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Digital Asset Shapes Future Of Interoperable Applications: Showcases Strong Adoption Of Open Source Smart Contract Language Daml - Daml Customer Base Tripled, Partner Ecosystem Doubled In Size In 2020

Date 04/02/2021

Digital Asset, the creators of the open source smart contract language called Daml, today announced the company experienced strong 2020 momentum, including strong user community growth, customer and partner expansion, and technology advancements. The milestones reflect the rising demand for Daml as more businesses worldwide realize the cost- and time-saving benefits of creating interoperable applications that can run across any traditional database or distributed ledger technology like blockchain.

SEC Requests Comment On Potential Money Market Fund Reform Options Highlighted In President’s Working Group Report

Date 04/02/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today published a request for public comment on potential reform measures to improve the resilience of money market funds as highlighted in a report of the President's Working Group on Financial Markets issued in December 2020.

CME Group Inc. Names Slate Of Director Nominees

Date 04/02/2021

CME Group Inc. today announced its slate of candidates for its board of directors for election at the company's annual meeting to be held Wednesday, May 5, 2021. 

Federal Reserve Board Announces Termination Of Enforcement Action With Santander Holdings USA, Inc. And Santander Consumer USA, Inc.

Date 04/02/2021

The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below:

Santander Holdings USA, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts and Santander Consumer USA, Inc., Dallas, Texas
Written Agreement dated March 21, 2017 (PDF)
Terminated February 2, 2021

ESMA Chair Steven Maijoor Delivers Keynote Speech At Conference On FinTech And Regulation

Date 04/02/2021

ESMA Chair, Steven Maijoor, addressed today senior policymakers and industry at the 5th Annual Conference on ‘FinTech and Regulation: New Challenges and New Solutions’. His speech touched upon: digitalisation: risks and opportunities; accelerating trends; and safe navigation.

Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman To Present At Goldman Sachs Technology And Internet Conference 2021

Date 04/02/2021

Who: Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman     

What: Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference 2021     

When: Wednesday, February 10, 2021   4:30 PM ET     

Where: Ms. Friedman’s presentations will be webcast at Nasdaq’s Investor Relations Website: ir.nasdaq.com/events.cfm

SEC Charges Investment Adviser And Others With Defrauding Over 17,000 Retail Investors

Date 04/02/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged three individuals and their affiliated entities with running a Ponzi-like scheme that raised over $1.7 billion from securities issued by a New York-based asset management firm and registered investment adviser, GPB Capital.  The SEC also charged GPB Capital with violating the whistleblower protection laws. 

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security QCOM-RM

Date 04/02/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 04.02.2021, 18-28 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 10435) and initial margins (up to 22.5 %) for the security QCOM-RM were changed. New values are available here

FinTech ZEN Partners With SIA To Enhance Financial Services For E-Commerce In Europe - ZEN Provides New Financial And Shopping Tool With Unique Benefits And Additional Protection Of Its Clients’ Transactions - SIA’s Technology Infrastructure Will Process All The Transactions Made Using Physical And Virtual Cards Issued By ZEN For Online And Offline Payments In Over 150 Currencies

Date 04/02/2021

ZEN (zen.com), a newly launched licensed European fintech company, and SIA, a leading European hi-tech company in the payment services and infrastructures sector, controlled by CDP Equity, have announced their partnership to bring ZEN’s innovative digital financial solution to consumers and entrepreneurs in 32 European countries [1], including the UK.

Europex Consultation Response: Updating The EU Emissions Trading System

Date 04/02/2021

Europex welcomes the opportunity to participate in the Commission’s public consultation to update the EU Emission Trading System (EU ETS) and align it with the increased decarbonisation targets. The EU ETS is Europe’s most successful policy to combat climate change and the key carbon pricing instrument to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at least cost. To this end, it is important to ensure that this revision strengthens the role of the EU ETS and continues to commit to strong market principles that safeguard the undistorted price signals, efficiency, transparency and liquidity of the emissions market.