Exactpro and BNY Mellon Win Swift Hackathon 2022 in Digital Assets Ownership and Interoperability Challenges
- 2 years 1 month ago
- Asset Management
Exactpro, an independent software testing services provider for financial market infrastructures, is honoured to be recognised winner of the Digital Assets Ownership challenge of the Swift Hackathon 2022 alongside BNY Mellon prevailing in the Interoperability challenge.
Open Financial System X Metaverse Pro Offers One-Stop Digital Asset Management Service
- 2 years 2 months ago
- Asset Management
X Metaverse Pro, with an aim to re-architect the core part of the financial system, has developed a viable financial management ecosystem, thereby promoting the experiment of decentralized governance. The mission of its native token, XMETA, is to become a DEFI 2.0 reserve currency.
Wave Financial Acquires Geneva-Based Criptonite Asset Management
- 2 years 3 months ago
- Asset Management
Wave Financial LLC (Wave), the SEC-regulated digital asset investment management company, is pleased to announce that it has acquired a minority stake in FINMA-regulated Swiss-based crypto investment manager Criptonite Asset Management.
Infront Acquires Assetmax
- 2 years 3 months ago
- Asset Management
Infront AS has entered into an agreement for the acquisition of Assetmax AG. The acquisition represents an important milestone for Infront as the company further strengthens its product offering for wealth management customers across Europe. The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of September at the latest, subject to customary conditions.
Ebury Expands Global Footprint with New Offices in Vancouver and Perth
- 2 years 3 months ago
- Asset Management
Ebury, a global financial services firm and one of Europe’s largest fintechs, is delighted to announce that it has further expanded its global footprint by establishing two new offices in Perth (Australia) and Vancouver (Canada). The new offices enable Ebury to better service increasing demand from companies in these regions for an alternative, specialist provider of foreign exchange and other corporate banking services.
Invesco Launches Metaverse Fund
- 2 years 3 months ago
- Asset Management
Invesco, a global asset manager with $1.6 trillion of assets under management, has launched an investment fund focused on the metaverse. The Invesco Metaverse Fund is an actively-managed equity investment vehicle, that will focus on what Invesco calls the 'metaverse value chain'. The fund will be managed by Tony Roberts and James McDermottroe, both part of Invesco's UK-based Asia and emerging markets team.
Substantive Research Publishes Buy-side Reaction to SEC MiFID II No-Action Letter Expiry
- 2 years 3 months ago
- Asset Management
Substantive Research, the research discovery and research spend analytics provider for the buy-side, today published the results of its latest asset management survey into the anticipated impact of the SEC allowing their MiFID II No-Action letter to expire in July 2023, putting at risk over $100m of annual research payments.
Scalable Capital Surpasses €10 Billion in Client Assets
- 2 years 3 months ago
- Asset Management
Scalable Capital has exceeded the ten-billion-euro mark in client assets. Within one year, the company has more than doubled client assets. With more than 600,000 clients on its platform, Scalable Capital is one of the leading digital investment platforms in Europe and one of the fastest-growing European FinTechs.
Abrdn Buys Stake in Digital Assets Exchange Archax
- 2 years 4 months ago
- Asset Management
British asset manager abrdn has bought a stake in digital assets exchange Archax, amid a wider push by investors into crypto-assets despite a recent plunge in value. The stake, acquired for an undisclosed sum, gives abrdn a seat on the board at Archax and makes the asset manager its largest external shareholder, an abrdn spokesperson said.
UK Wealth Managers Have Enormous Potential to Offer Crypto Services Following Recent Market Turmoil
- 2 years 4 months ago
- Asset Management
There is massive potential for wealth managers to offer crypto investing, according to new research from Avaloq, a global leader in digital banking solutions and wealth management technology.
BNP Paribas Securities Services to Develop Digital Assets Custody Capabilities Through Partnerships with METACO and Fireblocks
- 2 years 4 months ago
- Asset Management
BNP Paribas Securities Services has selected two major fintechs – Fireblocks and METACO - to develop its digital asset custody offering and help clients issue, transfer and safe keep regulated digital assets efficiently and securely.
Broadridge Wins Best Global Proxy Voting Service at Goodacre’s Systems in The City Awards
- 2 years 4 months ago
- Asset Management
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., a global Fintech leader, has won the 2022 Systems in The City Award for Best Global Proxy Voting Service. The awards are hosted by the financial services consultancy group Goodacre, a recognised leading service and technology supplier to the regulated financial community in the UK. The award recognised Broadridge for its success in leveraging technology to transform both institutional and retail voting,... more
Gnosis Safe Rebrands as Safe, Raises $100M
- 2 years 5 months ago
- Asset Management
Safe (previously known as Gnosis Safe), a leading digital asset management platform, today announces it has raised $100 million led by 1kx.
Hashdex Leads Index-Tracking Crypto ETP Fundraising in the First Half of 2022
- 2 years 5 months ago
- Asset Management
Hashdex, a leading global crypto-focused asset manager, today announced its crypto Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) that track crypto multi-asset indices attracted US$117.9 million from global investors in the first half of 2022.
