Clearstream supports liberalisation of Chinese financial market LeapRate

August 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Clearstream supports liberalisation of Chinese financial market

Continuous progress in Chinese market opening / Clearstream gets ready to support Bond Connect initiative At the end of this month, the Shanghai International Financial Advisory Council will bring together top Chinese market regulators and representatives of leading international financial institutions involved in China’s ongoing financial liberalisation story. Deutsche Börse Group will also be present…

Broadridge presents new securities lending assessment solution for mutual funds

August 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Whitebox Advisors chooses Broadridge solution for its technology platform

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.(NYSE:BR) announced that Whitebox Advisors, a global, multi-strategy hedge fund, has chosen Broadridge’s solution to transform Whitebox’s technology platform to a new paradigm of fully integrated, hedge fund operations hosted by Broadridge. In particular, Broadridge will provide a comprehensive, fully hosted and integrated platform of trading, portfolio management, reference data, reconciliation and…

August 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Options announces nearly $100 million investment from Bregal Sagemount

UK capital markets technology outfit Options just announced a significant investment by Bregal Sagemount, a New York-based private equity firm focused on growth-oriented investments. The transaction, which sees Bregal Sagemount invest nearly $100 million in Options, will enable the firm’s executive team to pursue strategic growth initiatives, invest further in platform innovations, and expand Options’…

August 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Abu Dhabi Global Market launches first Foundations regime in the UAE

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, has launched the first of its kind Foundations regime in support of more effective structures for wealth preservation and wealth management. The ADGM Foundations regime provides a strategic platform for financial planning and structuring, serving as an alternative to trusts and corporate vehicles.…

August 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

AgriClear and United Producers Inc. announce strategic alliance

AgriClear, North America's premier online cattle transaction and payment platform, together with United Producers Inc. (UPI), one of North America's largest farmer owned and operated livestock marketing cooperative, today announced a collaborative agreement to benefit livestock farmers across the Midwest. UPI will now utilize AgriClear as its digital marketing solution for online cattle transactions, which…

August 14, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

FXCM closes sale of FastMatch to Euronext, debt to Leucadia down to $66.8 million

Retail forex broker FXCM, a unit of Global Brokerage Inc (NASDAQ:GLBR), has announced that it has closed as expected the sale of its institutional FX ECN unit FastMatch to Euronext NV (EPA:ENX). The original agreement was reported at the end of May, when Euronext agreed to buy FastMatch for $153 million. FastMatch was jointly owned by FXCM, and…

August 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Dow Jones delivers premium content through Symphony

Enables financial professionals to access, share and integrate Dow Jones’s premium news and analysis directly into their workflows Dow Jones has announced the launch of a revamped news app on Symphony, the secure collaboration and workflow platform, which gives Symphony users access to premium news and analysis from across the Dow Jones global network. The…

Bank of China (UK) Limited joins LCH’s SwapClear

August 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

LCH launches new client account type

LCH Limited, a global clearing house, announced today that it has introduced a new type of client account within its SwapClear service. The account allows buy-side clients to deliver collateral directly to the clearing house and to retain beneficial title to it. Segregation at an International Central Securities Depository (ICSD) ensures that such securities collateral…

August 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Oracle Cloud Platform revenues up 60% YoY to $1.4 billion in FY17

Oracle today announced that it is gaining customer momentum across the industry’s most comprehensive cloud business. In FY17, Oracle Cloud Platform revenues were up 60 percent from FY16 to $1.4 billion. Organizations including Advanced Drainage Systems, ARRIS, Australian Finance Group, Benchmark, Detroit Water and Sewerage, Immofinanz AG, Malmo stad, Marz Systems, Mebrom, Nuvias Group, Pernod…

August 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

MGIC announces partnership with WEI Technology

Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC), the mortgage insurer, announced today the availability of mortgage insurance through WEI Technology LLC's loan origination system (LOS), LendingPad. Through the MISMO-based integration, originators utilizing the LendingPad LOS can order MGIC rate quotes and delegated mortgage insurance without leaving the platform. This automation of data exchange helps improve the loan…

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