Tagged: equities

May 7, 2026 @ 7:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm Bullish (NYSE: BLSH) has agreed to purchase Equiniti, a prominent global transfer agent, in a deal valued at $4.2 billion. Announced on May 5, 2026, the transaction underscores the cryptocurrency firm’s growing emphasis on tokenization as a transformative force in capital markets…. Read More

April 23, 2026 @ 5:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) has teamed up with Bybit to facilitate the conversion of traditional stocks into digital tokens, along with their secure storage and global distribution. This collaboration highlights the growing momentum behind tokenization as a bridge between conventional financial markets and blockchain technology. Bybit,… Read More

March 26, 2026 @ 1:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore’s equities market is set for an overhaul following the release of the final report by the Equities Market Review Group, established by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in August 2024. Chaired by Minister for National Development and MAS Deputy Chairman Chee Hong Tat,… Read More

March 12, 2026 @ 7:06 am By Omar Faridi  |  

France’s financial regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), has released a detailed examination of who trades French equities and how their roles have evolved over the past five years. Covering 2019 through 2024, the review draws on the regulator’s ongoing market-monitoring work to map… Read More

March 3, 2026 @ 5:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has introduced its latest equities data platforms. Announced on March 2, 2026, these innovative portals deliver sophisticated analytical tools and practical operational intelligence, enabling users to make more informed decisions in a fast-paced market environment. DTCC, a provider… Read More

November 25, 2025 @ 10:09 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced the completion of the Equities Market Review Group’s review and release of its final report. Key measures announced to strengthen the competitiveness of Singapore’s equities market: The establishment of a dual listing bridge connecting the Singapore Exchange (SGX)… Read More

November 11, 2025 @ 8:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

APAC equities stayed fairly resilient throughout this year as the trade uncertainty, ongoing political shifts, and the acceleration of AI continued to impact regional markets. The key driver was a strong AI-led rise in tech and semiconductor stocks, helping cushion wider volatility. As the new… Read More

October 6, 2025 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kraken has announced enhancements to their equities offering for U.S. users, introducing a suite of features designed to provide a better trading experience. According to the announcement from Kraken, these latest additions aim to further bridge the gap between traditional finance and digital assets. The… Read More

November 5, 2024 @ 5:20 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Plato Partnership, the organization dedicated to advancing the equities marketplace via collaboration, announces standards for managing cash equities market outages, developed by Plato member firms with discussions with exchanges including Deutsche Börse, Euronext, SIX Swiss Exchange, and Nasdaq OMX. Although not all standards have been… Read More

September 1, 2023 @ 12:45 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Airwallex, a global payments and financial platform for modern businesses, today announced its partnership with Public, a U.S.-based multi-asset investing platform, to minimise conversion costs for UK investors when purchasing U.S.-based equities on the Public app. The news comes on the heels of Public’s entry… Read More

August 18, 2023 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Modulus, a US-based developer of “high-performance” trading and surveillance technology that powers global equities, derivatives, and asset exchanges; government agencies and laboratories; and research universities, announced that the company was set to release new white label crowdfunding and private placement platforms for non-accredited investors. From… Read More

August 10, 2023 @ 6:12 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, announced it has launched a new and innovative solution to help institutional investors trade Emerging Markets (EM) products more efficiently. Developed in collaboration with FXall – LSEG’s… Read More

March 23, 2023 @ 4:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CF Global Trading, a global firm specializing in outsourced trading on an agency basis for a variety of asset classes including equities, listed derivatives and fixed income. The transaction is… Read More

September 7, 2022 @ 11:37 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), a provider of global market infrastructure and tradable products, announced the launch on September 12 of the Cboe One Canada Feed, a new real-time market data solution that “provides high-quality Canadian equities reference quote and trade information.” Through a… Read More

December 30, 2021 @ 11:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Zhikai Chen, Head of Asia Equities at BNP Paribas Asset Management, notes that a number of factors justify their hopes for “a better year after the challenges that 2021 brought to Asian equities, and northern Asian equities in particular.” Chen writes in a blog post… Read More

October 12, 2021 @ 1:04 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

New research from investment holding company MBH Corporation reveals 85 per cent of professional investors from the United Kingdom, United States, and Germany believe equities in the UK are undervalued. Those investors, who collectively manage more than $300 billion, said a key reason for optimism… Read More

October 2, 2021 @ 8:43 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at UK-based Blend Network, a peer-to-peer lending platform, notes that the prospects of the United Kingdom’s macroeconomic environment are “becoming gradually more positive.” Blend Network writes in a blog post that the improvement is “reflected, among other factors, in job openings at a… Read More

July 29, 2021 @ 9:40 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Recent activity in China is having global effects, the CEO of Sun Global Investments said. Earlier this week global stocks retreated following Chinese equity declines over three consecutive sessions that saw CSI 300 of Shanghai and Shenzhen listed companies close 3.5 per cent lower while… Read More

November 23, 2020 @ 12:00 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australian financial advice software as a service (SaaS) platform Lumiant announced on Monday it is now seeking $1.5 million through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Equitise. Founded earlier this year, Lumiant describes itself as a soon-to-be live, interactive client experience SaaS solution that drives “better”… Read More

May 20, 2020 @ 1:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

BBVA announced on Wednesday it has teamed up with fintech FinIQ to launch of BBVA epricer, a website for its equities and credit-linked structured products. According to BBVA, BBVA epricer is designed to help professionals structure and obtain prices for equity and credit-linked investment products… Read More