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IBM Launches Blockchain Platform for US Oil Trade
April 7th, 2017
Technology giant IBM has developed a blockchain trade finance platform alongside a bank and a commodity trading house to settle deals using the blockchain solution. Singaporean commodities trading house Trafigura and French bank Natixis join IBM in the innovative ...
FSB-IOSCO Roundtable on Compensation Practices in the Securities Sector
April 7th, 2017
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) jointly organized a Roundtable on Compensation Practices in the Securities Sector on 13 December 2016. Based on the findings of the FSB Compensation Monitoring Contact Group ...
Stocks Fall in Asia After Fed Balance-Sheet Signal
April 6th, 2017
Bloomberg Dollar index erases Wednesday loss; yen rises again Treasury yields steady as pace of U.S. hikes questioned Stocks slid in Asia and futures in the U.S. ticked lower after minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting showed that ...
Several cryptocurrencies have experienced a significant surge in overall value
April 3rd, 2017
Ripple Price Surge Continues, Altcoin Takes Advantage Of Bitcoin Scaling Troubles While the debate continues within the Bitcoin community, several altcoins have experienced a significant surge in overall value. Cryptocurrencies such as Dash and Ethereum have conquered new levels ...
Spanish Banking Giant BBVA Now a Member of Hyperledger Blockchain Project & Linux Foundation
March 30th, 2017
Spanish multinational banking group BBVA becomes the latest financial institution to join the Hyperledger Project, a cross-industry blockchain collaborative with open-source principles led by the Linux Foundation. Announced by the banking giant this week, BBVA also notably becomes a ...
LCH SA offering repo clearing on German debt
March 28th, 2017
Extended service offers greater choice and more netting opportunities for RepoClear’s members Members of LCH SA can offset trades on German debt with eligible European repo transactions cleared at LCH SA, through T2S Settlement available via Clearstream Frankfurt, Euroclear ...
Yen stretches rally to seventh day; Asia Stocks Tumble
March 22nd, 2017
S&P 500 drops most since elections as reflation trades falter Yen stretches rally to seventh day while gold maintains gains Equities tumbled across Asia after the S&P 500 Index fell the most since Donald Trump’s election, as stocks joined ...
Euronext and Morningstar collaborate in European Indices and Derivatives launch
March 21st, 2017
Strategic collaboration between the eurozone’s leading pan-European exchange and the leading global provider of independent investment research Launch of a new range of Morningstar European indices and associated instruments, traded on Euronext Offer to make available benchmark indices and ...
Thomson Reuters completes Clarient and Avox acquisitions
March 20th, 2017
Acquisitions strengthen Thomson Reuters relationship with DTCC, Barclays, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, State Street and other clients for compliance solutions that enable them and their customers to conduct global business. Thomson Reuters has completed its acquisitions of ...
The FinTech in Mena region
March 17th, 2017
Fintech (financial technology) is gaining traction globally and has already arrived in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena). Financial technology describes tech-enabled products and services that improve traditional financial services. They are faster, cheaper, more convenient or more ...
