Category: Institutional

Activity on Refinitiv's FX platforms in Asia reaches record highs
November 16, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Refinitiv teams up with Öhman and AlphaDesk to implement end-to-end buy-side workflow solution

Refinitiv, formerly Thomson Reuters Financial and Risk, has announced that it has signed an agreement with Nordic investment management firm E. Öhman J: or Fonder (Öhman) to deliver an end-to-end workflow solution for their investment management business. The agreement will cover the entire pre- to post-trade workflow, and allows Öhman to leverage the full depth…

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November 15, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Market research site Trading Central inks deal with broker DriveWealth

DriveWealth, LLC, a global digital trading technology company, has announced a strategic partnership with Trading Central, a financial market research and investment analytics firm. The new relationship will allow the two companies to leverage the complementary elements of their businesses: seamless, digital, mobile-first transaction capabilities and sophisticated, accessible and actionable financial content. DriveWealth CEO Robert…

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RSRCHXchange launches ESG initiative
November 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

RSRCHXchange launches ESG initiative

RSRCHXchange, the research marketplace and aggregator, has just announced an ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) initiative with dedicated functionality on its RSRCHX platform focusing on specialist ESG research. With concerns around responsible investing becoming increasingly prevalent, ESG research has seen a large rise in popularity, helping investors ensure they are able to direct their funds…

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DZ PRIVATBANK migrates to Itiviti multi-asset OMS platform
November 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Itiviti receives global information security certification

Itiviti, the global provider of multi-asset trading technology and financial infrastructure, has just announced that it has received the ISO 27001 certification mark for its information security program. Itiviti has been certified for the provisioning of products and services related to its UL Platform, Xilix Execution Management System, NYFIX Marketplace, and corporate information systems. In…

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oneZero Financial Systems announces partnership with Jefferies Services
November 13, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

oneZero Financial Systems announces partnership with Jefferies Services

oneZero Financial Systems has announced the addition of Jefferies Financial Services, Inc. to its core product offering for clients. Jefferies is a prime broker offering open market access to oneZero EcoSystem clients. As part of the agreement, Jefferies eFX, the firm’s electronic client trading platform, joins the EcoSystem, with FX market making in over 50 instruments. Andrew…

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IAM announces financing for JMB Crushing Systems ULC
November 12, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

IAM announces financing for JMB Crushing Systems ULC

IAM has just announced the closing of a senior term loan to JMB Crushing Systems ULC (“JMB”), a portfolio company of Seattle-based private equity firm Westward Partners, LLC. This financing represents IAM’s third transaction with JMB, following the two initial tranches of debt which were advanced in April and June 2017. JMB has been producing…

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equiti capital rebrand
November 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Divisa Capital rebranding as Equiti Capital

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Divisa Capital, the institutional multi-asset prime brokerage arm of Equiti Group, is planning to soon announce a rebrand of the company to Equiti Capital - essentially dropping the 'Divisa' brand and uniting the company's identity under the 'Equiti' moniker. Currently the parent company Equiti Group operates its institutional business…

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Euronext
November 12, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

FastMatch revenues down 4% in Q3 to €5.4 million

Data from parent company Euronext NV (EPA:ENX) indicate that Forex ECN FastMatch saw a slowdown in business during Q3, with FastMatch revenues down by 4% from €5.6 million in Q2 to €5.4 million (USD $6.1 million) in Q3-2018. That really shouldn't come as a surprise to LeapRate readers, as we had reported over the past…

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acquisition
November 09, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Abacus Group acquires Hedgepoint Solutions

Abacus Group, a provider of hosted IT solutions and application hosting for alternative investment firms, has just announced it has completed the acquisition of Hedgepoint Solutions, a boutique IT consulting firm based in New York City. Abacus Group has been doing some amazing things in the hosted IT space, growing not just throughout the US…

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