The founders of a cutting-edge digital asset exchange company, Gemini Trust Company, LLC, are arguing for a self-regulatory organization (SRO) that would govern transactions based upon emerging cryptocurrencies, and the effort has gotten the attention of the CFTC. Cameron Winklevoss, co-founder and president at Gemini, and his twin brother Tyler launched Gemini “a licensed digital… Read More >>
ING & Credit Suisse Test Blockchain for Securities Lending
ING, Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd., and lending solutions provider HQLAX report that they have recently executed a live securities lending transaction valued at €25 million ($31 million) that was settled using a blockchain platform, Corda, developed by vendor R3. Called “a groundbreaking transaction,” Credit Suisse and ING officials swapped baskets of securities via the… Read More >>
Canadian Securities Exchange Embraces Blockchain & Tokenized Technologies
The Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) reports that it will introduce a securities clearing and settlement platform that employs blockchain technology, and that will “enable companies to issue conventional equity and debt through tokenized securities, which would be offered to investors through security token offerings (STOs).” “Unlike blockchain-based cryptocurrencies,” says the CSE, which bills itself as… Read More >>
Clayton & Giancarlo Issue Joint Crypto Currency Warning
Regulators See Upside to Blockchain/DLT Bitcoin and the other so-called distributed-ledger cryptocurrencies have had a rollercoaster valuations ride so far this year, which may not be surprising to anyone who can identify Mt. Gox or knows that Tether, pitched to investors as the “more stable” cryptocurrency, lost nearly $31 million in tokens near the end… Read More >>
Regulatory Shifts, MiFID II & IT Leaps to Rattle Markets in 2018
Regulatory change and the importance of data and analytics impacting trading venues, investors, dealers, and those that support them will continue to be main themes this year, according to a new report by Greenwich Associates, “Top Market Structure Trends to Watch in 2018 — The Year of Digital is Upon Us.” Greenwich Associates provides market… Read More >>
Will the Buy Side Accept Disruptive Technologies?
The securities industry is at an interesting crossroads. It is facing some of the most exciting trends in IT in many years: artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, robotic process automation (RPA), the realities of Big Data and cloud computing, and the much hyped emergence of blockchain/distributed ledger technology (DLT). Even the mysteries and controversies… Read More >>
SEC Temporarily Suspends Trading in ‘UBI Blockchain Internet’
The SEC reports the “temporary suspension” of trading in the securities of Hong Kong-based UBI Blockchain Internet, Ltd., whose predecessor company was known as JA Energy. The suspension began on Jan. 8, 2018, and is due to end at 11:59 p.m. EST, on Jan. 22, 2018, the commission says. The temporary suspension is a result… Read More >>
2018 Predictions: Expect More Madness via MiFID II & Disruptors
(Editor’s Note: The major concerns about MiFID II compliance, which officially began January 3, will be ongoing throughout 2018. But these market reforms from the European Union will have to share the spotlight with the emerging trends also dubbed as “disruptors,” and we offer a sampling of opinions about them in this final installment in… Read More >>
2018 Predictions: Global Markets to Expand Despite Jolts
(Editor’s Note: Predicting what the financial markets, regulators and industry participants will do in 2018 is a challenge as there are so many variables that could undercut prognostications. Yet in a bid to offset chaos, FTF News has put together a round-up of opinions and initiatives from researchers, analysts and executives at the TABB Group,… Read More >>
Post-Trade Providers Need to Be More Innovative: Survey
Being innovative is simply not enough in the current fast-paced and continually changing post-trade environment, according to a new survey by Six Securities. Post-trade service providers also need to offer technology that creates value beyond being “simply operational.” The report which was conducted in conjunction with independent researcher firm Vanson Bourne found that 67 percent… Read More >>
