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  • DIFC Continues to Drive Action On Global Climate Change On Path To COP28, Announces Future Sustainability Forum In Dubai

    Date 13/07/2023

    • The inaugural Future Sustainability Forum marks the Year of Sustainability in the UAE and will be held in Dubai 4-5 October 2023 
    •  Agenda supports COP28’s 4-pillar plan on fast-tracking the transition, fixing climate finance, focusing on adaptation to protect lives and livelihoods, and making COP28 fully inclusiveannounced by COP28 President-designate and Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology today 13 July 2023
    • The Forum brings together global decision and change makers in the finance industry, to explore ways for the sector to lead action on climate change, deliver a just transition to a sustainable economy, and accelerate efforts to achieve the longer-term goals of the Paris Agreement and UN SDGs 2030
    •  The Future Sustainability Forum is part of DIFC’s sustainability programme in the run up to COP28, the largest finance-focused campaign for COP28, backed by international financial institutions and thought leaders in green and sustainable finance ​

  • UK Financial Conduct Authority Fines Bastion Capital London Limited £2.5m For Serious Financial Control Failings

    Date 13/07/2023

    The FCA has fined Bastion Capital London Limited (in liquidation) £2,452,700 for serious financial crime control failings in relation to cum-ex trading. They failed to manage the risk of being used to facilitate fraudulent trading and money laundering.

  • Travel And Tourism Sector Deal Activity Down By 38.8% YoY In H1 2023, Reveals GlobalData

    Date 13/07/2023

    A total of 365 deals (mergers & acquisitions, private equity, and venture financing deals) were announced in the travel and tourism sector globally during the first half (H1) of 2023, which was a decline of 38.8% compared to 596 deals announced during the same period in the previous year, reveals GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

  • FSB Outlines Next Steps On Climate Roadmap, Following The Finalisation Of The Global Sustainability Disclosure Standards

    Date 13/07/2023

    • The FSB welcomes the publication of the ISSB’s final standards, which will serve as a global framework for sustainability disclosures. Responsibility for monitoring progress on firms’ disclosures will transfer from the TCFD to the ISSB in 2024.
    • More generally, work is continuing to focus on improving the availability, quality and cross-border comparability of climate data and to more fully develop conceptual frameworks and metrics for monitoring climate-related vulnerabilities.
    • Climate-related risk is increasingly being embedded into risk management and prudential frameworks and capacity building remains an important focus. There is a growing interest in the role of transition plans of financial institutions and non-financial corporates as a source of information for financial authorities to assess micro- and macroprudential risks.

  • Global Payments Leader, Convera Chooses Temenos To Modernize Payments In The Cloud - Convera Opts For Temenos Scalable Platform To Fuel Global Expansion And Offer Fast And Secure Commercial Payments

    Date 13/07/2023

    Temenos (SIX: TEMN) today announced that Convera, the largest non-bank global B2B payments provider, has selected Temenos Payments Hub running in the Temenos Cloud to modernize its payments infrastructure.