After the SEC rejected a few Bitcoin ETFs and has been "wandering" around and chasing cryptocurrency companies, the regulatory body has decided to open a special office to deal with all crypto-related projects. The so-called Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub) will be a connecting point between the SEC and the cryptocurrency industry, making…
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Mike Novogratz is undoubtedly one of the biggest cryptocurrency supporters., often commenting on the bright future of Bitcoin and the whole market. Now, he is teaming up with Goldman Sachs, which was rumoured to be creating a cryptocurrency trading desk, to invest in BitGo Holdings Inc. According to their website, BitGo describes itself as a…
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Stephen Hammond, MP, and Member of the UK Treasury Select Committee joins regulated Crypto Exchange IronX to advise on Government Relations, the exchange just announced. The joint venture between IronFX, an online trading and EmurgoHK company, developers of Cardano (ADA), the ninth-largest crypto Coin by market cap, aims to bring crypto trading to the mass…
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STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, has licensed the STOXX Global Fintech Index to Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management as an underlying for an investment fund. The index is comprised of companies associated with financial technology (fintech). These businesses use technology to…
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Appsbroker, one of Google's European Premier Cloud Partners, has just announced the launch of Appsbroker Cloud Data, the first native Google Cloud market data platform. Appsbroker Cloud Data delivers buy-side and sell-side firms flexibility in accessing market data at a lower cost compared to existing offerings, removing the dependencies on legacy market data infrastructure and…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced charges against an investment adviser with a history of violating the securities laws for defrauding his close friends and community members. According to the SEC’s complaint filed Tuesday, from at least 2014 through at least 2017, Bruce J. Fixelle solicited investments from close friends he met through…
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The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) and the Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), both members of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, have signed a memorandum of understanding for collaboration to develop innovative trade finance solutions and enhance human resources for Islamic financial institutions. ITFC is a multilateral trade financing institution established to…
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FTSE Russell, the global index, data and analytics provider, has announced plans to launch a climate and multi-factor index, the FTSE All-World Climate Balanced Comprehensive Factor Index in November 2018. Merseyside Pension Fund (MPF) has selected the index to support the implementation of its Climate Risk Strategy within the Fund’s listed equity portfolio. The objective…
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Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) has announced that Moment Group AB, a small cap company within the consumer services sector, will start trading of its shares on the main market of Nasdaq Stockholm. Moment Group was previously listed on Nasdaq First North Premier and is the 62nd company to list on Nasdaq’s Nordic markets in 2018. Moment…
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its first Annual Statistical Report on the European Union’s (EU) derivatives markets. The Report, based on data submitted under the European Markets and Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR), provides the first comprehensive market-level view of the EU’s derivatives markets which, at 31 December 2017, amounted to €660tn of…
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