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Exactpro Awarded Innovation Accolade For Blockchain Project With R3

Date 12/05/2020

Exactpro, a leading software testing provider for financial market infrastructures, is pleased to announce the receipt of QA Financial’s “Automation Technology Project of the Year: Exactpro and R3” award, in recognition of its work with R3’s Corda Enterprise Distributed Ledger Technology (‘DLT’).

EDHEC-Risk: More Losses Than Gains For Hedge Fund Performances

Date 12/05/2020

The EDHEC-Risk team has released the latest performance update of the EDHEC-Risk Alternative Indexes.

Moscow Exchange Launches New Weekly Options On Gazprom And Sberbank Futures

Date 12/05/2020

On 13 May 2020, Moscow Exchange’s Derivatives Market will launch weekly options on futures of Gazprom and Sberbank ordinary shares.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Market Bulletin, May 11, 2020 (Issue 12)

Date 12/05/2020

China will remove quotas on the dollar-denominated qualified foreign institutional investor (QFII) scheme and its yuan-denominated sibling, RQFII, according to the provisions issued by the People's Bank of China and the State Administration of Foreign Exchanges, which will take effect on June 6. China will also simplify outward remittance procedures for QFII's securities investment gains and lift other restrictions.

André Helfenstein Joins The Board Of Directors Of SIX

Date 12/05/2020

At yesterday’s Annual General Meeting of SIX, the shareholders elected André Helfenstein to the Board of Directors. He therefore became the representative of Credit Suisse with immediate effect, replacing Thomas Gottstein who stepped down as a member of the Board of Directors of SIX as of yesterday.

New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority Guidelines For Financial Services Businesses And Staff Under COVID-19 Alert Level 2

Date 12/05/2020

Following the government announcement, for Financial Services, we will be moving to COVID-19 Lockdown level 2 at 23:59, 13 May. Until then, we remain at Level 3. Level 2 is about reducing the risk of transmission.

Wirecard And Varengold Bank Cooperate To Provide Financing And Market-Leading Payment Solutions To Fintech Firms

Date 12/05/2020

• FinTech customers to benefit from powerful combination of access to capital with comprehensive lending and card payment solutions
• Wirecard and Varengold enhance each other's offerings to better serve FinTechs and generate more business opportunities

Shanghai International Energy Exchange Co., Ltd Approves Sinopec Petroleum Reserve Co., Ltd, Zhoushan Branch To Increase Active Storage Capacity For Crude Oil Futures

Date 12/05/2020

Shanghai International Energy Exchange Co., Ltd, subsidiary of Shanghai Futures Exchange，has released the Notice on the Approval of Sinopec Petroleum Reserve Co., Ltd, Zhoushan Branch to Increase Active Storage Capacity for Crude Oil Futures on May 12, 2020. It has approved the active storage capacity of Sinopec Petroleum Reserve Co., Ltd, located on Cezi Island, Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province to be increased from 600,000 m3 to 700,000 m3, with an approved storage capacity of 800,000 m3.

Nasdaq Announces End-Of-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date April 30, 2020

Date 11/05/2020

At the end of the settlement date of April 30, 2020, short interest in 2,422 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 7,740,375,584 shares compared with 7,818,387,753 shares in 2,430 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of April 15, 2020. The end-of-April short interest represents 2.91 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 2.48 days for the prior reporting period.

Bitcoin Halving Highlights Crypto Is Part Of Mainstream Finance: deVere CEO

Date 11/05/2020

Bitcoin’s historic halving event on Monday underscores that the “long-term future of cryptocurrencies is secure”, says the CEO and founder of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations.