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ETC Group Chooses CryptoCompare Data For Market Leading Digital Asset-Backed Products

Date 14/12/2021

ETC Group (www.etc-group.com), Europe’s leading specialist provider of institutional-grade crypto-backed securities, has announced that it has partnered with CryptoCompare (https://data.cryptocompare.com), a leading digital asset market data provider, to supply it with market and pricing data for its industry-leading products.

Bitfinex Recovers 6.51458211 Bitcoin Stolen In 2016 Hack

Date 14/12/2021

Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital token trading platform, has successfully recovered 6.51458211 bitcoin (BTC) stolen in the August 2016 hack, underlining the exchange’s commitment to recover all property lost as a result of the security breach.

Mirae Asset Global Investments Lists Autonomous And Electric Vehicles ETF Via Its Thematic Investment Brand Global X In Hong Kong

Date 14/12/2021

In the first quarter of 2021, global electric vehicle sales rose by around 140%, according to the recent “Global EV Outlook 2021”, conducted and published by the International Energy Agency. This massive surge in demand is driven by more than 500,000 electric vehicles sold in China alone.[1] Building on that demand, Mirae Asset Global Investments (Hong Kong) Limited issued an ETF via its thematic investment brand, Global X ETFs, giving investors seamless access to the performance of both electric vehicle companies and firms involved in the development of autonomous driving. The Global X Autonomous and Electric Vehicles ETF (stock code: 02849) started trading on December 10th on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and tracks the Solactive Autonomous & Electric Vehicles Index, which is the first index in Hong Kong to utilize Solactive’s proprietary Natural Language Processing Engine ARTIS®. Moreover, it is the third time that Mirae Asset has utilized this index as an underlying for ETFs, after the inception of two successful ETF listings in the US and Korea.

Commercial Bank Of Dubai Becomes The First Bank To Establish a Digital Lab At he DIFC Innovation Hub

Date 14/12/2021

Commercial Bank of Dubai, one of the leading banks in the UAE, announced the opening of its Digital Lab at the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Innovation Hub, the region’s largest innovation ecosystem.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Publishes The Swift Review Into The Supervisory Intervention On Interest Rate Hedging Products

Date 14/12/2021

The FCA has accepted recommendations made by John Swift QC, who was commissioned to review the design, implementation and operation of the redress scheme set up for customers who were missold interest rate hedging products (IRHPs) from 2001.

Deloitte And AccessFintech Announce New Strategic Alliance To Help Financial Institutions Digitally Transform

Date 14/12/2021

Deloitte and AccessFintech, a leading fintech company evolving the financial industry operating model through collaborative workflow, have formed a strategic alliance to assist large financial services organizations seeking to digitally transform their operations. 

Japan Financial Services Agency - Updated : International Financial Center Website

Date 14/12/2021

Japan is the third wealthiest economy and third largest pension market in the world. However, it has yet to perform at its full potential as a financial center. Over 18 trillion dollars of cash equivalent assets on household’s balance sheet is waiting to be mobilized by talented asset managers.

Zonda Appoints New Chief Technology Officer

Date 14/12/2021

Zonda, one of Europe’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is today announcing the appointment of Jakob Lundqvist as Chief Technology Officer (CTO); the company’s first senior hire since the company appointed a new CEO last month. Jakob will assume his new role from January 1, 2022.

Zelig Advises Troy On Strategic Investment From Transaction Capital

Date 14/12/2021

Wilshire Announces Blythe Masters As Chair Of New Digital Assets Advisory Group - Wilshire Digital Assets Advisory Group’s First Initiative: Develop A Standard Transparent Digital Asset Taxonomy System To Categorize The Top 1,000 Digital Asset Technologies By Market Capitalization

Date 14/12/2021

Wilshire, a global investment technology and advisory company, today announced the formation of the Wilshire Digital Asset Advisory Group (Advisory Group) with Blythe Masters, Founding Partner at Motive Partners and an expert in financial services, technology and digital assets, as Chair. The Advisory Group brings together the top digital asset practitioners in the world to capture their collective perspectives and insights. A crucial next step is to deliver an industry standard Digital Assets Taxonomy System (DATS).