Latest Post-trade & ops News: Finextra Research

Gmex Fusion adds custodian capability

GMEX Technologies Ltd (GMEX), a provider of multi-asset exchange and post-trade business and technology solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of ForumCustody and ForumWallet, part of the GMEX Fusion product suite, to include Digital Custodian and Vault capabilities.

16 January 2019

Company update/wholesale

Confluence appoints Domenic Ionadi VP, North America business development

Confluence, the global leader in investment data management automation for regulatory, financial and investor reporting, today announced that Domenic Ionadi has been promoted to Vice President, North America Business Development.

15 January 2019

Company update/regulation

AxiomSL appoints David Weber as chief operation officer and CFO

AxiomSL, the leading global provider of regulatory-reporting, risk and data-management solutions, today announced the appointment of David Weber as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer and the appointment of Eyal Amsalem as Chief Administrative Officer.

15 January 2019

Company update/Post-trade & ops

ICJ and Broadridge execute blockchain PoC for proxy voting in Japan

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR), an S&P 500 company and global Fintech leader, and ICJ Inc., a joint venture of Broadridge and the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE), have successfully conducted the first Proof of Concept (PoC) of blockchain-based proxy voting in Japan, using Quorum as the underlying distributed ledger technology (DLT).

15 January 2019

Company update/Post-trade & ops

OCC picks Cinnober clearing system

Cinnober, a global provider of exchange and clearing technology solutions acquired by Nasdaq, today announces that OCC will replace its legacy clearing system with a system that employs Cinnober’s TRADExpress RealTime Clearing.

14 January 2019

Company update/Post-trade & ops

Exane Group goes live on SimCorp Dimension

SimCorp, a leading provider of investment management solutions and services to the global financial services industry, today announced that Exane Group and Ellipsis Asset Management (an entity within the group’s asset management arm), have successfully implemented and are now live with SimCorp Dimension.

14 January 2019

News/Post-trade & ops

US shutdown impacts fintech market

The ongoing shutdown of the US government, sparked by a disagreement over funding for border security, is starting to impinge on the US fintech industry, according to reports.

11 January 2019

Company update/Post-trade & ops

Seed CX targets institutional investors with digital asset wallet launch

The digital asset market, long dominated by individual retail traders, is attracting the interest and participation of institutional investors.

11 January 2019

Company update/regulation

DTCC gets Swiss green light for derivatives trade reporting services

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that it has received regulatory approval from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority to provide trade reporting services in Switzerland via DTCC’s Global Trade Repository service (GTR) in Europe.

08 January 2019

Company update/Post-trade & ops

CBOE promotes Chris Isaacson to COO, Eric Crampton to CTO

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), one of the world's largest exchange holding companies, today announced that Chris Isaacson, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, will become Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, reporting to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ed Tilly.

07 January 2019

News/Post-trade & ops

Oslo Bourse invites bidding war over Euronext takeover offer

Oslo Bourse is inviting rival bidders to a EUR625 million takeover offer tendered by Euronext on Christmas Eve last year.

04 January 2019

News/Post-trade & ops

Lights, camera, action! Finextra TV highlights 2018

It’s been a busy year for the Finextra TV team, posting 251 video interviews with leading industry figures during the course of 2018. Here are the top five by viewing figures.

21 December 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

2018: The future of banking in the spotlight as digital trends take hold

As Finextra pulls the shutters down on 2018, we take a look back at our most popular news items and community engagement activities over the course of the past year. The site will re-open for business on 2 January 2019.

21 December 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

Finextra Research roundup: AI and Digital ID to the fore

Some very interesting narratives have emerged over the course of 2018 through Finextra’s reports, most of which we expect to progress into increasingly diverse and innovative discussions during 2019.

21 December 2018

Company update/regulation

Esma consults on guidelines regarding settlement fails

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published two consultation papers seeking stakeholders’ views on settlement fails reporting and standardised procedures and messaging protocols under Articles 6(2) and 7(1) of the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR).

20 December 2018

Company update/Post-trade & ops

Thai bourse rolls out QR code service for shareholder meeting documents

Thailand Securities Depository Co., Ltd. (TSD), a subsidiary of The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), rolls out a new electronic system, enabling shareholders to access listed firms’ shareholder meeting documents and annual reports via QR Code and URL to boost registrar services’ efficiency, facilitate shareholders’ access to information through their smartphones or other electronic devices anytime, anywhere and help reducing cost and paper consumption.

20 December 2018

Company update/Post-trade & ops

Torben Munch steps down as Itiviti CEO

Itiviti, the leading global provider of multi-asset trading technology and financial infrastructure, today announced that Torben Munch, Chief Executive Officer, has decided to retire and will step down from his position at the end of the year.

20 December 2018

Company update/Post-trade & ops

Singapore Exchange moves to LSEG post-trade platform

LSEG Technology has successfully implemented Settlement and Central Securities Depository functionality for Singapore Exchange (SGX).

19 December 2018

News/Post-trade & ops

Nasdaq raises bid price for Cinnober in face of shareholder opposition

Nasdaq has raised its offer for Swedish trading tech firm Cinnober to $220 million, after failing to win over shareholders to its earlier valuation of $190 million.

18 December 2018

Company update/Post-trade & ops

KBZ Bank selects Finastra to capture growth opportunity in Myanmar’s treasury market

Kanbawza (KBZ) Bank, Myanmar’s largest privately-owned bank, has selected Finastra and its treasury management solution, Fusion Treasury, to enable straight-through-processing (STP).

18 December 2018