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Confluence Expands Evaluated Bond Pricing Coverage To Over 800k Bonds Globally - The Expansion Marks A Significant Increase In Evaluated Pricing Coverage Across EMEA, APAC And Emerging Markets Offering Customers Access To A Wider Range Of Asset Classes And Data Types

Date 13/07/2023

Confluence Technologies, Inc. (“Confluence”), a global technology solutions provider helping the investment management industry solve complex investment data challenges announced today that its Evaluated Bond Pricing service has expanded coverage from 80,000 bonds to 815,000 bonds globally. This expansion includes a significant increase in coverage across EMEA, APAC, and emerging markets allowing Confluence’s customers to access even more pricing information on a wider range of bonds.

CFIT Starts To Deliver On iIs Kalifa Review Mandate

Date 13/07/2023

• Initial coalition partners are announced to demonstrate the impact of Open Finance and the power of financial data to deliver better financial outcomes to consumers and SMEs
• Founding coalition partners include: the Association of British Insurers, Allen and Overy, Amazon Web Services, Experian, the City of London Corporation, EY, HSBC, IBM, Innovate Finance, iwoca, KPMG, Leeds City Council, Lloyds Banking Group, Mastercard, MBN Solutions, Monzo, Open Banking Limited, the Open Finance Association, Revolut, the Smart Data Foundry, and Zopa Bank; with the support of the FCA. 

Acuiti Launches Asset Management Expert Network

Date 13/07/2023

Acuiti today launches its Asset Management Expert Network, the latest in its series of networks of senior executives focused on the global derivatives markets. 

DIGITEC Makes Two New Hires In London - Expansion Follows Opening Of London Office In June 2021

Date 13/07/2023

DIGITEC, the global standard for FX Swaps and NDF pricing and data, today announced that Errol McKenzie and Asim Ahmed have joined its London office.

Appointments To The Securities Commission Malaysia’s Shariah Advisory Council For 1 July 2023-30 June 2026 Term

Date 13/07/2023

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today announced its new Shariah Advisory Council (SAC) line-up for a three-year term from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2026.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission And Hong Kong Accounting And Financial Reporting Council Join Forces To Combat Misconduct By Listed Issuers

Date 13/07/2023

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council (AFRC) today issued the first joint statement as part of their enhanced collaboration in the regulation of the securities and futures markets in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines Changjiang Asset Management (HK) Limited $3.4 Million For Regulatory Breaches And Internal Control Failures

Date 13/07/2023

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined Changjiang Asset Management (HK) Limited (CJAM) $3.4 million for regulatory breaches and internal control failings in relation to segregation of client money and provision of statements of accounts to clients.

INE Releases An Announcement On Requesting Public Comments On The INE Containerized Freight Index (Europe Service) Futures Contract And Applicable Revised Rules Of The Shanghai International Energy Exchange

Date 13/07/2023

Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE) releases an Announcement on Requesting Public Comments on the INE Containerized Freight Index (Europe Service) Futures Contract and Applicable Revised Rules of the Shanghai International Energy Exchange, as shown below:

"Growing A Vibrant Insurance Linked Securities Market In Asia" - Speech By Mr Lim Cheng Khai, Executive Director, Financial Markets Development Department, Monetary Authority Of Singapore, At the Artemis ILS Asia Conference On 13 July 2023

Date 13/07/2023

Good morning. Thank you for having me at the Artemis ILS Asia Conference.  It is good to see the event back for its fifth installation in Singapore. I am happy to be here, to reconnect with friends I’ve met in Artemis New York earlier this year, and to make new connections.

UAE Securities And Commodities Authority And UAE Banks Federation Sign MoU To Enhance The Attractiveness Of The UAE As An Asset Management Hub

Date 13/07/2023

The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the UAE Banks Federation (UBF) to foster mutual cooperation in developing the financial sector, establishing the UAE as a major attraction for asset and wealth management in line with the government’s aspirations for the next fifty years, and ensuring the sustainable growth of the national economy.