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OptAxe Launches Multilateral Trading Facility For FX Options

Date 22/10/2024

• Authorised by the FCA, OptAxe is a regulated trading venue that centralises FX options liquidity to increase trading opportunities 
• Brings a new approach to axe-driven FX options trading that applies innovation to position/price distribution, discovery and execution
• Improves efficiency, enables risk recycling and advances market intelligence for both market makers and market takers

Temenos Launches Enterprise Service To Power Faster, Lower-Cost Cross Border Payments - Temenos Cross Border Payments Enterprise Service Helps Banks And Psps To Accelerate Time To Market For New Products And Improve Customer Experience

Date 22/10/2024

Temenos today launched a SaaS enterprise service for cross border payments, empowering Payment Service Providers (PSPs), including banks, electronic money institutions (EMIs) and fintechs, to swiftly launch and lower the cost of cross border payment services.

DIFC Continues To Drive Global Action In Shaping Greener Economies – Announces 2nd Edition Of The Future Sustainability Forum In Dubai

Date 22/10/2024

• DIFC’s forum aligns with vision of UAE’s leadership to fast-track the transition to greener economies through sustainable technology, banking and finance, renewable energy, and waste management. 
• Second edition of the Future Sustainability Forum takes place in Dubai on 4 and 5 December.
• Coinciding with first anniversary of COP28 being held in the UAE, the Forum is a step towards accelerating efforts to meet the Paris Agreement goals and the UN SDGs 2030.

SIX And China Construction Bank Corporation Agree On A Joint Collaboration

Date 22/10/2024

SIX and China Construction Bank Corporation (CCB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop cooperation on securities services topics and to foster a continuing relationship between the parties. The signing ceremony took place in Beijing, China, at SIBOS.

Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Welcomes Process Review Panel Report 2023-24

Date 22/10/2024

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) welcomes the 2023-24 annual report published today by the Process Review Panel (PRP) for the SFC.

Circular On Self-Regulatory Measures Taken By CFFEX In September 2024

Date 22/10/2024

To prevent market risks, maintain orderly operation of the market and protect investors’ legitimate rights and interests, China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) took the following self-regulatory measures against violations of exchange rules in September 2024.

ASIC Annual Report Underscores Transformation

Date 22/10/2024

ASIC’s program of transformation continued in 2023–24, according to the agency’s latest annual report.

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority Chief Executive, Samantha Barrass Speaks At Financial Services Federation Conference 2024

Date 22/10/2024

As this is my very first Financial Services Federation conference, I thought it would be appropriate to introduce myself, as I have done in my mihi. My story is that of a child born in the UK whose family moved to Christchurch when I was young. 

ASIC: Ex CEO Of Crypto Exchange Mine Digital Charged With Fraud

Date 22/10/2024

On 21 October 2024, the ex-CEO of ACCE Australia Pty Ltd (ACCE), Grant Colthup, appeared in the Magistrates Court at Ipswich charged with one count of fraud contrary to section 408C of the Criminal Code 1899 (QLD) following an ASIC investigation in connection with a $2.2 million cryptocurrency transaction in July 2022.

SEC Charges Advisory Firm Wisdomtree With Failing To Adhere To Its Own Investment Criteria For ESG-Marketed Funds - Firm Misstated That Funds Did Not Invest In Companies Involved In Fossil Fuels And Tobacco

Date 21/10/2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New York-based investment adviser WisdomTree Asset Management Inc. with making misstatements and for compliance failures relating to the execution of an investment strategy that was marketed as incorporating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors.