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CISI IntegrityMatters Test Passes 50,000 Milestone - Helping To Shape Financial Services’ Ethical Backbone

Date 13/06/2017

Introduced in September 2008 the CISI’s IntegrityMatters test has now been sat 50,000 times by candidates from the largest to the smallest UK financial services firms and throughout the world where CISI exams are offered.

FlexTrade Wins ITT Award For Best Buy-Side OMS - FlexONE OEMS Chosen By Readership Of Intelligent Trading Technology

Date 13/06/2017

FlexTrade Systems (@FlexTrade), a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced its FlexONE trading solution has been chosen by the readership of Intelligent Trading Technology as the Best Buy-Side OMS at their inaugural ITT Awards, which was held in New York City on June 8.

Boost Payment Solutions Receives Funding From Mosaik Partners

Date 13/06/2017

Boost Payment Solutions, Inc., a New York-based FinTech serving the B2B payments arena, closed a round of funding from San Francisco-based Mosaik Partners.

Dash Financial Technologies Adds Industry Veteran Robert Boylan To Business Development Team

Date 13/06/2017

Dash Financial Technologies today announced the appointment of Robert Boylan as Managing Director, Business Development. In this role he will be responsible for further building the firm’s business among both its buy and sell side client bases.

Cyborgs Vs Robots: BETTER FINANCE 2017 Research Report On Robo Investing, Advice And Guidance

Date 13/06/2017

Today BETTER FINANCE will release its research report on Robo-Investing at the Seminar on Financial Guidance. Financial Guidance, as opposed to Advice, is a fee-based, rather than commission-based, model. This model should ensure a better alignment with client interests. As such Robo-Investing providers may actually be rather well placed to provide financial guidance and carry it into the future, since we found them to be mostly fee-based.

Galaxy Group Expands Global Start-Up Service Network With US$ 30 Million Investment In IP Group

Date 13/06/2017

Beijing Galaxy World Group (Galaxy Group) announced a US$ 30 million strategic investment in IP Group (LSE: IPO), a well-known British developer of intellectual property-based business. The payment and settlement of relevant shares will be completed no later than 18 August 2017.

IOSCO Task Force Issues Report On The Regulation Of Wholesale Market Conduct

Date 13/06/2017

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions today published IOSCO Task Force Report on Wholesale Market Conduct, which describes the tools and approaches that IOSCO members use to discourage, identify, prevent and sanction misconduct by individuals in wholesale markets.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission And ASIC Sign Fintech Cooperation Agreement

Date 13/06/2017

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today entered into an agreement with the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) to establish a framework for cooperation on financial technology (Fintech). 

Thai PM Leads Economics Team To Showcase The Country’s Strengths At “Thailand’s Big Strategic Move” For Global Investors

Date 13/06/2017

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, along with the economic ministers team led by Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Somkid Jatusripitak, Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong, and Industry Minister Dr. Uttama Savanayana, and jointly with The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), will present Thailand 4.0 strategic development plan to global investors via the upcoming “Thailand’s Big Strategic Move” conference during June 22-23.

Fiserv Announces Firm Offer To Acquire Monitise Plc - Acquisition Expands Digital Technology Suite To Further Enable Financial Institutions To Provide Innovative Experiences And Meet Evolving Expectations

Date 13/06/2017

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today it has reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash offer to acquire Monitise plc (LSE: MONI). The acquisition is expected to accelerate the Fiserv digital strategy and the development of a next-generation digital banking platform for leading financial institutions worldwide.