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SET: LiVE Platform, NIA, TCELS And KPMG Jointly Groom New Economy Entrepreneurs For The Capital Market

Date 26/03/2024

LiVE Platform, developed by LiVE Fin Corp Co., Ltd. under the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) group, jointly with alliances in the government and private sectors consisting of Thailand Center of Excellence for Life Sciences (Public Organization) (TCELS), National Innovation Agency (Public Organization) (NIA), and KPMG Thailand, has launched a new initiative called the New S Curve to Capital Market project. The initiative offers a pool of expertise to support entrepreneurs in three target industries: Life Science, High Technology and High Growth, to integrate knowledge into their business operation and development. The target companies also have an opportunity to receive financial support and other benefits to scale for the quality businesses which are ready to enter the capital market, and instrumental to driving the country's growth eventually. SMEs and startups can apply now until April 26, 2024.

ESMA Consults On Rules For External Reviewers Of EU Green Bonds

Date 26/03/2024

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, today launched a consultation on Draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) related to the registration and supervision of external reviewers under the EU Green Bond Regulation (EuGB).

UK Financial Conduct Authority Warns Firms And Finfluencers To Keep Their Social Media Ads Lawful

Date 26/03/2024

Guidance for memes, reels and gaming streams promoting financial services has been published by the FCA today.

C-Suite At Proprietary Trading Firms In EU Spend More Than Three Times As Much Time On Regulation Than Those In The US: Acuiti Proprietary Trading Management Insight Report

Date 26/03/2024

The scale of regulations facing EU-based proprietary trading firms is laid bare today in the latest Acuiti Proprietary Trading Management Insight Report, which finds that senior executives at EU firms spend more than three times as much time on regulation than their counterparts in the US.

UK Technology Working Group Publish Second Fund Tokenisation Report

Date 26/03/2024

The City Minister’s industry group for examining the impact of technology on the UK’s investment management sector publishes its second report.

Neil Acworth Joins Encompass Corporation As CISO, Bringing Decades Of Industry Experience To Bolster Trust Guarantee For Global Banks

Date 26/03/2024

Encompass Corporation, the global provider of real-time digital Know Your Customer (KYC) profiles, has appointed Neil Acworth as its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) as part of its focus on delivering gold-standard information security processes to global banks.

Solactive Grows Partnership With Leverage Shares To Launch Six New Leveraged ETPs On The London Stock Exchange

Date 26/03/2024

Solactive is pleased to announce its next collaboration with Leverage Shares, a leading UK-based issuer of exchange traded products (ETPs), to provide both fixed basket and single stock indices that will underpin Leverage Shares’ new suite of long and short leveraged ETPs launching on the London Stock Exchange. Solactive will calculate the indices and Leverage Shares is providing levered market exposure through various asset classes and strategies, catering to the needs of both retail and institutional investors seeking targeted derivative-based investment vehicles.

Egomnia Lists On The Professional Segment Of Euronext Growth Milan

Date 26/03/2024

• 4th listing of 2024 on Euronext Growth Milan

• 9th listing on Euronext in 2024

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Welcomes The 1st UAE Bond ETF In The GCC - Chimera JP Morgan UAE Bond UCITS ETF – To Its Listing Platform

Date 26/03/2024

• Chimera JP Morgan UAE Bond UCITS ETF listed on the ADX gives investors access to more than 100 bonds of UAE companies

Best-Performing Fund Brands In Europe And Globally According To The 2024 Broadridge Fund Brand 50 Report - BlackRock Maintains Top Position In Broadridge's Fund Brand 50 Global Asset Manager Rankings, But ESG Runs Into Trouble In Europe

Date 26/03/2024

The latest edition of Broadridge's Fund Brand 50 (FB50), an annual research study by global Fintech leader Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) was released today, highlighting the world's best-performing third-party asset management brands. The study reveals that cautious European investors put the squeeze on the asset management industry – parking cash in bank savings accounts and money market funds – and scrutinising asset manager credentials like never before. As slowing growth colours global economic forecasts in 2024, fund groups need to play to their strengths and flex their brand attributes to compete in a saturated market that cannot sustain the current levels of competition.