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Danish Growth Capital Becomes Sixth Institutional Investor In United Fintech

Date 16/12/2025

United Fintech, the industry-neutral fintech infrastructure and ecosystem for financial institutions, asset managers & wealth managers, has accepted a strategic investment from Dansk Vækstkapital (Danish Growth Capital), an investment fund strategy under Danske Private Equity and Danske Bank Asset Management. The new minority investment follows the announcement earlier this month that Barclays became the fifth global bank to join United Fintech’s investor group, alongside BNP Paribas, Citi, Danske Bank and Standard Chartered, making Dansk Vækstkapital the company’s sixth institutional investor overall.

CoinShares Fund Flows: Digital Asset Funds See Continued Inflows As Investor Confidence Gradually Improves

Date 16/12/2025

Key takeaways:

• Digital asset ETPs saw US$716M in weekly inflows, lifting total AuM to US$180B, though still well below the US$264B all-time high.
• Inflows were broad-based, led by the US (US$483M), Germany (US$96.9M) and Canada (US$80.7M).
• Bitcoin attracted US$352M while XRP (US$245M) and Chainlink (US$52.8M, a record inflow representing 54% of AuM) also saw strong demand; short-Bitcoin products recorded significant outflows, hinting at easing negative sentiment.

Avelacom Expands London Presence With New Equinix LD7 PoP - The New Point Of Presence Supports Colocation And On-Demand Server Offerings For Trading Firms Accessing Both Traditional And Digital Markets Delivering Best-In-Market Network Speeds Measured By Round-Trip Latency

Date 16/12/2025

Avelacom, the global provider of low latency network and infrastructure solutions, has expanded its presence at the Equinix London data center (LD) campus in Slough with a new Point of Presence (PoP) in LD7 – one of the world’s most significant data-centre hubs for financial markets. 

FSB Reports Continued Growth In Nonbank Financial Intermediation In 2024 To $256.8 Trillion

Date 16/12/2025

• The nonbank financial intermediation (NBFI) sector grew at double the pace of the banking sector in 2024.
• Investment funds, trust companies, hedge funds, and money market funds all recorded significant growth.
• Report highlights severe limitations in the availability of regulatory data for private credit.

London Stock Exchange Group plc ("LSEG") Transaction In Own Shares

Date 16/12/2025

LSEG announces it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 679/86 pence each from Citigroup Global Markets Limited ("Citi") on the London Stock Exchange as part of its share buyback programme, as announced on 04 November 2025.

Overview Of Japanese Major Banks’ Financial Results As Of September 30, 2025

Date 16/12/2025

Following the announcements by major banks, etc. of their financial results as of September 30, 2025, the FSA has compiled the figures, etc. announced by these banks.

Overview of major banks’ financial results as of September 30, 2025 (PDF:156KB)

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Obtains Order To Freeze $101 Million Belonging To Suspected Shadow Director In Corporate Misconduct Case Involving Teamway International Group Holdings Limited

Date 16/12/2025

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has obtained a court order, by consent between the SFC and Mr Ng Kwok Fai, from the Court of First Instance to freeze more than $101 million in cash in the personal bank account of Ng, a suspected shadow director of Teamway International Group Holdings Limited (Teamway), in legal proceedings under section 214 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) over alleged corporate misconduct.

Overview Of The Japanese Regional Banks’ Financial Results For Six Months Ended September 30, 2025

Date 16/12/2025

The FSA has compiled the regional banks’ financial results for six months ended September 30, 2025, as attached below.

Joint Singapore Council For Estate Agencies-Monetary Authority Of Singapore Response To Letter On Regulating Property Agents Under The Financial Advisers Act - The Straits Times, 28 November 2025

Date 16/12/2025

We thank Mr Dylon Poh for his feedback on property agents who provide advice on the use of property to meet clients’ retirement or investment needs (Should real estate agents be regulated under the Financial Advisers Act?, Nov 28). We appreciate the concerns raised. Property purchases are significant financial commitments and consumers should exercise prudence in making such decisions.

ASIC Renews Guidance On Managing Conflicts Of Interest In Financial Services

Date 15/12/2025

ASIC has today updated its regulatory guidance on managing conflicts of interest for Australian financial services businesses.