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HKEX Launches New Research Funding Scheme

Date 22/06/2022

• New funding scheme to support innovative research projects that connect today with tomorrow
• Run in partnership with Hong Kong’s universities and focused on supporting projects in finance, business, biotechnology, green finance and ESG

CoinLoan Partners With Elliptic To Bring New Levels Of Crypto Security To Customers

Date 22/06/2022

CoinLoan, the only EU-licensed provider of crypto-loan products, has announced a new partnership with Elliptic, the global leader in cryptoasset risk management. As adoption and investment into crypto continues to increase, so does the risk of cybercrime. The range of cryptoassets and currencies is growing daily and with cybercriminals becoming smarter and devising new schemes to strip investors of their digital assets, it is imperative that crypto platforms such as CoinLoan provide users with industry-leading security. For this reason, CoinLoan has partnered with Elliptic, giving its users increased peace of mind that their loans and investments are safe from scammers.

Finastra And ITC Infotech Extend European Partnership To Deliver Treasury Automation In The Cloud - Users Benefit From Rapidly Deployed, Cloud-Hosted, Treasury As A Service

Date 22/06/2022

Finastra today announced a strategic partnership with ITC Infotech to deliver Finastra’s Fusion Kondor cloud-based Treasury as a Service solution to its growing customer base in Europe. Customers will benefit from increased automation of treasury services, an evergreen system that keeps pace with regulatory change, and rapid time to go-live for new features and functionalities. The partnership strengthens Finastra’s long standing relationship with ITC Infotech.

Eurex Launches First Futures On Thematic Indices

Date 22/06/2022

• Contracts are based on STOXX Thematic Indices
• New segment extends Eurex’ leading role in sector and ESG derivatives
• Complementing the eco-system for thematic investing

Bank Of Japan Review Progress Toward Resolvability To Address TBTF Problem

Date 22/06/2022

Financial Services Agency, Bank of Japan and Deposit Insurance Corporation have jointly published Bank of Japan Review that focuses on the resolution of global systemically important banks (G-SIBs) and highlight the progress toward resolvability in Japan to address the Too-Big-To-Fail (TBTF) problem since the publication of the Key Attributes of Effective Resolution Regimes for Financial Institutions by the Financial Stability Board in 2011.

AutoRek Appoints New CTO Andrew Elmore

Date 22/06/2022

Andrew Elmore has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer at AutoRek. Elmore comes with significant experience as CTO of PagoFX and in C24 Technologies during its sale to Gresham in 2016. He has extensive financial services knowledge gained from previous roles including Head of Technical Architecture at PagoNxt, VP Engineering at Velo Payments and heading up development at SmartStream.

Trading Platform investirex.com: BaFin Expands Investigations

Date 22/06/2022

BaFin published a notice on its website to inform the public that it had opened supervisory investigations into Castan Holdings LTD, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, as the operator of the trading platform investirex.com.

Cyprus Stock Exchange Monthly Bulletin For May 2022

Date 22/06/2022

On the last trading session of May 2022 the General Index reached 70,68 points, representing a relative increase of 1,96% from the previous month. The value of shares traded exhibited an increase of 46,17% compared to the previous month.

China Construction Bank, ADDX To Partner On China Offshore Investments - The Deal Paves The Way For ADDX And China Construction Bank To Work Together Comprehensively On A US$200 Million QDLP Allocation

Date 22/06/2022

China Construction Bank (Chongqing and Singapore branches) and ADDX have entered a partnership to help domestic investors in China participate in the country’s official offshore investment scheme. The financial institutions announced today the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that paves the way for them to work together on the custody and distribution of a US$200 million quota allocation under the QDLP scheme.

Trading Platform investirex.com: BaFin Investigates Castan Holdings LTD

Date 22/06/2022

In accordance with section 37 (4) of the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz – KWG), BaFin would like to make clear that Castan Holdings LTD, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, has not been granted authorisation under the KWG to conduct banking business or provide financial services. The company is not supervised by BaFin.