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Finansinspektionen: Danske Bank Has Deficiencies In Its Anti-Money Laundering Work

Date 20/10/2021

Danske Bank has not sufficiently assessed the risk of how the bank’s products and services in Sweden may be used for money laundering and terrorist financing. Danske Bank must therefore rectify these deficiencies no later than June 30, 2022.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters On Securities Market

Date 20/10/2021

CCP NCC will set the following risk parameters on Securities market starting from October 21, 2021:

Statement By Agustín Carstens, BIS General Manager, On Jens Weidmann

Date 20/10/2021

I am saddened by the news of Jens Weidmann's decision to step down from the Bundesbank, and therefore from his position as Chairman of the BIS Board, and extend my deepest gratitude to him for his enormous contributions to the BIS over the past 10 years. He has been a trusted colleague since he became President of the Bundesbank in 2011 and we started to meet regularly in Basel.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security ANTM-RM

Date 20/10/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 20.10.2021, 17-02 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 31059) and initial margins (up to 18.75 %) for the security ANTM-RM were changed. New values are available here

Platform For Collaboration On Tax Strengthened Support To Countries During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Date 20/10/2021

The Platform for Collaboration on Tax (PCT) – a joint initiative of the IMF, OECD, UN and the World Bank – enhanced its support to countries in the area of domestic resource mobilization during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the PCT Progress Report 2021. The report, released today, highlights that the PCT Partners are committed to deepening their tax collaboration further with a revamped work program to help countries develop resilient tax systems and better fiscal policies in response to the crisis.

Applied Blockchain Receives Grant From Algorand Foundation For SILENTDATA Integration

Date 20/10/2021

• SILENTDATA is a new private data oracle that enables private off-chain data to be verified on-chain while preserving privacy
• For example, SILENTDATA enables smart contract applications to verify a user’s bank balance, income, or even a business invoice without the data being revealed to anyone in the process
• SILENTDATA will enable verification of private, offchain data on Algorand and therefore help to accelerate Future of Finance (FutureFi), the convergence of traditional and decentralized models into a unified system, on the Algorand blockchain

Moscow Exchange Unveils Fastest Data Feed For Derivatives

Date 20/10/2021

Moscow Exchange has rolled out a new high-speed derivatives market data feed, SIMBA. The service allows clients to receive market signals faster than all previously available connectivity methods.

Enigma Securities And Makor Retained As Execution Partners For Melanion Capital

Date 20/10/2021

Enigma Securities Ltd. ("Enigma") and Makor Group ("Makor"), fully regulated broker dealers offering crypto services for institutional investors, executed an agreement with Melanion Capital SAS ("Melanion Capital") as Execution Partner for the newly created Melanion ETF Business.

Nasdaq Announces Quarterly Dividend Of $0.54 Per Share

Date 20/10/2021

The Board of Directors of Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.54 per share on the company's outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on December 17, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 3, 2021. Future declarations of quarterly dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are subject to approval by the Board of Directors.

First Time Homebuyers Move Closer To Ownership Dream With ICE Mortgage Technology’s Encompass® 21.3 Platform Enhancement - Encompass 21.3 Release Enables 0% Loans For Housing Finance Authority (HFA) Borrowers

Date 20/10/2021

ICE Mortgage TechnologyTM, part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today announced that the industry’s leading origination system released additional enhancements to the Encompass® platform. The Encompass 21.3 release supports the ability for lenders to offer 0% loans, making home ownership more accessible for first time buyers.