CoInvestor provides first digital access for advisers into LendInvest’s Real Estate Opportunity Fund LeapRate

November 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CoInvestor provides first digital access for advisers into LendInvest's Real Estate Opportunity Fund

CoInvestor, the alternative assets platform, informed that it has been chosen by LendInvest Capital as a preferred method for UK advisers to invest in its Luxembourg-domiciled Real Estate Opportunity Fund. The £130 million lending fund offers investors the opportunity to participate in a diverse pool of real estate-backed loans originated and underwritten by LendInvest’s experienced…

November 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

NFEx Markets contracts with Scila for market surveillance

NFEx Markets Ltd, the new London-based market for base metals trading has signed a contract with Scila AB the Stockholm-based fintech company, to implement Scila Surveillance, a market surveillance solution designed to identify insider trading and market manipulation in real time, protecting end investors and strengthening confidence in the financial markets. Scila provides market surveillance…

November 06, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

China backed FX broker hires Ross Newell from AxiCorp to head new institutional business AETOS Direct

LeapRate has learned that Aetos Capital Group, a company controlled by Chinese online entrepreneur Yongqiang Lu, has launched a new institutional FX unit in its London-based FCA regulated arm Aetos Capital Group (UK) Limited, to be called AETOS Direct. To head up AETOS Direct, the company has hired Ross Newell (pictured above) from AxiCorp. Mr. Newell was one…

NEX Markets connects with Eurex to launch new clearing solution for BrokerTec Europe customers

November 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

NEX Optimisation provides central clearing connectivity for FX risk mitigation service

NEX Group PLC (LON:NXG)’s post trade division NEX Optimisation just announced that it has provided central clearing connectivity for its FX risk mitigation service in non-deliverable forwards. The clearing connectivity capability enables dealers to flag trades that are part of a risk mitigation cycle for automatic submission to a central counterparty clearing house (CCP). Clients…

November 03, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Vietnam broker Saigon Securities chooses Horizon for market making on Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh exchanges

Horizon Software, the provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology, today announced that Saigon Securities Inc. (SSI) has chosen Horizon for warrants and futures market making on the HNX (Hanoi Stock Exchange) and HOSE (Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange). Ekaluck Chaiyaporn, ASEAN Sales Director at Horizon, commented on the announcement: The selection process with…

November 03, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Finantix software goes live in new market

Finantix, an established provider of sales and advisory software for financial services, today announced the activation of a third market in its pan-Asia partnership with Manulife, an international financial services group. The solution helps digitise Manulife’s agency distribution and create an improved experience for customers of select Manulife bank partners. The ‘go live’ milestone in…

November 03, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Playtech shares dive 22% after issuing 2H-2017 profit warning

In its worst trading day in nearly a decade, shares of online gaming and financial trading systems provider Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) traded down by more than 22% on Thursday after reporting a surprisingly negative Trading Update for the second half of 2017 earlier in the day. Playtech shares closed Thursday at £7.68, down 22.2% from Wednesday's…

November 03, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

TP ICAP issues 3Q report, CFO Andrew Baddeley steps down from Board

Interdealer broker TP ICAP (LON:TCAP) has issued a trading update in relation to the period from 1 July to 30 September 2017. Revenue in the third quarter to September 2017 of £420m was 3% higher than the £406m pro forma revenue for the same period last year and 2% higher at constant exchange rates. Year…

November 03, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CME Group reports ADV of 15 million contracts in October, down 12% MoM

Derivatives marketplace operator CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) today reported that October 2017 average daily volume (ADV) reached 14.9 million contracts, up 14 percent compared with October 2016, but a drop of 12% compared to previous month. CME Group October 2017 options volume averaged 3.6 million contracts per day, up 44 percent versus October 2016, with…

November 03, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Euronext's FX ECN unit FastMatch opens Greenwich CT office

Forex ECN FastMatch has announced that it has opened a sales office in Greenwich, CT. The company stated that high-quality level of service is one of the differentiating features contributing to FastMatch’s growth and success. In order to maintain this level of service, it is important for FastMatch to be located near its major customers.…

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