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Transfer Of UBS MTF Operation To UBS MTF Limited (Formerly UBS O'Connor Limited)

Date 11/03/2021

Subject to regulatory approval, UBS plans to transfer the operation of UBS MTF from its current operator, UBS AG, London Branch (UBS AGLB) to a separate company within UBS Group, UBS MTF Limited.  UBS MTF Limited will be a wholly owned subsidiary of UBS AG.  This entity is an FCA- regulated UK incorporated company registered in England and Wales with Company Number 02140296 and LEI 54930036444TZ5UWTY74. 

Karen Tierney Joins ALPIMA As Chief Product Officer

Date 11/03/2021

ALPIMA, the SaaS platform for investment management and product design, has appointed Karen Tierney as Chief Product Officer. A member of ALPIMA’s leadership team, Karen is responsible for ensuring ALPIMA’s strategy and product build up is aligned with customer needs and that new capabilities are prioritised, planned and executed effectively.

Avelacom Becomes A Low Latency Connectivity Provider For The London Metal Exchange (LME)

Date 11/03/2021

Avelacom, the low latency connectivity, IT infrastructure and data solutions provider for global financial markets, has become a connectivity provider for the LME, supporting LME members to use cross-market trading strategies more efficiently.

Hudson Fintech Launches Trade Hospital - New Post Trade Flow Optimiser Module Intelligently Manages Trade Processing And Reduces Costs

Date 11/03/2021

Hudson Fintech, the London-based Capital Markets technology firm, today announced the launch of Trade Hospital. A key component of the Hudson Edge technology platform, Trade Hospital acts as an advanced workflow management service which filters, aggregates and reconciles trade messages before sending optimised submissions to back office systems for confirmation and settlement.

Crédit du Maroc, Part Of Crédit Agricole, Selects Temenos For Digital Transformation

Date 11/03/2021

• Temenos prepares Crédit du Maroc for future growth by simplifying core banking systems and help the bank take products faster to market
• Temenos Transact will lower operational cost to service its customer base and grow sustainably

Axxsys Consulting Supports Leading Nordic Life Insurance Company Velliv Pension And Livsforsikringsselskab With Successful Implementation Of New Investment Management Platform

Date 11/03/2021

Axxsys Consulting, part of the Alpha Group, is excited to announce the successful implementation of one of the industry’s most comprehensive investment management platforms for Velliv, one of the largest life insurance companies in Denmark. The Go-live marks a successful delivery of a 24-month change programme where Axxsys assisted the Velliv team providing its full range of change and implementation services.

equensWorldline And comdirect, A Commerzbank AG Brand, Extend Their Cooperation - equensWorldline Takes Over The Real-Time Processing Of The New Visa Debit Card – And Launches A Novelty In The German Market: WL Extended Issuing

Date 11/03/2021

equensWorldline, a subsidiary of Worldline (Euronext: WLN), the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry and #4 player worldwide, and comdirect, a Commerzbank AG brand, have extended their existing service agreement: equensWorldline will process the bank’s new Visa debit card via its API based WL Extended Issuing service. Within that agreement the existing debit cards are switched over to the new product. The contract has been signed for an initial period until 2025.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security MVID

Date 11/03/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 11.03.2021, 10-42 (MSK) the lower bound of the REPO rate for tenor Y0/Y1Dt (up to -46.89 %), penalty rate and IR Risk Rate (up to -1.13 rub) for the security MVID were changed. New values are available here

Nasdaq Stockholm Welcomes CoinShares International Limited To The Nasdaq First North Growth Market

Date 11/03/2021

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announces that trading in CoinShares International Limited AB’s shares (short name CS) commences today on Nasdaq First North Growth Market. The company belongs to the Financial Services sector. CoinShares International Limited is the 16th company to be admitted to trading on Nasdaq’s Nordic markets in 2021.

Astana International Exchange: Kazakhstani Mining Companies Introduced To Global Investors At World’s Largest Mining Convention

Date 11/03/2021

Astana International Exchange (“AIX”, “Exchange”) and Aurora Minerals Group partnered at the PDAC (Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada) Convention to host ‘Kazakhstan Day’ to highlight prospects of Kazakhstan minerals market, new opportunities for investors and businesses, and improvements in the local legislation.