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UK Financial Conduct Authority: Finding Opportunity In A World Of Uncertainty - Speech By Sarah Pritchard, Executive Director, Markets, At The CityUK Annual Conference.

Date 30/06/2022

Highlights

• Underpinning every action we take, are our three core aims: reducing and preventing serious harm, setting and testing higher standards and promoting competition and positive change.
• We have shown ourselves able to adapt and change, and are continuing that approach on key areas this year in primary and secondary markets, crypto, ESG and other digital innovation.
• A strong UK market, supporting UK growth, is more likely by ensuring the rules that underpin it are supportive, proportionate and robust.

IBS Intelligence Recognizes Temenos As The #1 Best-Selling Banking Software In Six Categories - The Highest Awarded To Any Technology Provider

Date 30/06/2022

• #1 Core banking solution for the 17^th consecutive year, more than 6X the of deals of the 2nd place competitor
• #1 in Digital banking and channels for the sixth consecutive year
• #1 for Neo-banks and challenger banks for winning 50% of total deals

BME: MARF Admits Alquiber’s Commercial Paper Programme

Date 30/06/2022

BME’s fixed income market, MARF, has admitted today a new 30-million-euro Commercial Paper Programme from Alquiber Quality, that will allow the company to diversify and expand its sources of financing through its access to the fixed income markets and the placement of new commercial paper (CP) issues with maturities of up to 2 years.

DEME Group Lists On Euronext Brussels - Initial Market Capitalisation Of €2.43 Billion

Date 30/06/2022

Euronext today congratulates DEME Group, a world leader in dredging, offshore energy, marine infrastructure and environmental solutions, on its listing on Euronext Brussels (ticker code: DEME). DEME will join a franchise of 69 companies from the Construction & Materials sector listed on Euronext markets, with an aggregated market capitalisation close to €224 billion (as of 20 June 2022).

ESMA Recognizes OCC As Tier 1 Third-Country Central Counterparty Under EMIR

Date 30/06/2022

OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today announced that the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has granted recognition to OCC as a Tier 1 third-country central counterparty (TC-CCP) under Article 25 of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).

As CX Complexity Increases A Centralized Team Measuring Business Metrics Necessary For Success, Says Aite-Novarica Group - New Report Provides Insights From CX Stakeholder Professionals At Financial Institutions And Insurance Companies

Date 30/06/2022

Customer experience (CX) is an area in which a company can differentiate itself, but some budgets and headcounts are stagnant, and companies risk falling behind in meeting rapidly changing expectations. In a new Impact Report, Executing a CX Strategy: Insights from the Aite-Novarica Group 2022 CX Survey, research and advisory firm Aite-Novarica Group looks at insights from a 2022 Aite-Novarica Group CX flagship survey to CX stakeholder professionals at financial institutions and insurance companies.

Breige Tinnelly Joins Archax As Head Of Market Developme - Will Drive FCA Regulated Digital Exchange’s Evolution Post-Launch

Date 30/06/2022

Archax, the first and only FCA regulated digital securities exchange, broker and custodian, has today announced the appointment of Breige Tinnelly as Head of Market Development. As a UK qualified lawyer, Breige brings a wealth of experience from the traditional capital markets, as well as from having spent 6 years working in the digital blockchain/crypto/tokenisation space.

READOUT: US Treasury Under Secretary Brian Nelson’s Visit To The Republic Of Korea

Date 30/06/2022

From June 27-29, Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson visited Seoul, Republic of Korea to continue close coordination with the ROK government on countering aggression by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and sanctions imposed on Russia for its war against Ukraine. In recent months, Treasury has targeted the DPRK’s revenue generating activities, including imposing sanctions on financial facilitators, procurement networks, and a mixer used to launder the proceeds of virtual currency theft. In addition, Treasury has worked closely with counterparts in ROK to impose historic sanctions on Russia, including denying it access to critical technologies for the defense industry. 

BME And Kreab Bring Together Leading Economic Experts To Discuss Post-Trade

Date 30/06/2022

• A wide range of national and international speakers analysed the challenges of post-trade in the post-pandemic recovery environment
• The event featured three round tables covering regulation, digitalisation and sustainable investment in this industry

De Nora Lists On Euronext And Joins The Euronext Tech Leaders Segment

Date 30/06/2022

• De Nora joins the Euronext Tech Leaders segment, dedicated to European leading and high-growth Tech companies
• Total placement volume of the offering equal to €545 million