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EEX To Enhance Technical Connectivity Framework - Introduction Of Co-Location Services

Date 24/01/2023

Please find attached the EEX Customer Information 2023-01-24 regarding "EEX to enhance technical connectivity framework - introduction of co-location services".

Statement From Nikhil Rathi, Chief Executive Of The UK Financial Conduct Authority, On The Wind-Up Of The Financial Services Culture Board (FSCB)

Date 24/01/2023

"The Financial Services Culture Board (FSCB) has supported industry in taking huge strides to improve culture following the financial crisis. Everyone at the FSCB should be proud of the huge body of work it has undertaken to understand what we mean by culture within financial firms, how we measure it and, crucially, how we change it for the better. It has been our pleasure to work closely with them on much of this work and I want to pay particular tribute to Alison for her leadership on this vital issue across industry.

Clearstream And Vermeg To Offer First STP Tri-Party Collateral Management Solution For ECMS Launch

Date 24/01/2023

• Clearstream’s collateral management and European custody capabilities bring ultimate collateral optimisation opportunity for Eurozone banks
• Vermeg’s Easy Collateral platform provides digital and cloud-based plug & play monitoring tool
• Unique service to be ready as of start of the Eurosystem Collateral Management System (ECMS) in April 2024

Oliver Hans To leave Boerse Stuttgart Group

Date 24/01/2023

Oliver Hans (aged 57) leaves Boerse Stuttgart Group on his own wish. As of 1 May 2023 he will head the non-profit foundation Caritas Stiftung Stuttgart. In agreement with the committees, he will resign from his position as Managing Director of the public entity Baden-Wuerttembergische Wertpapierboerse and its operating company on 31 March 2023. The other Managing Directors Dr Katja Bodenhöfer-Alte and Dr Constantin Bettermann will take over his responsibilities. Baden-Wuerttembergische Wertpapierboerse and its operating company are part of Boerse Stuttgart Group, the sixth largest exchange group in Europe.

ESG As Important As Financial Performance According To 74% Of Ceos In The UK – Research By ECI Partners

Date 24/01/2023

The majority of CEOs (74%) in the UK believe that ESG is equally as important as financial performance, according to ECI’s Growth Characteristics report. Although it may once have been considered a ‘nice to have’, both ESG and social purpose are now key to informing business strategies in 2023 and beyond.

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Further Update To Ancillary Activities Exemption For Commodity Derivatives

Date 24/01/2023

In March 2022 the FCA published a statement which provided an update on the ‘market share test’ as set out under Article 2 of UK MiFID RTS 20 relating to the ancillary activities exemption from authorisation as a MiFID investment firm for firms trading commodity derivatives, emission allowances and emission allowance derivatives.

Moscow Exchange Trading Schedule In February 2023

Date 24/01/2023

Moscow Exchange announces the trading schedule for its markets over the February 2023 public holiday period.

Spectrum Markets: Q4 Trading Volumes Grew 41% On Previous Year

Date 24/01/2023

• 365 million securitised derivatives traded in Q4 2022 compared to 258 million in Q4 2021
• Most traded underlyings were DAX 40, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100
• Strong momentum on turnover, with an increase of 77% on previous year 

Hedge Fund Attitudes Shift On Front Office Tech Stack - Acuiti

Date 24/01/2023

Systematic hedge funds are changing long standing attitudes to how they source and develop their front-office technology stacks, a recent study by Acuiti shows.

Worldline Contributes To The Tokenise Europe 2025 Report To Help Organisations Starting Their Tokenisation Journey

Date 24/01/2023

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a global leader in payment services, has participated in the compilation of the report entitled “Tokenise Europe 2025: Initiative aims to drive tokenisation”. The European Commission and the Association of German Banks have co-founded an initiative on the importance of tokenisation with the support of the management consultancy Roland Berger and the participation of over 20 member organisations from France, Germany, Portugal, Italy, Liechtenstein, Sweden and Spain.