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CME Group Reports Second-Highest Monthly ADV Of 31.7 Million Contracts In August And Double-Digit Increases Across All Six Asset Classes

Date 04/09/2024

• Record interest rate ADV of 18.3 million contracts
• Record U.S. Treasury futures and options ADV overall, including record volume for 2-year, 5-year and 30-year futures contracts
• Record August ADV in equity index, agricultural, foreign exchange and options products
• Record international ADV of 8.9 million contracts

Amber Wright, R.J. O'Brien Global Head Of Fixed Income, To Assume Additional Role Of Head Of EMEA Sales

Date 04/09/2024

Chicago-based R.J. O'Brien & Associates (RJO), the oldest independent futures brokerage and clearing firm in the United States, today announced the promotion of Amber Wright, Managing Director and Global Head of Fixed Income, to the additional role of Head of EMEA Sales. Along with her current responsibilities for the firm's interest rate initiatives globally, Wright has assumed leadership of sales in the firm's Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region.

LME Progresses Market Structure Evolution To Enhance Liquidity

Date 04/09/2024

• LME market structure modernised to boost transparency and increase price competition, for the benefit of all market participants
• Protection of daily prompt date structure and Cash price, which are crucial for physical market trading
• Introduction of industry-standard block rules with liquidity provider programme to support on-screen liquidity
• Crossing rules and increased market data transparency for inter-office trades
• Corresponding rules for OTC lookalike trades to ensure level playing field with on-exchange market

Delta Capita Hires Bhavesh Mulji As UK Head Of Insurance

Date 04/09/2024

Delta Capita, a leading global financial services consulting, managed services, and technology provider, today announces the appointment of Bhavesh Mulji to UK Head of Insurance.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Sets Out Steps To Improve Access To Bank Accounts

Date 04/09/2024

In a new report, the FCA encourages account providers to do more to support those who want a bank account but don’t have one.

New Broadridge Whitepaper Highlights Operational Resilience And DORA Compliance Challenges Facing Global Financial Services - EU Regulatory Deadline Requires A Prompt Industry Response; Globally, Operational Resiliency Shortfalls Can Be Addressed And Scaled Via Mutualized Services

Date 04/09/2024

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR), a global Fintech leader, released a new whitepaper focused on the imperative need for financial services firms to enhance their operational resilience in reaction to the European Union’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and other global regulations. This comprehensive whitepaper, titled 'Building Resilience Across Borders: A holistic approach to global operational resilience and navigating the regulatory maze,' highlights the extensive regulatory expectations and the strategic preparations necessary for compliance.

Amman Stock Exchange: Parliamentary Elections Holiday

Date 04/09/2024

According to the Prime Minister’s statement No. (12) for the year 2024 , regarding the suspension of the work of ministries, official departments, and public and private institutions on Tuesday 10th of September, 2024 on the occasion of  Parliamentary Elections to enable the employees to exercise their  right to elect the members of the 20th parliament

MidwestOne Bank Streamlines Customer Onboarding With Temenos - US Community Bank Adopts Temenos Digital Onboarding As SaaS On AWS For Fast, Frictionless Digital Experiences, And Enhanced Operational Efficiency

Date 04/09/2024

Temenos today announced today that MidWestOne Bank, a community bank headquartered in Iowa with approximately 140 thousand customers and branches across 4 states, has gone live with Temenos Digital Onboarding as SaaS on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The SaaS solution was implemented for MidWestOne by RCG Global Services, a Temenos Delivery Partner in North America.

3forge Secures Investment From Morgan Stanley

Date 04/09/2024

3forge, the leader in innovative High Impact™ code solutions for business-critical applications, announced today that it has closed on an investment by Morgan Stanley. This is the first time 3forge has raised external capital since launching in 2011. 

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Commences Legal Proceedings Against SoftMedx Healthcare Limited, Its Former Directors And De Facto Directors

Date 04/09/2024

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has commenced legal proceedings under section 214 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) in the Court of First Instance to seek disqualification orders against seven former directors and two former de facto directors of SoftMedx Healthcare Limited (SoftMedx) for allegedly breaching their fiduciary duties.