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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…
IHS Markit Releases Automated Onboarding Platform for Fund Managers and Administrators
IHS Markit has released Investor Onboarding, a fully hosted, digital onboarding platform enabling firms to automate, integrate and centralise onboarding and compliance obligations, while simplifying and accelerating the onboarding experience for investors. The platform allows users to input data once, creating a golden source that populates multiple forms, including subscription agreements and tax forms. Data…
Charles River Names Caroline O’Shaughnessy as Head of EMEA
Charles River Development (CRD), a State Street Company, has appointed Caroline O’Shaughnessy as senior vice president and head of EMEA with responsibility for all business oversight within the region and collaboration with State Street Alpha, State Street’s global front-to-back office platform. O’Shaughnessy joins CRD, provider of the Charles River Investment Management Solution, from the London…
How Easy Access to Trusted Data Drives Operational Efficiency for Finance Firms
By Neil Sandle, Head of Product Management, Alveo. Today, we’re seeing rapid growth in data volumes and in data diversity within financial services firms. Different trends contribute to this growth of available data across the sector. One driver is that firms need to disclose more in order to comply with the continuing push towards regulatory…