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Archax Completes First Raise For Montis Digital, Using Primary Issuance Platform, Alongside DLA Piper In FCA Sandbox - UK Regulated Venue Tests Its Primary Rails Prior To Full Digital Platform Launch Later This Year
Date 19/10/2021
Archax, the only UK regulated and registered digital securities exchange, broker and custodian, today announced that it has completed the first fundraise on its Primary Issuance Platform working with DLA Piper. The oversubscribed round of $1.5m was conducted for its recently announced Montis Digital subsidiary, which is building blockchain-based market infrastructure for the post-trade ecosystem. The raise was completed in the context of a wider digitalisation and regulatory compliance project within the FCA’s Innovation Sandbox as part of their Cohort 6. This forms a key part of Archax’s drive to build regulated post-trade services that will fully support digital asset processing.
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Chargebee And Worldline Partner On Subscription And Payment Management Integration To Help Merchants Improve Customer Engagement And Retention
Date 19/10/2021
- Two industry leaders team up to support growing demand for subscription-based business across Europe
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Goldman Sachs Top M&A Financial Adviser In Asia-Pacific For Q1-Q3 2021, Finds GlobalData
Date 19/10/2021
Goldman Sachs has emerged as the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial adviser in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region during Q1-Q3 2021, in terms of value as well as volume, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
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Allens, AZB & Partners Top M&A Legal Advisers By Value, Volume In Asia-Pacific For Q1-Q3 2021, Finds GlobalData
Date 19/10/2021
Allens and AZB & Partners have emerged as the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region during Q1-Q3 2021, in terms of value and volume, respectively, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
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Westerra Credit Union Partners With Backbase To Offer Cutting Edge Technology And Transform Members’ Digital Experience - New Partnership With Backbase Will Allow Westerra Credit Union To Scale Digitally With Increased Flexibility And Speed
Date 19/10/2021
Westerra Credit Union, a leading Colorado financial cooperative, announces today that it has partnered with Engagement Banking technology provider, Backbase, to accelerate its digital transformation journey. The collaboration will see Westerra adopt Backbase’s Digital Sales and Digital Banking solutions to provide omnichannel solutions for retail and business banking members alike.
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FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Down 4.2% in September, Down 3.7 % In Q3 2021, Up 10.8% Over 12 Months
Date 18/10/2021
Exchanges navigated a volatile month with sharp declines in global equities, with only 8 of the constituents of the FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index ending the month in positive territory, as inflationary pressures continued to mount.
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SIFMA Statement On SEC Staff Report On Equity And Options Market Structure In Early 2021
Date 18/10/2021
SIFMA today issued the following statement from president and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. on the SEC Staff Report on Equity and Options Market Structure in Early 2021:
“The U.S. equity markets are the deepest, most liquid and most efficient in the world, with investors, in particular retail investors, benefiting from narrower spreads, lower transaction costs and faster execution speeds. Efficient and resilient market structure is key to sustaining investor confidence and participation in the equity markets."
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Mandatory Weekend Virtual Trading Floor Production Testing For BOX Trading Floor Participants
Date 18/10/2021
This notice is being issued to announce mandatory Virtual Trading Floor (“VTF”) production testing on Saturday, October 30, 2021 or Saturday, November 6, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST for BOX Trading Floor Participants.1 BOX Trading Floor Participants must participate from their off-site locations and not from the BOX Trading Floor. Participation at either production session will satisfy the Exchange’s mandatory testing requirement.
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Statement On Staff Report On Equity And Options Market Structure Conditions In Early 2021, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Oct. 18, 2021
Date 18/10/2021
Today, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission published a report on the “meme stock” events of winter 2021, and how these events affected individual investors. These meme stocks, including but not limited to GameStop, exhibited significant price volatility, trading volume, and attention in the markets in January.
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US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen Sends Letter To Congressional Leadership On The Debt Limit
Date 18/10/2021
Today, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen sent a letter to Congressional leadership regarding the debt limit.
