Rick Steves
Senior Reporter, Regulation and Fintech
Rick Steves has seen business and economics through many lenses. He joined the financial services industry in 2009, and has been a financial journalist since 2011. He holds a degree in Business Administration and has experience producing real-time news, from both buy-side and sell-side, as well as for retail traders, brokers and service providers. Steves' work has appeared in a variety of online publications including FX Street, NewsBTC, FinanceFeeds, and The Industry Spread. Rick has great interest in the dynamics of the trading industry. The never-ending clash between technology, economics, regulation, and more importantly, the people.
May 2021
CMC Markets ‘Signature’ Share Basket CFDs Use RRG Methodology
CMC Markets has launched ‘Signature’ share basket CFDs, with portfolios constructed using institutional-style analysis in a unique collaboration with industry experts.
24 Exchange hires Michael Serpa as Global Head of Liquidity Management
24 Exchange Bermuda has appointed Michael Serpa as Global Head of Liquidity Management LTD, based in New York.
Digital Assets: Torstone Technology and Digivault Partner for Post-Trade and Custody
Torstone Technology has partnered with Digivault to exchange access to each firm's services.
KX Expands FX Solutions Sales Team With Four Key Hires
KX has announced four recent hires to its FX solutions sales team as the firm plans to accelerate its global expansion.
Philippines Going Digital: PBCOM Deploys Temenos Digital-First SaaS
PBCOM is one of the first commercial banks in the Philippines to be approved by the regulator to host its core banking system in the cloud, powered by Temenos.
BNP Paribas AM Promotes Olivier de Larouzière to CIO of Fixed Income
BNP Paribas Asset Management has appointed Olivier de Larouzière as Chief Investment Officer for Global Fixed Income.
April 2021
Automated Investment Advisor Wealthfront Considers Adding Crypto
Wealthfront has announced a new investment offering that expands the range of available ETFs and Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) options.
360X to Develop Tokenization for Deutsche Börse and Commerzbank
The new trading platform facilitates investment in asset classes that have so far been illiquid, such as art and real estate.
Boerse Stuttgart Digital Exchange Adds Crypto Broker AG as LP
Crypto Finance Group has connected to Boerse Stuttgart Digital Exchange (BSDEX) as an institutional participant through its trading subsidiary, Crypto Broker AG.
Also filing this week: Karthik Subramanian and Abdelaziz Fathi.