Category: Institutional

October 02, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Derivatives Service Bureau launch real time ISINs for OTC Derivatives

The Derivatives Service Bureau announced that has launched its real-time International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) creation service today and users can now create OTC derivative ISINs and obtain associated reference data to address regulatory reporting obligations and processing requirements. A year after the initial announcement of the core functionality of the first automated global ISIN-allocation…

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playtech acquires acm group alpha
October 02, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Playtech completes $150 million acquisition of ACM Group (Alpha)

Online gaming and financial trading systems provider Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) has announced that it has closed its previously announced acquisition of market maker ACM Group Limited (Alpha). The deal was completed as a sale of assets from ACM. In August Playtech revealed its agreement to acquire the fast-growing privately held Alpha, in a structured transaction…

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tfx volumes
October 02, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

TFX announces September trading volumes, Click 365 up 8% MoM

Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) just released its trading volumes report for the month of September 2017. Interest Rate Futures contracts The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 129,531 ( + 34.8% MoM / - 50.2% YoY ) and its average daily volume was 6,477. 項目 September   2017 Trading Volume Daily Average Change on…

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Marex Spectron launches Marex Financial Products structured note business
September 29, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Marex Spectron ups working capital facility to $115 million as Barclays increases commitment

Global commodities broker Marex Spectron has announced that it has increased the size of its working capital facility from $105 million to $115 million, with the Barclay’s Bank unit of Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS) increasing the size of its commitment from $15 million to $25 million. Alongside Barclays Bank, the other participants in the facility are…

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Stax Inc. teams up with Coleman Research
September 29, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters Anti-Money Laundering Insights Report reveals a very real fear of noncompliance

Cyber-enabled crime, shifting economic sanctions’ targets and new data-reporting demands have created radical upheaval in the U.S. anti-money laundering (AML) regime. Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) recently surveyed 438 AML compliance leaders connected with the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) to gain an understanding of how U.S. financial institutions are addressing the regulatory disruption. The…

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Thomson Reuters teams up with Seabury TFX to create new trade finance marketplace in Asia
September 29, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters introduces LEI Profiling Service to ease MiFID II preparedness

In answer to a requirement taking effect on January 3, 2018 that investment firms uniquely identify parties to trades or transactions under Europe’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) announced that is launching its LEI Profiling Service, a dedicated solution for financial institutions to perform a health check on their LEI…

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September 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Sage launches Credit Index to track highly liquid ESG securities

Sage Advisory Services, a fixed income investment management firm, has launched the Sage ESG Intermediate Credit Index, with Wilshire Associates retained as index consultant and calculation agent. The index uses Sage’s proprietary ESG factor analysis framework and rules-based selection process. It is designed to maximize exposure to positive Environmental, Social& Governance (ESG) characteristics, while maintaining…

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