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DRW Executes Intraday Repo Transactions With Societe Generale And Another Global Tier 1 Bank, Expanding Broadridge’s DLR Platform - Bi-Lateral Intraday Repo Trade Executions Paving The Way For Broader Adoption Of Repo For Intraday Funding

Date 23/05/2023

Global Fintech leader Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), today announced that DRW, Societe Generale and another global tier 1 bank have successfully executed intraday repo transactions on Broadridge’s Distributed Ledger Repo (DLR) platform. These latest transactions build on the momentum of DLR’s first intraday repo transaction in April 2023 and further expands the network across the global repo community. 

Comment On IOSCO Crypto Market Recommendations, From Kroll

Date 23/05/2023

Haydn Jones, Global Lead of Blockchain and Crypto solutions at Kroll, comments:

“The recommendations published today by IOSCO are an important push for jurisdictions around the world to get on with regulating crypto assets. We already know that cryptocurrencies can be highly regulatable. Much of the data associated with many leading cryptocurrencies is in publicly accessible digital ledgers, meaning that the FCA, or any other regulator around the world, should be able to examine the regulatory compliance of transactions or holdings at any time. Putting in place the frameworks to do so is a vital step in order to protect against criminal activity, but also to allow for everyone to benefit from the underlying technology that cryptocurrencies rely on."

ACER Invites Experts To Provide Their Views On The Definition Of Structural Congestion In Electricity Networks

Date 23/05/2023

ACER invites EU electricity experts to help identify and define 'structural congestion' in electricity networks. The Regulation on capacity allocation and congestion management (CACM) defines structural congestion in rather vague terms as congestion:

GTN Selects Scila's AML, Risk, And Trade Surveillance Solutions To Further Strengthen Its Commitment To A Safe Investment And Trading Environment

Date 23/05/2023

GTN, a successful fintech pioneer with decades of success making investment and trading accessible for all, selected Scila AML for transaction monitoring, Scila Risk for market risk, and Scila Surveillance for trade surveillance, provided by the Stockholm-based leading independent financial market technology provider Scila AB.

Freemarket Secures Growth Capital Investment From Baird Capital

Date 23/05/2023

Today, Freemarket, a leading fintech platform for regulated B2B cross-border payments and currency exchange, announced a growth capital investment from Baird Capital’s Global Private Equity Fund. The investment supports Freemarket's continuing fast growth and international expansion, as well as providing a partial cash-out to existing shareholders. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

Wiener Börse Collaborates With NowCM To Facilitate The Streamlined Listing Of Debt Securities

Date 23/05/2023

Wiener Börse and NowCM have entered into a cooperation on the listing for debt securities. Standardised documentation and processes will expedite the listing procedure on the Vienna MTF, an exchange-regulated market operated by Wiener Börse. NowCM is the leading European digital solutions provider for the primary debt markets operating a pan-European platform for bond and commercial paper issuance. Joint clients will benefit from the cost-efficient way to list their debt securities on a reputable EU stock exchange.

Nasdaq Nordic Colo Deployment Further Strengthens TNS’ European Exchange Footprint And Managed Hosting Services

Date 23/05/2023

Transaction Network Services (TNS) is now live within the Nasdaq Nordic colocation data center enabling the organization to offer managed hosting services and exchange access via Layer 1 connectivity to Nasdaq Nordic’s Equity and Derivatives markets.

OKX Applies For Regulatory Approval In France

Date 23/05/2023

OKX, the world's second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume and a leading Web3 technology company, today announced it has filed application in France to become a registered Digital Asset Service Provider (DASP) under the rigorous requirements set out by Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR).

London Stock Exchange Group PLC Transaction In Own Shares

Date 23/05/2023

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) announces that it has purchased the following number of its voting ordinary shares of 6^79/86 pence each on the London Stock Exchange through its corporate stockbroker Citigroup Global Markets Limited (Citi) as part of the third tranche of its share buyback programme, as announced on 20 March 2023:

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Concludes Consultation On Regulation Of Virtual Asset Trading Platforms

Date 23/05/2023

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today released the Consultation Conclusions on the Proposed Regulatory Requirements for Virtual Asset Trading Platform Operators Licensed by the SFC .