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WealthCo Asset Management Frees Up Team To Spend More Time With Clients By Automating Manual Data Tasks With Duco Platform - Asset Manager Consolidates And Automates Key Reconciliations To Ensure Streamlined And Scalable Operations

Date 09/01/2024

Duco, a leading cloud-based data automation company, today announced that WealthCo Asset Management, part of the WealthCo corporate group, have been able to replace key spreadsheet-based processes in Wealth Asset Management, Insurance Operations and Finance, with automated, scalable reconciliations using Duco’s cloud-based, SaaS solution.

Partisia Blockchain Helps Put Decentralization On Davos Agenda

Date 09/01/2024

Partisia Blockchain, the Swiss organization fostering unparalleled opportunities by empowering privacy-preserving, interoperable and sustainable innovation for fairness and transparency, is at the center of putting decentralization on the global stage in its participation at the inaugural World Crypto Forum. The event takes place during the World Economic Forum (WEF), one of the largest gatherings of decision-makers. The organization is not only a sponsor of the first World Crypto Forum, but will actively participate by hosting a keynote address, where it will unveil a transformational new product, and sit on two panels.

DiffusionData Appoints Frank McCarthy As Business Solutions Executive, Financial Services, EMEA - DiffusionData Strengthens Business Solutions Team To Support Rapid Growth In Finance Industry

Date 09/01/2024

DiffusionData, the pioneer and leader in real-time data streaming and messaging solutions, today announced that Frank McCarthy has been appointed as Business Solutions Executive, Financial Services, EMEA. Prior to joining DiffusionData, Frank worked at Vizolution, IdenTrust, RBS, Entuity and Oracle. 

CoinTracking Launches Crypto Tax Tool For UK Investors

Date 09/01/2024

Crypto taxation in the UK is quickly changing, but CoinTracking has launched a crypto tax tool that simplifies UK crypto taxes.

Temenos And Deloitte US Join Forces To Accelerate Platform Modernization Of US Banks In The Cloud - Deloitte Signs Partnership Agreement With Temenos To Help Large US Banks Modernize Core Banking And Payments Capabilities

Date 09/01/2024

Temenos (SIX: TEMN) and Deloitte today announced a partnership agreement to provide technology solutions to help US financial institutions accelerate core banking and payments modernization in the cloud. Through this agreement, Temenos and Deloitte Consulting LLP will help financial institutions to deliver modern digital experiences faster and at lower cost and take advantage of new business models and market opportunities such as Instant Payments and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS).

Dalian Commodity Exchange Announces Exemption Of Delivery Commission And Other Fees In 2024

Date 09/01/2024

On January 5, in an effort to further reduce the costs for industrial enterprises participating in futures market and better serve the high-quality development of the real economy, Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) launched a fee reduction plan for 2024, issuing a notice titled Notice on Exemption of Delivery Commission and Other Fees. According to the notice, from January 9, 2024 to December 31, 2024, DCE will waive futures delivery commission, clearing fee for registered warehouse receipt transfer, fee for using standard warehouse receipt as margin, trading fee incurred in the EFP process and 50% of trading commission for hedging purpose.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Suspends Andy Wong Yeung For 10 Months Suspends Andy Wong Yeung For 10 Months

Date 09/01/2024

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has suspended Mr Andy Wong Yeung, former responsible officer (RO), manager-in-charge (MIC) of key business line and overall management oversight and director of City International Futures (Hong Kong) Limited (CIFHKL), for 10 months from 9 January 2024 to 8 November 2024 (Note 1).

HFRI Performance Surge Accelerates In December Driven By Falling Rates, M&A Strength

Date 09/01/2024

• Directional Event-Driven, Equity Hedge extend strategy leadership;
• HFRI Event-Driven posts strongest gain since November 2020;
• Cryptocurrency, Activist, Risk Parity again lead sub-strategies

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero On CFTC’s Digital Assets And Blockchain Technology Subcommittee Release Of Decentralized Finance Report

Date 08/01/2024

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology Subcommittee of the Technology Advisory Committee (TAC) released a report entitled Decentralized Finance.

New Year’s Resolutions For Bank Regulatory Policymakers, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle W. Bowman, At The South Carolina Bankers Association 2024 Community Bankers Conference, Columbia, South Carolina

Date 08/01/2024

It is a pleasure to join you this afternoon for the South Carolina Community Bankers Conference. I always welcome the opportunity to learn from and share my perspective with bankers on issues affecting the U.S. economy and the financial industry. Today, I will focus my discussion on monetary policy, bank regulatory reforms, the evolving standards in bank supervision, and new developments in the payments system. I look forward to learning from your insights and perspectives on these issues, particularly your views on bank supervision, regulatory reforms, and your thoughts on the direction of the economy. As we kick off the new year, it's also a good time to look back on 2023 and consider a few New Year's resolutions for the coming year.