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EDHEC Considers That The Conclusions And Recommendations Of The UK National Infrastructure Commission’s Second Assessment Report Are Neither Adequate Nor Realistic

Date 19/10/2023

The mandate of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) is to provide the UK government with independent expertise in the area of infrastructure investment and management, including by assessment and making recommendations on the government’s strategy.

Worldline Announced As “Best-In-Class” Vendor In The Debit-Issuing Market

Date 19/10/2023

Independent advisory and insights service Datos Insights has shared the findings of an extensive analysis of 14 providers of debit card solutions in the recent report “Datos Insights Vendor Guide: Global Debit Card Providers”. Worldline, a global leader in payment solutions, ranks overall as “best in class,” leading competitors in three out of four analysed criteria: provider stability, client strength, and client service.

Eurex Expands Its Crypto Derivatives Suite With Options On FTSE Bitcoin Index Futures

Date 19/10/2023

• Launch of Options on FTSE Bitcoin Index Futures in USD and EUR, on 23 October 2023 
• Safe and trusted access to cryptocurrencies on a regulated market with Eurex 

Validus Appoints Senior Pension And Asset Management Specialist - Andrew Spence Previously Held Senior Positions At Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan And Has Been An Advisor To HM Treasury And The Bank Of Canada

Date 19/10/2023

Validus Risk Management (‘Validus’), the leading independent financial risk advisory and technology firm, today announces the appointment of Andrew Spence as a senior advisor in Toronto focusing on pension plans and asset managers.

US Payments Regulation To Remain A Complex Field From Inconsistent State-Level Adoption Of MTMA, Vixio Data Shows

Date 19/10/2023

Payments regulation in the US is likely to remain complex for the foreseeable future as each state makes its own rules at its own pace, predicts Vixio Regulatory Intelligence, the provider of global regulatory and business intelligence to the global gambling and payments industries.

mexc.com: BaFin Investigates The Company MEXC

Date 19/10/2023

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the company MEXC and the services it is offering. BaFin has information that the company is offering financial services on its website mexc.com without the required authorisation.

Credit Benchmark’s Consensus Ratings Coverage Hits 100,000 Milestone

Date 19/10/2023

Credit Benchmark (CB), provider of the world’s only independent, consensus-backed credit risk intelligence, has reached a significant milestone for its Credit Consensus Ratings (CCRs) by covering more than 100,000 entities around the world.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore' Response To Media Queries On DBS Bank And Citibank's Recent Banking Services Disruptions

Date 19/10/2023

MAS requires all banks to ensure that their critical systems and services to customers are resilient to disruption. Banks are required to have in place back-up data centres and systems and test them periodically to ensure that critical systems and services can be restored within 4 hours following an outage. In addition, the unscheduled downtime for a critical system affecting a bank’s operations or service to customers must not exceed 4 hours within any 12-month period. MAS does not have oversight of data centres; instead MAS expects banks to establish contractual agreements with data centre providers that incorporate MAS’ requirements on system availability.

JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc.: Status Of Proof Of Concept Testing For HTML Disclosure Of Earnings Reports (Kessan Tanshin) (As Of The End Of August 2023)

Date 19/10/2023

JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc.（JPXI）hereby announces the status of Proof of Concept testing for HTML disclosure of earnings reports* (hereinafter referred to as "the PoC testing") promoted by JPXI as of the end of August 2023.

"A Note Of Thanks To The Financial Industry" - Remarks By Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority Of Singapore, At Institute Of Banking And Finance Distinction Evening On 19 October 2023

Date 19/10/2023

Deputy Prime Minister Mr Heng Swee Keat, members of the IBF Council, colleagues in the financial industry, good evening.

• My special thanks to DPM Heng. You have a long association with both the MAS and IBF and we are delighted you are here with us on this evening of celebration.
• My heartiest congratulations to all the award recipients. You are the real stars of this evening!