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Push And Baker Technology Partner To Deliver Bespoke Real-Time Trading Systems

Date 28/05/2020

Push Technology, the pioneer and leader in real-time data streaming and messaging solutions, today announced  a partnership with Baker Technology, a specialist user interface software engineering firm. Baker builds bespoke trading systems for global investment banks and exchanges, with a core focus on single-dealer and exchange trading systems, and real-time business intelligence applications.

The World Federation Of Exchanges Publishes Update On Industry Cyber Efforts During The Pandemic

Date 28/05/2020

The World Federation of Exchanges (“WFE”), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, today published a report detailing measures the industry has taken to adapt and enhance existing cyber resilience tools during the pandemic, as exchanges and CCPs across the world successfully moved to operate remotely.

South Africa’s Mama Money Expands Global Reach With Western Union - Customers Can Now Send International Money Transfers To 200 Countries And Territories Via The Mama Money Mobile App

Date 28/05/2020

Western Union, a leader in cross-border, cross-currency money movement and payments, and Mama Money, a rapidly growing international money transfer company, have joined forces to enable Mama Money customers to send money to their loved ones around the world via Western Union’s Global Network.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore: “Fairness Metrics” To Aid Responsible AI Adoption In Financial Services

Date 28/05/2020

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that the first phase of the Veritas [1] initiative - a framework for financial institutions to promote the responsible adoption of Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics (AIDA) - will commence with the development of fairness metrics in credit risk scoring and customer marketing. These metrics will help financial institutions validate the fairness of their AIDA solutions in the two use cases. More use cases will be identified in subsequent phases of the initiative.

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority Warns Financial Adviser For Advice To Clients About COVID-19

Date 28/05/2020

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has issued a formal warning to a financial adviser who made recommendations to clients that they urgently move their investments to ‘low risk’ funds in the wake of COVID-19. The adviser failed to clarify that the advice may not be suitable for all clients.

Select Committee On COVID-19 – Opening Statement By ASIC Chair James Shipton, At The Senate Select Committee On COVID-19 Public Hearing, 28 May 2020

Date 28/05/2020

Introduction

Thank you for the opportunity for my fellow Commissioners and me to appear today.

We would like to acknowledge the important work of this Committee.

Our vision is to achieve a fair, strong and efficient financial system for all Australians. Realising this depends on both ensuring:

• that ASIC’s mandate continues, as well as
• that we appropriately respond to prevailing challenges of COVID-19.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Reports Positive Performance Across Asset Classes

Date 27/05/2020

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE or The Exchange) has remained attractive in terms of dividend yield and market valuation ratios, with the All Share Index outperforming peer exchanges in Africa. This was revealed by the Chief Executive Officer, NSE, Mr. Oscar N. Onyema, OON during the Stakeholder Engagement Series which held on Wednesday, 27 May 2020.

Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date May 15, 2020

Date 27/05/2020

At the end of the settlement date of May 15, 2020, short interest in 2,423 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 7,989,729,389 shares compared with 7,740,375,584 shares in 2,422 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of April 30, 2020. The mid-May short interest represents 2.90 days compared with 2.91 days for the prior reporting period.

NYSE Group Consolidated Short Interest Report

Date 27/05/2020

NYSE today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of May 15, 2020.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 27/05/2020

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.