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LeapXpert And OpenFin Partner To Increase Enterprise Productivity & Communication - Partnership Adds Integrated Compliant Messaging Solution To OpenFin’s Ecosystem, Including 3,800 Financial Institutions In 60 Countries

Date 21/09/2022

LeapXpert, the enterprise-grade responsible business communication platform and OpenFin, the operating system (OS) of enterprise productivity, today announced a strategic partnership to enhance enterprise productivity and communication. The integration of LeapXpert’s Federated Messaging Orchestration Platform into OpenFin OS, a web-based OS, will enable traders and other enterprise employees to retrieve critical information sent through messaging applications without ever leaving their primary workspace or interrupting their workflow.

HDFC Bank Signs Long-Term Data And Technology Agreement With Refinitiv

Date 21/09/2022

Refinitiv, an LSEG Business and one of the world's largest providers of financial markets data and infrastructure, today announced a long-term strategic agreement with HDFC Bank, India’s largest private sector bank, to support digital transformation and innovation programmes across the whole business in India.

Genesis Global Selects ESPROW To Test High-Throughput FIX Infrastructure.

Date 21/09/2022

Esprow LLC, a leading global provider of automated testing and compliance solutions for the financial industry, today announced that Genesis Global (Genesis), the low-code application development platform purpose-built for  financial markets organizations, has adopted ESPROW’s Enterprise Testing Platform (ETP) to automate testing of their FIX connectivity and message processing.

ESMA Withdraws SFTR Registration Of Unavista Tradecho B.V. Trade Repository

Date 21/09/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today withdrawn the trade repository (TR) registration of UnaVista TRADEcho B.V. (UnaVista) under the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR).

R.J. O’Brien Establishes New London-Based Global Metals Team - Marchant, Bingley Co-Head Institutional Trade Execution And Clearing Desk

Date 21/09/2022

Chicago-based R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO), the oldest and largest independent futures brokerage and clearing firm in the United States, today announced that its London-based affiliate, R.J. O’Brien Limited (RJO Limited), has hired a new, highly experienced five-person metals team. Co-led by metals market veterans Bradley Marchant and Steven Bingley, the team will provide institutional clients globally with trade execution and clearing services, specializing in the world’s leading metals markets – the London Metal Exchange (LME) and CME Group.

AFME Calls For Industry Discussion On Shortening Settlement Cycles In Europe

Date 21/09/2022

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has today published a new paper discussing whether Europe should move to a one-day settlement cycle (known as T+1). In Europe, the current settlement cycle for most transactions in equities and fixed income markets is two business days (‘T+2’). The paper follows announcements by the US and other jurisdictions earlier this year of their intention to move to shorter settlement cycles.

MARF Admits A New Green Commercial Paper Programme From Feníe Energía

Date 21/09/2022

MARF, BME's Fixed Income Market, today admitted a new 30-million-euro Green Commercial Paper Programme from Feníe Energía. This new programme will allow Feníe Energía to diversify and expand its financing sources by tapping into the fixed income markets and placing Commercial Paper (CP) issues with maturities of up to two years.

ETC Group Expands European Leadership Team Following Expansive Growth - ETC Group Adds Industry Experts Jan Altmann And Alan Boulhimez To Head Up The German And French Markets

Date 21/09/2022

ETC Group (www.etc-group.com), Europe’s leading specialist provider of institutional-grade, digital asset-backed securities, announced that it has expanded its European team with industry leaders Jan Altmann and Alan Boulhimez joining as directors of investment strategy for the DACH region and French speaking Europe respectively.

Delta Capita Appoints New Head Of Data

Date 21/09/2022

Delta Capita, a leading global capital markets consulting, managed services and technology provider, today announces that Riddhi Sen has been appointed its new Head of Data.

SGX FX Deepens OTC FX Liquidity In Singapore With The Launch Of SGX CurrencyNode

Date 21/09/2022

• Anchored in Singapore, the largest FX centre in Asia-Pacific, SGX CurrencyNode aims to be a leading FX trading venue that connects global participants anonymously to unique and deep OTC FX liquidity pools
• SGX CurrencyNode completes the buildout of SGX FX’s OTC FX infrastructure