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Solactive Partners With Barclays To Launch The Solactive Climate Change Europe BTI Index

Date 23/02/2021

Solactive today announces the launch of the Solactive Climate Change Europe BTI Index. Returns of the new index are available to investors through products exclusively offered by Barclays.

BNP Paribas Asset Management Launches First Inclusive Growth Thematic Fund

Date 23/02/2021

• BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) renames BNP Paribas Human Development fund as BNP Paribas Inclusive Growth fund and changes investment strategy focused on diversity and inclusive growth.
• Inclusive Growth fund invests in companies combining financial performance with proactive approach to reducing social inequalities.
• ‘Inclusion score’ based on a proprietary methodology allows companies to be rated and selected for high-conviction portfolio of 40-60 equities.

Cobalt And 4OTC Partner For Digital Asset And FX Market Connectivity

Date 23/02/2021

Cobalt, the FX and Digital Asset infrastructure provider, and 4OTC, the FinTech provider of connectivity services for Digital Assets and FX, today announced that Cobalt is using 4OTC’s 1API to connect with market data in the Digital Asset and FX Markets. This provides Cobalt with increased access to market data venues, whilst streamlining data management and reducing the time taken to connect with new venues. 

big xyt Increases Global Footprint With Expansion To Asia Pacific - Philip Barnes Joins As Asia Pacific Managing Director

Date 23/02/2021

big xyt, the independent provider of smart data and analytics solutions to the global trading and investment community, is pleased to announce Philip Barnes has joined their executive team as Managing Director, Head of Business Development in Asia Pacific.

Crypto Hedge Fund ARK36 Partners With CVX Ventures To Strengthen European Market Presence - Lars Riis-Kofoed Of LRK Consult ApS Is Chosen As CVX Ventures’ Adviser To ARK36

Date 23/02/2021

ARK36, one of Europe’s fastest-growing cryptocurrency-focused investment funds, has partnered with CVX Ventures, Denmark’s leading venture investor, as part of the fund’s ongoing effort to strengthen its presence in the European market and to provide more value at scale to its investors.

Macrobond Financial Appoints Howard Rees As Chief Commercial Officer - Rees To Deliver On Macrobond’s Global Growth Plans To Make Macroeconomic Intelligence More Widely Available For Finance Professionals

Date 23/02/2021

MACROBOND Financial [Macrobond], a leading provider of economic and financial data, announced today that it has appointed Howard Rees as Chief Commercial Officer, effective immediately. He will oversee all global sales, customer activities; and strategic partnerships from the company’s London office. 

SIX Strengthens ESG And Alternative Data Offering With Investment In Orenda

Date 23/02/2021

SIX is taking a majority stake via growth investment in Orenda Software Solutions (“Orenda”), a Canadian-based AI platform specializing in ESG and alternative data sets. This step is part of the strategy of SIX to help its customers drive more insights with data, providing consumption-ready data and analytics for faster and more informed decisions.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Issues Quarterly Report

Date 23/02/2021

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today published its latest Quarterly Report which summarises key developments from October to December 2020.

Singapore Trading Festival Turns Ideas Into Actions With Virtual Summit And Trading Challenge

Date 23/02/2021

The inaugural Singapore Trading Festival (STF) will feature a strong lineup of industry experts at a full-day virtual summit on 27 February 2021, to discuss trading strategies and opportunities amid an environment reshaped by the COVID-19 pandemic. STF is jointly organised by Singapore Exchange (SGX) and InvestingNote, Southeast Asia’s largest community-driven platform for investors and traders. 

Grupo BMV: Asigna's Notice To Clearing Members, Trading Members And All Participants - Adjustment To The Discount Curve For Tiie Swap Contracts

Date 23/02/2021

USD LIBOR rate is an interest rate that has been used widely for more than three decades as a reference rate for financial contracts and as benchmark to gauge funding cost and investment returns for a broad range of financial products. For several reasons regulators want to retire USD LIBOR with a full phase-out by the end of 2021 with a new reference rate known as SOFR (Secured Overnight Funding Rate).