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"A Stellar Year" - Irish Stock Exchange Publishes 2017 Review

Date 16/01/2018

- “A stellar year for the ISE…our landmark acquisition by Euronext is the start of a new chapter of great opportunity” – ISE CEO, Deirdre Somers  

- ISE ranked #1 for bond and investment fund listings worldwide with >36,700 securities listed
- World’s largest ever sukuk listing, sovereigns, green bonds, banks, European, Middle East, North and Latin American, Chinese corporates among 10k new debt listings
- €5.1bn equity funds raised including AIB, the largest IPO in Europe in 2017
- 12 new companies start oversubscribed ISE’s #IPOready leadership programme
- ISEQ rises by 8% and equity turnover records sixth consecutive year of growth

Nasdaq Launches passiveIQ™ For Investor Relations Professionals - First IR-Specific Solution To Provide Comprehensive Passive Index Investment Data

Date 16/01/2018

Nasdaq Corporate Solutions, a business of Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ), today announced the launch of passiveIQ™, a new analytics tool designed to provide investor relations (IR) professionals with comprehensive and actionable insights into passive index investment data from mutual funds and ETFs. passiveIQ is available as a supplementary service to Nasdaq IR Insight®.

The EBA Risk Dashboard Confirms Steady Improvements In The EU Banking Sector But Banks Profitability And Business Model Sustainability Remain Key Challenges

Date 16/01/2018

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its regular Risk Dashboard. Using quantitative risk indicators, along with the opinions of banks and market analysts from its Risk Assessment Questionnaire, the EBA's dashboard identified ongoing improvements in the repair of the EU banking sector but also residual risks in NPLs and profitability. 

Euronext Brussels Awards 2017

Date 16/01/2018

Euronext Brussels awarded the best performing listed companies and members during its New Year’s reception.

Nasdaq To Deliver Market Technology To Bolsa De Valores De Panamá - The Exchange’s New Trading Engine Will Be Running On The Nasdaq Financial Framework

Date 16/01/2018

Nasdaq Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and Bolsa de Valores de Panamá (BVP) have signed an agreement for Nasdaq to deliver matching engine technology via the Nasdaq Financial Framework architecture to Panama’s national stock exchange. BVP will replace its current technology with a new platform that will allow them to meet their strategic growth plans and leverage the modular functionality of the Nasdaq Financial Framework to offer additional services to their members and clients.

Envestnet | Yodlee Platform Enables Financial Services Providers To Build Solutions That Comply With The Second Payment Services Directive And Open Banking In The UK - Supporting PSD2, Envestnet | Yodlee Will Provide Ease Of Integration With A Single API And Improve Financial Data Security For UK Financial Institutions, Fintechs And Consumers

Date 16/01/2018

Envestnet | Yodlee (NYSE: ENV), a leading data aggregation and data analytics platform powering dynamic, cloud-based innovation for digital financial services, today announced it is first in market with a single API solution aligned with the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and Open Banking Application Protocol Interface (API) specifications in the UK for account information services. Through this effort, Envestnet | Yodlee aims to improve financial innovation, consumer data protection and data acquisition security for third party financial service providers.

First Foundation Bank Supports Commercial Growth With Addition Of Digital Solutions From Fiserv - Bank Extends Use Of Core Account Processing And Upgrades Digital Capabilities To Serve Evolving Customer Banking Needs

Date 16/01/2018

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced First Foundation Bank, based in Irvine, Calif., has extended and expanded its relationship with Fiserv to meet the growing technological needs of its diverse customer base. First Foundation Bank is a subsidiary of First Foundation Inc. (NASDAQ: FFWM), a financial services company that provides personal banking, business banking, and private wealth management services. The bank serves personal clients as well as a broad range of commercial clients, including many in multifamily real estate.

TraderTools Selects Abacus Group To Host Its FX Trading Technology In The Abacus Private Cloud

Date 16/01/2018

Abacus Group, a leading provider of hosted IT solutions and application hosting for alternative investment firms and financial services software providers, today announced its newest software application hosting client, TraderTools.

LiquidityBook Caps Transformative Year With New Records For Client Wins, User Growth

Date 16/01/2018

LiquidityBook, a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based provider of buy- and sell-side trading solutions, today announced that 2017 was a record year across all sales and client growth metrics the firm tracks. The growth was fueled by exceptionally strong demand globally for its industry-leading POEMS (portfolio, order and execution management system) platform, which provides considerable cost, management and functionality benefits versus the legacy platforms many investment managers currently employ.

48th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting To See Unprecedented Engagement Of Global Leaders

Date 16/01/2018

• The 48th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting will take place on 23-26 January in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, under the theme, Creating a Shared Future in a Fractured World
• Unprecedented participation expected from global leaders including 70 heads of state or government and 38 heads of major international organizations as well as the largest proportion of women leaders ever
• Meeting will focus on reinvigorating international collaboration as a way of solving shared challenges in an era increasingly defined by societies under strain and competition between nations
• For more information about the Annual Meeting, www.weforum.org
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