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BCause LLC Announces Engagement Of ASGARD Partners & Co. As Capital Markets Advisor For $25 Million Series B Capital Raise

Date 16/05/2018

BCause LLC, creator of what is believed to be the world’s first full-stack cryptocurrency ecosystem, today announced that the firm has engaged ASGARD Partners & Co.* as its exclusive Capital Markets Advisor for a Series B capital raise of $25 million in equity. After launching its cryptocurrency mining facility in February, BCause is in the process of establishing a spot market and, pending regulatory approval, a derivatives exchange and clearing house.

Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA: Ex Dividend Of NOK 4.20 Today

Date 16/05/2018

Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA's annual general meeting 15 May 2018 resolved to pay a dividend of NOK 4.20 to shareholders as of 15 May 2018. The share will be traded ex dividend from today, 16 May 2018.

The Financial Conduct Authority’s Business Plan And Priorities - Speech By Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive At The UK Financial Conduct Authority, Delivered At The BIBA 2018 Annual Conference & Exhibition, Manchester

Date 16/05/2018

Highlights

• The FCA has 7 cross-sector priority areas that we have identified, based on assessments of where intervention can have the greatest impact, or where there is the greatest harm or potential for harm to our objectives.
• We are seeing the application of technological innovation to the business of general insurance.
• We see insurers very active in the Big Data and data-use field

Dubai Financial Market Achieves 100% Compliance In Listed Companies’ Disclosure Of Q1-2018 Results

Date 16/05/2018

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that its listed companies have recorded a 100% compliance regarding the disclosure of Q1-2018 results within the deadline of 45 days from the end of the period.

Noor Bank Rings Bell To Celebrate Listing Of A USD 500 Million Sukuk On Nasdaq Dubai

Date 16/05/2018

• Capital raised supports bank’s rapid growth as a universal Islamic bank across UAE
• Successful issuance with five-year term oversubscribed 2.1 times
• Listing underlines Dubai’s No. 1 position globally for Sukuk at USD 59.72 billion

ICE Futures Europe Emissions Auction Result

Date 16/05/2018

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, announced that today’s auction of 4,593,500 EU Allowances (EUAs) held on behalf of the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) was cancelled as a result of the total volume of bids falling short of the volume of the allowances being auctioned.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Highlights Concerns Noted In Licensing Applications

Date 16/05/2018

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today published the latest issue of its SFC Compliance Bulletin: Intermediaries to highlight its concerns when it considers licensing applications and provide an update on the implementation of the Manager-In-Charge (MIC) regime.

eToro Announces Expansion Plans - Launch Of A Crypto Exchange And Wallet - Bringing Crypto Offering To The U.S. Market

Date 16/05/2018

Global investment platform eToro has today announced plans to expand its cryptocurrency capabilities with the launch of an exchange and a digital wallet.  eToro will also bring its cryptocurrency offer to the United States, launching the platform to U.S. customers later this year under the leadership of the newly appointed U.S. Managing Director Guy Hirsch.

RSU Selects GoldenSource To Provide Central Service Backbone With Market Data Solution

Date 16/05/2018

GoldenSource, the leading independent provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) and Master Data Management (MDM) solutions for the risk and banking industry, announced today that Munich based RSU Rating Service Unit GmbH & Co. KG has chosen its Market Data Solution.

The Disruption House Closes Significant Funding Round - Announces New Executive Advisory Board

Date 16/05/2018

The Disruption House (TDH), the leading financial technology benchmarking and data analytics business is pleased to announce they have closed a significant funding round and the creation of their executive advisory board. The funding was raised from a small group of private investors and will enable the firm to complete production of their unique benchmarking and performance tracking platform. TDH is helping to dismantle existing barriers to engagement between financial institutions and the technology vendors by quantifying and qualifying startup risks, enabling FinTechs to differentiate themselves, and buyers to transact faster and with confidence.