State Street Trust provides first Japanese pension fund with access to CLSSettlement LeapRate

February 27, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

State Street Trust provides first Japanese pension fund with access to CLSSettlement

CLS today announced that a Japanese pension has officially started using its FX settlement system (CLSSettlement), which also mitigates risk, via State Street Trust and Banking Co., Ltd. CLS is an important player within the global Forex markets where it provides data and processing solutions as well as FX settlement services. This is the first…

February 27, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Euronext’s FastMatch FX Tape available to all QuantHouse API users

QuantHouse just announced that the FastMatch consolidated central market data product, the FX Tape, is now available on the QuantHouse API Ecosystem store. FastMatch announced the launch of FX Tape back in September 2017 and opened it up to the general public two months later. LeapRate reminds that retail FX broker FXCM Group joined the FastMatch FX Tape…

February 26, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Breaking news: BridgerPay teams up with CRM technology provider FXbackoffice

Breaking news... BridgerPay has just announced its latest partnership with fast growing CRM technology provider FXbackoffice. FXbackoffice are internationally known for their back office solution. Together with BRIDGER Ai platform the company will now offer all existing and future clients a complete solution that both improves the user experience and drives higher conversions and transaction…

February 25, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Playtech repurchases 349,108 ordinary shares of share buyback programme

Online gaming and financial trading company Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC) announced late Friday that it successfully purchased a total of 349,108 of its ordinary shares of no par value each (the "ordinary shares") on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) through the Company's broker Goodbody Stockbrokers UC. The repurchased shares will be cancelled. Number of ordinary shares purchased…

February 22, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Options adds more APAC clients to its Managed Colocation service

Options, a global provider of colocation services and market data for trading firms, revealed that the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX – ALC Australian Liquidity Centre), the Korea Exchange (KRX) and the Hong Kong Exchange (HKEx) have signed up to its Managed Colocation service. Sydney’s Equinix SY2 has also joined Options as its second Australian client…

February 21, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Argentex signs a FX partnership with International Sports Management

FCA regulated provider of foreign exchange services to corporate and private clients across EMEA, Argentex LLP signed an exclusive foreign exchange (FX) partnership with International Sports Management (ISM). ISM is a sports management company based in Cheshire, England. The company was founded in 1989 by former European Tour golfer Andrew Chandler. Its clients include golfing champions Louis Oosthuizen,…

February 20, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Straits Financial Group expands Eventus Systems contract for its headquarters

Eventus Systems, Inc., today revealed that Straits Financial Group Pte Ltd, a brokering firm headquartered in Singapore had expanded its existing contract with Eventus to increase the compliance capabilities of its headquarters. Straits Financial Group has broadened its existing contract with Eventus to include the Validus trade surveillance and risk management platform for its Singapore…

February 20, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

OANDA teams up with AdvantageGo

OANDA has teamed up with commercial insurance software provider AdvantageGo. The partnership aims to provide real-time foreign exchange rate data through AdvantageGo's Microservices architecture, helping insurers and reinsurers assess policy risk more accurately and efficiently. AdvantageGo’s Currency Services will be powered by OANDA’s Exchange Rates API, providing clients with easy access to exchange rates for…

February 19, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Nomura and CLS Group launch settlement services targeting Japan based funds

CLS Group today announced that Japanese asset manager Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd (NAM) will start offering settlement services to funds headquartered in Japan through CLS’s settlement system. NAM will offer CLS settlement services to 21 investment trust funds in Japan in collaboration with Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (JTSB), The Nomura Trust and Banking…

Microsoft announces expansion of blockchain offering on Azure Cloud

February 14, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

PPM America goes live on CloudMargin's platform

CloudMargin reported that PPM America a division of UK-headquartered Prudential Plc has started using its cloud-based platform for managing margin calls and collateral requirements. The platform is an all-inclusive solution that allows asset managers such as PPM America to fulfill their regulatory obligations while automating complex processes associated with managing collateral. CloudMargin CEO Steve Husk…

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