The first automated crypto asset transaction, compliant with the Anti-Money Laundering Ordinance of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA, has been completed using Zug-based start-up 21 Analytics’ software.Read the full story at Institutional Asset Manager…
RIMES Technologies, a provider of managed data services and RegTech solutions for the buy-side, has launched RIMES RegFocus BMR Control, a cloud-based service designed to help asset managers, banks and insurance companies comply with the EU’s landmark Benchmarks Regulation (BMR)
The Warsaw Stock Exchange has launched GBP futures on the main market of the exchange (GPW). “The decision to introduce GBP futures is yet another step in making GPW’s offer more attractive to investors. Both currency futures and single-stock futures
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited’s (HKEX) wholly-owned subsidiary, Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), has expanded its licensing agreement with MSCI Limited to include the broad-based MSCI Taiwan 25/50 Index, and plans to launch two new US-dollar (USD) denominated
By Nick Bayley (pictured), Duff & Phelps – In the good old days (any time before MiFID came along in 2007) the structure of European capital markets was relatively simple. There were really only two types of markets: highly transparent,
The US CFTC has filed a civil enforcement action against Monex Deposit Company, Monex Credit Company, and Newport Services Corporation (collectively, Monex), and Monex’s principals Louis Carabini and Michael Carabini, in connection with a fraudulent precious metals scheme. The CFTC
Colt Technology Services has implemented further network optimisations to two of the company’s key low-latency routes in the APAC region. Connectivity is available for service now and provided through the company’s private Ethernet-based Colt IQ Network. Latency for the Hong
Following a challenging first half of the year, CTAs continued their upwards trajectory in August, with their second positive month, up 2.07 per cent. The developments in H2 are taking CTAs almost back into positive territory. The SG CTA Mutual
TransFICC, a provider of low-latency connectivity for fixed income and derivative markets, has secured EUR1 million in early stage investment from capital markets specialists, Illuminate Financial and Frankfurt based early stage investor in FinTech, Main Incubator. TransFICC provides banks and
Having managed a successful UK High Alpha strategy for Institutional Clients for over 13 years, Mirabaud Asset Management has decided to reposition its existing UK Equity High Income Fund into a High Alpha Strategy from 1 October. The fund will
