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.
July 2020
Itiviti Appoints Mireille Adebiyi to Lead Marketing Strategy, Comms, Branding
Itiviti has appointed Mireille Adebiyi as Head of Marketing, where she will be responsible for marketing strategy with a strong focus on digital marketing.
Refinitiv to Power FxPro’s Data for Real-Time Prices, Corporate Actions, News, ESG
FxPro has adopted Refinitiv’s data and execution management solutions to support FxPro’ s online trading platforms, according to an official announcement.
June 2020
BNP Paribas Asset Management Appoints New Head of Greater China Equities
BNPP AM has appointed David Choa as Head of Greater China Equities, where he will be responsible for the governance and oversight of the investment process.
TSL Adds Strategy Automation to QuantHouse Backtesting Suite
Trading System Lab (TSL) has added its machine learning capabilitiesas part of QuantHouse's cloud backtesting suite, QuantFactory.
SGX to Acquire 80% Stake In Institutional FX Platform
SGX is expanding the operator's reach beyond FX future into the global OTC market by acquiring the remaining 80% stake in BidFX from its other shareholders.
KPMG Launches Advanced Analytics for Institutional Crypto Market
offer crypto asset services on an institutional scale.
Cboe Launches Central Limit Order Book to Challenge Refinitiv In FX Market
Cboe FX Markets has announced plans to launch Cboe FX Central, a newcentral limit order book (CLOB) to bring competition and innovation to the FX market.
Thought Machine Integrates TruNarrative’s AML Capabilities for Atom Bank
Thought Machine has partnered with TruNarrative to provide Atom bank with groundbreaking financial crime prevention and core banking capabilities.
Lars Holst’s OTC Broker GCEX Integrates Trustology’s Crypto Custody Solution
Crypto custody solutions provider Trustology has partnered with FCA-regulated OTC broker, GCEX, to create a secure liquidity network.
TigerWit on Hiring Spree as Annual Revenue Grows by 24% In May
TigerWit has announced it is defying the performance and employmenttrends of the global lockdown as the online trading platform facesrecord annual revenue.
Brazillian Banco Topázio Deploys Chainalysis Reactor for Crypto Due Diligence
Chainalysis has partnered with Banco Topázio to conduct enhanced due diligence on the cryptocurrency businesses it provides with banking services.
The Deutsche Bank to Launch e-FX Hub In Singapore
Deutsche Bank is developing an FX trading and pricing engine in Singapore, in conjunction with the local financial watchdog, MonetaryAuthority of Singapore.
Rob Brown And Richard Cockburn Launch Boutique FX Brokerage
The current climate will however see even greater scrutiny of the service cost and quality, two factors that are key to the SugarCane Capital proposition.
Wombat Invest Launches Women In Power Fund, Tracks Leaders In Gender Equality
Wombat is an Appointed Representative of P1 Investment Management Ltd, who are authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.
Scalable Capital Launches Flat-Rate Brokerage Service In Germany
Scalable Capital, a digital wealth manager, has launched Flat-Rate Brokerage Service in Germany which lets customers trade shares, ETFs and funds.
Also filing this week: Karthik Subramanian and Abdelaziz Fathi.