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CEO Grant Wilson To Leave Neptune By December 2019

Date 10/06/2019

Grant Wilson, Neptune Networks Ltd CEO, will step down by December 2019. After 3 very successful years Grant Wilson has decided to leave Neptune to focus his attention on the continued expansion of Etrading Software where he remains a partner. Under his tenure as CEO of the firm, Grant has helped grow Neptune to around 30 sell-side and over 50 buy-side clients, of which the buy-side firms have a combined AUM of $26 trillion. This includes rapid expansion into the US over the past 18-months, making it the only data & analytics provider to show consistent growth over the last five years.

Investment Banks ‘Overconfident’ On SFTR Compliance, Says New Research Report From Luxoft

Date 10/06/2019

New research from Luxoft, the global technology services and consulting partner, has revealed that Tier one, Tier two and Tier three investment banks are overconfident for the EU’s new Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR), which comes into force next April. Almost all (99%) senior compliance professionals responsible for implementing the regulation are confident they will meet the requirements, yet Luxoft’s Regulatory Outlook Report shows that this confidence may be misplaced.

QuantHouse Partners With Eventus Systems To Provide High Quality Global Market Data For Trade Surveillance And Market Risk - QuantFEED To Support Validus, Eventus’ Trade Surveillance And Risk Platform

Date 10/06/2019

QuantHouse, the leading independent global provider of end-to-end systematic trading solutions including innovative market data services, algo trading platform and infrastructure solutions, today announced that QuantHouse’s QuantFEED has been selected by Eventus Systems to provide high quality market data for its trade surveillance platform Validus.     

Arabian Bourse Receives Initial Approval For Crypto Asset Exchange & Custodian - The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) Of Abu Dhabi Global Market Has Given In-Principal Approval To Arabian Bourse To Establish And Operate A Full-Fledged Crypto Asset Exchange And Custodian

Date 10/06/2019

GMEX Group (GMEX), a leader in digital business and technology solutions for exchange and post-trade operators, and Arshad Khan, regional exchanges founder and business expert are pleased to announce the completion of the latest phase in the creation of their joint venture, Arabian Bourse (ABX), set up under Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). Based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), ABX aims to be a fully regulated, first of its kind crypto asset exchange and custodian initiative; that focuses on global institutional and retail traders.

CCP12, Annual General Meeting London 2019, Further Growth Of CCP12

Date 10/06/2019

The Global Association of Central Counterparties held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in London on 6th June, 2019.

SGX Reports Market Statistics For May 2019

Date 10/06/2019

• Significant growth in volumes across derivatives products, following increased demand for risk management as a result of the ongoing US-China trade war
• SGX welcomed four equity listings in May, including the third and fifth largest IPO in Asia ex-Japan year-to-date  

Closing Remarks By Mr. Toshihide Endo Commissioner, Japan's Financial Services Agency, G20/OECD Seminar On Corporate Governance, June 8th, 2019

Date 10/06/2019

Thank you very much for the fruitful discussion. I heard a number of inspiring ideas in the two sessions.   

In Session 1, national regulators and international bodies shared their experiences and achievements based on the 2015 G20 / OECD Corporate Governance Principles. These inputs will be a great reference source for policy makers to enhance corporate governance, even though there are regional and country differences in market structure and economic environment.

SGX Welcomes REVEZ Corporation Ltd. To Catalist

Date 10/06/2019

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed REVEZ Corporation Ltd. to its Catalist under the stock code “RCU”.   

Opening Remarks By H.E. Taro Aso Japan's Deputy Prime Minister, Minister Of Finance, Minister Of State For Financial Services, G20/OECD Seminar On Corporate Governance, June 8th, 2019

Date 10/06/2019

Thank you everyone for joining us today. Two years ago, we co-hosted the OECD Asian Roundtable on Corporate Governance in Tokyo. This time, in the context of Japan s G20 presidency, we are very pleased to welcome you to Fukuoka, which happens to be my hometown. 

ADX Welcomes Strategic Partners And Media Representatives To Suhoor

Date 10/06/2019

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) organized a suhoor for its strategic partners and media representatives. The suhoor took place at the Emirates Palace Hotel’s Ramadan tent. It aimed to enhance the communication channels between both parties, and continue to ensure a positive working environment based on the values of partnership between them.