Category: Institutional

Roman Avdeev Sova Capital prime broker
February 27, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Roman Avdeev completes takeover of FCA regulated prime broker Otkritie, now called Sova

FCA-regulated multi-asset prime-broker Otkritie Capital International Ltd (OCIL), which has offices in London and Moscow, has announced that after receiving all the necessary legal and regulatory approvals, full legal ownership and control of the company has now fully transferred to the new owner, Despacio Associates Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the “Concern ROSSIUM” group.…

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February 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

NEX expands relationship with MKP Capital Management

Services utilised by MKP Capital Management now include ENSO Core’s Exposure Management capabilities and triResolve Margin, the collateral management solution NEX (LON:NXG), a financial technology company at the centre of the global markets, announced today that it has expanded its agreement with MKP Capital Management, L.L.C. (MKP), a New York based hedge fund, to provide…

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February 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters partners with DealVector to enhance LPC desktop capabilities

Information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) announced that it has partnered with DealVector to integrate access to certain DealVector identity-protected messaging capabilities with Thomson Reuters Loan Pricing Corporation (LPC) desktop products. The integration will enable LPC clients viewing CLO and loan data to connect to holders of those specific assets. Thomson Reuters LPC is a premier…

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February 26, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Middle East SWF selects AxiomSL’s platform for shareholding disclosure reporting

AxiomSL, the provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions, today announced that a large Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) has recently chosen AxiomSL’s strategic platform for Global Shareholding Disclosure compliance. Regulators on a global level require market participants to make disclosures when they accumulate a substantial shareholding in an entity, invest in a protected industry,…

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February 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

HSBC Germany increases revenues

The HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt Group (HSBC Germany) announced that it has continued to grow in the 2017 financial year, gaining further market shares in the competitive German banking market. Large mandates and the need to digitalise business processes further, mean the current financial year will see investments. For the first time HSBC Germany will…

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First Republic Bank joins S&P 500 index, replaces Scana Corporation
February 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Solactive launches Industrial Robotics & Automation Index to Commerzbank

Solactive has introduced the Solactive Industrial Robotics & Automation Index, a thematic index track- ing companies providing robotics and automation solutions in an industrial context. The index holds globally listed companies with a minimum market capitalization of USD 1 billion operating in sectors such as factory automation equipment, semiconductors, industrial machine parts, and programmable logic…

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Thomson Reuters teams up with Seabury TFX to create new trade finance marketplace in Asia
February 21, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Siam Commercial Bank adopts Thomson Reuters wealth management solutions

Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) just announced that it has adopted a suite of wealth management tools and digital solutions from Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) to power its business in Thailand. SCB’s newly established Investment Centre is a service experience for customers of both the Wealth Management Division and Investment Banking Division. The integration of Thomson Reuters…

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February 21, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Confluence and ICE Data Services to help firms meet SEC Modernization reporting requirements

Confluence, the investment data management automation company for regulatory, financial and investor reporting, today announced an agreement with ICE Data Services, which is part of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), to help asset managers meet their compliance obligations with respect to SEC Modernization and other regulatory reporting requirements. With the implementation of SEC Modernization, the increased…

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