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UBS trials virtual reality trading floor

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UBS trials virtual reality trading floor

With many staffers expected to be working from home for the long haul, UBS has begun looking into the creation of a virtual reality trading floor using Microsoft HoloLens headsets.

Exabel closes $3.6m funding round

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Exabel closes $3.6m funding round

A startup that offers AI analytics to asset managers has raised $3.6m in its third funding round bringing the total capital raised to more than $12m.

FinCen leaks throw doubt on banks' AML efforts

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FinCen leaks throw doubt on banks' AML efforts

A remarkable leak detailing 17 years' worth of confidential transaction reporting has cast doubt on banks' anti-money laundering (AML) efforts by suggesting that leading banks continued to transfer money even when they knew it could be connected to fraud.

Coalition of UK banks launched to standardise carbon accounting

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Coalition of UK banks launched to standardise carbon accounting

The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) is launching a coalition aimed at the promotion of measuring and disclosing carbon emissions in the UK financial services industry.

Deutsche Börse acquires majority interest in Quantitative Brokers

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Deutsche Börse acquires majority interest in Quantitative Brokers

Deutsche Börse is acquiring a majority interest in Quantitative Brokers, a buy-side supplier of execution algorithms and data-driven analytics for global futures, options and interest rate markets.

BNP Paribas preps for post-trade DLT with smart contract apps

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BNP Paribas preps for post-trade DLT with smart contract apps

BNP Paribas Securities Services is working with Digital Asset to design a number of real-time trade and settlement apps using smart contracts

Brazil's Nubank moves into investment market through Easynvest acquisition

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Brazil's Nubank moves into investment market through Easynvest acquisition

Brazilian digital banking giant Nubank is entering the investment market through the acquisition of local platform Easynvest. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Euronext and CDP ponder Borsa Italiana bid

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Euronext and CDP ponder Borsa Italiana bid

Euronext and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) have confirmed they are in discussions on making a joint bid for Borsa Italiana, which is currently owned by the London Stock Exchange.

Startup offers trading in 'value of human success'

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Startup offers trading in 'value of human success'

Forget companies, gold and bitcoin, a London-based startup is promising to use AI and big data to let investors trade the economic value of successful people - from sports stars to politicians to social media influences.

Citi, JPMorgan and State Street invest in Capitolis

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Citi, JPMorgan and State Street invest in Capitolis

Citi, JPMorgan and State Street have invested in capital markets software house Capitolis.

Long-Term Stock Exchange opens for business

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Long-Term Stock Exchange opens for business

A new stock exchange backed by Silicon Valley heavyweights has gone live, focusing on companies and investors who share a long-term vision in a sector often in thrall to short-term price changes.

CFTC report makes urgent call for data to mitigate climate risk

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CFTC report makes urgent call for data to mitigate climate risk

In the first ever comprehensive recommendation to be provided by a US financial regulatory agency to other regulators and financial institutions, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Climate-Related Market Risk Subcommittee has released a strong warning signal about climate risk management.

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