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Liquidnet Enhances Trading In The South African Bond Market - Liquidnet Partners With TP ICAP South Africa To Bring New Liquidity And Coverage In The Country

Date 01/03/2022

Liquidnet, a leading global agency broker, today announced an initiative to bring the largest South African institutions onto its electronic bond trading platform, in partnership with TP ICAP South Africa.

Moneyhub Calls For Greater Data-Sharing Among Financial Firms To Support FCA Consumer Duty Proposals

Date 01/03/2022

• Moneyhub has responded to the FCA’s consultation on Consumer Duty citing the need for greater access to data in order to improve consumer outcomes
• Open Finance can also improve financial organisations’ understanding of their customer, and enable them to create products and services that address their needs

MDX Technology Hires Nigel Someck As Global VP Of Sales - Highly Skilled Results-Driven Business Development Leader - Deep FinTech Experience

Date 01/03/2022

MDX Technology (MDXT), the leading provider of trader collaboration solutions, continues the expansion of its leadership team by announcing the appointment of Nigel Someck as global VP of Sales. Nigel joins from Livingstone Technologies, where he was the commercial Head of the Managed Services team. Before this, Nigel spent over 12 years in business leadership roles in several highly successful fintech firms, including Sungard (now FIS) and Imagine Software. 

ThinkMarkets Launches FX Trading In Japan - Premium Online Brokerage ThinkMarkets Is Officially Entering The Japanese FX Trading Market With An Innovative Offering Specifically Tailored For The Local Market.

Date 01/03/2022

After celebrating its ten-year anniversary as a multi asset online trading firm, ThinkMarkets continues to excite traders worldwide with yet another new milestone. The award-winning premium online brokerage is officially launching trading in Japan via its proprietary mobile app ThinkTrader.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Bans Leung Siu Lun For Life

Date 01/03/2022

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Leung Siu Lun, a former vice president of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC), from re-entering the industry for life following his convictions for bribery.

SquaredFinancial Onboards Quant Insight’s iQbyQi, Pairing Retail Traders With AI-Backed Analytics And Insights

Date 01/03/2022

SquaredFinancial, the fintech brokerage offering trading services through online and mobile platforms, has become the first company to offer its customers access to iQbyQi’s cutting edge analytics, backed by AI, Machine Learning and Data Science.

Bank Of Russia: Limited Trading On Moscow Exchange

Date 01/03/2022

Today, the trading session on the Moscow Exchange will close at 19:00 Moscow time. From 1 to 5 March 2022, no pre-market and after-hours sessions will be held in the Moscow Exchange markets. Tomorrow, the foreign exchange and money markets will be open for trading from 10:00 to 19:00 Moscow time.

Temenos Named A Leader For 12th Time In Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ For Global Retail Core Banking - Positioned Furthest For ‘Completeness Of Vision’ In The Leaders’ Quadrant

Date 01/03/2022

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, today announced that industry analyst firm Gartner, Inc., recognized Temenos as a Leader for its ability to execute and its completeness of vision in the report ‘Magic Quadrant for Global Retail Core Banking’ (GRCB)*. Temenos achieved the furthest overall position for its completeness of vision based on the company’s market understanding, sales strategy, product strategy, vertical/industry strategy, geographic strategy and innovation.

Vienna Stock Exchange: PIERER Mobility AG Listed On The Prime Market

Date 01/03/2022

As of today, the shares of PIERER Mobility AG (ISIN: AT0000KTMI02) are traded in the top segment of the Vienna Stock Exchange, the prime market. The Austrian company, based in Wels, is Europe's leading "Powered Two-Wheeler (PTW)" manufacturer. With the motorcycle brands KTM, HUSQVARNA Motorcycles, GASGAS it is one of the European technology and market leaders as a pioneer in the electrification of motorized two-wheelers (e-motorcycles and e-bicycles). With a market capitalization of around EUR 2.7 billion, it ranks among the largest and most traded companies on the Vienna Stock Exchange. Baader Bank assumes the specialist function and ensures sufficient liquidity in continuous trading. The orders previously placed in the global market will be declared cancelled and will have to be entered again.

Paga Group Partners With Bank Of Abyssinia To Launch Online Payment Gateway Services In Ethiopia - Partnership To Drive The Digital Economy And Provide Increased Access To Financial Services

Date 01/03/2022

Paga Group, a leading mobile payments and financial services company, is delighted to announce its partnership with the Bank of Abyssinia, and its receipt of regulatory approval from the National Bank of Ethiopia to launch its online payment gateway in Ethiopia.