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LCH SA and GFO-X announce Bitcoin index derivatives clearing service

14 April 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

LCH DigitalAssetClear will provide clearing services for Bitcoin index futures and options contracts traded on GFO-X. Pending regulatory approval, it is expected to go live in Q4 2023

Virgin Money and FNZ launch digital investment solution

14 April 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Virgin Money clients using the service will be able to invest faster and more conveniently, the company says, with new tools and capabilities available on the digital platform

SBT adoption slows but remains relevant, RBS International says

14 April 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

The rate of science-based target adoption amongst alternative investment funds has not increased since 2022, according to recent research from RBS International

Deutsche Borse leads Next Gate Tech funding round

13 April 2023 Luxembourg
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Technology provider Next Gate Tech has announced an €8 million investment round

Kevin Butler joins Ocorian

13 April 2023 Ireland
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Service provider Ocorian has named Kevin Butler as head of capital markets for the EMEA region, based in Dublin. He reports to Cato Holmsen, CEO of Ocorian’s Nordic Trustee

Compliance costs still on the rise, SteelEye report says

13 April 2023 UK
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Surveillance solution SteelEye has found that 76 per cent of financial services firms have increased compliance expenditure over the past 12 months

ION Markets’ LatentZero connects to Trumid

13 April 2023 US
Reporter: Lucy Carter

Through the new connection, ION Markets’ clients will have access to Trumid’s integrated market data intelligence tools, which provide greater transparency and an aggregated view of the market

Tradeweb, Euroclear and IGM collaborate to build new solution for syndicated Eurobonds

12 April 2023 Belgium
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The solution, expected to launch in Q3 of 2023, aims to improve the way investors access and manage critical pre-pricing data for newly-syndicated Eurobonds by providing security identification and set-up processes