Standard Chartered bank HQ
August 26, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Standard Chartered and Ant International Unveil AI-Powered FX and Treasury Solution

The companies said in a press release that the collaboration expands their partnership from blockchain to AI-enabled global cash management, aiming to cut foreign exchange costs and improve risk management for Ant International and its clients.  Both companies are participants in the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s PathFin.ai programme, which seeks to advance AI adoption in…

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August 26, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Carlyle to Acquire intelliflo from Invesco in $200m Deal

The purchase price is comprised of $135 million at closing, which is expected in the fourth quarter of this year, subject to certain closing conditions, and up to an additional $65 million in potential future earn-outs. The transaction includes intelliflo’s U.S. subsidiaries, RedBlack and intelliflo Portfolio.  The company said intelliflo's US-based subsidiaries will be established…

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HKEX
August 25, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

HKEX Posts Record Half-Year Profit as IPO Market Rebounds

Revenue and other income rose 33 per cent year-on-year to HK$14.08 billion, while profit attributable to shareholders climbed 39 per cent to HK$8.52 billion.  The exchange operator said core business revenue grew 34 per cent, supported by record volumes in the cash equities and stock options markets, alongside higher depository fees and increased net investment…

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Hong Kong
August 25, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

SBI Group Partners with Chainlink to Advance Institutional Digital Asset Adoption

The collaboration will centre on tokenised real-world assets, tokenised funds and regulated stablecoins, drawing on Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) to facilitate secure, compliant cross-chain transactions.  Use cases under development include tokenisation of assets such as real estate and bonds, bringing net asset value data for funds onchain, and enabling payment-versus-payment (PvP) settlement for foreign…

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FINRA building
August 25, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

FINRA Fines U.S. Bancorp Investments $500,000 Over Reporting Failures

Between April 2020 and August 2023, USBI reportedly did not submit 42 SARs because it applied an incorrect monetary threshold when assessing suspicious transactions.  The firm used the $25,000 reporting threshold applicable to banks instead of the $5,000 threshold required for broker-dealers.  FINRA added that as a result, activity involving account intrusions, identity theft and…

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Nomura
August 25, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Nomura to Launch First Cross-Listed ETFs in Japan and Taiwan

The company announced that the ETFs will debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Taiwan Stock Exchange on 18 September.  The move is expected to give investors in Japan and Taiwan easier mutual access to each other’s capital markets while diversifying investment opportunities. In Japan, Nomura will introduce the “NEXT FUNDS TIP FactSet Taiwan…

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Deutsche Börse
August 22, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Deutsche Börse Group Opens Technology and Operations Hub in Hyderabad

The German stock exchange operator said the centre will serve as a strategic hub for technology and innovation, supporting capital markets platforms as well as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, enterprise IT and cloud engineering.  The firm added that it complements its existing global IT hubs and is expected to play a key role in its long-term…

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Nasdaq
August 22, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

LeveL Markets and Nasdaq Canada Announce Trading Connectivity Partnership

Under the agreement, Luminex has integrated access to Nasdaq Canada’s CXD trading book, giving users an additional source of non-displayed liquidity.  The firm explained that the integration is designed to support efficient block trading, robust size discovery and potential price improvement opportunities, subject to regulatory approval. Luminex, owned and operated by U.S.-based LeveL Markets, has…

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