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DTCC’s Avox Adopts Amazon Web Services Cloud - Leveraging Cloud Computing Will Increase Scalability, Further Enhance The Security Of The Data And Reduce Costs - DTCC To Benefit From 24/7 AWS Support

Date 13/07/2016

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that Avox Data Services, the industry leader in legal entity reference data, has migrated its data servers to Amazon Web Services (AWS). Moving from on premises to AWS is part of a company-wide initiative to implement innovative new technologies that will increase scalability, further enhance the security of the data and reduce costs – three of the most widely-recognised benefits of cloud computing.

Bank Of China (BoC) Becomes First Chinese Financial Institution To List A Green Bond On The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE)

Date 13/07/2016

On July 13, 2016, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) listed, and admitted to trading on its Euro MTF market, four green bonds issued by the BoC.  The bonds were issued by BoC under its US$20,000,000,000 Medium Term Note Programme.  Proceeds raised from the issuance of these green bonds will be used to finance projects that will promote renewable energy, pollution prevention, clean transportation and sustainable water management.  

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Bans Chan Hau Wing For Two Years

Date 13/07/2016

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Chan Hau Wing from re-entering the industry for two years from 13 July 2016 to 12 July 2018 for conducting unauthorized trades in a client’s account (Account) and acted contrary to the internal policy of Yue Xiu Futures Company Limited (Yue Xiu Futures) (Note 1).

Eka Names Sanjay Singla As General Manager, CTRM Software - New Executive Position Created To Support Rapid Adoption Of Eka’s Next-Generation Commodity Management Software

Date 13/07/2016

Eka Software Solutions, the leading global provider of Smart Commodity Management software solutions, announced today that Sanjay Singla has been appointed General Manager, CTRM Software. Mr. Singla is responsible for driving the ongoing development and services of Eka’s next-generation commodity trading and risk management (CTRM) software.

Thomson Reuters Launches Know Your Customer Solution For Africa In Partnership With Barclays Africa, Rand Merchant Bank And Standard Bank Of South Africa

Date 13/07/2016

Thomson Reuters today announced the launch of its Org ID managed service solution for Know Your Customer (KYC) due diligence in South Africa, together with design partner banks Barclays Africa, Rand Merchant Bank (a division of FirstRand Bank) and Standard Bank of South Africa, who have all committed to use the Org ID service to perform KYC on their populations of corporate and institutional banking clients.

OpenDoor Becomes First Women-Owned Bond Trading Platform - Closes $10 Million Capital Raise In Run-Up To 2016 Treasury Launch

Date 13/07/2016

Following the closing of a $10 million investment round, OpenDoor Trading, LLC (“OpenDoor”) has become the first U.S. bond trading platform both majority-owned and majority-controlled by women. The funds will be used to support technology and business development of an innovative ‘all-to-all’ trading platform for off-the-run Treasuries and TIPS.  Launch is scheduled for the fall.

EEX Group Posts Major Volume Growth In The First Half Of 2016

Date 13/07/2016

EEX Group product offering expanded – significant volume increases on the power derivatives market and in the gas segment

Osaka Exchange: Notification Of Trading Suspension- The Night Session Of Trading Day July 19

Date 13/07/2016

Garanti Bankasi Scoops World Finance Award For Best Retail Bank In Turkey

Date 13/07/2016

Times have been tough for banking in recent years, and firms must today contend with wave-upon-wave of new regulation, not to mention enduring public hostility, if they're to succeed in what remains a hyper competitive environment. This is not to say that the situation is all bad, however, and the winners of this year's World Finance Banking Awards are proof that banking is on the up.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In ETFs/ETPs Listed In The United States Reached A New Record High Of 2.256 Trillion US Dollars At The End Of June 2016

Date 13/07/2016

ETFGI the leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, today reported assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in the United States reached a new record high US$2.256 trillion at the end of June 2016, according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s June 2016 global ETF and ETP industry insights report (click here to view the ETFGI asset growth chart for US listed ETFs/ETPs).