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FINMA CEO Mark Branson To Step Down

Date 22/03/2021

Mark Branson is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer of the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA. He will take on the role of President of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin in Germany from mid-2021. Mark Branson has worked at FINMA since 1 January 2010, initially as Head of Banking Supervision, from 2013 additionally as Deputy CEO and since April 2014 as CEO. Mark Branson played a decisive role in building up the authority and establishing it both nationally and internationally and his appointment is testament to its international recognition. FINMA’s Board of Directors very much regrets his decision and thanks Mark Branson for his enormous and successful dedication to FINMA over many years. Jan Blöchliger will take over the operational leadership of FINMA from 1 May 2021 and until further notice. The Board of Directors has already begun the process of selecting the new FINMA CEO.
Andy Ring Joins ICM As GM Of Greater China

Date 22/03/2021

ICM.com, the UK-based global multi-regulated financial service provider, is pleased to announce the appointment of Andy Ring as the General Manager of the Greater China region.
Banque Saudi Fransi Goes Live With Finastra To Future-Proof Treasury And Trading Business - Bank Chooses Latest Version Of Fusion Kondor To Streamline Trading And Risk Operations And Deliver New Services To Customers

Date 22/03/2021

Banque Saudi Fransi, a bank based in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, has gone live with the latest version of Fusion Kondor, Finastra’s treasury management solution. The move will enhance, automate and standardize the bank’s treasury and trading operations, including the possibility of introducing new pricing models, trader activity monitoring and risk management features. This will enable the bank to strengthen its product offering, and improve its user experience, all while keeping pace with market changes.
State Street Strengthens Alternatives Business With Senior Appointment

Date 22/03/2021

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) has announced that it has appointed Vincent Georgel-O’Reilly as regional segment head for alternatives in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Exchange Data International (EDI) Launches The Document Retrieval Service

Date 22/03/2021

Exchange Data International (EDI) is pleased to launch the Document Retrieval Service (DRS), which empowers financial sector consumers with comprehensive research capabilities to track missing documents from their investment portfolios.

ICA Announce New Name: Opensee - Strategic Rebrand Reflects New Targeted Direction - Enabling A New Vision Of Data For Financial Institutions - And Milestone In Company’s Growth

Date 22/03/2021

ICA, the Paris-based fintech that is helping financial institutions turn their big data challenges into competitive advantages and unlock vital business-user-led opportunities, today announced a strategic rename to “Opensee”. This announcement marks a significant milestone in the evolution of this fast-growing fintech that has already helped Tier 1 financial institutions harness hundreds of terabytes of data and deliver self-service deep data analytics capabilities designed to readily integrate with financial institutions’ information systems infrastructures.
BTON Financial Appoints Former Bloomberg Trading Solutions CEO, Ray Tierney, As NED

Date 22/03/2021

BTON Financial, the independent, broker-neutral dealing desk technology for investment managers, has today announced the appointment of electronic trading expert, Ray Tierney, as Non-Executive Director. Ray will play a key role in shaping the direction of the company and expanding BTON Financial’s U.S. footprint and plans to bring its technology and data-driven dealing desk solution to the global investment management community en masse.
European Countries Urged To Promote Climate Whistleblowing - Anti-Corruption Groups Call On Parliaments To Protect Whistleblowers: ‘People Have The Most Power To Expose Environmental Crimes’

Date 22/03/2021

National parliaments throughout Europe should empower and protect whistleblowers who expose crimes and misconduct that threaten the climate, a coalition of anti-corruption groups urged today.
Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Obtains Disqualification Orders Against Former Senior Executives Of Long Success International (Holdings) Limited

Date 22/03/2021

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has obtained disqualification orders in the Court of First Instance against the former chief executive officer and executive director of Long Success International (Holdings) Limited (Long Success), Mr Hu Dongguang, and former executive director, Mr Guo Wanda, in the proceedings commenced by the SFC against 13 former directors of the company.
Juniper Research: Regtech Spending To Exceed $130 Billion In 2025; Driven By Digital Onboarding & KYC

Date 22/03/2021

A new study from Juniper Research has found that spending on Regtech, systems that enable banks and other heavily regulated sectors to meet their compliance burdens, will exceed $130 billion in 2025, from $33 billion in 2020. The report found that this 290% growth is being fuelled by greater use of AI to automate highly manual tasks and the transition to digital onboarding, which have emerged as critical capabilities in the wake of the pandemic.