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Responsible Openness In The Insurance Sector - Speech By Anna Sweeney, Bank Of England, Executive Director, Insurance, Given At The Association Of British Insurers Prudential Regulation Webinar

Date 25/05/2021

Anna Sweeney talks about how we will regulate insurance services following our exit from the EU. She says the UK will continue to be open to international insurance providers as long as they meet our standards.

FTSE UK Index Series – Indicative Quarterly Review Changes June 2021

Date 25/05/2021

FTSE Russell, the global index provider, advises of the following indicative changes to the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250, based on data as at Friday 21 May 2021.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange - Q1 2021 Results Conference Call

Date 25/05/2021

TASE LTD - Q1 2021 Results Conference Call

Borsa Italiana: Fourth Edition Of AIM Italia Conference Starts Today

Date 25/05/2021

• 67 AIM Italia listed companies attend the digital AIM Italia Conference

• More than 1,100 meetings requested by over 140 investors attending, representing nearly 90 investment firms and 54 analysts

Opening Statements Of Nominees To The U.S. Department Of The Treasury For The Senate Committee On Finance

Date 25/05/2021

On Tuesday, March 25, the Senate Committee on Finance will hold a hearing on the pending nominations of J. Nellie Liang to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, Jonathan Davidson to be Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury, Lily Lawrence Batchelder to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and Benjamin Harris to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. The openings statements of the nominees are below.

Opsmatix Joins Forces With Enterprise Engineering Inc. - Opsmatix Joins Forces With Enterprise Engineering Inc. To Deliver Intelligent Business Automation To Their Growing Client Base Across The US

Date 25/05/2021

• Enterprise Engineering Inc. (EEI) deliver transformation projects across financial services and healthcare.
• Opsmatix AI SaaS platform proven to reduce operating costs by some 40%.

Funding Channelled Via The Stock Market Grew 6-Fold To April, BME Highlights During The Opening Of The MedCap Forum

Date 25/05/2021

• There were over 800 connections via streaming on the first day of the Medcap Forum, which reaches its seventeenth edition, featuring more than 230 investors and 100 companies.
• The Secretary of State for the Economy stresses the resilience of the Spanish economy and the importance of public-private collaboration
• Several of Spain's leading equity managers highlight the attractiveness of small and medium-sized companies for portfolio diversification

Cyber Risk: 2015 To 2027 And The Penrose Steps - Speech By Lyndon Nelson, Bank Of England Deputy CEO & Executive Director, Regulatory Operations And Supervisory Risk Specialists, Given At The City & Financial 8th Operational Resilience And Cyber Security Summit

Date 25/05/2021

Cyber risk is ever changing and we know we need to remain vigilant. Lyndon Nelson talks about the steps we take to counter it. These include:

- simulation exercises
- penetration testing
- international collaboration.

Real-Time Interfirm A2A Transfers: Coming Soon To A Financial Institution Near You - Payment Process Lags Are Frustrating To U.S. Consumers Who Make Interfirm A2A Transfers: Aite Group

Date 25/05/2021

U.S. consumers have been adopting digital financial services at a rapid pace, especially millennials and Gen Zers. In spite of significant efficiency gains in financial services, critical legacy infrastructure, which many firms continue to rely on, limits firms’ ability to deliver true real-time service. Once accounts are opened, it can take four or more business days for funds to appear, especially following an interfirm account-to-account transfer. On top of the wait for funds to appear in a new account, U.S. consumers transferring funds to purchase securities have to wait another two business days to finalize the purchase of a security.

SGX And TNS To Enhance Colocation Options And Market Access For Traders

Date 25/05/2021

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Transaction Network Services (TNS) are working together to expand the range of hosting, colocation and connectivity options available to traders wishing to access SGX’s derivatives and securities markets.