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CISI Joins 13 EBTN Council Of Europe Members Awarded Triple E Accreditation For Professional Financial Qualification Standards

Date 18/06/2019

The not-for-profit European Banking and Financial Services Training Association (EBTN) has awarded Triple E accreditation for two of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) leading global qualifications.

"Negligence Is No Longer An Excuse" - Comment On Law Commission's Anti-Money Laundering Report From Industry Experts Napier

Date 18/06/2019

Julian Dixon, CEO of anti-money laundering experts Napier, comments:

“The findings of the Law Commission’s report point to sustained and long-term issues in our anti-money laundering processes that have continued to go unaddressed for years."

IOSCO Urges Authorities To Use Existing Standards To Address Cyber Risk

Date 18/06/2019

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today issued a final report that provides an overview of three internationally recognized cyber standards and frameworks used by IOSCO members. It also identifies potential gaps in the application of these standards and seeks to promote sound cyber practices across the IOSCO membership.

SGX Index Edge Licenses Three Indices To Yuanta SITC Taiwan

Date 18/06/2019

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today announced it is licensing three futures-based indices to Yuanta SITC, the leading ETF provider in Taiwan. The futures indices provide inverse, leverage and market exposure through the MSCI Emerging Markets (EM) Futures. 

Mondo Visione Announces Martin Wolf, Chief Economics Commentator, Financial Times As A Keynote Speaker For Mondo Visione Exchange Forum

Date 18/06/2019

Mondo Visione the leading source of insight and knowledge about the world’s exchanges and trading venues, organisers of the Mondo Visione Exchange Forum, has announced Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, as a Keynote Speaker for the Mondo Visione Exchange Forum on 1 October 2019.

Frederick Duden Joins Broadridge As Global Head Of Product Development

Date 18/06/2019

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global Fintech leader and part of the S&P 500® Index, today announced the appointment of Frederick Duden to the newly created position of Global Head of Product Development. Working closely with each business unit, product and technology team, Duden will be responsible for Broadridge’s overall product roadmap, as well as product governance and technology integration. Duden will report directly to Broadridge President and CEO Tim Gokey and will further strengthen Broadridge’s focus on creating leading-edge, SaaS-based industry solutions, with an initial focus on Wealth management.  

EGX Signs MOU With The Arab Academy For Management, Banking & Financial Sciences To Provide Partial MBA & DBA Grants For EGX Employees

Date 18/06/2019

The Egyptian Exchange signs a memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Arab Academy for Financial and Banking sciences to provide partial grants for MBA and DBA programs for EGX employees and their families.

UK Jobs Boost Thanks To Burgeoning FinTech Sector

Date 18/06/2019

Jobs within the fintech space increased by 61% last year, whilst demand pushed up salaries by as much as 25% – are the findings from a new report from global recruiter Robert Walters and market analysis experts Vacancy Soft.

Algomi ALFA Delivering Actionable Liquidity With Liquidnet And Trumid

Date 18/06/2019

Algomi, which provides data aggregation technology for the optimization of fixed income liquidity, today announced Algomi ALFA will enable orders to be executed on Liquidnet and Trumid.

ACER Publishes Overview Of All Wholesale Energy Market Abuse Decisions Under REMIT Imposing Sanctions Reports

Date 18/06/2019

Since the entry into force of the EU Regulation on Energy Market Integrity and Transparency (REMIT), national regulatory authorities for energy and relevant enforcement authorities (NRAs) from various Member States have adopted sanctions for market manipulation and insider trading on EU wholesale energy markets. The total amount of the fines imposed currently exceeds EUR 30 million.