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Acrisure Names Aaron Miller as Chief Financial Officer
July 9, 20244 min
Acrisure announced Aaron Miller as Chief Financial Officer, reporting to Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO Greg Williams. Miller joins Acrisure from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA). At ADIA, Miller served as Head of Financial Services in the Private Equities Department where he led deal origination and portfolio management within the financial services sector. A wholly owned subsidiary of ADIA is a shareholder in Acrisure. “In the last few years, Acrisure has defined itself as a...
David Nicol Joins GLMX to Spearhead Commercial Operations
July 8, 20244 min
GLMX, a leading provider of securities finance technology, announced that David Nicol has joined the Company as Head of Commercial Operations. Based in London, David brings more than a decade of experience driving innovation and commercial growth in fintech businesses. Mr. Nicol comes to GLMX after serving as a Commercial Consultant for the Company. Previously, he Co-Founded and served as CEO at LedgerEdge, an innovative corporate bond trading ecosystem. Before LedgerEdge, David led commercial and...
Cboe Europe Announces Launch of Cboe BIDS VWAP-X
July 8, 20245 min
Cboe Europe, the largest pan-European stock exchange1 and a division of Cboe Global Markets, Inc., announced that it plans to launch Cboe BIDS VWAP-X, a new trading service allowing participants to source and match liquidity at a forward benchmark price. This service is scheduled to launch in early Q4 2024, subject to regulatory approvals. This first-of-its-kind, exchange-operated trajectory crossing service for European equities will be provided as a service of Cboe BIDS Europe, the region’s...
Unlocking the Future of Trading with Ask2Bid.net
July 8, 20246 min
In the fast-paced world of online trading, innovation and reliability are key. Ask2Bid reviews stand out as a beacon of excellence, offering unique AI trading signals that have set a new benchmark in the industry. This platform, developed over more than eight years in collaboration with giant tech companies from Silicon Valley, has quickly become a preferred choice for traders worldwide. Revolutionary AI Trading Signals Ask2Bid.net’s AI trading signals are the cornerstone of its success. These signals...
BitMart, a global digital asset trading platform, is excited to announce the integration of instant messaging (IM) functionality into its peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplace, enhancing user communication and transaction efficiency. The new IM feature allows BitMart users engaging in P2P trading to communicate seamlessly with their counterparties directly within the platform. This addition is designed to streamline the trading process and provide a more interactive and secure environment for users. Key Features of BitMart’s IM Functionality: Instant Messaging: Users can edit...
BlackRock to Acquire Preqin
July 1, 20247 min
BlackRock, Inc. has agreed to acquire Preqin, a leading independent provider of private markets data for £2.55 billion or approximately $3.2 billion in cash. Bringing together Preqin’s data and research tools with Aladdin’s complementary workflow capabilities in a unified platform will create a preeminent private markets technology and data provider. The acquisition adds a highly complementary data business to BlackRock’s investment technology, marking a strategic expansion into the fast-growing private markets data segment. Private markets...
Acuity Knowledge Partners Acquires PPA Group
July 1, 20244 min
Acuity Knowledge Partners (“Acuity”), a leading provider of high-value research, analytics and business intelligence solutions to the financial services sector, announced the acquisition of PPA Group (“PPA”). PPA is a leading technology-enabled service provider to financial institutions in Germany and Switzerland, providing services focused on bespoke structuring of global financial and ESG data for commercial lending and ESG analysis. With offices in Darmstadt, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland, PPA has over two decades of experience in...
Elwood’s Platform Named “Technology of the Year” by Hedgeweek
June 28, 20243 min
Elwood Technologies LLP (“Elwood”), a leading provider of institutional-grade technology for accessing digital asset exchanges and liquidity venues, announced that its end-to-end execution and portfolio management software has been named “Technology of the Year – Overall” at Hedgeweek’s 2024 Global Digital Assets Awards. This is the second consecutive Hedgeweek Global Digital Assets award for Elwood after last year being recognised as “Best Execution and Trading Solution.” Held at a ceremony last evening in London, the annual...
Craig Montgomery Named Chief Strategy Officer at Lower
June 28, 20245 min
Mortgage fintech Lower® announced the addition of Craig Montgomery as its new Chief Strategy Officer—a key step in Lower’s plan to becoming a top-five national lender. A 27-year industry veteran, Montgomery brings a proven track record of smart, strategic growth to build a platform mortgage originators find attractive. In his previous role, he took part in driving organizational growth from under $2 billion to over $50 billion in annual production over a 10-year span. This same drive for success and...