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SGX Partners DataBP to Power Own Brand Market Data Licensing and Usage Portal
Singapore Exchange (SGX) has partnered DataBP, provider of a market data administration platform and services for exchanges, index and data providers, to use the latter’s platform and commercial expertise to roll out SGX Data Direct, an SGX-branded online portal for data licensing and usage reporting powered by DataBP. SGX joins a community of exchanges using...
Baillie Gifford Selects FINBOURNE LUSID as IBOR for Global Investment Operations
Baillie Gifford, a global investment partnership headquartered in Edinburgh, has selected FINBOURNE Technology’s investment data management platform, LUSID, as the Investment Book of Record (IBOR) for its global investment operations. The platform will deliver a consolidated source of real-time investment data across Baillie Gifford’s equity, fixed income and multi-asset portfolios as part of its drive...
CloudMargin Partners with Margin Tonic for AANA Calculations Under UMR
Collateral management specialist CloudMargin has partnered with regulatory consulting services provider Margin Tonic to launch a global Average Aggregated Notional Amount (AANA) calculation service for the latter phases of the Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR). The joint subscription solution automates the AANA calculation for clients using the CloudMargin platform, leveraging Margin Tonic’s expertise in the multi-jurisdictional UMR, helping...
Apex Group Partners with Governance.com to Automate Regulatory Process Management
Fund administrator and wider financial services provider Apex Group has forged a five-year digitalisation partnership with Governance.com, which provides a low-code process managed platform for regulated entities. The Governance.com solution supports Apex’s ‘digital first’ agenda; the partnership aims to allow Apex to be an early adopter of FinTech in regulatory process management. As its first...
Tradovate Adopts Eventus Validus Platform for Regulatory Monitoring
Tradovate, a US online brokerage firm catering to self-directed futures traders, has deployed Eventus Systems’ Validus trade surveillance platform to identify patterns of dangerous activity within its order flow, as well as to meet regulatory requirements, including monitoring and ensuring the proper use of regulatory tags. The firm is using Validus to monitor more than 2.5...
Bank of England Climate Tests Criticised, but Could Show Route to Net-Zero
The Bank of England’s examination of the lending sector’s vulnerabilities to climate-related shocks has come under fire even as gaps exposed in the exercise have helped show how the industry can decarbonise. The London-based central bank has been accused of giving banks and insurers an easy pass on proofing their lending activities against climate risks....
ISSB Creation Hailed as Important Move in Standards Reporting
The creation of a global body to oversee sustainability reporting standards has been hailed as a giant step in bringing order to the complicated patchwork of ESG disclosure frameworks. The IFRS Foundation on Wednesday said it has created the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to oversee the creation of a globally recognised set of ESG...
A-Team Webinar to Discuss Market Structure for Digital Assets Trading
The landscape of digital assets trading is evolving rapidly. And while cryptocurrencies are fast becoming mainstream, the wider world of tokenisation and decentralised finance (DeFi) is arguably generating even greater interest amongst institutional investors. Many buy-side and sell-side firms, as well as exchanges and technology service providers, are looking at how they can take advantage...
Private Equity Firm 7RIDGE to Acquire Trading Technologies, Installing Todd as CEO
Derivatives connectivity and trading platform operator Trading Technologies International (TT) is to be acquired by 7RIDGE, a London-based private equity firm run by ex-Deutsche Boerse CEO Carsten Kengeter. The deal, for an undisclosed sum, is backed by two of the world’s largest derivatives exchanges, Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Cboe Global Markets. The deal with 7RIDGE...
DSB Call for Industry Feedback on UPI Legal Terms and Conditions Consultation
The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) has opened a consultation on the legal terms and conditions, and client support model, expected to apply to users of the Unique Product Identifier (UPI) Service, due to launch next year. The consultation sets out a range of proposals aimed to align with industry feedback for the DSB to support...