Category: Financial Services

May 17, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

CFTC launches New York-based LabCFTC fintech initiative

U.S. financial regulator Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced the creation of LabCFTC - a new initiative aimed at promoting responsible FinTech innovation to improve the quality, resiliency, and competitiveness of the markets the CFTC oversees. Located in New York, LabCFTC will also look to accelerate CFTC engagement with FinTech and RegTech solutions that…

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May 17, 2017 BY admin

Bloomberg launches new RMB Bond suite for global investors

The launch of Bloomberg's RMB Bond Suite is an extension of the company's broader strategic focus on China's fixed income market, following the recent inclusion of Chinese bonds into its global fixed income indices Bloomberg today announced the launch of its new RMB Bond Suite, a set of advanced fixed income investment tools for China's…

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May 17, 2017 BY admin

Jabre Capital selects Broadridge’s trading, portfolio and risk management platform

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) announced that Jabre Capital Partners, a Geneva-based global multi-strategy asset management company, has chosen Broadridge’s integrated trading, portfolio management, and risk management platform to help manage their front, middle and back-office operations. Jabre will deploy Broadridge’s investment operations platform to manage its sophisticated, multi-asset funds. Broadridge’s fully integrated solution…

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May 17, 2017 BY admin

Liquidnet enhances trading platform with acquisition of OTAS Technologies

Addition of trader analytics accelerates firm’s Virtual High Touch offering while also delivering MiFID II solutions tailored for the buy side Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today announced its acquisition of OTAS Technologies, a market-leading analytics platform that delivers actionable market intelligence and context directly to institutional traders and portfolio managers. OTAS’s analytics and…

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clone firm FCA warning
May 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Pioneer Asset Management clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Pioneer Asset Management. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics…

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WFE World Federation of Exchanges
May 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

World Federation of Exchanges responds to EC’s consultation on operations of European Supervisory Authorities

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), which represents more than 200 market infrastructure providers including exchanges and CCPs, has responded to the European Commission's Public Consultation on The Operations of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs). While the consultation has an EU focus, there are some items that are relevant to the WFE's international membership, therefore…

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May 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Netherlands regulator AFM warns against the business practices of Florijn Duurzaam Wonen

The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) issued a warning to consumers regarding the business practices of Florijn Duurzaam Wonen B.V. Florijn Duurzaam Wonen offers bonds in the Netherlands. Based on information on its website, the AFM suspects that Florijn Duurzaam Wonen is providing false information to consumers when offering these securities. Florijn Duurzaam…

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