Category: Institutional

November 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Fluent partners with MOEX to streamline FX integration and testing

Fluent Trade Technologies (Fluent) today announced that it has partnered with Moscow Exchange (MOEX), Russia’s main trading and clearing platform for equities, bonds, derivatives and currencies, to provide clients and prospects with simple and secure access to the MOEX UAT integration and testing environment. Fluent provides a turn-key solution, supporting ultra-secure and safe connectivity to…

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November 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Information publishing PLC acquires financial data provider CapitalTrack

Information Publishing PLC has announced the acquisition of CapitalTrack, a data provider of Floating Rate information to the Fixed Income market. We are pleased to welcome the CapitalTrack clients, suppliers and team into the Information Publishing PLC family, and to be adding their first-class database – covering Floating Rate, Asset Backed and Structured Securities markets…

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November 27, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Chubb announces strategic cooperation agreement with China's PICC Property & Casualty Company

Chubb Limited (NYSE: CB) today announced that it has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with PICC Property & Casualty Company of China that will leverage Chubb's global capabilities in support of PICC's customers and other Chinese-affiliated companies around the world in line with the Chinese government's drive to promote the country's "Going Out" and…

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November 27, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

PNC Bank acquires Trout Group, combined firm to be renamed Solebury Trout Communications

PNC Bank today announced the entry into a definitive agreement to acquire The Trout Group, LLC, the premier investor relations and strategic advisory firm servicing the healthcare industry, with more than 80 clients in the life sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device sectors. Among its more than 30 professionals, Trout holds key relationships with global…

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November 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HSBC issues first corporate sustainable development bond

HSBC (NYSE:HSBC) just announced that it has launched a new type of sustainable bond based on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs). This is the first time that a private sector entity has issued a benchmark-size bond of this type and reflects the Group’s commitment to financing projects that benefit communities and the environment. Recent…

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November 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Ebury opens office in Brussels, second in Benelux

Ebury, a fintech for corporate global transaction services, has announced the opening of a second office in the Benelux region. Following the success of Ebury’s office in The Netherlands, Ebury is expanding its regional growth and has chosen Brussels as a second location in the region. The new office is located in the city centre…

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Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI)
November 22, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters introduces APA Connectivity Solutions for MiFID II trade reporting requirements

Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has introduced APA Connectivity, an efficient and customizable solution for the financial services industry to comply with trade reporting requirements for Approved Publisher Arrangements (APAs) under MiFID II, set to be implemented on January 3, 2018. MiFID II regulations require financial companies to publish pre- and post-trade data to at least one…

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FastMatch FX Tape
November 21, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FastMatch opens up its FX Tape to the general public

Forex ECN FastMatch has announced that individuals may now purchase FX Tape data from its website at a cost of €40 a month. Payment can be made by credit card. FastMatch launched its FX Tape service in September, as a new and innovative market data product that improves post-trade transparency in FX markets and allows market…

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November 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Qualcomm extends cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of NXP

Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) today announced that Qualcomm River Holdings B.V., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Qualcomm, has extended the offering period of its previously announced cash tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding common shares of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI). The tender offer is being made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement,…

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