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Dubai Financial Market Licenses “Al Ramz Capital” And “Al Ansari Financial Services” For Short Term Margin Trading

Date 26/01/2021

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) announced that it has licensed Al Ramz Capital” and “Al Ansari Financial Services” as short term margin trading trading providers, lifting the total number of providers on the market to three brokerage firms.

Finastra And HCL Partner To Provide Digital Treasury As A Service In The Cloud - Managed Service Offering Helps Banks To Transform Treasury Operations Quickly And Cost-Effectively.

Date 26/01/2021

Today Finastra, one of the world’s largest fintechs, announced a partnership with HCL Technologies, a leading global technology company, to provide treasury management technology in the cloud to smaller banks across Northern Europe, North America, India and the Philippines. The partnership brings to market a new Digital Treasury as a Service offering, which enables banks to manage their treasury operations more efficiently and effectively.

Saxo Q1 Outlook: The Commodity Bull Market

Date 26/01/2021

Saxo Bank, the online trading and investment specialist, has today published its Q1 2021 Quarterly Outlook for global markets, including trading ideas covering equities, FX, currencies, commodities, and bonds, as well as a range of central macro themes impacting client portfolios.

LuxSE Acquires Major Stake In Luxembourg Start-Up Tetrao

Date 26/01/2021

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) today announced the acquisition of a 22.8% stake in the Luxembourg-based technology company Tetrao International. Tetrao powers its technology with artificial intelligence to provide data services including document, websites and information handling. LuxSE is the first financial institution to invest in Tetrao, a move that reflects its decision to make data a core part of its growth strategy.

DTCC Statement On Senate Confirmation Of Janet Yellen

Date 26/01/2021

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) issued the following statement in response to Senate confirmation of new U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen:

“We congratulate Janet Yellen on her historic confirmation as the first woman to serve as US Secretary of the Treasury. The Senate confirmation recognizes Secretary Yellen’s distinguished record of public service and her dedication to ensuring the transparency and security of global financial markets. Her previous work as chair of the Federal Reserve, as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and as chair of the Council of Economic Advisers established her as a leader in economic thought and finance policy. We look forward to collaborating with Secretary Yellen on the critical issues facing our industry and working together to protect the safety and stability of markets

Cecabank Chooses Broadridge To Provide Automated Proxy Voting Service - SRD II Proxy Solution From Broadridge Has Enabled Cecabank To Broaden Its Services To Satisfy Incoming Regulation Deadline From The Spanish Government

Date 26/01/2021

To broaden its services related to new mandatory obligations under the updated Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD II) Cecabank S.A., one of the largest global custodian banks in Spain, has selected Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global Fintech leader, to provide them with Broadridge’s leading global proxy voting solution.

Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange: Notice On The Optimization Of The Foreign Exchange Conversion Mechanism For Overseas Clients And Overseas Brokers Concerning Daily Settlement Of Trades In Specified Domestic Futures Products

Date 26/01/2021

To all members,

To further facilitate the engagement of overseas clients and overseas brokers in trades of specified domestic futures products (SDFPs), the foreign exchange (FX) conversion mechanism for the daily settlement of such trades has been optimized. The related matters are hereby notified as follows:

SIX Welcomes New Structured Product Issuer Exane Solutions (Luxembourg) SA

Date 26/01/2021

The Swiss Stock Exchange welcomes Exane Solutions (Luxembourg) SA as the 21st issuer for structured products and Exane Derivatives SNC as a new trading participant.

Press Conference By ASO Taro, Japan's Deputy Prime Minister, Minister Of Finance, And Minister Of State For Financial Services - Sustainable Finance

Date 26/01/2021

[Opening remarks:]

I would like to mention about the establishment of a panel of experts on sustainable finance.

In seeking to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, creating a virtuous cycle between the economy and the environment has become a key issue for the government.

Overview Of The M&A And Restructuring Market Of Shenzhen Stock Exchange In 2020

Date 26/01/2021

M&A and restructuring are important instruments of the capital market to optimize resource allocation and serve high-quality development of the real economy. In 2020, SZSE actively practiced the principles of “system building, non-intervention, and zero tolerance” and followed the working requirements of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) of “standing in awe of the market, rule of law, professionalism and risks and pooling the efforts of all sides to develop the capital market”. SZSE gave full play to the role of M&A and restructuring as the main channel and deeply engaged in regulatory services that cover the whole chain of M&A and restructuring. In addition, it continued to optimize market functions and energize market entities, and effectively supported listed companies in accelerating transformation and upgrading, forestalling risks and addressing challenges and achieving high-quality development.