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Options And Murex Celebrate Long-Term Partnership In Delivering MX.3 As A SaaS Solution

Date 22/04/2021

Options Technology, the leading provider of cloud-enabled managed services to the global capital markets and a long-term Murex partner, empowers MX.3 through its highly secure, enterprise-grade SaaS-enabled Managed Apps platform. Murex, the global leader in trading, risk management and processing solutions for capital markets, is continuing to meet the changing and growing needs of clients harnessing its powerful MX.3 platform through a best-in-class SaaS solution.

Bank Of England Announces Plans For A New Northern Hub As Part Of A Review Of Its Presence Across The UK

Date 22/04/2021

The Bank of England intends to create a new northern hub as part of an ambitious plan to significantly increase its staff presence across the United Kingdom.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Revokes IDS Forex HK Limited’s Licence And Bans Its Former Co-CEOs For Life

Date 22/04/2021

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has revoked the licence of IDS Forex HK Limited (IDS Forex) and banned its former co-chief executive officers, Mr Chung Wooman and Mr Ki Bonggan, from re-entering the industry for life.

Britannia Expands Energy Offering With New Hires And Approval Of ICE Futures Europe Membership

Date 22/04/2021

Britannia Global Markets, (“Britannia”) a complete multi-asset brokerage offering execution and cleared brokerage services, is pleased to announce the expansion of its energy offering, with the approval of its membership of ICE Futures Europe (“ICE”), the leading energy trading platform, and two new hires, Marc Rowell and Marc Corban.

Australian Institutional Investor Roundtable - A Speech By ASIC Deputy Chair Karen Chester, To The Australian Institutional Investor Roundtable Hosted By Standards Board For Alternative Investments (SBAI), Thursday 22 April 2021

Date 22/04/2021

Today I’ve been asked  to provide you with a regulatory update of what matters to ASIC for investors for 2021–22.

Rocker Selects Vilja Banking Platform To Facilitate Its Savings Offering

Date 22/04/2021

Fast-growing bank challenger Rocker chooses to partner with Vilja when expanding its business to offer consumer savings accounts with a deposit guarantee.

Worldline Continues To Build Its “Payments Platform As A Service” (PPaaS) Solution, At The Heart Of Its Terminal Solutions & Services Transformation Roadmap

Date 22/04/2021

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry, today announces that it has completed the second phase of development of its new “Payments Platform as a Service” (PPaaS) solution. The commercial launch of PPaaS is scheduled for the second half of 2021, supporting the Group’s Terminals, Solutions & Services division’s (TSS) transformation towards being an ecosystem enabler and trusted technology partner in the new world of cloud-based payments acceptance. As of today, Worldline has onboarded 16 foundational partners to co-design and test the solution with its TSS business line. 

Tax Policies For Japan As An International Financial Center

Date 22/04/2021

Summary

• Corporate tax
• Inheritance tax
• Income tax

SGX And CNBC Partner To Create Indices Focused On Growth Economies And Sectors Of The Future

Date 22/04/2021

Asia’s most international marketplace Singapore Exchange (SGX) and CNBC, the world’s number one business and financial news network, have jointly unveiled the iEdge-CNBC China Growth Economy Index, the first in a series of co-branded indices capturing key investment themes in a post-COVID world.

ASIC Consults On Draft Guidance On Breach Reporting Reforms

Date 22/04/2021

ASIC has issued Consultation Paper 340, seeking stakeholder feedback on proposed updates to its draft guidance on upcoming breach reporting reforms.