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Who Will Be The Biggest Robo-Advisors?
November 26th, 2015
Who will be the largest players in robo-advice? It’s not who you are thinking–venture cap-funded firms like Betterment and Wealthfront, says Chip Roame, managing partner and founder of consulting and research firm Tiburon Strategic Advisors. No, the biggest robos ...
Head of Hong Kong-based brokerage Guotai is missing
November 24th, 2015
Head of Hong Kong-based brokerage Guotai Junan International ‘missing’ in case linked to probe of CSRC vice-chairman Shares hammered, closing down more than 12 per cent, after company says it has been unable to contact chairman since Wednesday The ...
BBVA enters Britain with £45m Atom deal
November 24th, 2015
BBVA has become the most recent Spanish bank to make an entry into the British market, following in the footsteps of Sabadell and Santander. It bought a 29.5% stake in Atom to become the single-largest shareholder in UK’s first ...
FCA fines and bans former Investment Analyst at Aviva Investors
November 19th, 2015
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today fined Mothahir Miah, a former Investment Analyst at Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (Aviva Investors), £139,000 and banned him from performing any function in relation to any regulated activity in the financial ...
Fear Spreads as China’s Finance Firms Face Arrests
November 18th, 2015
“People are worried” as hedge funds, traders, CSRC targeted At least 16 connected to finance world caught up in crackdown The high-drama highway arrest of a prominent hedge fund manager. Seizures of computers and phones at Chinese mutual funds. The investigations ...
Oil Approaching $40 Deepens Investor Pessimism on Recovery
November 17th, 2015
Hedge funds’ short position grew 21% through Nov. 10: CFTC IEA sees `massive cushion’ worldwide on record production Hedge funds have turned more pessimistic on oil as prices flirted with $40 a barrel for the first time since August. ...
ITG announced CEO of TriAct Canada Marketplace
November 13th, 2015
ITG hires Bryan Blake as CEO of Triact Canada ITG announced that Bryan Blake will be joining the firm as CEO of TriAct® Canada Marketplace LP. TriAct Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of ITG, is the operator of MATCH ...
Banks May Get Extra Time to Soften Up EU Financial-Market Rules
November 11th, 2015
European Commission considers postponing MiFID II start date Delay isn’t set in stone, European Parliament’s Ferber says Financial companies pushing back against Europe’s post-crisis market rule book for the past five years may get more time to chip away ...
KPMG Acquires Technology Assets And IP Of G2 FinTech
November 5th, 2015
Tax Analysis and Compliance Software Strengthens Position in Alternative Investment Arena KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm, acquired from G2 FinTech (G2), a boutique tax technology firm that specializes in tax analysis and compliance software for the investment ...
ICE to acquire Interactive Data Corporation for $5.2 Billion
October 27th, 2015
Intercontinental Exchange to acquire Interactive Data Corporation from Silver Lake and Warburg Pincus in $5.2 Billion cash and stock transaction October 28 investor call set to review ICE’s third quarter 2015 results and IDC transaction details Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), ...
