Kaizen launches regulatory reporting training service LeapRate

October 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Kaizen launches regulatory reporting training service

Regulatory technology firm Kaizen Reporting has just announced that it is launching a training service led by the company’s new Senior Regulatory Reporting Specialist, David Nowell. The training will initially focus on MiFIR transaction reporting before expanding to include EMIR trade reporting and the upcoming Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR). A former regulator, Nowell has…

October 24, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Fondex launches cTrader based Retail FX brokerage

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that a new CySEC licensed Retail FX brokerage has launched called Fondex, at website fondex.com. Fondex is a multi-asset CFD brokerage that is launching using Spotware’s cTrader updated platform: a 3-in-1 solution that has integrated manual, copy and automated trading functionalities. We spoke with Fondex CEO Alex Katsaros about the launch…

October 24, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Finotec posts loss in 2017 with another shift in strategy

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that FCA regulated FX broker solutions provider Finotec Trading UK Limited has posted a loss in its latest financial year of 2017, amidst what seems to be a second major shift in strategy at Finotec in as many years. The previous year (2016), Finotec indicated that it was busy building…

October 24, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters to acquire Integration Point

Information giant Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Integration Point, a global trade management (GTM) operations company. The completion of the acquisition is subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Recent debate over trade agreements like TPP, the United…

October 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

U.S. digital currency marketplace HBUS hires former Assistant General Counsel from Intuit

HBUS, the U.S. strategic partner of Huobi, the blockchain asset solutions provider, has just announced Tiffani McCoy as General Counsel. McCoy previously served as the Assistant General Counsel at Intuit, where she drove new business initiatives while helping the company navigate complex regulatory frameworks on a global scale. Before Intuit, McCoy held leadership positions at…

October 23, 2018 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Nick Cooke resigns from Chinese-owned UK Forex broker GMG

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Nick Cooke has resigned his position as Managing Director of FCA regulated Retail FX brokerage Global Markets Group Limited (or GMG). Mr. Cooke had been with GMG since the company's formation in 2015, joining from LCG where he was Head of Private Client Sales & Partnerships. He had also previously worked…

October 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Refinitiv enables greater efficiencies and choice for fixed income traders on Eikon

Fixed income traders using Refinitiv’s flagship financial desktop product Eikon now have greater choice and efficiency, and enhanced liquidity access with the integration of iQbonds from valantic Trading Solutions AG. iQbonds can be seamlessly integrated into a trader’s workflow using the Refinitiv Side by Side Integration API, enabling traders to make fast, efficient, and informed…

October 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Can distributed ledger technology enable equity settlement?

Payments Canada, the Bank of Canada, TMX Group (TSX:X), Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and R3 have published a report demonstrating the feasibility of clearing and settlement of securities using distributed ledger technology (DLT). The findings are a result of the third phase of Project Jasper, a collaborative research initiative between Payments Canada, the Bank of Canada and…

October 23, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

TradingScreen expands its strategic collaboration with ITG

TradingScreen Inc. (TS), the all-asset class order and execution management system (OEMS), has just announced an expansion of its strategic collaboration with ITG. TS customers will now benefit from access to ITG’s POSIT Alert, a source of block liquidity for institutional investors. POSIT Alert averages daily liquidity of over $80 billion across 38 markets worldwide.…

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