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Office For Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision Publishes Report On Progress And Themes From 2020/21

Date 20/09/2021

The Office for Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS) has today released its latest report on progress made in tackling money laundering by professional body supervisors over the past year.

CME Group Launches First-Ever Sustainable Derivatives Clearing Service - Clearing Firms And Clients Will Now Be Able To Demonstrate Support Of ESG Objectives And Green Hedging Activities Through Clearing

Date 20/09/2021

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of the derivatives industry's first-ever Sustainable Clearing service to help market participants track and report on how their hedging activities are advancing their sustainability goals. The service will be available from September 27, 2021.

Online Blockchain plc: MATIC And ETH Added to Umbria Network’s Narni Cross-Chain Bridge - Liquidity Providers Currently Earning Up To 70% APY On ETH With Umbria’s Bridge

Date 20/09/2021

Umbria’s ultra-low-cost liquidity bridge now supports ETH and MATIC in addition to USDT and UMBR. 

AIX Launches 2 ETNs Based On Its New AIX Qazaq Index

Date 20/09/2021

Astana International Exchange (“AIX”, “Exchange”) in cooperation with Halyk Finance JSC (“Halyk Finance”) is pleased to announce the listing of two new exchange-traded notes linked to its brand-new AIX Qazaq Index (AIXQI):

• Qazaq Equity Passive ETN – exchange traded note with a passive investment approach, investing substantially all its assets in Kazakhstani equities in weights determined by AIX Qazaq Index; and,
• Qazaq Equity Active ETN – actively managed investment vehicle intended to outperform the AIXQI by taking the momentum and adopting an opportunistic approach.

Capital.com Announces PayPal Integration To Enable Clients More Ways To Deposit And Withdraw Funds

Date 20/09/2021

Capital.com, the high-growth European trading and investing platform leading the UK leveraged trading industry in overall client satisfaction has today announced an integration with global payments platform PayPal.

Prestige Funds’ Agri / Renewable Finance Arranger Secures GBP 90m Climate Investment Partnership With Investec

Date 20/09/2021

NGX Group Of Companies ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Certified Seven Years Running

Date 20/09/2021

Following the annual Information Security Management System (ISMS) audit by the British Standard Institute (BSI), Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group or The Group) and its subsidiaries has retained its ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certification. This marks the 7th consecutive year that The Group will hold this certification since it was first received in 2015.

iwoca And mmob Partner To Enable Banks To Respond To SME Demand For Post-Pandemic Credit

Date 20/09/2021

• Partnership to improve access to credit by enabling banks to quickly and easily embed and offer alternative lending options
• iwoca’s quarterly SME Expert Index of UK brokers reveals unprecedented demand for unsecured finance
• Internal iwoca data suggests embedded finance is key to SME recovery and rebuilding economy

Worldline Unveils New Brand Identity - A Clear Focus On Trust And Sustainability For The Future Of Payments

Date 20/09/2021

Worldline today unveils its new brand identity. With its global footprint and dedication to reliability, innovation and sustainability, Worldline is focussed on accelerating the development of a trusted payments industry and further shaping the way we pay, live and do business.

BNP Paribas Asset Management Adopts Euronext CAC 40 ESG Index

Date 20/09/2021

BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) announces that the BNP Paribas Easy CAC 40 UCITS ETF will now replicate the CAC 40 ESG NTR, administered by Euronext and launched on 22 March 2021.  The change means that BNPP AM now manages the first French market index fund to track this index.  The index consists of  40 mainly French companies with the best environmental, social & governance (‘ESG’) practices.