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Interoperability and Standardization Are Key to Unlocking the Potential of Tokenization
Driven by a demand for more efficient liquidity management and cost-savings, the value of the asset tokenization market is expected to reach $16 trillion by 2030. Todd McDonald, Co-Founder, and Chief Strategy Officer at R3, outlines the factors driving the growth of tokenization and how financial institutions can make the most of this opportunity. Tokenization is the…
Euronext Launches ‘First of-its-kind’ Exchange-based ESG Tool
Europe-wide market provider Euronext is ready to launch a “first of its kind” ESG tool providing comprehensive data, free of charge, to the market. The company’s My ESG Profile is now available to listed companies, before its public release scheduled mid-November. Issuers are currently in the process of reviewing the data collected by Euronext, and…
Meritsoft Unveils Advanced Platform for Post-Trade Process Automation
Meritsoft, a subsidiary of Cognizant that specialises in post-trade process automation, has launched its next-generation technology platform offering advanced post-trade process automation capabilities. Built using the latest technologies, the new platform aims to deliver operational efficiency gains and cost optimisation opportunities by better supporting firms’ post-trade processing requirements across fails management, financial transaction taxes (FTTs),…
Fenics Partners with ZE PowerGroup to Distribute Energy and Commodities Market Data
In a strategic move, Fenics Market Data, a division of BGC Group, Inc., has partnered with data integration and analytics platform provider ZE PowerGroup, to offer its energy and commodities pricing data to clients through ZEMA, ZE’s data management solution. The initiative will further boost BGC’s energy and commodities services, following in the wake of…
Canoe Intelligence Releases Data Innovation Hub for Alternative Investments Market
Canoe Intelligence, a financial technology company providing data management for the alternatives industry, has released the Canoe Data Innovation Hub and Canoe Asset Data Design Partnership, initiatives that go hand-in-hand to offer greater data granularity at both fund and asset level data. The solutions respond to client demand for access to asset-level data to solve…
Corlytics Clausematch Teams with Braithwate for MiCA Compliance
Corlytics Clausematch has partnered with Braithwate, a regulatory consultancy focused on digital assets, to address the growing need for automated, transparent, and efficient regulatory compliance procedures among firms active in cryptocurrency markets. The alliance follows ESMA’s recent release of the second consultation package for the EU’s upcoming Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation. The partners…
Derivatives Service Bureau Hits Deadline of 16 October 2023 with Go-Live of UPI Service
The Derivatives Service Bureau’s (DSB’s) Unique Product Identifier (UPI) Service went live as planned on Monday 16 October 2023, enabling firms to create and search for UPIs. UPI reporting starts in major derivatives markets in 2024, with US rules applying from 29 January 2024, the EU EMIR Refit regulations from 29 April 2024, followed by…
Vendor Strategy: BIQH Adds Screening to ESG Data Tool Set
Screening is an effective means of ensuring financial products comprise the companies that suit a fund’s mandate. For ESG it’s been a potent tool for eliminating fossil fuel producers, tobacco companies, arms manufacturers and the gamut of businesses that are anathema to investment products built on the philosophy of doing good for humanity and the…
Data Products: Transforming Fraud Detection in Financial Services
By Suki Dhuphar, Head of EMEA, Tamr. Cybercrime assumes many shapes and forms. As a result, it’s often challenging to identify fraudulent behaviour and subsequently address it. Traditional methods frequently fail to detect and combat illicit activities, leading to financial losses and eroded trust. Yet, even today, one of the most prevalent solutions to enhance…
The Long and Winding Road to T+1 – A 20+ Year Journey
By Adrian Sharp, Principal, Fairfield Insights. What a long, strange trip it’s been. (Weir, Garcia et al, 1970) Earlier this year, the SEC published the final rules shortening the settlement cycle for US securities from T+2 to T+1 with a target compliance date of May 28, 2024. The case for a shortened settlement cycle remains…