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NEWSLETTER | 11 Feb 2021

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 11:55

The vast majority of institutional investors and wealth managers are optimistic about the price of gold and silver rising in 2021, according to a new study by Global Palladium Fund (GPF), which recently listed four physically-backed metal Exchange Traded Commodities (ETCs) - including spot price of gold and silver ETCs.

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 11:55

SIX has launched new ESG indices for the Swiss equity and bond markets.

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 11:55

The Financial Times and Wilshire have announced a far-reaching collaboration to develop new and more relevant indices, metrics, data sets and analytics to serve and inform investors worldwide.

The world’s leading domicile

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 11:55

By Jude Scott, Cayman Finance – In August 1864, 900 miles almost due North of the Cayman Islands, US Navy Rear Admiral David Farragut faced a pivotal moment. Leading a squadron charged with attacking Confederate forces in Mobile Bay, Alabama, Farragut’s flotilla encountered tethered mines known then as “torpedoes” which ultimately threatened his mission and his men. Acting decisively to navigate around the threat and pursue his objective, Farragut uttered the phrase that has now passed into military lore: “Damn the torpedoes! Full steam ahead!”

Allfunds Blockchain and ConsenSys partner to advance blockchain tech for the funds industry

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 11:55

Allfunds Blockchain, a blockchain technology arm of Allfunds, and ConsenSys, an Ethereum software company, have signed a partnership agreement to further support the streamlining of the fund distribution value chain, and other regulated industries.

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 11:55

Exchange technology specialist Exberry, Digital Asset, creator of the open source Daml shared ledger development framework, and Baymarkets, developer of the Clara clearing system, have teamed up to create an exchange infrastructure with central counterparty clearing functionality.

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 11:55

StoneX (formerly known as INTL FCStone) has selected the Genesis Low-code Application Platform to fully automate and digitalise middle office workflows for its equities and fixed income trading business.

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 11:55

Northern Trust is to take an equity stake in Equity Data Science, Inc (EDS), a cloud-based analytics platform that provides decision support tools to asset managers for idea generation, portfolio construction and risk management.

Clearstream Banking and BearingPoint RegTech partner to develop software for TRACE

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 11:55

BearingPoint RegTech, an international provider of regulatory, risk, and supervisory technology solutions (RegTech, RiskTech, and SupTech) is developing a solution to cover arising reporting obligations for the new regulation TRACE (Treaty Relief and Compliance Enhancement).

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 11:55

TreasurySpring, a London-based financial technology company that enables firms to minimise risk and maximise returns on excess cash balances, and Global Reach, a leading provider of foreign exchange and international payments, have entered into a partnership to deliver seamless access to each other’s services for their clients.

MayStreet appoints Chief Policy Officer

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 11:55

MayStreet, a market data infrastructure provider, has appointed Manisha Kimmel as Chief Policy Officer.

Thu | 11 Feb 2021, 11:55

La Française Group has appointed Dr Roland Rott, CFA, Managing Director of LF SIR, as Head of ESG & Sustainable Investment Research.