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Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange And Virtu Financial Announce The Launch Of Block Crossing For Equity Securities Listed On Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange

Date 08/09/2026

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VIRT), a leading provider of global, multi-asset financial services that delivers liquidity and innovative, transparent products across the complete investment cycle to global markets, and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, one of the largest and fastest growing exchanges in MENA, today announced the launch of POSIT® block-trading indications network for equity securities listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX). 

CPMI-IOSCO: Global Standard-Setting Bodies Publish A Toolkit For Cyber Resilience At Financial Market Infrastructures (FMIs) And A Discussion Paper On FMIs' Reliance On Third-Party Service Providers

Date 08/09/2026

• CPMI-IOSCO are seeking input from stakeholders on a cyber resilience toolkit for financial market infrastructures (FMIs) and on risks to FMIs from third-party service providers.
• The Cyber Resilience Toolkit: Practical Considerations for FMIs supports FMIs in strengthening their cyber resilience frameworks.
• The discussion paper FMIs’ Reliance on Third-Party Service Providers: Challenges and Risks, explores the increased reliance of FMIs on third-party service providers.

CRIF Launches AI Anti-Fraud Solution For Financial Providers To Tackle Tampering During Customer Onboarding

Date 08/09/2026

• CRIF has launched its AI-powered fraud detection service in the UK designed specifically for banks and insurers.
• The service utilises the latest innovations in GenAI to check a wide range of documents, including IDs, bills and bank statements, for visual manipulation.
• The tool identifies fraudulent business details, often left by editing and manipulation activities, which are missed or invisible to manual human onboarding checks.
• CRIF’s research finds two-thirds of UK businesses believe AI could help banks and insurers improve the speed of their financial decisions. 

LAVA Advisory Partners Enters The US With New York Office And Appointment Of Two US-Based Partners

Date 08/09/2026

LAVA Advisory Partners, the London-based mid-market M&A advisory firm, has established the firm’s first permanent presence in the US by opening an office in New York’s Chrysler Building and appointing US-based M&A professionals Carlo Porreca and Helen Dixon as Partners.

ExeQution Analytics Launches FX Solution: Solas

Date 08/09/2026

ExeQution Analytics, the specialist trading analytics company, has launched an FX analytics solution for trading – Solas.

SIX Launches Affordable European Market Data Alternative

Date 08/09/2026

SIX has launched a new data marketplace today that will make data more accessible and affordable through an API-based solution for both institutional and retail traders. The service, SIX Market Signal, publishes real-time and historical data. For institutions, it enables access to market data across a wider variety of users while for the retail clients, it provides first-of-its-kind direct access to real-time exchange data.

EEX Successfully Extends Order Book Trading Hours For Japanese Power Derivatives Market

Date 08/09/2026

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has extended exchange order book trading hours for its Japanese power derivatives market on 7 September 2026.

Reimagining Finance: DIFC To Convene Global Leaders Across Banking, Private Markets, Asset Management, Fintech, Public Policy And Sustainability At Dubai Future Finance Week

Date 08/09/2026

• Already confirmed and growing: over 850 speakers through a coordinated programme of 85+ events, including 12 signature forums, held over 14 stages, making Dubai Future Finance Week the region’s largest gathering for the global finance industry
• The inaugural Dubai Future Finance Week, led by DIFC, is being held between 2 and 6 November 2026
• Held under a central theme of “Finance Reimagined: Where Innovation Meets Policy and Purpose,” the programme spans six defining verticals including FinTech, Tokenisation, Islamic Finance, Family Wealth, Sustainable Finance and Private Capital

Shanghai Futures Exchange: Notice On Self-Regulation Information In August 2026

Date 08/09/2026

Shanghai Futures Exchange (hereinafter referred to as  “the Exchange”) has been on continuous efforts in conducting self-regulation, so as to strengthen the risk management of the futures market, regulate the futures trading activities and protect the legitimate rights and interests of futures market participants. The self-regulation information in August 2026 is listed as follows:

Sustainable Finance That Works: Fostering Long-Term Trust Through Robust Stakeholder Governance - Opening Remarks At Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Forum On Transition Plans: From Disclosures To Delivery - Dr Kelvin Wong, Chairman, 8 September 2026

Date 08/09/2026

Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, a very warm welcome to the SFC Forum on Transition Plans: from Disclosure to Delivery.

Sustainable finance stands as one of the key enablers to advance broad-based stakeholder interests beyond merely shareholder value. It calls on corporations and investors to look beyond profit maximisation and short-term financial metrics, and uphold the longer-term interests of employees, supply chains, local communities, the natural environment and our planet!