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Barracuda Research Reveals Top 5 Industries Targeted By Ransomware As Detected Threats Spike To 1.2 Million Per Month

Date 24/08/2022

After identifying and analysing 106 highly publicised ransomware attacks over the past 12 months, Barracuda researchers have found that the education (15 per cent), municipality (12 per cent), healthcare (12 per cent), infrastructure (8 per cent), and financial (6 per cent) sectors are the five most targeted by adversaries. The analysis reveals that ransomware attacks on educational institutions more than doubled compared to the previous year, while attacks on the healthcare and financial verticals tripled, and infrastructure-related attacks quadrupled.

HKEXVoice On Emerging Business Opportunities – Carbon And ESG Data

Date 24/08/2022

HKEX’s vision is to build the marketplace of the future. And we're always looking for emerging business opportunity to take advantage of exciting megatrends that are shaping our markets.

Hantec Markets Signs Sponsorship Agreement With Haas F1 Team Through 2023 F1 Season

Date 24/08/2022

Hantec Markets has announced a new partnership to be the official online trading partner with Haas F1 Team before this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix.

Davy Selects Torstone’s Platform To Further Enhance Post-Trade Capabilities

Date 24/08/2022

Torstone Technology, a leading global SaaS platform provider for post-trade securities, derivatives processing, announced today that Davy Capital Markets, Ireland’s leading capital markets firm and a member of the Bank of Ireland Group, has entered into an agreement to utilise the Torstone Platform for its post-trade processing.

Grape Solutions Wins Tender For Managing The Hungarian National Bank's Javascript-Based Systems

Date 24/08/2022

• Grape Solutions won the tender for managing Javascript-based systems, called by the Hungarian National Bank in December 2021, Public Procurement Authority announced. 
• The contract records a five-year operational partnership.

Thailand Focus 2022 Bolsters Confidence Among Global Institutional Investors

Date 24/08/2022

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) organizes "Thailand Focus 2022: THE NEW HOPE" to reinforce the capital market’s potential and to provide guidelines on how to drive the market and the Thai economy to move forward under the new context. Minister of Finance Arkhom Termpittayapaisith has synergized with top-notch executives in the economic circle to create confidence in Thailand’s readiness, with their discussions starting from the strategic level of the country, the integrated drive by the money and capital market sectors and business tactics adjustments to the shift to future-proof industries in a sustainable manner. Moreover, top executives of 124 listed companies have provided information to 161 institutional investors from 76 institutions around the world. This event reflects investors' recognition of opportunities and confidence in Thailand’s economy and investment.

Remarks By US Deputy Secretary Of The Treasury Wally Adeyemo At The Indian Institute Of Technology Bombay

Date 24/08/2022

It's great to be at the renowned IIT Bombay, and especially at the Society For Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Global Investors To Settle Cross-Currency Equity Trades In Their Currency Of Choice Through Turquoise M-DAQ™ FX Workflow

Date 24/08/2022

• Turquoise® and M-DAQ sign cooperation agreement, to work together to deliver multi-asset market efficiencies. 
• Turquoise M-DAQ™ will provide brokers with an innovative composite equity and FX trading workflow, with enriched data analytics in multiple currencies.
• Turquoise M-DAQ™ participants will benefit from a single relationship, reduced operational risk, whilst providing global investors transparency, better outcomes and the true cost of their equity and FX transactions.

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Purchase Of Own Shares

Date 24/08/2022

LSEG announces it has purchased the following number of its voting ordinary shares of 6^79/86 pence each from Goldman Sachs International ("GSI") on the London Stock Exchange pursuant to instructions issued by LSEG on 5 August 2022 as part of its share buyback programme, as announced on 5 August 2022.

ASIC Update: Compensation For Financial Advice Related Misconduct As At 30 June 2022

Date 24/08/2022

Six of Australia's largest banking and financial services institutions have paid or offered a total of $3.6 billion in compensation, as at 30 June 2022, to customers who suffered loss or detriment because of fees for no service misconduct or non-compliant advice.