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Deutsche Börse, Swisscom And Partners Successfully Settle Securities Transactions Via Tokens In Switzerland

Date 19/11/2019

• Proof of concept lays the foundation for a leap in efficiency in post-trade services
• Settlement of securities transactions using different DLT protocols

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A0JVWA5

Date 19/11/2019

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 19.11.2019, 10-35 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band and initial margins (up to 50 %) for the security RU000A0JVWA5 were changed. New values are available here

AxiomSL Appoints Claudia Thurner As EMEA General Manager To Drive Expansion

Date 19/11/2019

AxiomSL, the industry’s leading provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions, today announced the appointment of Claudia Thurner as EMEA general manager.

Moscow Exchange: REPO Risk Parameters Change For The Security DSKY

Date 19/11/2019

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 19.11.2019, 10-31 (MSK) the lower bound of the REPO rate (up to -54.61 %) and IR Risk Rate (up to -0.155 rub) for the security DSKY were changed. New values are available here

Monetary Authority Of Singapore: Inaugural SFF x SWITCH Sees Over 60,000 Participants From 140 Countries; Event To Return On 9-13 November 2020

Date 19/11/2019

The Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) and the Singapore Week of Innovation and TeCHnology (SWITCH) concluded its combined week-long event on 15 November 2019, which attracted more than 60,000 participants from 140 countries. The event also saw a record 569 speakers, close to 1,000 exhibitors [1] and 41 international pavilions. 

Parliamentary Joint Committee – Corporations And Financial Services, ASIC Chair James Shipton, Opening Statement, 19 November 2019 - Opening Statement By James Shipton, Chair, Australian Securities And Investments Commission, Parliamentary Joint Committee – Corporations And Financial Services, 19 November 2019

Date 19/11/2019

Introduction

Good morning Chair.

In the interests of time, I want to dive straight into some updates on particular areas in the expectation that your questions may touch on the other important areas of our work.

US Department Of Justice: Alleged Cryptocurrency Fraudster Extradited From Thailand To Face Charges In Multi-Million Dollar Investment Scheme

Date 18/11/2019

A citizen of Sweden has been extradited from Thailand to the United States today to stand trial for alleged securities fraud, wire fraud and money laundering.

SIFMA’s Board Of Directors Announces Newly Elected Officers

Date 18/11/2019

The Board of Directors of SIFMA announced it has elected the following principal officers to leadership positions on the Board for 2020:

Chair:
Joseph E. Sweeney, President- Advice & Wealth Management, Products and Service Delivery, Ameriprise Financial

Chair Emeritus:
James Allen, Vice Chairman, Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated

Exelon Corporation To Join The NASDAQ-100 Index Beginning November 21, 2019

Date 18/11/2019

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced that Exelon Corporation (Nasdaq: EXC), will become a component of the NASDAQ-100 Index® (Nasdaq: NDX), the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index (Nasdaq: NDXE) and the NASDAQ-100 Ex-Tech Sector Index (Nasdaq: NDXX) prior to market open on Thursday, November 21, 2019. Exelon Corporation will replace Celgene Corporation (Nasdaq: CELG) in the indexes.

Luminex Adds To Sales And Technology Teams In Response To Growing Engagement With Its Block Trading Venue - Buy-Side Trading Veteran Joshua Reed And Technologists Joshua Opper And Robin Burr Will Help Luminex Meet Growing Demand For Its Services

Date 18/11/2019

Luminex Trading & Analytics LLC, a buy side-owned trading venue delivering efficient, low-cost block executions, today announced the hires of three veteran financial and technology professionals, spurred by growing engagement with the platform by its community of investment management firms. Joshua Reed has joined as a Sales and Relationship Manager, Joshua Opper has joined as Director of Infrastructure and Robin Burr has joined as a Software Engineer.