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Thailand Focus 2020 Highlights Thai Capital Market’s Strengths, August 26 - 28

Date 20/08/2020

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will host the annual flagship roadshow "Thailand Focus 2020: Resiliency to Move Forward" online, the first time ever virtual conference, to showcase the strengths and resiliency of the Thai economy ready to bounce back after the country's COVID-19 pandemic has been contained. The event marks the first conference in which Minister of Finance Predee Doachai delivers a special keynote speech to foreign institutional investors to bolster their confidences on the government’s economic-driven policies and gathering key executives of state and private sectors to underscore Thailand's strengths and attractive industries for investment. Top executives from 53 listed companies will provide insights into investment opportunities. The roadshow, organized in collaboration with securities companies in inviting institutional investors from all corners of the world to directly get investment information, will be  held virtually from Bangkok on August 26-28, 2020.    

SGX And FTSE Russell Sign Long-Term Strategic Partnership Agreement Across Asset Classes

Date 20/08/2020

Both parties are developing innovative Asian multi-asset solutions, as evolving investment landscape calls for greater diversification opportunities and high-quality access to Asia

Cybersecurity Becomes The Fastest Growing Start-Up Sector In UK During Covid-19

Date 20/08/2020

• Funding increased by 940% since beginning of lockdown – compared to same period last year
• £496m raised by UK cybersec firms in first half of 2020
• 44% increase in no. of cybersec start-ups in past 2 years
• New cybersec business registered every week
• 90% of infosec sector is made up of fast-growing SME’s
• 55% of the UK’s cyber start-ups based outside of London
• No. of cybersec start-ups in North doubled in last 2 years
• 138% increase in cybersec hiring in the North – whilst London stalls

NICE Actimize Unveils Xceed, A Next-Generation AI-Powered Financial Crime Risk Management Cloud Platform - The Xceed AI Cloud-Native Platform Revolutionizes AML And Fraud Prevention For Financial Services Organizations Of Any Size, Dramatically Accelerating Their Cloud And Digital Transformations

Date 20/08/2020

NICE Actimize (Nasdaq: NICE) today announced the launch of its newest platform, NICE Actimize Xceed, which integrates best-in-class AI, data intelligence, behavioral analytics, and insights within a unified cloud platform designed to bring agility to financial institutions of all sizes, including community and regional banks, that are looking to modernize their financial crime risk management solutions.

Saudi Arabia Capital Market Authority Announces The Carrying On Of Securities Business In The Kingdom By Unauthorized Person

Date 20/08/2020

In line with the Capital Market Authority’s (CMA) responsibilities to protect citizens and investors from unfair and unsound practices and ensure fairness, efficiency and transparency in the market, and in accordance with Article 17 of the Capital Market Law, the CMA announces to the citizens and investors in the capital market that the "New Target Company" through the website (http://www.new-target.co)", is an unauthorised person to carry out securities business in the Kingdom, and that the CMA is in the process of completing the regulatory procedures in this regard.

HKEX Launches New Products And Microstructure Enhancements To Its MSCI Index Derivatives Suite

Date 20/08/2020

• HKEX to launch new futures products on broad-based MSCI Taiwan 25/50 Index
• Confirms early Opening Hours and 100% trading fee waiver for MSCI Taiwan Index Futures
• Programme to support open interest migration and deliver optimized latency to customers

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Commences Criminal Prosecution Against Zeng Lingxi For Obstruction Of Search Operation

Date 20/08/2020

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has commenced criminal proceedings at the Eastern Magistrates’ Court against Ms Zeng Lingxi for obstructing employees of the SFC in the execution of a search warrant and in exercising the powers under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) during a search operation in May 2020.

TransferWise And Mastercard Expand Their Global Partnership

Date 20/08/2020

Mastercard (MA) and TransferWise, today announced an expanded partnership to enable the issuance of cards in any market around the world where Mastercard is accepted and TransferWise is licensed. Mastercard has built a strong partnership with TransferWise, working with the global technology company since its issuance of its first debit card in Europe in 2018. Since then TransferWise has issued over 1 million Mastercard’s globally.

ASX Annual General Meeting And Voting Form

Date 20/08/2020

ASX will hold its AGM at 10.00am (Sydney time) on Wednesday 30 September 2020.

SteelEye Pioneers Groundbreaking Auto-Trade Reconstruction Technology - Paving The Way For Compliance Automation And Reducing Trade Reconstructions From Days To Seconds

Date 20/08/2020

SteelEye, the compliance technology and data analytics firm, has today announced the general release of its pioneering Auto-Trade Reconstruction technology, which reduces the time it takes for a firm to reconstruct a trade from days to seconds.