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Jeff Yabuki Joins Motive Partners As Chairman And Will Co-Lead The Firm

Date 21/09/2021

• Yabuki joins as Chairman and will co-lead Motive Partners with Founder and Managing Partner, Rob Heyvaert
• Yabuki's appointment bolsters the Motive leadership team with renowned and extensive expertise on investing, operating and innovating in financial technology as the firm seeks to capitalize on the $9.6 trillion market opportunity over the coming decade
• Yabuki joins Motive on the heels of the firm's strategic partnership with Apollo Global Management, supporting the firm's growth and integrated approach to investing in financial technology

Best Data Solution For Regulatory Compliance Nomination For Evidology Systems At This Year’s Data Management Insight Awards

Date 21/09/2021

The number 1 ranked LegalTech company of the year, Evidology Systems, has been shortlisted by the Data Management Insight Awards for Best Data Solution for Regulatory Compliance. Evidology Systems has dedicated the past 2 years to the development of its QED (Quality and Evidence Driven) platform, which helps businesses manage compliance and stay on top of regulatory change. 

Indosuez Wealth Management Selects Intercontinental Exchange For Enhanced Portfolio And Margin Optimization

Date 21/09/2021

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today announced that Indosuez Wealth Management, the global wealth management brand of Crédit Agricole group, has chosen ICE’s pre-trade analytics and data to enhance its portfolio and margin optimization.

Moscow Exchange: The Additional Trading Session Starts Later For Derivatives Market On 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 26, 27 And 28 October 2021

Date 21/09/2021

Please note that the Derivatives Market evening trading session will begin five minutes later, i.e. at 7:05 pm MSK, on 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 26, 27 and 28 October 2021, as these are the last trading days for options contracts (in accordance with clause 6.2, Rules of organized trading for the Moscow Exchange Derivatives Market).

Hargreaves Lansdown Selects ICS Athena

Date 21/09/2021

Investment Control Systems (ICS) today announced that Hargreaves Lansdown (HL) the UK's largest digital wealth management service has selected ICS as their partner for investment data management, analysis and reporting.

Dubai International Financial Centre Issues Amendments To The Employment Law

Date 21/09/2021

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading international financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, announced today that His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, has enacted the Employment Law Amendment Law No. 4 of 2021, which brings the Qualifying Scheme regime under the Employment law in line with DFSA’s Employee Money Purchase Scheme, so that only a single layer of regulation is applied to these schemes.

Osaka Exchange And Tokyo Commodity Exchange New Derivatives Trading System J-GATE3.0 Has Gone Live

Date 21/09/2021

Osaka Exchange (OSE) and Tokyo Commodity Exchange (TOCOM) today successfully launched the new derivatives trading system, J-GATE3.0, on schedule. Related listings of new products, revisions of trading rules such as the expansion of trading hours and the transfer of the J-GATE3.0 backup function to the Kansai Data Center were also completed.

BNP Paribas Asset Management Expands AMselect Sub-Advisory Platform

Date 21/09/2021

• AMSelect reaches AUM of EUR 1.5 billion
• Four new funds to be added to the platform
• Dedicated sub-advisory team appointed

Deutsche Börse Expands Crypto ETN Offering: First Access To Centrally Cleared ETNs On Polkadot, Solana And TRON

Date 21/09/2021

As of today, three new Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) from VanEck on the cryptocurrencies Polkadot, Solana and TRON are tradable for the first time via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt. The range of crypto ETNs on Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum and Litecoin, which has already been successfully established on Deutsche Börse, will thus be expanded by three further cryptocurrencies.

Moscow Exchange Celebrates 20 Years Of Derivatives Market

Date 21/09/2021

19 September 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the first trading session on the Moscow Exchange Derivatives Market. In the first trading session – which gathered approximately 40 firms executing 673 trades – four futures contracts were available, on RAO UES of Russia, Gazprom, Lukoil and Surgutneftegaz shares, as well as two options on futures contracts on RAO UES of Russia and Gazprom shares.