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Charlie Whitlock Joins XTX Markets As Head Of Americas Distribution

Date 16/03/2023

• XTX Markets today announces that Charlie Whitlock is joining the firm as Head of Americas Distribution.
• Charlie will be based in XTX's New York office and will be responsible for growing XTX's single dealer platform (SDP) business in the U.S.

Archax Launches Primary Raise Platform - Allowing Start-Ups And Early-Stage Businesses To Raise Capital

Date 16/03/2023

Archax, the first FCA regulated digital asset exchange, broker and custodian, today announced the official launch of its primary raise platform and its first postings including ScribeStar and Circularr. The platform will give start-ups and early-stage businesses access to raise capital from investors that have been pre-vetted by Archax.

Women In Compliance Leadership - Kate Wombell, Chief Compliance Advocate, Reglex

Date 16/03/2023

Gender equality is now one of the tenets of sustainable development acting as a driver of economic growth.  This is such a big step forward, compared to when women were once not even considered to be competent (under UK common law prior to 1853) to give evidence in a court of law (for or against her spouse).  

GLEIF: Utilizing The Validation Agent Framework To Support Greater Financial Inclusion For Indian SMEs - Mohan Ramaswamy, Co-Founder & CEO At Rubix Data Sciences

Date 16/03/2023

Rubix Data Sciences became GLEIF’s first Validation Agent in India in March 2022. One year on, Mohan Ramaswamy, Co-Founder & CEO of Rubix, sat down with GLEIF to discuss how this new role in the Global LEI System is enabling Rubix to support greater financial inclusion for SMEs across India.

Plato Partnership: Retail Trading In European Equity Markets - Carole Comerton-Forde And Fatemeh Aramian

Date 16/03/2023

Global markets have experienced significant increases in retail trading activity in recent years. The combination of low or no brokerage commissions, easy access to trading applications, and the Covid-19 crisis have increased retail trading significantly. These factors have motivated existing retail traders to trade more and have also encouraged many new retail traders to enter the market. In European markets, there are a variety of trading mechanisms where retail traders can execute their orders. Retail traders can trade in all-to-all trading mechanisms where they interact with all types of traders or on venues operating retail-specific mechanisms.

Bursa Malaysia Cautions Investors Against Investment Scams

Date 16/03/2023

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or “the Exchange”) continues to urge the public to be wary and alert of investment scams. The Exchange has noted an increase in reports of investment scams, with scammers using various social media channels, including popular chat applications such as Whatsapp, Telegram and iMessage, to lure unsuspecting members of the public to participate in dubious investment schemes.  

Borsa Istanbul: Change In Trading Principles For Warrants And Certificates

Date 16/03/2023

Please find the announcement about the change in trading principles for warrants and certificates attached. Please click for announcement

Apex Group Wins NewVest Mandate With Innovative Approach

Date 16/03/2023

Apex Group Ltd. (“Apex Group” or “The Group”), a global financial services provider, today announces its appointment by NewVest’s inaugural Private Equity 50 Index Fund (“PE 50”).

Sam Farrell Joins Torstone As Head Of North America

Date 16/03/2023

Torstone Technology, a leading SaaS platform for post-trade securities and derivatives processing, today announces that Sam Farrell has joined the firm as Head of North America. Based in Toronto, Sam will have oversight of all the US and Canadian operations for Torstone. Sam will continue to expand Torstone’s footprint in North America, further establishing the business as a key provider within the US and Canadian markets.

Monetary Authority of Singapore' Response To Queries On Credit Suisse

Date 16/03/2023

In response to media queries, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said today that it has been in close contact with the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), the parent supervisory authority of Credit Suisse Group AG (CS), on recent developments surrounding the bank.