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LSEG All Share Acquisition Of Refinitiv – European Commission Approval

Date 13/01/2021

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) confirms that the European Commission has conditionally approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, its proposed all share acquisition of Refinitiv (the Transaction). 

Nasdaq Launches New Risk Platform For The Sell-Side And Broker Clearing Industries - Cloud-Based Risk Platform Built To Support Real-Time, Cross-Asset Risk Management And Exchange Margin Funding Calculations - Sucden Financial Adopts The Nasdaq Risk Platform To Power Its New Multi-Asset Risk Management System

Date 13/01/2021

Today Nasdaq (NDAQ) unveiled the enhanced Nasdaq Risk Platform, a real-time single point of access risk platform for sell-side and clearing broker communities. The cloud-based risk platform provides visibility of initial margin, counterparty risk controls and improved risk-adjusted outcomes across asset classes. The Nasdaq Risk Platform has an open and flexible risk aggregation framework that allows integration of market data sources and risk models, enabling clients to consolidate multiple asset specific point solutions for risk management into one single multi-asset solution improving capital and liquidity monitoring across firms.

ESMA Reminds Firms Of The MiFID II Rules On Reverse Solicitation

Date 13/01/2021

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, is issuing a Public Statement to remind firms of the MiFID II requirements on the provision of investments services to retail or professional clients by firms not established or situated in the European Union (EU).

UK Financial Conduct Authority Proposes Update To Guidance On Mortgages And Consumer Credit Repossessions

Date 13/01/2021

With The Listing Of QLM, The Number Of Listed Companies On Qatar Stock Exchange Reaches 48

Date 13/01/2021

The shares of QLM were admitted to trading in Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) today, bringing the number of companies listed on the market to forty-eight Qatari public shareholding companies. The admission of QLM’s shares to trading was celebrated by ringing the opening bell at QSE’s trading hall.

KBC Bank Chooses Finastra For LIBOR Transition - Fusion Loan IQ Alternative Reference Rate Module And Fusion LIBOR Transition Calculator Will Help The Bank Move Away From LIBOR

Date 13/01/2021

KBC Bank, a Belgium-based bank with operations across Europe, US and Asia Pacific, has chosen Finastra to help manage its transition through the upcoming interbank references rates changes. It has selected Fusion Loan IQ Alternate Reference Rates (ARR) module to manage new rates and to expand its lending business. The bank has also opted for the Fusion LIBOR Transition Calculator to help calculate rates ahead of the transition period.

Accuity Releases Bankers Almanac Enhanced Due Diligence To Automate Risk Assessments For Financial Counterparty KYC -API Technology Integrates Bankers Almanac Intelligence On Global Financial Institutions With Firco Financial Crime Screening Software To Automate Enhanced Due Diligence Reporting

Date 13/01/2021

Accuity, the leading global provider of financial crime screening, payment services, and know your customer (KYC) solutions, has announced the availability of Bankers Almanac Enhanced Due Diligence, a new solution that will enable banks to conduct efficient and effective KYC risk assessments of their financial counterparties within a single application. Accuity has brought together two of its solutions, Bankers Almanac: Counterparty KYC and Firco Compliance Link, to create an ‘out-of-the-box' SaaS platform that automates the enhanced due diligence (EDD) reports and audit trails required to meet regulatory guidance.

Bank Of England: Antony Jenkins's CV And Questionnaire For The Treasury Select Committee

Date 13/01/2021

Published for the Treasury Select Committee re-appointment hearing on 13 January 2021.

MVIS And CryptoCompare Launch The MVIS CryptoCompare Ethereum VWAP Close Index - Designed To Measure The Performance Of A Digital Asset Portfolio

Date 13/01/2021

MV Index Solutions GmbH (MVIS®) in partnership with CryptoCompare, the global leader in digital asset data, today announced the launch of the MVIS CryptoCompare Ethereum VWAP Close Index (ticker: MVETHV).

LexisNexis Risk Solutions Honored With Chartis Research - RiskTech100 Award For Financial Crime – Data For Third Straight Year

Date 13/01/2021

LexisNexis® Risk Solutions today announced that it has been recognized as the category winner for Financial Crime - Data in the Chartis Research RiskTech100®, an annual evaluation of the leading global risk technology providers. This is the third year in a row that Chartis recognized the company for the category award. LexisNexis Risk Solutions also ranked 17th in the RiskTech100®, the most comprehensive independent study of the world’s major players in risk and compliance technology.