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Validus Risk Management Appoints Gianluca Lorenzon As Head Of Fund Finance Advisory In London

Date 02/11/2022

Validus Risk Management (Validus), the leading independent financial risk advisory and technology firm, today announces that it has appointed Gianluca Lorenzon as Head of Fund Finance Advisory, to be based in its London office.

Opening Address By Mr Lawrence Wong, Deputy Prime Minister And Minister For Finance, And Deputy Chairman Of The Monetary Authority Of Singapore, At The Singapore FinTech Festival On 2 November 2022

Date 02/11/2022

1. I am so happy to join you this morning for the Singapore FinTech Festival. 

2. I am glad that we are finally back with the Festival, and seeing the energy and vibrancy of everyone coming together for an in-person event. 

iBroker Joins Spectrum Markets As Newest European Member

Date 02/11/2022

• Online specialised derivatives broker will shortly enable retail investors in Spain and Italy to trade leveraged instruments on the regulated trading venue
• Trading will be 24 hours a day, five days a week, with pan-European volume consolidated in a single order book
• Significant potential exists for securitised derivatives in the Spanish market
  
  

Market Volatility Forces Change In Sell-Side Execution Methods As The Electronification Of Fixed Income Trading Continues – valantic FSA’s latest Sell-Side Fixed Income Expert Network Report

Date 02/11/2022

The electronification of Fixed Income trading continues unabated according to the most recent Sell-Side Fixed Income Expert Network Report, produced by Acuiti in association with valantic FSA. Over 75% of the Expert Network, a group of senior sell-side fixed income executives from across the globe, reported that flow to electronic trading platforms from their client base had increased during the first half of 2022, with over a quarter of the network pointing to a significant increase.

UnionBank Goes Live On METACO Harmonize To Launch Cryptocurrency Services - Leading Philippine Bank Leverages Digital Asset Custody Orchestration Platform To Become The First Universal Bank In The Country To Pilot Cryptocurrency Exchange Services

Date 02/11/2022

METACO, the leading provider of digital asset management technology to complex, global financial institutions, today announces that Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), one of the largest universal banks in the Philippines, has gone live on METACO’s flagship platform, Harmonize, to pilot the launch of crypto services for its clients.

Securities Commission Malaysia, Agro-Based Agencies Eye Alternative Financing For Agriculture Sector

Date 02/11/2022

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and key agriculture agencies have discussed ways to address financing gaps faced by Micro, Small and Medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) involved in the agriculture sector in a bid to boost the country’s food security.

Financial Planning For Singaporeans Enhanced With Insurance Data On SGFinDex

Date 02/11/2022

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Smart Nation and Digital Government Group (SNDGG) announced today that individuals will now be able to digitally access and aggregate information on their life, accident and health insurance policies held across different participating insurers.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore: First Industry Pilot For Digital Asset And Decentralised Finance Goes Live

Date 02/11/2022

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that the first industry pilot under MAS’ Project Guardian [1] that explores potential decentralised finance (DeFi) applications in wholesale funding markets has completed its first live trades. More industry pilots have been launched to test the application of asset tokenisation and DeFi across a broader range of use cases in the financial sector.

Singapore Ministry Of Finance And Monetary Authority Of Singapore Launch Process To Digitalise Banker’s Guarantees And Insurance Bonds

Date 02/11/2022

The Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today launched eGuarantee@Gov, a simple and secure digital process for businesses and individuals to provide a banker’s guarantee or insurance bond (collectively, “guarantee”) to government agencies within a day. It was jointly developed with the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS)   and in consultation with the General Insurance Association of Singapore (GIA).

HKEX: Trading In Securities And Derivatives Markets Suspended Due To Issuance Of Typhoon Signal No. 8

Date 02/11/2022

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) today (Wednesday) announced that trading in the securities market, including Stock Connect trading, and derivatives markets will be suspended at 13:55, due to the issuance of Typhoon Signal No. 8. There will be no After-Hours Trading session today.