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Temenos Hits Milestone Of 60 Challenger Bank Clients, Confirming Status As Technology Provider Of Choice

Date 21/01/2021

• Temenos’ front-to-back SaaS solution helps challenger banks create hyper-efficient cost models, get to market faster and rapidly launch innovative personalized products
• Temenos adds new services to its SaaS offering for challengers including enhanced SME onboarding and origination and multi-currency accounts for highly-competitive digital experiences 
• Temenos launches Sandbox to give banks self-service access to experiment with new functionality, launch products faster and validate new propositions with customers
• Temenos is technology provider of choice, outselling core banking competitors by a factor of 6x

Securities Commission Malaysia: SRI Sukuk And Bond Grant Scheme To Encourage Capital Market Fund Raising For Sustainable Development

Date 21/01/2021

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today expanded its Green SRI Sukuk Grant Scheme to encourage more companies to finance green, social and sustainability projects through SRI sukuk and bonds issuance. 

Shanghai International Energy Exchange Has Released Its Notice On Requesting Public Comments On The Designated Depository Banks Management Rules Of The Shanghai International Energy Exchange

Date 21/01/2021

Shanghai International Energy Exchange has released its notice on requesting public comments on the Designated Depository Banks Management Rules of the Shanghai International Energy Exchange as follows:

Genesis Launches FX Prime Trade Capture Application In Partnership With Brazilian Broker-Dealer XP Investimentos

Date 21/01/2021

Genesis, the global financial markets software firm, today launched FX Prime, a trade capture application developed for FX & rates trading desks with Prime Broker integration. The application has been developed in partnership with XP Investments, United States based subsidiary of the Brazilian broker-dealer XP Investimentos, the largest broker-dealer in Brazil.

SET Extends Fee Cut Measures To Help Listed Companies Get Through COVID-19 Crisis, Effective From January 2021

Date 21/01/2021

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Group announces the extension of aid measures for listed companies affected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The measures comprise 1) Extending period of an annual registrar fee cut for listed companies and an annual fee cut for those participating in Opportunity Day, and 2) Imposing an additional annual fee reduction measure to encourage listed companied to deploy digital services supported by SET to ease  their financial burden. The relief measures are due to take effect from January onwards.

Taiwan Futures Exchange Received CFTC’s Commission Certification For TIP Taiwan BIO Futures

Date 21/01/2021

The Taiwan Futures Exchange’s (TAIFEX) TIP Taiwan Market Biotechnology and Medical Care Index Futures contracts (TIP Taiwan BIO Futures, ticker symbol: BTF) have received Commission certification from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The TIP Taiwan BIO Futures, launched on June 8, 2020, can now be offered and sold to persons located within the U.S.

Japan Financial Services Agency: Information On COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus)

Date 21/01/2021

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Market Infrastructures: Evolution And Outlook, By Andre Cappon, Yanlin Zhu, Kevin Mellyn, Stephan Mignot, Guy Manuel, Marina Alcalde, The CBM Group, New York NY, January 16 2021

Date 20/01/2021

Exchanges, and more broadly “market infrastructures”, are the critical plumbing of the capital markets. Driven by the growth of capital markets, the importance of these infrastructures has been increasing. Their evolution has been remarkable and has generated very strong returns for savvy investors.

SIFMA Statement On Biden-Harris Inauguration

Date 20/01/2021

SIFMA today issued the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., president and CEO of SIFMA, on the inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr :

“SIFMA congratulates Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on his inauguration to 46th President of the United States of America. Our members stand ready to work with the new Administration and Congress to move forward to address the nation’s most pressing needs and promote economic growth and prosperity for all Americans. SIFMA also congratulates Vice President Kamala Harris, the first woman, first African-American and first Indian-American to serve as Vice President, a historic milestone for our nation.”

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

Date 20/01/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 20.01.2021, 20-24 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 45450) and initial margins (up to 34.5 %) for the security NFLX-RM were changed. New values are available here