Category: Forex

June 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Fiserv buys digital banking specialist Monitise for £70 million

Acquisition expands digital technology suite to further enable financial institutions to provide innovative experiences and meet evolving expectations Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today it has reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer to acquire Monitise plc (LON: MONI). The acquisition is expected to…

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Saxo Bank OpenMarkets Australia
June 13, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Exclusive: Saxo Bank in Australia partnership with OpenMarkets

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Copenhagen-based multi asset broker Saxo Bank has inked a new partnership with Australian online cash equities broker OpenMarkets. We expect the parties to make a formal announcement shortly. OpenMarkets is one of Australia’s fastest-growing online stockbrokers. The agreement is a reciprocal one, which will see OpenMarkets and Saxo Bank,…

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CIMB foreign exchange
June 13, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

CIMB Securities hires Saxo Bank's Andrew Leelarthaepin as Head of Foreign Exchange

LeapRate has learned that Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia based commercial bank CIMB Group Holdings Bhd (KLSE:CIMB) has hired Andrew Leelarthaepin as Head of Foreign Exchange for its CIMB Securities unit. Mr. Leelarthaepin joins CIMB from Saxo Bank, where he was Director - Institutional API Sales, Asia Pacific for the past three years. He will continue to be based in Singapore,…

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June 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

LiquidityBook hires Nicholas Thompson from Eze Software for EMEA client coverage

LiquidityBook today announced the addition of Nicholas Thompson as Manager, Client Services - EMEA, with demand for its POEMS (portfolio, order and execution management system) platform surging among European fund managers. Mr. Thompson will be responsible for leading the firm’s London team and overseeing all service and deployment aspects for its expanding client base in…

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Bank of China (UK) Limited joins LCH’s SwapClear
June 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

LCH appoints Michael Davie as Global Head of Rates

LCH, the global clearing house, announced today that Michael Davie has been appointed Global Head of Rates for LCH Group, effective immediately. Davie will report to Daniel Maguire, Group COO of LCH and Martin Pluves, CEO LCH Ltd. Michael Davie’s appointment follows Daniel Maguire’s recent appointment as Group COO in addition to his role as…

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Broadridge presents new securities lending assessment solution for mutual funds
June 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Broadridge forms strategic alliance with Spence Johnson

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) announced an agreement with Spence Johnson, a provider of global institutional data and intelligence, to bring together retail and institutional data, benchmarking and analytics. This strategic alliance leverages Broadridge’s Global Market Intelligence, the platform for retail cross-border fund data and analytics that delivers detailed information on 80,000 retail mutual funds…

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Can distributed ledger technology enable equity settlement?
June 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

R3 and ACORD launch insurance industry Centre of Excellence for distributed ledger technology

Financial innovation firm R3 announced that has partnered with ACORD (Association for Cooperative Operations Research and Development) to launch a Centre of Excellence for distributed ledger technology (DLT) in the global insurance industry. R3 counts a number of major insurance companies amongst its member base, including MetLife, AIA and Suncorp Group, as well as other…

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