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ADVFN Provides Market-Leading Level 2 With Addition Of Aquis Exchange Data - ‘Level 3 Montage’ Now Includes LSE, Chi-X, BATS And AQX Order Books - ADVFN (LSE:AFN) Is Bringing The Most Comprehensive Level 2 To An Even Greater Number Of Private Investors

Date 25/02/2020

Visitors to global stocks, shares and crypto information website ADVFN (www.advfn.com) can access the site’s unique Level 3 Montage, which amalgamates the order books of LSE, Chi-X, BATS and now pan-European equities trading venue Aquis Exchange (AQX). Traders and investors can see the entire market in one place with the product revealing the true market depth for London stocks by showing liquidity from four different venues.

Crux Informatics And Euronext FX Enter Agreement To Broaden Delivery Of FX Market Data Product

Date 25/02/2020

Crux Informatics ("Crux") has entered an agreement with Euronext FX, a leading foreign exchange ECN, to enable broad market delivery of their FX Market Data. Crux is a cloud-based data delivery and operations platform with the mission to connect customers with data suppliers around the globe. Crux will now enable any authorized data consumer to easily access Euronext FX Market Data through various easy-to-use and flexible delivery methods.

Aligning Registered Investment Advisor Technology Use And Custodial Priorities - Aite Group Expects The Regulatory Landscape To Help Accelerate The Development Of More Collaborative Client-Facing Technologies, Which Will Better Align With Advisor Needs.

Date 25/02/2020

Custodians continue to focus on enhancing their long-term value proposition in an environment in which the economics of transactions, investment products, and advisory models are compressing. In the midst of this economic upheaval in wealth management, custodians and vendors are overlooking the immediate problems that advisors have with existing technology and how they are spending their time. Aligning Registered Investment Advisor Technology Use and Custodial Priorities, the newest Aite Group report, explores advisor demographics, time allocation, the use of business applications, technology pain points, and potential solutions. 

SSY Futures Invests Further In Metals

Date 25/02/2020

SSY Futures is strengthening its team with the appointment of Jake Constable as Senior LME Broker. Jake joins from FC Stone and Toyota Tsusho Metals Limited where he spent the last eight years helping build their LME businesses.

Statement On UK Financial Conduct Authority Data Breach

Date 25/02/2020

The FCA was recently made aware that, in a response to a Freedom of Information Act request published on our website in November 2019, certain underlying confidential information may have been accessible. The response related to the number and nature of new complaints made against the FCA and handled by the Complaints Team between 2 January 2018 and 17 July 2019. The publication of this information was a mistake by the FCA.

Dubai Financial Services Authority Fines Company USD 105,000 for Unauthorised Activity - Enness Limited Acted Outside The Limits Of Its DIFC Representative Office Licence

Date 25/02/2020

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) today announced that it has fined Enness Limited (Enness DIFC), a DIFC Representative Office. The DFSA fined Enness DIFC USD 105,000 (approximately AED 386,000) for engaging in unauthorised activity outside the scope of its Representative Office DFSA Licence.

Securities Commission Malaysia And Bursa Malaysia Announce The Setting Up Of A Regulatory Subsidiary

Date 25/02/2020

The Securities Commission Malaysia (“SC”) and Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia”) today announced that Bursa Malaysia will establish a wholly-owned subsidiary to assume the regulatory functions currently undertaken by Bursa Malaysia (“Bursa RegSub”).

TriOptima Expands triResolve Margin To Offer SWIFT Payment Infrastructure

Date 25/02/2020

TriOptima, a leading infrastructure service that helps to lower costs and to mitigate risk in OTC derivatives markets, today announced that it is extending its award-winning triResolve Margin collateral management service to support automated SWIFT payment capabilities.

Blockchain Security Company CoolBitX Raises USD $16.75 Million Series B Funding Round - Investment Round Was Led By SBI Crypto Investment Co., Ltd., With Monex Group, BitSonic, And The National Development Fund Of Taiwan In Participation

Date 25/02/2020

CoolBitX, a blockchain security company that is building the infrastructure necessary to close the gap between the mainstream market and crypto industry, announced today that it has closed USD $16.75 million in its Series B funding round, led by Japan’s financial group SBI Holdings, with participation from  the National Development Fund of Taiwan, Korean crypto exchange BitSonic, and another Japanese financial group Monex. With this funding, CoolBitX lays down its strategy for 2020: Having rooted its market dominance in Asia, CoolBitX is expanding the Sygna product line’s presence beyond the APAC region as the first-to-market FATF-compliant solution for virtual asset service providers (VASPs) around the world. Regarding bluetooth enabled hardware wallet CoolWallet S, CoolBitX continues to innovate its flagship product with focus on top-of-the-line security, functionality, and usability.

GFH Financial Group Rings Market-Opening Bell At Nasdaq Dubai To Celebrate Listing USD 300 Million Sukuk

Date 25/02/2020

• Bahrain-based institution lists its debt issuance on region’s international exchange
• Dubai maintains its momentum in attracting regional and international Sukuk