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Ledgermatic Launches Push To Modernize Corporate Treasury For The Digital Asset Economy - Ledgermatic’s Product Suite Will Enable Enterprises And Financial Institutions To Perform Compliant Digital Asset Treasury Services

Date 26/01/2021

The team behind Custody Digital, the digital market infrastructure specialists, today announce the launch of Ledgermatic, a push to modernize corporate treasury solutions. The Ledgermatic tools will integrate seamlessly with existing banking and ERP software to allow users to manage traditional and digital assets together and to unlock liquidity from both types of assets through one portal. It will help financial organizations future-proof their corporate treasury services, in order to remain compliant and profitable.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: CONNEQTOR Started Accepting Application For The Production

Date 26/01/2021

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) has been developing RFQ (Request for Quote) functions and CONNEQTOR with the aim of improving the liquidity of ETFs.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Issues Restriction Notices To Five Brokers To Freeze Client Accounts Linked To Suspected Market Manipulation

Date 26/01/2021

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued restriction notices to AMC Wanhai Securities Limited, Eddid Securities and Futures Limited, Freeman Securities Limited, Realord Asia Pacific Securities Limited and Solomon JFZ (Asia) Holdings Limited, prohibiting them from dealing with or processing certain assets held in 12 trading accounts related to suspected market manipulation in the shares of a company listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited between September 2020 and October 2020.

Dubai Financial Market Licenses “Al Ramz Capital” And “Al Ansari Financial Services” For Short Term Margin Trading

Date 26/01/2021

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) announced that it has licensed Al Ramz Capital” and “Al Ansari Financial Services” as short term margin trading trading providers, lifting the total number of providers on the market to three brokerage firms.

Finastra And HCL Partner To Provide Digital Treasury As A Service In The Cloud - Managed Service Offering Helps Banks To Transform Treasury Operations Quickly And Cost-Effectively.

Date 26/01/2021

Today Finastra, one of the world’s largest fintechs, announced a partnership with HCL Technologies, a leading global technology company, to provide treasury management technology in the cloud to smaller banks across Northern Europe, North America, India and the Philippines. The partnership brings to market a new Digital Treasury as a Service offering, which enables banks to manage their treasury operations more efficiently and effectively.

Saxo Q1 Outlook: The Commodity Bull Market

Date 26/01/2021

Saxo Bank, the online trading and investment specialist, has today published its Q1 2021 Quarterly Outlook for global markets, including trading ideas covering equities, FX, currencies, commodities, and bonds, as well as a range of central macro themes impacting client portfolios.

LuxSE Acquires Major Stake In Luxembourg Start-Up Tetrao

Date 26/01/2021

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) today announced the acquisition of a 22.8% stake in the Luxembourg-based technology company Tetrao International. Tetrao powers its technology with artificial intelligence to provide data services including document, websites and information handling. LuxSE is the first financial institution to invest in Tetrao, a move that reflects its decision to make data a core part of its growth strategy.

DTCC Statement On Senate Confirmation Of Janet Yellen

Date 26/01/2021

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) issued the following statement in response to Senate confirmation of new U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen:

“We congratulate Janet Yellen on her historic confirmation as the first woman to serve as US Secretary of the Treasury. The Senate confirmation recognizes Secretary Yellen’s distinguished record of public service and her dedication to ensuring the transparency and security of global financial markets. Her previous work as chair of the Federal Reserve, as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, and as chair of the Council of Economic Advisers established her as a leader in economic thought and finance policy. We look forward to collaborating with Secretary Yellen on the critical issues facing our industry and working together to protect the safety and stability of markets

Cecabank Chooses Broadridge To Provide Automated Proxy Voting Service - SRD II Proxy Solution From Broadridge Has Enabled Cecabank To Broaden Its Services To Satisfy Incoming Regulation Deadline From The Spanish Government

Date 26/01/2021

To broaden its services related to new mandatory obligations under the updated Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD II) Cecabank S.A., one of the largest global custodian banks in Spain, has selected Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global Fintech leader, to provide them with Broadridge’s leading global proxy voting solution.

Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange: Notice On The Optimization Of The Foreign Exchange Conversion Mechanism For Overseas Clients And Overseas Brokers Concerning Daily Settlement Of Trades In Specified Domestic Futures Products

Date 26/01/2021

To all members,

To further facilitate the engagement of overseas clients and overseas brokers in trades of specified domestic futures products (SDFPs), the foreign exchange (FX) conversion mechanism for the daily settlement of such trades has been optimized. The related matters are hereby notified as follows: