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JST Capital (JST), a global financial services firm specialising in digital assets, saw gross revenue increase 600 per cent at year-end 2019 compared with year-end 2018.
The Company also disclosed that it has also entered over USD200 million in collateralised loans in 2019. This surge in growth has been across all of its business lines and aided by the recent regulatory clarity in Asian markets.
Todd Morakis, Co-Founder of JST Capital, says: “Since we launched our full suite of services over a year ago, the digital asset market in Asia has evolved rapidly. The recent changes in the regulatory landscape
SteelEye, a compliance technology and data analytics firm, has launched Insights, a new solution for enhanced analytics.
Insights transforms how firms interact with and use their financial and regulatory information by allowing them to easily bring together data, build insightful visualisations and export any report for continued analysis.
SteelEye was formed to help firms realise the benefits that can be gained from the regulatory requirement for record keeping. Over the past two years, SteelEye has helped clients bring together and store a vast amount of data for effortless compliance with MiFID II, MAR, EMIR, Dodd-Frank and other global regulations. With
State Street Corporation has launched a new digital asset pilot in collaboration with Gemini Trust Company, LLC (Gemini), a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian.
The pilot builds on ongoing research and development in the digital asset space to combine Gemini Custody with State Street’s back office reporting.
The first of its kind, this pilot performs reporting scenarios on a user’s holdings within Gemini Custody. Initially, the pilot reports holdings of two cryptocurrencies chosen for liquidity reasons. However, it can be adapted to report on holdings of other digital assets, such as security tokens. It allows the user to consolidate the reporting of their
Crypto Asset Rating (CAR), an Independent Structured Rating Agency, has expanded its global team further with the appointment of David Goldenberg as Corporate and Regulatory Advisor.
Goldenberg will bring to CAR his extensive legal, compliance and regulatory experience in the financial services industry, including in the area of credit ratings.
“Goldenberg is an accomplished global executive, having led legal and compliance departments of various sizes through a range of challenges over the past 22 years” says Lacey Kaelani, a spokesperson for Crypto Asset Rating Inc. “We are excited to benefit from his experience and judgment as we bring consistency and transparency to the
EEX Group has successfully completed the first migration of Freight Open Interest from Nasdaq Futures, Inc (NFX) to European Commodity Clearing (ECC), EEX Group’s clearing house.
In the first of three scheduled matching sessions, a total of 69,144 lots of Freight Open Interest, which equates to more than 40 per cent of the entire NFX Freight portfolio, was migrated from NFX’s clearing house Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) to ECC.
Speaking on the migration, Steffen Koehler (pictured)(, EEX Chief Operating Officer, says: “I am very encouraged with the results of the 1st matching session and would like to extend my sincere
Europe’s leading global insights platform, Atheneum, has planted more than 22,000 trees in over 10 months as part of its initiative to tackle global deforestation.
Atheneum’s platform provides a gateway to reliable industry knowledge, sought after by renowned investment firms, leading global corporations and well-known professional service firms.
In partnership with environmental charity One Tree Planted, Atheneum is committed to planting one tree for each expert interview conducted.
By collaborating with One Tree Planted, Atheneum has helped to rebuild ecosystems and support communities across the globe. Since the collaboration start in February 2019, a total of 22,168 trees have
Corry Capital Advisors (CCA) appoints Northern Trust to provide fund administration and related services for CCA’s US commingled funds.
Pittsburgh-based CCA selected Northern Trust earlier this year to provide fund administration and depositary services for Irish-domiciled funds to support its expansion into Europe and distribution of its longevity-based life settlement strategies to new investors.
“Northern Trust has provided exceptional client service and broad-based capabilities across asset classes and investment strategies,” says William Corry, founder and general manager of Corry Capital Advisors. “We look forward to expanding our relationship through this new mandate for our US funds.”
“CCA’s selection of Northern
Capital Generation Partners has chosen SatuitCRM for the firm’s Client Relationship Management (CRM) platform.
Capital Generation Partners is an investment manager serving ultra-high net worth clients.
The firm included Satuit Technologies in their search for a new CRM solution because they outgrew their legacy platform. CapGen sought a cloud-based solution and a vendor with experience with their business requirements. Chris Wilkinson, Head of Portfolio Analytics, Reporting and Data at CapGen spearheaded the efforts to move to a new CRM. The key requirement was the ability to manage complex relationships and seamless integration with Outlook.
Wilkinson says: “We appreciated Satuit’s knowledge
Cindicator, an international fintech company, has launched the first quantitative crypto hedge fund powered by Hybrid Intelligence.
Cindicator Capital is an ecosystemic fund, based on an alpha-generating vehicle including thousands of decentralised analysts from 135 countries. The data flow of millions of forecasts from the analytical platform (app.cindicator.com) is enhanced with machine learning models and then feeds a variety of algorithmic strategies. Additionally, the fund develops strategies based on quantitative research on a variety of data sets.
Part of the fund’s revenues will be used to reward analysts for correct forecasts in proportion to their intellectual efforts and the quality
By Lisa Lewin, Business Development, Prime Services, BNY Mellon Pershing – We understand that our hedge fund clients face challenges when marketing to the RIA community. Providing a look inside the mind of the adviser is just one of the ways the Prime Services team at BNY Mellon’s Pershing can help fund managers build strategies to help grow their businesses.
I recently had the pleasure of moderating a panel discussion at Pershing’s Alternative Investment Forum, which highlighted the potential benefits of alternative strategies. The event brought together registered investment advisers (RIAs) who were interested in learning more about alternative strategies and
