Six-hour briefing
Fintech Briefing:
What changed in fintech over the last 6 hours
Top Stories
- FIA Tech integrates Trade Data Network with BlackRock Aladdin
FIA Tech has integrated its Trade Data Network into BlackRock Aladdin. The integration allows mutual clients to access listed derivatives post trade data and exception management inside their investment workflows.
- White House nominates four regulators to SEC and CFTC
President Donald Trump nominated four people to fill vacancies at the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Republican Steven Levine was selected for the seat vacated by former SEC Crypto Task Force head Hester Peirce.
- Apex Group joins Hedera Council for public network governance
Apex Group, which oversees more than 3.5 trillion dollars in assets under service, has joined the Hedera Council. The appointment brings fund administration and digital asset expertise to the network while Apex investigates tokenisation initiatives.
Technology
- smartTrade Technologies acquires Celoxica to expand execution infrastructure
smartTrade Technologies has acquired Celoxica, expanding its electronic trading and payments business into execution infrastructure for equities, futures, fixed income, and options. Celoxica provides software and hardware accelerated services across more than 80 venues.