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NICE Actimize Selected By Taiwan’s Chailease To Implement End-To-End Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Program To Drive Operation Effectiveness And Increase Proficiency - NICE Actimize’s AML Solutions Will Drive Productivity And Cut Investigation Times By Up To 70 Percent For This Leader In Leasing And Professional Financial Services

Date 18/12/2019

NICE Actimize, a NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) business and the leader in Autonomous Financial Crime Management, has been selected by Chailease Holding Co. Ltd., an international leader in leasing and professional financial services, to implement an end-to-end anti-money laundering compliance platform for its growing organization. To meet its operational needs as it expands its international markets, Chailease will utilize industry-leading solutions from NICE Actimize’s Autonomous Anti-Money laundering portfolio including Suspicious Activity Monitoring,  Customer Due Diligence and Watchlist Filtering solutions.

UK Financial Conduct Authority: First-Tier Tribunal Upholds Decision To Fine Hall And Hanley Limited For Data Breaches And Unauthorised Copying Of Client Signatures

Date 18/12/2019

Kaizen Reporting Celebrates Its Fifth Anniversary With Strongest Year-On-Year Growth To Date And The Introduction Of New And Enhanced Services

Date 18/12/2019

Leading regulatory reporting firm Kaizen Reporting, developer of the multi-award-winning assurance service, ReportShield™, is celebrating its fifth anniversary as it caps off a fantastic year of growth, awards and expansion.  In 2019, Kaizen introduced new regulatory reporting services and further developed existing services, while winning six industry awards and strengthening its position as the market-leader in regulatory reporting solutions.

genesis Raises $1.8m To Fuel Growth From Illuminate Financial Management And Tribeca Early Stage Partners

Date 18/12/2019

genesis, the international capital markets software firm today announced the closing of its second capital raise, securing $1.8m of investment in a round that was led by Illuminate Financial Management, a U.K. based capital markets venture capital firm and Tribeca Early Stage Partners, a New York venture group. genesis has now raised $5m since its first external capital injection in November 2018.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Concludes Consultation On Margin Requirements For Non-Centrally Cleared OTC Derivatives

Date 18/12/2019

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today released consultation conclusions on proposals to impose margin requirements for non-centrally cleared over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives (Note 1).

Results Of Semi-Annual SET Index Series Review For First Half Of 2020

Date 18/12/2019

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) announces the results of the semi-annual index review for SET50, SET100, sSET, SETCLMV, SETHD SETTHSI and SETWB indices for the period of first half of 2020 (January 1 - June 30) as follows:

• SET50: One security: VGI pcl (VGI) will be added as index constituent.
• SET100: Five securities consisting of BG Container Glass pcl (BGC), STP&I pcl (STPI), Thonburi Healthcare Group pcl (THG), TQM Corporation pcl (TQM) and VGI pcl (VGI) will be added as index constituents.
• sSET: 15 securities consisting of Amanah Leasing pcl (AMANAH), Ananda Development pcl (ANAN), Bangkok Airways pcl (BA), Beauty Community pcl (BEAUTY), Diamond Building Products pcl (DRT), Eastern Printing pcl (EPCO), Lalin Property pcl (LALIN), The Platinum Group pcl (PLAT), Ratchaphruek Hospital pcl (RPH), Sabina pcl (SABINA), Samart Telecoms pcl (SAMTEL), Sansiri pcl (SIRI), Sahamitr Pressure Container pcl (SMPC), Thai Agro Energy pcl (TAE) and Zen Corporation Group (ZEN) will be added as index constituents.
• SETCLMV: No new securities will be added for this review.
• SETHD: Five securities consisting of BANPU pcl (BANPU), Bangkok Bank pcl (BBL), Delta Electronics (Thailand) pcl (DELTA), Indorama Ventures pcl (IVL) and PTT Exploration and Production pcl (PTTEP) will be added as index constituents.
• SETTHSI: 14 securities consisting of Asia Aviation pcl (AAV), Bangkok Aviation Fuel Services pcl (BAFS), BTS Group Holdings pcl (BTS), Diamond Building pcl (DRT), Global Green Chemicals pcl (GGC), Global Power Synergy pcl (GPSC), Gulf Energy Development pcl (GULF), Ichitan Group pcl (ICHI), Krung Thai Bank pcl (KTB), Krungthai Card pcl (KTC), Muangthai Capital pcl (MTC), Singha Estate pcl (S), Thaifoods Group pcl (TFG) and Thai Union Group pcl (TU)
• SETWB: Two securities consisting of Thaifoods Group pcl (TFG) and Taokaenoi Food & Marketing pcl (TKN) will be added as index constituents.

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Announcement From John Swift QC Inviting Submissions From Interested Parties

Date 18/12/2019

The independent ‘lessons learned’ review into the Financial Services Authority (‘FSA’)/Financial Conduct Authority (‘FCA’)'s supervisory intervention on Interest Rate Hedging Products is currently underway. The Review will provide an assessment of the former FSA and now FCA's actions relating to their Interest Rate Hedging Product Redress Scheme and set out the lessons that should be learned from the Review.

MEMO Joins Europex As Associate Member

Date 18/12/2019

MEMO Ltd, the National Electricity Market Operator of North Macedonia, has joined Europex as an Associate member as of today.

Update On Digital Currencies, Stablecoins, And The Challenges Ahead – Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard, On The Monetary Policy, Technology, And Globalisation Panel At "Monetary Policy: The Challenges Ahead," An ECB Colloquium Held In Honour Of Benoît Coeuré, Frankfurt, Germany

Date 18/12/2019

I am honored to be here today to celebrate Benoît Coeuré's tenure at the European Central Bank (ECB). I have been working with Benoît now for a decade—starting at our respective Treasuries where we both were drafted as financial firefighters, migrating to our respective central banks to help with stabilization, recovery, and normalization, and most recently preparing for the challenges that lie ahead. Over the course of that decade, I have developed deep admiration for Benoît's keen insights and outstanding judgment.

Jochen Penker And Jurijs Spiridonovs Elected Chair And Vice-Chair Of ACER Administrative Board

Date 18/12/2019

The Administrative Board of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) elected unanimously its new leadership for the next two years.