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Crypto Investors Don’t Always Prioritize Key Metrics, New Broadridge Study Finds - First Of Its Kind Survey Provides Insights Into How Crypto Investors Analyze Assets

Date 11/07/2023

Despite a persistent interest in crypto assets, a majority of investors don’t prioritize the metrics experienced crypto traders tout when assessing the viability and attractiveness of crypto assets, according to a new Digital Disclosure Survey from global Fintech leader, Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE: BR).

DIFC First To Join Forces With AIMA As Five Additional Hedge Funds Establish, Reaffirms Role As A Global Hub For Alternative Investments And Hedge Funds

Date 11/07/2023

• Agreement with AIMA further solidifies DIFC’s role as the region’s preferred global hub for alternative investments and hedge funds
•  Enables DIFC to collaborate with AIMA’s network of over 2,100 corporate members with over USD2.5 trn hedge fund and/or private credit assets
• The five new hedge funds in DIFC, with a range of investment strategies, will relocate senior employees to Dubai who will undertake portfolio management and investor relation activities from the Centre.
• New joiners include Hudson Bay Capital, Asia Research and Capital Management, King Street Capital, Balyasny Asset Management and Verition Fund Management LLC
• Demonstrating broader growth across alternative investment classes, new private equity firms establishing regional offices in DIFC in Q2 2023 include TPG Global, Rockpoint and CVC Capital Partners demonstrating the Centre’s strength as a thriving environment for international firms in the alternative investments sector

Propellant.Digital Secures Strategic Investment Led By Volta Ventures To Improve Transparency In Fixed Income Markets - Investment In Capital Markets FinTech Firm Is Designed To Enhance Trading Analytics Platform And Fuel New Business Growth

Date 11/07/2023

Propellant.digital (“Propellant”), the analytics FinTech which captures and analyses global trading activity to drive business decisions, has secured a strategic investment led by Volta Ventures, the seed and early-stage venture capital firm focused on software startups.

New Commercial Director Joins ZEDRA’s Fund Solutions Team

Date 11/07/2023

• Mark McKeary’s focus will be on expanding the funds services business from its London location
• The appointment follows ZEDRA’s rapid growth in the funds sector, with operations in key jurisdictions catering to a global clientele

Monetary Authority Of Singapore And National Bank Of Cambodia Set Up Financial Transparency Corridor To Support SMEs

Date 11/07/2023

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on a Financial Transparency Corridor (FTC) initiative. The initiative aims to establish supporting digital infrastructures to facilitate trade and cross-border related financial services between small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore and Cambodia.

UK Investment Research Review Recommends Rebundling Transparently

Date 11/07/2023

Mike Carrodus, CEO of Substantive Research, the research discovery and research spend analytics provider for the buy side, provides the following views and quotes regarding the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s speech at the Mansion House yesterday.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Bans RaffAello Capital Limited’s Former Responsible Officer For Two Years Over IPO Sponsor Failures

Date 11/07/2023

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has prohibited Mr Tsang Kwong Fai, a former responsible officer (RO) and sponsor principal of RaffAello Capital Limited (RaffAello), from re-entering the industry for two years from 11 July 2023 to 10 July 2025 for breaching the SFC’s Code of Conduct.

4OTC Partners With Quod Financial For Digital Assets Trading

Date 11/07/2023

4OTC, the FinTech provider of connectivity services for Digital Assets and FX, today announced a strategic partnership with Quod Financial, the provider of multi-asset advanced trading solutions. This collaboration delivers an unparalleled trading solution for digital assets by bringing together 4OTC's robust API and extensive exchange and OTC connectivity with Quod Financial's advanced O/EMS platform.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Continues Crackdown On Unregistered Crypto ATMs In The UK

Date 11/07/2023

Since the start of 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has visited and inspected 34 locations across the UK suspected of hosting crypto ATMs. 

Unrivalled Connectivity, Unlimited Possibilities, Written By, Nicolas Aguzin, HKEX Chief Executive Officer

Date 11/07/2023

The last time I sat down to write a blog, I wrote about the exciting new developments in our Connect Story; the next chapter in our journey and one full of enhancements, innovations and new initiatives to come.