May 23, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

EXANTE: Robert Parker Appointed Head of Risk

Based in London, he will report directly to the company’s Chief Operations Officer, Zane Kotane. Parker has over 25 years of experience across market, credit, operational and liquidity risk, having held senior roles at BCS Global Markets, Sberbank CIB, Deutsche Bank, MF Global, and BGC Partners/Cantor Fitzgerald.  He began his career as an options market…

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Deutsche Börse
May 23, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Deutsche Börse’s SimCorp and Clearstream Launch Strategic Partnership

The collaboration aims to provide buy-side firms with access to a broader range of services and enhanced operational efficiency. The first live product of the partnership is a fund data management service delivered through Clearstream’s Kneip platform.  This is said to allow SimCorp clients to outsource the dissemination of fund data, documents and regulatory reporting,…

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May 22, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

ASX Partners With Beeks Group On New Colocation Infrastructure Service

The service is said to offer customers scalable, secure access to infrastructure directly connected to the Australian Liquidity Centre (ALC), ASX’s data centre located at the heart of the country’s financial markets.  Built on Beeks’ Exchange Cloud platform, ASX said Colo OnDemand provides private cloud computing and high-performance trading infrastructure on demand. Jamie Crank, ASX’s…

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May 22, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Worldpay Continues Expansion into Latin America

Furthermore, the company said in a press release that the move enables local merchants to connect with global markets. The payments technology leader already operates in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. With Colombia now added to its regional footprint.  Worldpay stated that it aims to support both local businesses seeking international growth and global brands targeting…

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Euronext
May 22, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Euronext Launches an Offering of Bonds Due 2032

The firm revealed that the offering is being conducted through a private placement to qualified investors only, excluding retail investors.  The bonds will pay a fixed annual coupon of between 1.5% and 2.0%, with interest payable semi-annually.  The initial conversion price will be set 30% to 35% above Euronext’s reference share price on Euronext Paris,…

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FINRA's 2018 volume tops 2017 activity by 87%
May 21, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

AAG Capital Fined $100k by FINRA

The Florida-based brokerage firm was also ordered to pay $38,591.39 in restitution to affected customers and undertake corrective measures. According to FINRA, between February 2021 and the present, AAG Capital did not implement a system reasonably designed to comply with Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) when recommending registered index-linked annuities (RILAs) to retail clients.  The…

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May 21, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Binance's Payment Solution Integrates with Pix

The move is said to allow Binance users in Brazil to instantly convert over 100 cryptocurrencies into reais to pay merchants or transfer funds to any Pix-compatible account.  Transactions are completed within seconds, which Binance says helps to bring “crypto into everyday life and make it easier for users to spend digital assets in real-world…

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CME Group
May 21, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

CME Group Announces First XRP Futures Trades

The initial day of trading saw more than $19 million in notional volume. The contracts are offered in two sizes: a micro contract of 2,500 XRP and a larger 50,000 XRP contract.  Both are cash-settled against the CME CF XRP-Dollar Reference Rate, which is calculated daily at 4:00 p.m. London time. “We are pleased to…

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May 20, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

HKEX Appoints Herbert Hui as New Chief Financial Officer

Hui succeeds Vanessa Lau, who will remain as HKEX Chief Operating Officer following a decade overseeing the exchange’s finance functions, including five years as Group CFO. In his new role, Hui will oversee HKEX’s Financial, Treasury and Investor Relations functions and will report to Chief Executive Officer Bonnie Y Chan. He will also join the…

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