Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc, headquartered in Tokyo, announced this Monday that it has appointed a new Chief Investment Officer (CIO) to its asset management…
Posts published in January 2019
Fullerton Markets to Sponsor Sports Media Giant ONE Championship
Retail brokerage firm announced on Monday that it has signed a partnership with ONE Championship. Somewhat similar to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), ONE Championship…
HF Markets Enters UK, Another Crypto ETF Foiled: Best of the Week
This week, while the industry’s top leaders met at the annual IFX Expo Hong Kong, a lot has happened in the forex and cryptocurrency industries.…
Finxact Raises $30m from Accenture and US Banking Group
Financial technology company Finxact announced this Friday that it has secured an additional $30 million in funding. According to a statement released by the firm,…
Virtu Expects ITG Acquisition to be Finalised by Q1 2019
Virtu Financial, Inc., a high-speed trading firm, has published an update on its acquisition of independent broker Investment Technology Group, Inc. (ITG), which is worth…
Dukascopy Partners with Bitstamp to Facilitate Crypto Funding
Switzerland’s forex bank and broker, Dukascopy, has partnered with bitcoin exchange Bitstamp to enable crypto funding on its platform. Following its strategical decision of becoming…
Serious Fraud Office Appoints New Chief Intelligence Officer
The UK’s (SFO) announced the appointment of a new Chief Intelligence Officer (CIO) this Friday. A statement released by the government agency indicates that John…
Mt. Gox Trustee Wants to Keep Door Open for Delayed Claims
The trustee of infamous Bitcoin exchange , once the world’s largest crypto trading venue, is trying to allow victims who didn’t submit their claims to…
Crypto Wallet BRD Raises $15 Million In Series B Funding
Cryptocurrency wallet provider BRD has raised $15 million in new funding, which will be put towards expanding the use of its technology in Japan and…
Security Token Trading on Overstock’s tZERO Platform is Live
An official statement published January 24th has confirmed that secondary trading of security tokens on, is live. Now, accredited investors have the ability to trade…