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Connamara Systems Launches New Matching Engine Technology Platform, EP3

Date 12/03/2019

Connamara Systems, a leading provider of exchange matching engine technology, today announced that its EP3 (Exchange Platform 3) technology is live and available. Deployable in a private, public, or hybrid-cloud approach, EP3 enhances performance for small-to-midsize exchanges across a wide range of asset classes, both regulated and non-regulated, providing price transparency and improved liquidity. 

Pico Extends Global Buildout With Strategic New Hires, Additional Offices And Increased Data Center Presence In Asia Pacific (APAC)

Date 12/03/2019

Pico, the leading infrastructure, connectivity, data and cloud technology provider to the global financial services community, is pleased to announce its continued global expansion into the world’s major financial markets with several strategic new hires, additional offices and increased data center presence in Asia Pacific (APAC). 

LCH Expands Non-Deliverable Interest Rate Swaps Offering

Date 12/03/2019

• Brazilian Real, Chilean Peso, Colombian Peso, Taiwan Dollar, and Thai Baht-denominated non-deliverable interest rate swaps now being cleared at LCH
• Bank of America Merrill Lynch, J.P. Morgan, and Standard Chartered among first participants to clear the new products
• Members and clients have cleared all five currencies at launch
• SwapClear now offers clearing for derivatives across 26 currencies

International Financial Entity License Granted For Digital Asset Custodian San Juan Mercantile Bank & Trust

Date 12/03/2019

The San Juan Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (SJMX) and the San Juan Mercantile Bank & Trust International Corp. (SJMBT) today announced that SJMBT has received its license to operate from the Puerto Rico Office of the Commission of Financial Institutions (OCIF).  The license authorizes SJMBT to operate as an International Financial Entity (IFE) under the banking regulations of OCIF, subject to the rules of the Bank Secrecy Act, including all applicable Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations.

First Meeting Of The UK Prudential Regulation Authority And UK Financial Conduct Authority’s Joint Climate Financial Risk Forum

Date 12/03/2019

On Friday 8 March, the PRA and FCA hosted the first meeting of the Climate Financial Risk Forum (CFRF). The objective of the CFRF is to build capacity and share best practice across financial regulators and industry to advance financial sector responses to the financial risks from climate change.

R.J. O’Brien To Open Paris Office - On Heels Of Record Revenues, Profits, Firm Continues Global Growth Through Innovation, Acquisition

Date 12/03/2019

Chicago-based R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO), the oldest and largest independent futures brokerage and clearing firm in the United States, today announced that the company has established a new affiliate, R.J. O’Brien France S.A.S., that will open an office in Paris as soon as the end of March, pending regulatory approval. The initiative gives RJO its first foothold in mainland Europe and furthers its strategic global growth initiative, aimed at building on the company’s core offerings.

EDHEC-Risk Institute, KAIST, Princeton, Tsinghua Universities: How Will FinTech Change The Future Of Financial Services?

Date 12/03/2019

In the context of the fourth industrial revolution, the digital revolution, which is expected to have a dramatic impact on the investment industry, EDHEC-Risk Institute, KAIST, Princeton, and Tsinghua Universities, four prominent academic institutions renowned for the quality and relevance of their educational and research programmes in finance and technology have joined forces. Together, they have been hosting a series of rotational conferences on financial technologies to offer a forum to facilitate discussion among all interested parties (academics, practitioners, and regulators) around the world.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change On Securities Market For RUSAL Shares (RUAL)

Date 12/03/2019

CCP NCC is changing the following risk parameters for RUSAL shares on Securities market starting from March 14, 2019:

Alison Barker, Director Of Specialist Supervision, FCA, Speech On The Role Of The Office For Professional Body Anti-Money Laundering Supervision (OPBAS) At The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

Date 12/03/2019

Highlights

• OPBAS has completed its first-year assessment of the 22 professional bodies it supervises.
• It found that the accountancy sector and some smaller professional bodies are focused on representing their members rather than strongly supervising standards.
• It also found that not enough professional bodies are sharing intelligence on money laundering risks.
• Nearly a quarter of the professional bodies undertook no form of supervision.

CQG And San Juan Mercantile Exchange Announce Strategic Technology Partnership

Date 12/03/2019

CQG, Inc., a leading global provider of high-performance solutions for trading, market data, technical analysis, and risk and account management, today announced a new strategic partnership with the San Juan Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (SJMX).   When launched, SJMX - integrated with its banking entity affiliate, the San Juan Mercantile Bank & Trust International Corp. - will provide a familiar, efficient, and secure way for institutional traders to buy and sell digital assets.  SJMX is endeavoring to bring the infrastructure of institutional trading to the digital asset space.