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UK Financial Conduct Authority: Alsford Page & Gems Limited Censured And Agrees To Pay Extended Warranty Insurance Customers £399,902

Date 20/04/2021

CME Group To Launch Mexican F-TIIE Interest Rate Futures

Date 20/04/2021

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it will introduce interest rate futures based on the Central Bank of Mexico's Overnight TIIE funding rate (F-TIIE). Monthly contracts based on the Mexican F-TIIE Rate will become available for trading on May 24, 2021, pending regulatory review.

Tokeny Solutions And Polygon Enter A Partnership To Improve Accessibility Of Security Tokens

Date 20/04/2021

Tokeny Solutions and Polygon have partnered, allowing asset issuers to easily tokenize compliant securities in a cost-effective and scalable way. Tokeny Solutions provides technology for securities issuers to tokenize their assets and Polygon is a layer 2 protocol building and connecting Ethereum-compatible blockchain networks.

Bank of England: Minutes Of The Wholesale Distribution Steering Group – March 2021

Date 20/04/2021

The Wholesale Distribution Steering Group have the objective of overseeing the design of a new end-state model for wholesale cash distribution. This is to support the UK in an environment of declining cash volumes.

Refinitiv Wealth Management Report – The Race For Digital Differentiation – Highlights The Growing Needs Of Self-Directed And Advisory Clients

Date 20/04/2021

• 63% of wealth platforms show significant digital capability gaps compared to investor expectations.
• Advisory clients have higher expectations for fees paid and expect a premium experience; 20% are open to switching providers.
• 80% of clients expect dynamic content integrated into their digital experience.

Future Traders Corporation Ltd.: BaFin Prohibits Unauthorised Safe Custody Business And Unauthorised Investment Broking And Investment Advice Services

Date 20/04/2021

In a notice dated 25 March 2021, BaFin ordered Future Traders Corporation Ltd., based in the Netherlands, to immediately cease its unauthorised conduct of safe custody business and its unauthorised provision of investment broking and investment advice services.

Risk Parameters On Moscow Exchange During May Holidays

Date 20/04/2021

If market volatility does not significantly increase, CCP NCC will set the following risk parameters (listed in the tables below):

Digital Pension Provider Penfold Accelerates KYC Onboarding With NorthRow

Date 20/04/2021

Penfold, the first digital-only pension helping modern workers ‘forget about the future’, has partnered with NorthRow to accelerate its onboarding process and help users set up a pension in "five minutes".

VIA AM Launches Carbon Neutral Share Classes For Flagship European Strategy, The VIA Smart-Equity Europe Fund

Date 20/04/2021

VIA AM, the Paris-based systematic investment specialist asset manager, has today announced the creation of carbon neutral share classes for its flagship European strategy, the VIA Smart-Equity Europe fund.

L3COS Lands $110m Deal To Create Music And Film Industry Global Marketplace With Digital Rights Management For ENT Global Technologies Grammy Winning A-Listers Will Be First Movers Onto New Blockchain Marketplace

Date 20/04/2021

L3COS, the world’s first regulated blockchain-based operating system, today announced a new partnership with ENT Global Technologies, formed by Carmen Murray and Michael Michel of US-based full-service music label and entertainment company TITLE 9 Inc. The $110M deal will see L3COS create a global digital rights management and marketplace for the music and film, ultimately bringing artists and fans closer together.