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Tokyo Stock Exchange: Treatment Of Trades For Today On Arrowhead

Date 01/10/2020

The Tokyo Stock Exchange's announcement, TSE announced that trading of all listed symbols has been halted the entire today on arrowhead and ToSTNeT. 

ASX Welcomes ASIC’s And RBA’s Reaffirmation Of Their Expectations For CHESS Replacement

Date 01/10/2020

ASX welcomes the ASIC and RBA announcement today that reaffirms their expectations for the implementation of the CHESS replacement system. Throughout the project, which commenced in December 2017, ASX has appreciated the strong engagement with ASIC, RBA, ACCC and Treasury. This engagement will continue and includes a comprehensive independent assurance program regarding the readiness of the new system.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Included In ESMA’s Post-Trade Transparency Positive List

Date 01/10/2020

Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) was recently added to the positive list covering the post-trade transparency assessment results of third-country trading venues (TcTVs) updated by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). This will make it easier for EU investors to be involved in transactions on DCE.

Itiviti’s Sell-Side OMS Recognized For Best Equity Trading System Of The Year At FOW Asia Capital Markets Awards

Date 01/10/2020

Itiviti, a leading technology, and service provider of electronic trading and connectivity solutions to financial institutions worldwide, today announced that Itiviti’s sell-side OMS has won Best Equity Trading System of the Year at the FOW Asia Capital Markets Awards. The awards are judged by a panel of industry experts from across the market.

Tokyo Stock Exchange Trading Halt Due To System Glitch

Date 01/10/2020

Today, due to a hardware failure, the switchover from the failed device to the backup device did not work properly, and as a result, market information could not be distributed.

Avenir Registrars Ready To Support Irish Securities Issuers - Brexit Wake Forces Irish Issuers To Switch From London-Based CREST Settlement System In Next Four Months - Avenir Is First Registrar To Complete Agreement With New CSD

Date 01/10/2020

Avenir Registrars (www.avenir-registrars.ie), the next-generation corporate registrar, has today announced an expansion of its Ireland operations. This move allows the business to better cater for the growing number of Irish entities who will be required to ensure they can migrate listings away from CREST, the London Central Securities Depository (CSD), in the coming months.

Clearstream Creates Fund Centre After Completing Acquisition Of Majority Stake In Fondcenter AG From UBS

Date 01/10/2020

• Clearstream closes transaction acquiring majority stake in Fondcenter AG from UBS
• Newly combined fund distribution support business Clearstream Fund Centre has over USD 290 billion assets under administration
• UBS enters into long-term commercial cooperation agreements for the provision of services by Clearstream Fund Centre

BMLL Hires Two Sales Directors In Response To Growing Demand For Their Data And Analytics Offering - Neil Mackenzie Joins From SocGen - Phiona Tam Joins From Liquidnet

Date 01/10/2020

BMLL Technologies, the award-winning data and analytics provider, today announced two appointments to its growing team. Neil Mackenzie and Phiona Tam have joined BMLL as sales directors in response to increasing demand for BMLL’s historic data and analytics offering and to support the firm’s Go-to-Market strategy. 

Cappitech Awarded “RegTech Platform Platinum” Winner In Future Digital Awards

Date 01/10/2020

Cappitech, a leading provider of regulatory reporting, best execution analysis and business intelligence solutions for the financial services industry, has been announced as the “RegTech Platform Platinum” winner in the Juniper Research Future Digital Awards for Fintech and Payments.

Hardware Malfunction Causes Worst-Ever Outage On Tokyo Stock Exchange

Date 01/10/2020

A hardware breakdown on the Tokyo Stock Exchange halted trading for the entire trading day in the worst-ever outage for the exchange.