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UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Calls On Firms To Act Following Review Of Costs And Charges Disclosure In The Investment Sector

Date 28/02/2019

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published the key findings of supervisory work to assess the effectiveness of disclosure by asset managers and intermediaries, such as wealth managers, to their retail customers. This work was prompted by new disclosure requirements on costs and charges introduced by MiFID II and PRIIPs, which came into effect in January 2018.

Horizon Named ‘Best Sell-Side OMS’ By TradingTech Awards

Date 28/02/2019

Horizon Software (Horizon), the world’s leading provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology has won an award hat-trick. Last night the company was named ‘Best Sell-Side OMS’ by the TradingTech Awards Europe 2019. The accolade is the third consecutive major success at these awards for the company, with previous wins for ‘Best Sell-Side EMS’ in 2017 and 2018.

CubeLogic Launches Version 7.0 Of Their Award Winning RiskCubed Platform - Improved User Experience (UX) Using HTML5 And Angular Technology - State-Of-The-Art Device Independent Portal Geared Towards The Modern Workplace - ETD Reporting Under REGIS-TR And BREXIT Readiness

Date 28/02/2019

CubeLogic, a leader in Business Intelligence (BI) enabled enterprise risk management, workflow and reporting solutions, announces the launch of Version 7.0 of their award winning RiskCubed platform.

ULTUMUS And NUVO PRIME Form Strategic Alliance Leveraging Latest Cloud-Based Technologies - Best Of Breed Data Provider And Next Generation Cloud-Based Swaps Trading Platform Reach Agreement To Work Together To Integrate Complementary Products And Improve Data Across The Prime Finance And Trading Industry

Date 28/02/2019

ULTUMUS, the leading global provider of ETF, index and dividend forecast data today announced a strategic data and technology alliance with NUVO PRIME, the developers of SwapScale, an enterprise grade, swaps trading platform built for cloud. The partnership will provide mutual clients with the ability to better access and use ETF, index and dividend forecast data ensuring timeliness and accuracy for all aspects of swaps trading, pricing and reporting.

Amun AG Lists The World’s First Physically Backed Crypto-Currency Bitcoin (BTC) ETP (Ticker: ABTC) On The SIX Swiss Exchange

Date 28/02/2019

• The AMUN Bitcoin ETP (ticker: ABTC) is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange 
• Switzerland offers crypto investors an excellent regulatory environment 
• Investors can finally buy Bitcoin in a professional and reputable jurisdiction without worrying about custody, which for the underlying component of the ETP, is handled by qualified and independent custodians and also held in cold storage

OpenFin Launches Cloud Services To Accelerate Digital Transformation Across Capital Markets - OpenFin Cloud Services Enable Buy-Side And Sell-Side Firms To Curate Their Own App Store Based On FDC3 Industry Standards

Date 28/02/2019

OpenFin, the operating system (OS) of finance, today announced the launch of OpenFin Cloud Services, providing every bank, asset manager, hedge fund and wealth management firm with its own FDC3-standard private app store and workspace management solution out of the box, eliminating the need for time-consuming and costly internal builds.

Itiviti Receives 2019 Tradingtech Insight Europe Award For Tbricks - Analytics Strength Of Tbricks Highlighted As Itiviti Accepts 2019 TradingTech Insight Europe Award

Date 28/02/2019

Itiviti, the leading global provider of multi-asset trading technology and financial infrastructure, today announced that it has been named a winner of the acclaimed TradingTech Insight (TTI) Europe Awards for 2019. At the awards ceremony held in London yesterday, Itiviti’s Tbricks was recognized as Best Trading Analytics Platform.

ASIC Reports On Licensing And Professional Registrations 2017-2018

Date 28/02/2019

ASIC’s latest report on its assessment of licensing and professional registration applications (excluding applications to be registered as a liquidator) shows that less than half of the 2,879 applications considered during July 2017 to June 2018 were approved.

HKEX Chief Executive, Charles Li - Charles Li Direct: Planning for the Future

Date 28/02/2019

Chief Executive Charles Li blogs about the Strategic Plan 2019-2021 and what it means for the future.

SEC Modifies Timing For Filing Non-Public Form N-PORT Data To Align With Its Approach To Data Management And Cybersecurity

Date 28/02/2019

The Commission today modified the submission deadlines for registered investment companies filing non-public monthly reports on Form N-PORT. Form N-PORT is a new form for reporting both public and non-public fund portfolio holdings to the Commission in a structured data format.  As a result of today's changes, rather than filing non-public monthly reports with the Commission within 30 days after each month-end, funds will be required to maintain the relevant information in their records and file all three monthly reports with the Commission no later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal quarter.  The non-public monthly reports on Form N-PORT for the first and second months of the fiscal quarter will remain non-public and the monthly report for the third month will become publicly available upon filing (with the exception of certain specific data items), rather than being filed non-publicly no later than 30 days after the end of the fiscal quarter and being made public 60 days after the end of the fiscal quarter.