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SETL And Digital Asset Join Forces To Create A Regulated Network For Tokens - New Network Will Provide Scalability, With The Highest Levels Of Privacy And Smart Contracting Capabilities For Central Bank Digital Currency

Date 10/02/2022

Today, London-based SETL and New York-based Digital Asset announce that they are entering into a partnership to create a new protocol which can be used by regulated institutions to launch interoperable tokens. 

Quoted Companies Alliance: HMT's Regulatory Framework Review Must Force The FCA To Fuel The Engines Of Growth

Date 10/02/2022

The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) has submitted its response to the HM Treasury’s Financial Services Future Regulatory Framework Review from the viewpoint of small and mid-sized quoted companies. 

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security MAT-RM

Date 10/02/2022

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 10.02.2022, 10-28 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 2016) and initial margins (up to 32.5 %) for the security MAT-RM were changed.

Temenos Helps Challenger Banks Go Live In Weeks With New Banking Services On The Temenos Banking Cloud - Over 70 Challenger Banks Select Temenos Banking Cloud As Their Platform Of Choice

Date 10/02/2022

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, today launched new Temenos Banking Services designed specifically to meet the unique requirements of challenger banks. These services can be deployed rapidly on the Temenos Banking Cloud, accelerating challengers’ time-to-market with innovative products and services and helping them scale fast and at a fraction of traditional implementation costs.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security TWLO-RM

Date 10/02/2022

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 10.02.2022, 10-03 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 19535) and initial margins (up to 50 %) for the security TWLO-RM were changed.

ASX CEO Announces Plan To Retire

Date 10/02/2022

ASX Limited (ASX) advises that Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dominic Stevens has announced his intention to retire this year, with the Board beginning a process for a timely and orderly transition to a new CEO.

Press Conference By SUZUKI Shunichi, Japan Minister Of Finance And Minister Of State For Financial Services - Mizuho Financial Group and Mizuho Bank

Date 10/02/2022

[Questions and answers:]

Q.

Mizuho Financial Group and Mizuho Bank submitted a business improvement plan to the FSA in relation to the series of their system failures and announced the renewal of their top management. What do you, as the minister in charge of financial sector, expect of the new management team and what items in the business improvement plan will the FSA follow up on most intensively? As the new president, Kihara Masahiro, is a brother of Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kihara Seij, some point out worries over possible influence on the FSA’s supervision. What do you think of that?

ASX Limited Half-Year Results To 31 December 2021 (1H22)

Date 10/02/2022

Mr Dominic Stevens, ASX Managing Director and CEO, said: “ASX has delivered a strong first half result, driven by revenue growth of 6.6%, up $30.9 million to $501.4 million on the same period last year. This reflects the strength of ASX’s diversified business model. EBIT grew by $19.3 million, a 6% increase to $338.4 million, which sets a new half-year record for the company.

Qatar Stock Exchange: MSCI Quarterly Index Review Result

Date 10/02/2022

MSCI announced on 09 February 2022, the results of the Quarter Index Review. For the MSCI Qatar Indices the outcome of the review is as follows:

Venture Capital Investment In Big-Ticket Deals Gains Momentum Across Asia-Pacific In 2021, Finds GlobalData

Date 10/02/2022

The Asia-Pacific region continued to attract strong interest from the venture capital (VC) investors in 2021, as the region saw the announcement of a record 5,685 deals (with disclosed deal value) during the year compared to 3,949 in 2020. Meanwhile, the number of deals valued more than US$100m witnessed more than a double-fold jump, reveals GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.