SIX and IBM partner to strengthen cyber defense for financial service providers LeapRate

March 24, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SIX and IBM partner to strengthen cyber defense for financial service providers

IBM Security (NYSE: IBM) and SIX, the operator of the infrastructure underpinning the Swiss financial sector, today announced plans to leverage IBM Watson for Cyber Security in a new cognitive Security Operations Center (SOC). The new facility will be housed at SIX’s offices in Switzerland to provide localized cyber security services tailored to needs of…

March 23, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Elizabeth Rayment leaves ICM Capital and Dubai, setting up marketing firm for Forex brokers

LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that veteran marketing executive Elizabeth Rayment has left her longtime position as Marketing Manager at Dubai-based and FCA regulated retail forex broker ICM Capital. Ms. Rayment, who has been with ICM Capital and been based in the UAE for nearly six years, has returned to London to set up her…

Securities and Exchange Commission proposes Transaction Fee Pilot for NMS Stocks

March 23, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SEC adopts T+2 Settlement Cycle for securities transactions

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted an amendment to shorten by one business day the standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer securities transactions. Currently, the standard settlement cycle for these transactions is three business days, known as T+3. The amended rule shortens the settlement cycle to two business days, T+2. The amended rule is designed…

March 22, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Thomson Reuters updates its Legal Tracker

Information giant Thomson Reuters Corp (NYSE:TRI) just announced that corporate legal departments can more easily compare their performance to industry benchmarks and streamline frequently-used workflows with new automation tools in the latest update of Thomson Reuters Legal Tracker™ (formerly Serengeti Tracker™), the e-billing and matter management solution. Tracker Benchmark Index data is now available in…

March 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Russia NSD and NAUFOR implement new technological platform for UIT Market

National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, in cooperation with the Russian National Association of Securities Market Participants (NAUFOR), has launched a centralized system for record keeping and distributing Unit Investment Trust (UIT) units. The new system allows users to get access to operations with the UIT units for all asset management companies connected…

March 17, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

PT Monex Indonesia to introduce eFXplus data analytics to its premium clients

PT Monex Investindo Futures, the largest forex and futures broker in Indonesia, has announced that it is introducing eFXplus via API to its high-net worth clients. eFXplus, an innovative FinTech strategy platform, live simulates institutional-derived FX data from a selection of models and recommends portfolios, quant models, forecasts, and insights briefs. According to PT Monex…

March 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Singapore fintech startup Invictus turns to IBM for blockhain support

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced Singapore fintech start-up, INVICTUS, is collaborating with them to leverage IBM Cloud and Blockchain technologies for their Order, Logistic & Payment (OLP) platform. The platform aims to help businesses reduce wastage, redundancy and cash-flow issues in their transaction processes by disrupting the supply chain management cycle with blockchain smart contract…

March 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Fintech provider Duco continues global expansion with Societe Generale Bank & Trust

Duco, the global fintech provider of data control services, has announced a commercial agreement with Societe Generale Bank & Trust (SGBT), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Societe Generale based in Luxembourg. SGBT plans to use Duco Cube, the self-service data control platform, to automate a number of key processes, including securities, cash and internal system-to-system reconciliations.…

March 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Edelweiss Singapore installs latest version of Horizon trading software

Horizon Software, the global provider of electronic trading and investment management technology, just announced the extension of its long-term relationship with Edelweiss International Singapore (Pte) Limited, a subsidiary of Edelweiss Financial Services Limited, one of India's leading diversified financial services companies. Edelweiss will be using the latest version of Horizon's trading technology as a strategic…

March 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Dow Jones launches Factiva App on the Salesforce AppExchange

Dow Jones today announced it has launched the Factiva app on the Salesforce AppExchange, empowering businesses to connect with their customers, partners and employees in entirely new ways. The Factiva app offers customers access to content from 33,000 premium news sources and over 20 million public and private company profiles. Factiva’s set of sources is…

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