CrowdStrike Inc., a leader in cloud-delivered next-generation endpoint protection, threat intelligence and incident response services, announced today that it is offering a new cyber risk assessment program aimed at businesses that conduct mergers and acquisitions (M&A).  The CrowdStrike Services’ “M&A Cyber Risk Assessment” program allows organisations to quantify risk in an area not traditionally considered in the M&A process – cyber risk.

Tradovate, LLC, a new online brokerage firm for active, self-directed futures traders, announced today that the firm is now launched and accepting business.  Tradovate is the first futures brokerage firm to offer flat-rate membership fees, dispensing with the industry-standard commission structure.

 Markit announced that Thornburg Investment Management (TIM) has selected Markit’s enterprise data management (EDM) solution. TIM, a global investment firm with $56 billion in assets under management, will implement Markit EDM to address data quality and governance issues in the firm’s legacy applications and manual processes.

“The implementation of a single data hub will provide us with a flexible architecture to support our evolving business strategy over the coming years,” said Randy Dry, managing director and head of the Institutional Group, TIM.

London Stock Exchange Group today announces that Oslo Børs has chosen to extend its existing technology partnership with the Group for a further 5 years, effective from April 2017. LSEG has provided the underlying technology for the Oslo Børs equity, fixed income and derivatives markets since 2009.

The Oslo equity and fixed income markets migrated to Millennium Exchange in 2012, running on the same technology as LSEG’s markets.

Saxo Bank announced today a tri-party agreement between Saxo Bank, Wallstreet CN and LeanWork which will significantly bolster Saxo Bank’s presence in Greater China following its launch in the Shanghai Free-Trade Zone in September 2015.

The users of Wallstreet CN, one of the most popular financial content providers in Greater China, will be able to access global capital markets from WEEX, an online trading service platform created by Wallstreet CN, with trading system developed by LeanWork and Open API powered by Saxo Bank.

Visa Token Service is a new security technology that replaces sensitive payment account information found on payment cards, such as the 16-digit account number, expiration date and security code, with a unique digital identifier that can be used to process payments without exposing actual account details. Visa Token Service provides an industry standard EMVCo-compliant service for the generation, life-cycle management and processing of payment tokens.

Regulatory SaaS technology leader Opus announced today the results of a survey conducted by Hiperos, its market leading third-party management platform, during its 2nd An

Nasdaq BWise\ selected by State General Reserve Fund (SGRF), the largest sovereign wealth fund in the Sultanate of Oman, to support their enterprise risk management (ERM) processes based on the principles of the COSO ERM methodology. 

Open commentary for Regulation AT is now officially over, and while the CFTC mulls over the mostly cautious responses there is some time to reflect on how best to prepare for enforcement of the rules.

Lombard Risk Management plc (AIM: LRM), a leading provider of integrated collateral management and regulatory reporting solutions for the financial services industry, today provides an update on trading for the Company’s financial year ended on 31 March 2016.

The Company is pleased to announce that revenues for the year will be slightly ahead of current market forecasts, primarily as a result of strong revenue growth in the Company’s Regulatory Compliance division.