Archax, a digital and traditional asset exchange, broker, and custodian, is extending its reach into U.S. markets with the acquisition of Globacap Private Markets Inc., a broker-dealer and alternative trading system (ATS) that will be renamed Archax Markets U.S., officials say. “The acquisition of Globacap PMI in the U.S. builds on the strong partnership we… Read More >>
Aduro to Help Clients with FinCEN Deadline via Fenergo
Aduro Advisors is partnering with financial compliance solutions provider Fenergo so that the fund administrator can offer its clients new protections that meet the requirements of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) anti-money laundering (AML) rule that goes into effect Jan. 1, 2026, officials say. This past August, FinCEN issued a final rule “to help… Read More >>
Why Data Provenance Matters to SIX
(In a wide-ranging discussion, Charles Warburton, head of product and commercial strategy — Americas, local country head — U.S., for SIX, explores the major aspects of SIX’s commitment to data provenance encompassing direct connections to data sources, the roles of corporate actions and reference data, the importance of fixed income and securities master data, and… Read More >>
STP Investment Services Unveils ‘STP LaunchAdvisor’
Investment operations solutions provider STP Investment Services has just unveiled STP LaunchAdvisor, a bundle of services — fund administration, investor services, regulatory filings, and core policies — targeting exempt reporting advisers and private fund managers. “The offering integrates fund administration and compliance into a single, cost-effective solution, eliminating the need for multiple service providers and… Read More >>
The OCC Provides Some Crypto Clarity for Banks
The Trump cryptocurrency push got a major regulatory green light earlier this month when the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reaffirmed that “a range of cryptocurrency activities are permissible in the federal banking system.” OCC officials published Interpretive Letter 1183 “to confirm that crypto-asset custody, certain stablecoin activities, and participation in independent… Read More >>
SEC Roundtables Take On Crypto & A.I.
The SEC is hosting key industry roundtables this month – one will be a series of roundtables on the regulation of cryptocurrencies, and the other will be a one-day event on the governance of artificial intelligence (A.I.). The SEC’s newly formed Crypto Task Force “will host a series of roundtables to discuss key areas of… Read More >>
Can Tokenization Save Asset Managers $135 Billion?
Tokenization is “the process of transforming asset ownership into digital tokens on a blockchain,” and it could also be one of the fastest ways for the asset management industry to save $135 billion by trimming the costs associated with traditional fund accounting, transfer agencies, compliance monitoring, and regulatory reporting. This is according to the recently… Read More >>
U.K. Fires Starting Gun on T+1 Settlement
The U.K. Accelerated Settlement Taskforce (AST) has officially kicked off the transition to a T+1 settlement cycle, with backing from the U.K. government, the Bank of England, and the U.K. regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The switch is set for October 11, 2027, marking a major operational shift for UK financial services firms. AST… Read More >>
‘EDI Bot’ for CA Data Debuts via Symphony
Exchange Data International (EDI) is offering near real-time, global corporate action updates via its EDI Bot, available via the Symphony Messaging service, officials say. The new bot is intended to simplify “the retrieval of crucial data, allowing users to access and manage corporate actions” within Symphony, according to the announcement. The EDI Bot’s key features… Read More >>
Trump Team & Senate Bill End Hopes for a U.S. CBDC
A central bank digital currency (CBDC) for the U.S. will not be developed and issued by the Federal Reserve any time soon and it may be a long time before the U.S. federal government seriously considers the viability of a CBDC. The halt is the result of an executive order about digital assets, issued by… Read More >>
