London Stock Exchange has announced plans to launch UK tokenised equity structures and has formed a partnership with Payward, a unified financial infrastructure platform advancing an open global financial system, to explore how regulated market infrastructure and digital-native distribution can support the next stage of tokenised public equity markets.
CME Group has announced plans to expand its equity product suite with the launch of E-mini Equity Factor futures on September 21, pending regulatory review.
Marex Group has expanded its prime services capabilities with the launch of a proprietary aggregated liquidity platform.
Arcus, a decentralised exchange built by the team behind dYdX, has announced the launch of leveraged, ETF-style contracts on Robinhood Chain that enable investors to amplify their exposures while using assets as collateral.
Hedge funds declined in July to post their first monthly loss since March, driven by weakness in Technology and AI equities, as well as deterioration in the outlook for a near term resolution of the Iran military conflict, giving rise to a sharp increase in oil and energy prices.
Janus Henderson has announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Insignia Financial Ltd, described as one of Australia’s leading wealth management providers, which includes the acquisition of three specialist investment management businesses: Antares Fixed Income, Antares Equities, and Fairview Equity Partners.
Bloomberg has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Canoe Intelligence, an AI-powered data management and intelligence platform for automating private markets data collection and delivery.
Tokenisation is no longer a future-state concept, as financial institutions increasingly view it as a strategic priority and prepare for a future in which digital and traditional assets operate side by side says Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR).
New research from Ocorian shows family offices are increasingly focusing on investing in digital assets but struggle to source regulatory support.
HFR reports that hedge funds gained in June, posting their third consecutive monthly advance, driven by record equity levels, rising investor optimism, falling energy prices and hedge fund exposure to the record IPO of Space X.
