It’s the start of a new year and many investors will be reviewing their financial portfolios. Some of them may soon be reaching for antacids or for lower-shelf martinis. Given the volatility of global financial markets, investors at all levels will have to be forgiven if they’re a little vulnerable to the power of suggestion… Read More >>
A.I. for Recs Will Need Human Oversight: Q&A
(Editor’s note: The financial services industry “is unique and will always require human interaction to cover things like reviews and approvals. It is, however, possible that robots could cause somewhat of a disruption in the financial industry, especially in technology sectors,” says Julian Trostinsky, global director of customer success for Gresham Technologies, in this second… Read More >>
UBS Australia Deploys Syn~Ops Suite & Other News
FNZ Scores Sixth Win in Australia UBS Australia and vendor FNZ report that the bank has deployed the Syn~Ops post-trade securities processing product suite across multiple asset classes in markets around the globe — the sixth Australian firm to migrate to Syn~Ops. The FNZ’s Syn~ product suite offers “real-time trade and settlements processing capabilities at… Read More >>
Reporter’s Notebook: Is SBF a Gen X Madoff?
Is Sam Bankman-Fried (a.k.a. SBF) the Gen X Bernie Madoff? Or maybe he’s the Hairball-Grinch who stole Christmas? Of course, we won’t know for sure that he’s allegedly a con artist and a crook of epic proportions until he’s had his day in court. Maybe he’s just a kid who believed his own hype and… Read More >>
STP Investment Services Acquires WealthSite & Other News
STP to Add WealthSite’s Accounting Engine STP Investment Services, an investment-operations service provider, reports the acquisition of WealthSite. WealthSite is a company that “provides a customized accounting, portfolio management, reporting and analytics platform to single and multi-family offices, traditional wealth advisory firms and money managers serving ultra-high-net-worth (UNHW) clients,” STP officials say in a prepared… Read More >>
Danske Bank Pays $2B to Settle Fraud Charges
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reports that it has filed charges of fraud against Danske Bank, a multinational financial services corporation with headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark, “for misleading investors about its anti-money laundering (AML) compliance program in its Estonian branch and failing to disclose the risks posed by the program’s significant deficiencies.” Danske Bank… Read More >>
War & Inflation Are Top Risks for 2023: Survey
Traditionally, the approach of a new year means it’s time to dust off the crystal ball. The FTF News proprietary orb is in the shop for some well-earned polishing, but never fear. There is no better prognosticator than the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. (DTCC), which has unveiled its annual Systemic Risk Barometer Survey: 2023 Risk… Read More >>
TP ICAP Approved for Crypto-Asset Exchange Services
Interdealer broker TP ICAP has won regulatory approval to be a provider of crypto-asset exchange services via its wholesale marketplace for spot crypto-assets, dubbed Fusion Digital Assets. This is a bid to provide “a credible infrastructure” for institutions thinking about allocating capital to wholesale digital asset markets, officials say. The approval comes at a time… Read More >>
S&P Settles Conflict of Interest Case for $2.5M
While gnawing on that leftover drumstick, you might want to consider whether or not your holiday turkey was glazed with a “calculation error.” The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged S&P Global Ratings (SPGR), a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) registered with the Commission, with violating conflict of interest rules designed to prevent… Read More >>
Firms Are Behind On CFTC Rewrite Deadline: Survey
More than half of the respondents to a recent survey say that they are behind in meeting the pending reporting requirements for what is known as the “Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Rewrite,” which means that they might miss the December implementation deadline. The CFTC Rewrite refers to the changes coming to the over-the-counter (OTC)… Read More >>
