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How Innovation And Regulation In Financial Services Can Drive The UK's Economic Growth, Speech By Sheldon Mills, UK Financial Conduct Authority Executive Director, Consumers And Competition, Delivered At The CityUK On FCA’s Growth And Competitiveness Objective

Date 29/06/2023

Highlights

• The FCA has always played a significant role in supporting innovation and growth in financial services and welcomes the codification of this role in promoting growth and international competitiveness ahead of the proposed new secondary objective
• We stand ready to embrace new opportunities to grow the UK economy: our adoption of innovative regulatory approaches, and our work to tackle harm, underpin sustainable economic growth and international competitiveness.
• Growth should never be at the expense of the wider economy or through defrauding vulnerable customers.
• Any new metrics to measure our contribution to growth and competitiveness must be ones which measure factors within our control. 

COX Energy To Start Trading In BME Growth On 3 July

Date 29/06/2023

The Board of Directors of the Market has approved the listing of COX ENERGY on 3 July following a thorough review of all the information presented by the company and after the favourable assessment report on its listing issued by the Coordination and Admission Committee. This is the fifth company to join this BME market so far this year and the first company to be listed on both BME Growth and the Mexican Stock Exchange.

The UK Prudential Regulation Authority Consults On Major Elements Of The New Solvency UK Framework, With Measures To Simplify The Framework, Improve Flexibility, And Support Growth And Competitiveness

Date 29/06/2023

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) is consulting today on a major set of reforms to Solvency II with the aim of creating a new UK regulatory regime for insurance firms, known as Solvency UK, which is better adapted to the UK insurance market. The proposals include further streamlining of reporting requirements for all firms and substantially simplifying and improving the flexibility in the assessment of internal models. They will also foster new entrants into the UK insurance market by easing entry of new firms and simplifying the regulation of international insurers operating through branches.

HKEX Signs Cooperation Agreement With Beijing Stock Exchange

Date 29/06/2023

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce it has today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE). The MOU reflects both exchanges’ commitment to building long-term cooperation in support of cross listings; and sharing insight and expertise to promote the growth of capital markets in both Hong Kong and Beijing.

BME: The MARF Registers A New Securitisation Bonds Programme For 200 Million Euros Of Pensium

Date 29/06/2023

BME's fixed income market, MARF, has admitted to trading a new EUR 200 million bond issuance programme of the Pensium ESG I Securitisation Fund. The new programme will allow Pensium Direct, the Fund's transferor, to access the fixed income markets in a flexible manner to finance its activity and growth.

HKEX Signs Cooperation Agreement With Ningbo Municipal People’s Government

Date 29/06/2023

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and Ningbo Municipal People’s Government today (Monday) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation, and in particular support Ningbo-based companies that are interested in seeking a listing in Hong Kong.

Worldline Named One Of The Times Top 50 Employers For Gender Equality 2023 - For The Second Year In A Row In The UK & Ireland

Date 29/06/2023

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a global leader in payment services, announces that its UK&I entity has been listed as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2023, for its commitment to addressing gender inequalities in the workplace.

Rimes Appoints Sam Barber As Head Of Data Services - Leading The Development Of Unrivalled, Flexible Data Solutions - Brings A Rare Combination Of Data Management Expertise And Proven Business Development Skills

Date 29/06/2023

Rimes is pleased to announce the appointment of Sam Barber as Head of Data Services. Sam has over nine years’ experience operating at the Executive Director level for S&P Global and brings a wealth of specialist data and client management experience. A key highlight of Sam's career was spearheading S&P’s global business development unit, selling ETF and index products to tier-one banks, asset managers, market makers and ETF issuers.

The International Stock Exchange & Shieldpay Announce Strategic Partnership To Transform Private Market Transactions

Date 29/06/2023

The International Stock Exchange (TISE), the innovative provider of financial markets and securities services, and Shieldpay, the market leader in high-value B2B payments, today announce their strategic partnership to transform private market trading with automated payments.

SET Appoints Chatchai Thisadoldilok And Pairat Thanachaisang As New EVPs

Date 29/06/2023

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has appointed Chatchai Thisadoldilok as Executive Vice President (EVP) - Head of Research Department, Corporate Strategy Division; and Pairat Thanachaisang as EVP - Head of HR Strategy & Corporate Development Department, Human Resources & Corporate Development Division. They will assume the new positions from July 1, 2023.