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UK Government - New Cryptoasset Rules To Drive Growth And Protect Consumers - Changes Support Innovation While Cracking Down On Fraudsters

Date 29/04/2025

• Clear new rules to give investors confidence and protect consumers
• Chancellor also reveals discussions with US about supporting the use and responsible growth of digital assets, as Government works in national interest to drive growth through Plan for Change

Qatar Stock Exchange Announces Resolution Of Technical Connectivity Issue That Temporarily Affected Trading

Date 29/04/2025

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) would like to inform investors that trading has resumed following a temporary suspension caused by an unexpected technical issue in the connectivity network. The disruption occurred on Tuesday, 29 April 2025, and lasted for 23 minutes, from 11:03 AM to 11:26 AM.

AI For Growth – How The FCA Can Help - Speech By Jessica Rusu, UK Financial Conduct Authority Chief Data, Information And Intelligence Officer Delivered At The Innovate Finance Global Summit (IFGS) 2025

Date 29/04/2025

Highlights

• Under our new strategy, we’ve committed to being increasingly tech positive to support growth.
• In the UK we excel at financial services, but we are not standing still and introducing reforms which will attract business here.
• We know international firms have different needs and have put in place support for those firms.
• We’re launching AI Live Testing to allow firms to collaborate with the FCA while they check that their new AI tools are ready to be used.   

EEX To Integrate Grexel Systems

Date 29/04/2025

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) will fully integrate all operations and services provided by Grexel Systems (Grexel) as of 1 January 2026, following the approval of the EEX Supervisory Board. With this move, EEX aims to further strengthen its registry and energy certification business and develop an integrated offering for this sector.

DTCC Appoints Talia Klein As Head Of Wealth Management Services - Klein Brings Over A Decade Of Experience Developing Innovative Solutions To Meet The Evolving Needs Of Wealth Managers And Institutional Investors To DTCC

Date 29/04/2025

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced the appointment of Talia Klein as Managing Director and Head of DTCC’s Wealth Management Services, reporting to Brian Steele, Managing Director, President, Clearing & Securities Services at DTCC.

BNP Paribas Asset Management And Scottish Widows Announce Long-Term Partnership To Provide Workplace Savings Customers With Access To Private Markets

Date 29/04/2025

BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) today announced their selection by Scottish Widows as a long-term strategic and founding partner of Scottish Widows’ new UK domiciled, open-ended Long-Term Asset Fund (LTAF), that will offer Workplace Savers access to private markets. BNPP AM will manage a Diversified Private Credit Portfolio that will initially invest in a multi-currency, multi-asset portfolio incorporating infrastructure debt and Credit Risk assets, expanding into additional sleeves as the allocation grows, potentially including, but not limited to, commercial real estate debt, Dutch mortgages, direct corporate loans, ABS[1] and CLOs[2]. The Portfolio will be launched in H2 2025 subject to regulatory approval. ESG will be embedded within the investment proposition with care taken to align the portfolio to society’s net zero, environmental and energy transition aspirations.

Renewed RTGS: Digital Public Infrastructure As A Platform For Innovation − Speech By Dave Ramsden, Bank Of England Deputy Governor, Markets And Banking, Given At Innovate Finance Global Summit 2025, The Guildhall, London

Date 29/04/2025

Dave discusses the Bank of England’s role in wholesale payments infrastructure and innovation. He looks at how both public and private innovation could reduce market frictions and support growth and outlines the Bank’s next steps for experimentation in wholesale payments. 

Nifty Passive Insights Quarterly Update

Date 29/04/2025

Click here to download the 'Nifty Passive Insights Quarterly Update - January to March 2025'.

VeVe Launches On StackR Marketplace, Unlocking OMI Trading For Digital Collectibles - New Integration Expands Access And Utility For Token-Powered NFT Trading

Date 29/04/2025

VeVe, the premier digital collectibles platform, today announced the official launch of VeVe digital collectibles on StackR, a new marketplace for NFT collectibles.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Set To Launch Live AI Testing Service

Date 29/04/2025

The FCA is seeking views from firms about how its live AI testing service can help them to deploy safe and responsible AI, which will benefit UK consumers and markets.