providing traders with safe, easy and low-cost access to Forex and Contracts for Differences (CFD) trading, has been registered and authorised as an Appointed Representative by the UK’s Financial Conduct
