Nikko AM to Adopt SGX’s Index Edge for ETF Listing
SGX Index Edge is being licensed to Nikko AM, one of Asia’s largest asset managers, who will adopt the index for exchange-traded fund (ETF) listing.
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.
October 2019
Eurex Clears First Cross Currency Swap Transactions
Eurex cleared the first cross-currency swap transactions, which were submitted by J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley as the first OTC FX clearing participants.
ANNA to Extend Standards to Digital Asset Trading
ANNA looks to extend its standards to digital asset trading as issuers of digital tokens are believed urgently need ISO identifiers and related standards.
B21 Granted “In Principle” DLT License from Gibraltar Regulator
B21 has been granted an in-principle Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) license from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commissioner (GFSC).
UK Digital Asset Exchange Archax to Deploy R3’s Corda Enterprise for Post-Trade
Archax has partnered with R3 in order to use the enterprise blockchain software firm's Corda Enterprise platform to handle post-trade activities.
Gemini Partners With Ethernet Network BSO to Deliver Crypto Exchange Connectivity
The leading cryptocurrency exchange and custodian Gemini has partnered with BSO to offer the firm's Crypto Connect network.
QuantHouse Launches Historical Data on-Demand to Speed Up Trading Strategies
QuantHouse has launched Historical Data on-Demand designed to dramatically speed up the research, development and backtesting phase of any trading strategy.
eToro Launches Sentiment-Based Algo-Driven Investment Strategy for Crypto
eToro launches sentiment-based algo-driven investment strategy for crypto.
Natixis and EDHECinfra to Study ESG Impact on Infrastructure Investments
The project will use machine learning to create new datasets on ESG risks and their impacts on infrastructure investments.
SEC Files Emergency Action Against Telegram’s $1.7b Token Sale
Telegram Group and its wholly-owned subsidiary TON Issuer Inc. are being accused by the SEC of conducting an unregistered, ongoing digital token offerings.
MetaTrader 5 Expands Further Across the Globe
MetaTrader 5 expands further across the globe.
AFX Applies to Become Designated Contract Market (DCM)
The electronic exchange for direct lending and borrowing for American financial institutions has filed to become a designated contract market (DCM)
Invast Global Launches Cboe Equities Data Packages for Brokers
Invast Global has launched a fully integrated API solution for brokers incorporating utilizing Cboe market data for U.S. and European equities.
Also filing this week: Karthik Subramanian and Abdelaziz Fathi.