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Securities Commission Malaysia: Head To The InvestSmart® Fest To Find Out More About Investing Wisely And Safely

Date 17/08/2017

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) will host the InvestSmart® Fest 2017 themed “Invest For Your Future” on 13-15 October 2017 at Hall 5 of the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. 

Monthly Report: Clearstream Supports Liberalisation Of Chinese Financial Market - Continuous Progress In Chinese Market Opening - Clearstream Gets Ready To Support Bond Connect Initiative

Date 17/08/2017

At the end of this month, the Shanghai International Financial Advisory Council will bring together top Chinese market regulators and representatives of leading international financial institutions involved in China’s ongoing financial liberalisation story. Deutsche Börse Group will also be present with its post-trade services provider Clearstream.

AxiomSL Recognised As Category Leader By Chartis Research For MiFID II Reporting Solutions - Firm Unveils Flexible And Transparent Solution That Can Be Quickly Implemented For A Variety Of Regulations

Date 17/08/2017

AxiomSL, the leading global provider of regulatory reporting, risk and data management solutions, today announced that Chartis Research, a leading provider of research and analysis on the global market for risk technology, has named the company a 2017 Category Leader for its MiFID II Reporting Solutions. Concurrently, AxiomSL announced that its MiFID II solution is available worldwide.

MarketInvoice Extends Invoice Finance To Over 400,000 UK Businesses

Date 17/08/2017

• Strategic alliance with Veritas allows smaller businesses access to a confidential invoice discounting facility
• Veritas credit management integration means businesses with annual turnovers of £300k can now use the MarketInvoice Pro invoice finance facility
• Smaller businesses to benefit from this collaboration to access a confidential funding service, whereas previously they would have likely only been offered a disclosed factoring option
• MarketInvoice is the first UK fintech business to create an alliance with Veritas

Liquidnet Announces Strategic Tech Hire To Support Growth Of Virtual High Touch™ MiFID II Solutions - Patrick Strobel To Head Up Liquidnet’s Technology Team In Europe

Date 17/08/2017

Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, today announced the appointment of Patrick Strobel as Head of Technology for EMEA. In this newly formed role, Patrick will be responsible for building out Liquidnet’s strategic IT architecture in EMEA with an emphasis on the region’s Virtual High Touch MiFID II solutions. He brings over sixteen years’ experience delivering IT solutions for investment banks such as Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan.

ASX Limited Full-Year Results To 30 June 2017 (Fy17) - Continued Earnings Growth – NPAT Up 1.9% To $434.1m - Macro Factors Plus Business Initiatives Driving Growth

Date 17/08/2017

Mr Dominic Stevens, ASX Managing Director and CEO, said: “ASX has built on its strong first half results with a solid performance forthe full 2017 financial year. Activity and revenue levels were higher across most major areas of the business, and our strategic initiatives – both new and existing – progressed well over the period. A combination of macro-economic drivers and ASX’s own investments provide the company with growth opportunities for the future."

Not All Bonds Are Equal – New Zealand Financial Markets Authority Survey

Date 17/08/2017

Over 1 million New Zealanders have more than $15 billion invested in conservative or default KiwiSaver funds, mostly invested in fixed-interest assets, including bonds. However, only four in ten KiwiSaver members surveyed by the FMA knew that most funds invest in bonds.

Whitebox Advisors Chooses Broadridge In Transformative Move To Best-In-Suite Technology Platform

Date 17/08/2017

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.(NYSE:BR) announced that Whitebox Advisors, a global, multi-strategy, multi-billion-dollar hedge fund, has chosen Broadridge’s best-in-suite solution to transform Whitebox’s technology platform to a new paradigm of fully integrated, hedge fund operations hosted by Broadridge.  In particular, Broadridge will provide a comprehensive, fully hosted and integrated platform of trading, portfolio management, reference data, reconciliation and data warehouse solutions to manage Whitebox’s front, middle and back-office operations. This move to Broadridge’s hosted platform will enhance Whitebox’s ability to quickly respond to new growth opportunities.

TMX Group Remembers Stan Deudney, Founder And Former President Of CDS

Date 16/08/2017

TMX Group today offers sincere condolences on the passing of Stan Deudney, the founder and first President of the Canadian Depository for Securities (CDS).

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 16/08/2017

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.