Category: Institutional

Paxful launches wallet app, releases a series of educational workshops in Africa
December 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

WFE signs MoU with African Securities Exchanges Association

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has informed the public that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA). According to WFE and the Association, the two main goals of the memorandum will be: to support the development of market infrastructures in Africa, and a wider African capital market ecosystem…

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Farmers to turn CO2 into a cash crop
December 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Farmers to turn CO2 into a cash crop

As climate change projections grow increasingly dire, governments are calling on the private sector to address and prepare for its effects. Nori, the blockchain-based marketplace for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, is making it easy for companies to pay to reducing their carbon footprint, while incentivizing farmers to switch to more eco-friendly agricultural practices.…

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Options adds more APAC clients to its Managed Colocation service
November 30, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Financial cloud provider Options opens a second office in Belfast

Private financial cloud provider for the global capital markets industry, Options, has opened a brand new office in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The new headquarters, based in Linen Loft, Adelaide Street, will consist of 100 new financial technology jobs. Options has already opened one Belfast office back in 2014. Options’ Chief Operating Officer, Danny Moore, former…

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LCH ForexClear reduces notional outstanding by $4.5b through NDF clearing service
November 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

LCH ForexClear reduces notional outstanding by $4.5b through NDF clearing service

ForexClear members have announced that, through the use of the service’s compression solution, they have reduced their notional outstanding by $4.5 billion, global clearing house LCH informed earlier today. ForexClear has seen demand for its NDF clearing service significantly increase since the introduction of the uncleared margin rules in September 2016. LeapRate reminds, that ForexClear service processed over $1…

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Via Varejo concludes migration of shares to B3’s Novo Mercado
November 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Via Varejo's migration of shares to B3’s Novo Mercado concluded

Via Varejo, a company controlled by the GPA, operating the Casas Bahia, Pontofrio and Bartira brands, has announced that it has concluded the migration of its shares to the B3 Novo Mercado. Companies listed in this segment, which represents the highest level of corporate governance, can only have their capital stock composed of voting shares,…

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Activity on Refinitiv's FX platforms in Asia reaches record highs
November 27, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Refinitiv enhances Thai Baht FX benchmarks

Refinitiv, formerly the Financial and Risk business of Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI), has just informed the public that it is enhancing the WM/Reuters Thai Baht Spot FX Benchmarks with data sourced from Matching, Refinitiv’s anonymous central limit order book. This has allowed the Thai Baht (THB) and Thai Baht Offshore (TOF) benchmarks to become ‘trade’ currencies using the…

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Singapore
November 22, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Refinitiv expands data partnership with National University of Singapore

Refinitiv, formerly the Financial and Risk business of Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI), has announced that it is expanding its partnership with the National University of Singapore to launch a new service which see’s the NUS Risk Management Institute – Credit Research Initiative (CRI) provide specialist credit risk and default data through Refinitiv’s flagship data and information platforms, Eikon…

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Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI)
November 21, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters receives Court approval for return of capital transaction

Information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has just announced that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List) issued a final order today approving a plan of arrangement to implement the company’s proposed return of capital transaction. Yesterday, Thomson Reuters received shareholder approval for the return of capital transaction at a special meeting held in Toronto.…

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results on data report
November 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

IOSCO members found mostly compliant with principles for commodity derivatives markets

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has just published the findings of an updated survey that show respondent IOSCO members to be broadly compliant with the IOSCO Principles for the Regulation and Supervision of Commodity Derivatives Markets (the Principles). In 2010, the G20 Leaders identified the regulation and supervision of the…

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