Tagged: capital markets

June 25, 2024 @ 8:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The European Central Bank (ECB) has shared an update that says it’s crucial to complete the banking union and capital markets union. ECB notes that there has been “disappointing progress in euro area financial integration since the start of monetary union.” According to a blog… Read More

February 26, 2024 @ 2:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Intapp (NASDAQ: INTA), a global provider of AI-powered software for professionals in advisory, legal, and capital markets firms, announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire delphai, a Berlin-based AI software company specializing in applied AI for firmographic data automation, structuring, and intelligence. The… Read More

February 9, 2024 @ 10:23 am By Tony Zerucha  |  

Blue Ocean Technologies, a capital markets provider of global trading and data, and DriveWealth, a fintech delivering financial services through its “Brokerage-as-a-Service” platform, today announced a partnership to expand real-time access and connectivity for global brokers. As part of the agreement, DriveWealth will provide its… Read More

February 1, 2024 @ 7:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Colt Technology Services, the digital infrastructure company, announced the successful completion of a three-month Proof of Concept utilizing Singapore Exchange (SGX Group)’s Derivatives data, showcasing how Market Data in the Cloud, Colt’s Multicast Raw Market data distribution service for Capital Markets, is “unlocking the full… Read More

December 20, 2023 @ 12:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

tZERO Group Inc., a firm focused on technology solutions for capital markets, is pleased to announce the launch of Spirits Capital Corporation’s capital raise using the tZERO Securities platform. Spirits provides investors with “a path to capitalize on the growth in value of premium American whiskey… Read More

December 20, 2023 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Torstone Technology, an SaaS platform for post-trade securities and derivatives processing, is pleased to announce that Davy Capital Markets, Ireland’s capital markets firm and a member of the Bank of Ireland Group, has gone live “on the Torstone Post Trade Platform.” The deployment reportedly marks… Read More

November 24, 2023 @ 8:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bestinvest, the online investment and coaching service, has become the first investment platform to adopt fintech platform PrimaryBid’s innovative Fuse solution in order “to expand access to UK capital markets transactions for customers.” Through Fuse, Bestinvest customers will “have significantly greater awareness and access to… Read More

November 11, 2023 @ 5:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a move to advance investor inclusion in company fundraisings and fixed income investment products, capital markets technology firm PrimaryBid announces the appointment of Stacey Parsons as Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income. Parsons’ appointment will accelerate PrimaryBid’s efforts “to unlock investor access to… Read More

November 5, 2023 @ 10:29 pm By Michael Wong  |  

The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) now allows crowdfunding platforms to register as official gatekeepers of qualified institutional and individual investors, a move that forms part of the government’s efforts to bolster the capital market. This development stems from the SEC’s latest issuance, Memorandum… Read More

November 1, 2023 @ 10:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

9fin, a provider of AI-powered data, news and analytics for debt capital markets, has today announced the launch of “9fin AI”. The powerful 9fin AI tool enables clients “to ask questions about companies within the debt capital markets and get high quality answers in real… Read More

October 30, 2023 @ 1:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Netcapital Inc. (Nasdaq: NCPL), a digital private capital markets ecosystem, today announced the successful completion of a capital offering by EarthGrid Public Benefit Corporation, a plasma boring technology and infrastructure development company. EarthGrid raised approximately $3.3 million on Netcapital’s funding portal “as part of a… Read More

October 29, 2023 @ 8:26 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Derivative Path, a provider of capital markets technology and derivatives services to financial institutions and commercial end-users, names fintech product specialist, Kristin Kelly as Chief Product Officer in order “to lead the company’s product development strategy and appoints its cofounder, Frank Purnell, to the prestigious… Read More

October 13, 2023 @ 6:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

tZERO Group Inc. says its broker-dealer subsidiary, tZERO ATS, will “add investment banking business lines to its existing platform.” In parallel, tZERO ATS will “change its name to tZERO Securities to better reflect the breadth of services it makes available to its customers.” These changes… Read More

September 24, 2023 @ 10:05 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Pitchbook introduces their research series: Country Snapshots in which they provide an overview of macroeconomic and microeconomic trends in various regions spanning both private and public markets. Here is what Pitchbook highlighted for Q2 in France: Contrary to VC, PE deal value in France “came… Read More

September 10, 2023 @ 10:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

A BNP Paribas survey of 420 asset owners and managers, hedge funds and private equity firms shows that institutional investors are mobilizing capital towards investments that will deliver measurable positive impacts alongside financial returns. Despite data constraints posing the biggest barrier to ESG integration, “especially… Read More

August 23, 2023 @ 10:11 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global capital markets technology platform provider, and Abel Noser Solutions, LLC (ANS) announced a definitive agreement for TT “to acquire ANS, the provider of transaction cost analysis (TCA) for investment managers, brokers, asset owners and consultants, from Abel Noser… Read More

August 7, 2023 @ 2:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Dot Investing, which aims to tap into investments for the £75.2tn pool of capital with limited access to fast-evolving private markets, has raised 99% (£744,625.44) of its £750,000 fundraising target (at the time of writing) from 87 investors via its crowdfunding campaign, carried out via Crowdcube,… Read More

August 7, 2023 @ 2:17 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Without offsetting topline growth or debt reduction, management will need to increase efficiency and reduce investment “to retain earnings power and, even then, may face lower valuation multiples,” the team at Pitchbook noted in a comprehensive market update. Hence, Pitchbook now expects further underperformance “from… Read More

July 14, 2023 @ 11:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Gemini Fund Solutions (GFS) says it is the one of the leading providers of custody, clearing/settlement, trading, and other capital markets services that have been specifically designed “for crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs), closed-end funds (CEFs), and other fund vehicles.” Founded in 2020, GFS is reportedly… Read More

July 14, 2023 @ 5:58 am By Omar Faridi  |  

ION, which claims to be a global leader focused on trading, analytics, treasury, and risk management solutions for capital markets, commodities, and treasury management, announces that Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) has “implemented ION’s new ISO 20022 solution.” A corporate and investment bank in Austria and… Read More