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SWIFT’s KYC Registry Accelerates Beyond 1,000 Financial Institutions Worldwide - Success Demonstrates The Benefits Of SWIFT’s Utility Model For Financial Crime Compliance

Date 15/09/2015

SWIFT announces today that more than 1,125 financial institutions have signed up for its Know Your Customer (KYC) Registry, a centralised repository that maintains a standardised set of information about financial institutions required for KYC compliance. KYC Registry adoption has shown strong momentum, with banks in 152 countries now on board. The Registry is well-represented worldwide, with more than 575 institutions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa; over 180 in the Americas; and nearly 375 in the Asia Pacific region.

Ancoa And N2N Connect To Offer Market Surveillance Capabilities Across Asia-Pacific

Date 15/09/2015

N2N Connect, providers of enterprise-wide integrated trading solutions to stock broking firms and banks in Asia-Pacific and Ancoa, providers of contextual surveillance and insightful analytics for exchanges, regulators, buy and sell-side firms, have signed an OEM agreement to offer Ancoa’s full breadth of surveillance capabilities to N2N’s banking and brokerage clients.

Bucharest Stock Exchange To Implement New Trading Program, Based On New Instruments And A Robust Market Structure

Date 15/09/2015

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) will implement a new trading program starting October 5, 2015, after a set of prerequisites were fulfilled, using new instruments and meeting clients’ expectations.

TMX Group CEO Lou Eccleston To Participate In The CIBC Eastern Institutional Investor Conference

Date 14/09/2015

TMX Group CEO Lou Eccleston will be participating in CIBC's 14th annual Eastern Institutional Investor Conference at Le Centre Sheraton in Montréal.

SEC Charges Medical Diagnostics Company Chairman And Two Others Behind Scheme To Manipulate Company Stock

Date 14/09/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the executive chairman of a Massachusetts-based medical diagnostics company and two others with conducting a pump-and-dump scheme that was ultimately thwarted when the SEC suspended trading in the company’s securities before the secretly controlled shares could be dumped on unsuspecting investors.

TheCityUK’s EU Key Facts Report

Date 14/09/2015

Click here to download TheCityUK’s new EU Key Facts Report. 

The report reinforces the important role of the financial and related professional services industry across the European Union – in particular how it:

1. Supports jobs and growth across the EU;
2. Facilitates people’s everyday lives;
3. Supports business investment and finances government.

Metamako Extends Global Reach With Westcon Partnership Agreement

Date 14/09/2015

Australian-based Metamako, the leading specialist in deterministic ultra-low latency devices for the trading community, exchanges and telco providers, has today announced a global supply chain services agreement with WestconGroup (Westcon). Established in response to a continuing and rapid growth in sales, the agreement enables Westcon to take lead responsibility for providing global fulfilment and logistics services to Metamako’s growing client base, particularly across Europe and the United States.

New York State Department of Financial Services Reaches Agreements With 4 Major Banks On New Symphony Chat & Messaging Platform - Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Bank Of New York Mellon Agree To Record-Keeping Requirements And Other Protections To Help Ensure Responsible Use Of Symphony Chat & Messaging - Symphony Marketing Materials Had Touted “Guaranteed Data Deletion” And Other Features That Could Have Hindered Investigations Of Misconduct On Wall Street

Date 14/09/2015

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has reached agreements with Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, and Bank of New York Mellon (“the Four Banks”) on record-keeping requirements and other protections to help ensure the banks’ responsible use of the new Symphony Communications LLC (“Symphony”) chat and messaging platform.  NYDFS had recently expressed concerns that certain Symphony features, such as its promise of “Guaranteed Data Deletion,” could hinder regulatory investigations on Wall Street.

CME Group Chief Financial Officer John Pietrowicz To Present At Barclays Global Financial Services Conference

Date 14/09/2015

CME Group announced today that Chief Financial Officer John Pietrowicz will present at Barclays Global Financial Services Conference, in New York, on Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at 11:15 a.m. (Eastern Time).

ESMA Raises Its Market Risk Indicator To Highest Level

Date 14/09/2015

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today its Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities Report No. 2 for 2015 on European Union (EU) securities markets, covering market developments from January to June 2015. It has also published its Risk Dashboard No. 3 for 2015.