As part of a proof of concept, SIX is working with the SNB to explore technological options to make digital central bank money available for the trading and settlement of tokenised assets between financial market participants. The technological foundation for
Tradeweb Markets has significantly expanded its portfolio trading functionality for corporate bonds, enhancing access to competitive liquidity globally. Portfolio trading at Tradeweb improves execution efficiency by allowing institutions to package multiple bonds into a single basket, negotiate a portfolio level
New research from Alpha FMC, the asset and wealth management consultancy, finds that many firms (80 per cent) are prioritising their digital transformation, with 61 per cent stating that they are “getting organised”, but nearly a quarter (23 per cent)
Financial services provider Apex Group has appointed Renaud Oury as Group Chief Data Officer (CDO) and as a member of the Executive Committee. The creation of this role strengthens Apex’s position as an industry leader and reflects its commitment to
BCS Global Markets (BCS GM) has appointed Alexey Bachurin as the firm’s new Head of equity trading. Bachurin will be based in London, reporting to co-heads of Global Equities Luis Saenz and Oleg Achkasov. As part of his new role,
Given the current market uncertainty, start-up and emerging hedge fund managers must be clever in their choices when bringing a fund to market in 2020 and beyond. And this November, the inaugural Hedgeweek Emerging Manager Summit will provide a forum
TORA, a provider of cloud-based order and execution management systems (OEMS), has launched its AI-powered AlgoWheel, which is designed to help firms create scalable, systematic best execution processes. Article 27 of the MiFID II directive raised the minimum required benchmark
Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) has combined its existing Front, Dealing, Middle and Back office services into one plug-and-play solution that allows clients to focus on their main activities: asset selection, performances and distribution to their clients. Built as a
Pictet Asset Management has added a new fixed income strategy to its USD10 billion actively managed total return franchise – the Pictet TR-Sirius fund. The strategy employed by Sirius is liquid global macro emerging market (EM) long-short fixed income. Pictet
Broadridge Financial Solutions has incorporated of Sisense’s embedded data analytics into its revenue and expense management application. Broadridge’s sell- and buy-side clients can now benefit from enhanced data analytics, operational workflow efficiencies and transparency, helping them to gain instant insights
