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The Global Blockchain Business Council Strengthens Board With Appointment Of Alex Tai, Former Virgin Group Director Of Special Projects And Founder Of Zest The Agency

Date 12/03/2019

The Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC), the leading industry association for the blockchain ecosystem, has appointed Alex Tai, founder and chair of Zest The Agency, a fully integrated marketing and digital agency, to its board.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change On Securities Market - LPSB

Date 12/03/2019

CCP NCC is changing PcH_max parameter value that defines price up limit for LPSB shares on Securities market starting from March 13, 2019:

Confluence Appoints Jory Wheeler As Senior Vice President Of Engineering - Industry Veteran To Oversee Confluence’s Software Development Globally

Date 12/03/2019

Confluence, a global leader in investment data management automation for regulatory, financial and investor reporting, today announced that Jory Wheeler has joined the firm as Senior Vice President of Engineering. In this role, he is responsible for managing all aspects of the software development process so that Confluence can continue to deliver industry-leading data management products for its asset, fund management and service provider clients. The role was created to streamline and strengthen the development process for Confluence’s data aggregation, management and reporting solutions that help optimize performance, regulatory reporting and investor communications for many of the world’s top financial companies. Wheeler reports directly to Todd Moyer, who was recently promoted to President.

Fintech Adoption Is Driving Wholesale Banking Business Goals

Date 12/03/2019

• Survey show implementation of a institutional fintech solution is helping banks realise their business goals
• The adoption of new technologies is always supported at bank board-level
• However, navigating organisational decision making still remains a challenge for both

Comment By Nigel Driffield, Professor Of International Business, Warwick Buinsess School: UK Government Priority Must Be Preventing 'No Deal' Brexit If PM's Deal Is Rejected

Date 12/03/2019

Ahead of tonight's House of Commons vote on Theresa May's Brexit deal,

Nigel Driffield, professor of international business at Warwick Buinsess School, said: “Those who are saying, “Let’s just get this done,” really mean, “Please make this go away”, because whatever form of Brexit we have will lead to 10 years of negotiations and recriminations.

TickSmith To Power New CanDeal Market Data Hub

Date 12/03/2019

CanDeal, the leading institutional electronic marketplace for Canadian debt and derivatives trading, has selected TickSmith to power its recently-announced market data platform. By deploying the TickSmith Data Pooling Platform, CanDeal is able to more quickly and reliably launch the DataVault Innovations data-as-a-service business.

Connamara Systems Launches New Matching Engine Technology Platform, EP3

Date 12/03/2019

Connamara Systems, a leading provider of exchange matching engine technology, today announced that its EP3 (Exchange Platform 3) technology is live and available. Deployable in a private, public, or hybrid-cloud approach, EP3 enhances performance for small-to-midsize exchanges across a wide range of asset classes, both regulated and non-regulated, providing price transparency and improved liquidity. 

Pico Extends Global Buildout With Strategic New Hires, Additional Offices And Increased Data Center Presence In Asia Pacific (APAC)

Date 12/03/2019

Pico, the leading infrastructure, connectivity, data and cloud technology provider to the global financial services community, is pleased to announce its continued global expansion into the world’s major financial markets with several strategic new hires, additional offices and increased data center presence in Asia Pacific (APAC). 

LCH Expands Non-Deliverable Interest Rate Swaps Offering

Date 12/03/2019

• Brazilian Real, Chilean Peso, Colombian Peso, Taiwan Dollar, and Thai Baht-denominated non-deliverable interest rate swaps now being cleared at LCH
• Bank of America Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan, and Standard Chartered among first participants to clear the new products
• Members and clients have cleared all five currencies at launch
• SwapClear now offers clearing for derivatives across 26 currencies

International Financial Entity License Granted For Digital Asset Custodian San Juan Mercantile Bank & Trust

Date 12/03/2019

The San Juan Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (SJMX) and the San Juan Mercantile Bank & Trust International Corp. (SJMBT) today announced that SJMBT has received its license to operate from the Puerto Rico Office of the Commission of Financial Institutions (OCIF).  The license authorizes SJMBT to operate as an International Financial Entity (IFE) under the banking regulations of OCIF, subject to the rules of the Bank Secrecy Act, including all applicable Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations.