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TradeStation Crowned Winner Of ‘Broker Of The Year’ At TradingView Broker Awards

Date 20/01/2022

TradingView, the world’s most popular investing website, has today announced TradeStation as the ‘2021 Broker of the Year’ at the TradingView Broker Awards.

Broadridge Is First Fintech To Utilize DTCC’s New Process For Submitting Corporate Actions Reorg Instructions - New Offering Further Enhances Global Asset Servicing Solutions Product Set

Date 20/01/2022

London, January 20, 2022– Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global Fintech leader, today announced it is the first fintech provider to connect to The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation’s (DTCC’s) new automated process for submitting instructions for voluntary corporate actions in ISO 20022 format. The newly enhanced Reorganizations service, offered by DTCC’s subsidiary, The Depository Trust Company (DTC), automates the manual process of submitting corporate action instruction, thereby reducing risk associated with human error and providing significant cost savings for clients.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A1031Z2

Date 20/01/2022

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 20.01.2022, 13-25 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 102.87) and initial margins (up to 13.75 %) for the security RU000A1031Z2 were changed. New values are available here

SGX RegCo Issues Trade With Caution Alert On Shares Of Metech International Limited

Date 20/01/2022

Singapore Exchange Regulation ("SGX RegCo") urges investors and potential investors to exercise caution when dealing in the shares of Metech International Limited ("Metech"). The share price of Metech rose from $0.245 on 1 November 2021 to $0.375 on 21 December 2021, a rise of $0.125 or 51%. This was despite the Straits Times Index ("STI") declining 133.97 points or 4.2% during this period.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Review Finds Evidence Of Growing Competition In Retail Banking

Date 20/01/2022

Greater competition in retail banking is driving choice and lower prices for consumers and small businesses, despite the financial impact of the pandemic.

LCH SwapAgent Processes First Interbank USD/HKD Cross Currency Swap

Date 20/01/2022

• Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley acted as counterparties to the trade
• SwapAgent saw growth of over 750% in BAU cross currency notional registered in H2 2021 compared to H2 2020
• Extension builds upon strong growth at LCH SwapAgent

Clearsteam And EuroCCP Launch Pan-European Post-Trade Connection

Date 20/01/2022

• EuroCCP-cleared equities and ETFs eligible for settlement via Clearstream Banking S.A. 
• Freetrade first user for several European markets 

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Penalises Vistra Trust $1.1 Million For Failures In Anti-Money Laundering Controls

Date 20/01/2022

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has imposed a composition penalty of S$1.1 million on Vistra Trust (Singapore) Pte. Limited (VTSPL) for its failures to comply with MAS’ Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) requirements.  VTSPL is a trust company, licensed under the Trust Companies Act, whose business activities include the creation of trusts and provision of trustee services.

Selim Sari Appointed CEO Of GK Trade New York

Date 20/01/2022

Global Kapital Group (“GKG”), the global financial services conglomerate, is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Selim Sari as Chief Executive Officer for GK Trade New York LLC (“GK Trade New York”), its US based brokerage firm.

Belfius Reinforces Its Action For The Climate By Committing To Measure And Set Reduction Targets On Its Financed Emissions

Date 20/01/2022

On the 20^th of January, Belfius joined the Science Based Targets Initiative, committing to set emissions reduction targets aligned to the ambitions of the Paris Agreement– to limit global warming to well-below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C. Two months ago, Belfius also became a member of the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials, thereby joining forces with financial institutions worldwide to measure and disclose the greenhouse gas emissions it finances.