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With the rise in the popularity and value of cryptocurrencies around the world in recent years, G4S has developed an innovative new service offering high-security offline storage that helps to protect assets from criminals and hackers.
Once a niche dream for idealistic computer scientists, the popularity of crypto-assets has become more and more mainstream. With that growth, the value of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP and Litecoin has increased at an unprecedented rate. In the space of few years the value of a single Bitcoin has risen from USD800 to over USD6000. For people and companies around the world the
Appsbroker, one of Google’s largest European Premier Cloud Partners, has launched Appsbroker Cloud Data, the first native Google Cloud market data platform.
Appsbroker Cloud Data delivers buy-side and sell-side firms greater flexibility in accessing market data at a lower cost compared to existing offerings, removing the dependencies on legacy market data infrastructure and proprietary distribution technology.
The first data set launched on the Cloud Data platform is an APA (Approved Publication Arrangements) Aggregator, designed to help firms achieve better market insights and prove compliance with MiFID II requirements such as best execution.
The APA Aggregator connects to a
Watson Wheatley Financial Systems has successfully implemented its iRecs reconciliation system at London-based BennBridge, part of the Bennelong Funds Management Group.
The deployment of iRecs covers daily reconciliation of positions, trades, balances and cash flows as well as P&L, NAV and DTCC reconciliations. The suite allows BennBridge to achieve a high level of automation and control while providing a scalable platform for future growth.
Tom Wheatley (pictured), COO, Watson Wheatley, says: “We have really enjoyed working with BennBridge on this project and are pleased to be able to welcome them as another new client using our hosted iRecs reconciliation
By Olivia Munro, EzeCastle Integration – With Cybersecurity Awareness Month steadily approaching in October, there’s no time like the present to evaluate your firm’s IT vulnerabilities and take steps to mitigate these threats. When looking for vulnerabilities in your organisation’s IT, there are questions you can ask yourself to help you pinpoint the vulnerabilities and remediate the findings. Continue reading for 7 questions to ask yourself when beginning to evaluate your IT security.
1. Does my firm know what assets, both hardware and software, are in inventory?
The first step to considering your vulnerabilities is to create a complete inventory of technology
Canoe Intelligence (Canoe) a new AI-driven solution aimed at eliminating manual data entry for alternative asset investors. Canoe’s technology allows institutions, LPs, and family offices to automate data extraction and data management and refocus capital and human resources on business performance and growth.
“Canoe is leading the charge against manual data entry,” says Seth Brotman (pictured), Canoe CEO. “Investors demand solutions to reduce the burdens of manual data extraction and management. “Canoe is that solution. By leveraging artificial intelligence, we empower allocators of all sizes to make better use of their teams’ capital resources and time. Canoe helps allocators make
Institutional asset managers looking for the next level of insight in their pursuit of institutional investment mandates can now turn to Market Lens, a new offering from investor and data analytics specialist eVestment.
Market Lens offers a robust feature set including a comprehensive mandate database; investor, consultant and manager profiles; and more than 35,000 documents, audio recordings and videos. These assets include manager presentations, consultant recommendations and research. The new solution also features customised email alerts, saved searches and export capabilities for easy integration into client workflows.
The underlying public fund documents allow Market Lens to feature unique investment
Quantitative Brokers (QB), an independent provider of advanced algorithms and data-driven analytics to clients in the futures and US cash treasury markets, has added two new algorithms, Octane and The Roll to its suite of best execution algorithms: Bolt, Strobe, Legger and Closer.
QB is committed to providing cutting edge trading solutions through its premium execution algorithms and analytics. QB’s innovative suite of products aims to help reduce implicit trading costs and solve execution challenges for its clients. The two new algorithms further push the boundaries of electronic execution in futures markets.
Octane is a liquidity-seeking strategy designed
Global network provider BSO has announced a new direct connectivity link between the Mexican stock exchange (BMV) and some of the largest exchanges across North America.
BSO’s new Point of Presence (PoP) in Mexico City provides ultra-low latency connectivity spanning Latin America, Chicago and New York. As a result, electronic market makers will be able to trade Mexican stocks faster in and out of BMV – which records daily trading volumes over USD800 million. BSO’s PoP is located on the same road as the second largest exchange in Latin America, which enables traders to have closer proximity to the BMV
Maples Fiduciary, a provider of fiduciary, corporate formation and administration services to investment funds, partnerships, structured finance vehicles, corporate entities and private clients, has extended its Middle East offering to Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).
As a financial free zone, ADGM is an independent jurisdiction encompassing the entire Al Maryah Island with rules and regulations aligned with international best practices. In addition, ADGM’s three independent authorities – Registration Authority, Financial Services Regulatory Authority and the ADGM Courts – provide a controlled environment that enables registered companies to conduct business and operate with confidence. The extension of our offering to ADGM
Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) and Addventa have agreed a partnership to launch a service for automated drafting of portfolio management commentaries based on artificial intelligence solutions.
Management companies, who are SGSS clients, will benefit from an automated and instant drafting of performance commentaries for their financial investment portfolios which cover a given time period, selected by the client, in different languages, in a clear and consistent style.
This service relies on figures produced by Analytics & Reporting by SGSS, the performance and risk analysis reporting tool of SGSS, and also on Addventa’s artificial intelligence solutions. It meets the
