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Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Meeting Of The Court Of Directors Held On 14 December 2023

Date 21/02/2024

The Bank's Court of Directors acts as a unitary board, setting the organisation's strategy and budget and taking key decisions on resourcing and appointments. Required to meet a minimum seven times per year, it has five executive members from the Bank and up to nine non-executive members.

Traxys Enhances Commodity Market Risk & Counterparty Risk Management With Quantifi

Date 21/02/2024

Quantifi, a provider of risk, analytics and trading solutions, today announced that it has successfully completed its implementation at Traxys. This implementation enhances the monitoring and management of commodity market and counterparty credit risk across Traxys’ global operations. With a presence in 20 key locations worldwide, Traxys specialises in marketing and sourcing of base metals and concentrates, minor and alloying metals, industrial minerals and chemicals, and materials for steel mills and foundries.

Money’s Too Tight (To Mention) – Speech By Swati Dhingra, Member Of The Bank Of England Monetary Policy Committee, Given At Market News International Connect Event

Date 21/02/2024

In her speech, Swati Dhingra discusses why she voted to lower interest rates at the Monetary Policy Committee's most recent meeting. She emphasises the developments in prices and the striking weakness in consumption, which has not recovered to its pre-pandemic level.

360T Launches Crypto NDF Offering, With Wintermute Asia And Crypto Finance Pioneering The First Trade On The Platform.

Date 21/02/2024

360T facilitated the first Crypto Non-deliverable Forward (NDF) trade between Wintermute Asia and Crypto Finance as the two counterparties.

Adaptive Announces Results Of Joint Performance Testing Of Aeron Technology On Google Cloud

Date 21/02/2024

• Testing shows Adaptive’s Aeron technology coupled with Google Cloud can enable high performance and scale for capital markets.
• Collaborative testing affirms that the cloud's latency and fault tolerance can rival on-premises solutions.
• Aeron achieves sub-20 microsecond performance on Google Cloud with throughput of 4.7 million messages/second

Worldline Extends Partnership With BNP Paribas Fortis To Deliver Best-In-Class And Customer-Centric Issuing Solutions

Date 21/02/2024

Worldline (Euronext: WLN), a global leader in payment services, is extending its partnership with BNP Paribas Fortis, the Belgian subsidiary of the French multinational bank and financial services provider, BNP Paribas. The extension is starting from now on, for five years at least, and focuses on the delivery of best-in-class and customer-centric issuing solutions.

Hong Kong Cross-Agency Steering Group Launches Revamped Website For Sustainable Finance

Date 21/02/2024

The Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group (Steering Group) has revamped its official website (CASG website) with enhanced database and tools to offer a one-stop green and sustainable finance information hub for financial institutions, corporates and the general public.  

Circular On Self-Regulatory Measures Taken By CFFEX In January 2024

Date 21/02/2024

To prevent market risks, maintain orderly operation of the market and protect investors’ legitimate rights and interests, China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) took the following self-regulatory measures against violations of exchange rules in January 2024.

New Greenhouse Gas Emissions Calculation And Estimation Tools To Support Sustainability Reporting: Hong Kong Green And Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group

Date 21/02/2024

The Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group (Steering Group) and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) today launched two greenhouse gas emissions calculation and estimation tools (GHG emissions tools) to facilitate sustainability reporting by corporates and financial institutions in Hong Kong.

ASIC Calls On Industry To Improve Oversight Of Choice Super Performance And Address Issues

Date 21/02/2024

An ASIC review has called out the risk to retirement outcomes for Australians, of holding their superannuation in persistently underperforming options, and called on super trustees, financial advisers, and financial advice licensees to more consistently focus on the performance of Choice super investment options.