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iMeta Technologies Achieves ISO 27001 - - The Most Widely Recognised Information Security Certification

Date 18/11/2020

iMeta, a trusted provider of Onboarding and Client Lifecycle Management software and services, that enables regulated organisations to accelerate customer journeys and ensure compliance with KYC Know your Customer and AML anti-money Laundering obligations, has achieved the ISO 27001 certification.

Xplora Admitted To Trading On Oslo Bors

Date 18/11/2020

The smartwatch company Xplora Technologies has today been admitted to trading on Merkur Market (ticker code: XPLRA-ME).

UK Financial Conduct Authority Warns Firms To Be Responsible When Handling Client Data

Date 18/11/2020

City Hive Launches First Ever Diversity, Inclusion And Culture Kitemark - ACT Kitemark Allows Companies And The Wider Industry To Address, Assess, Catalyse Change And Improve Culture

Date 18/11/2020

City Hive, the independent organisation which partners with companies to help them meet their sustainability responsibilities in creating a more diverse, equitable and inclusive corporate culture, has today announced that they will be launching the Action, Culture and Transparency kitemark (ACT). The ACT kitemark allows companies across the investment management industry to truly address, assess and catalyse an improvement in the culture within their own organisation, along with the wider investment industry, and ultimately in the companies that they invest in.

AlgoDynamix Launches Quantum Computing For More Powerful Forecasting

Date 18/11/2020

AlgoDynamix, the leader in behavioural based forecasting for financial markets, announced today the launch of powerful new Quantum Computing capabilities. The new cloud-based service uses technology provided by D-Wave Systems and is a world first in behavioural forecasting for financial analytics. 

ESMA Publishes First Overview Of The Size And Structure Of EU Securities Market

Date 18/11/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, today published its first statistical report on European Union (EU) securities markets. The Report uses new regulatory data sources to give, for the first time, a comprehensive overview of European equity and bond markets in 2019, including the number, characteristics, volumes traded and transparency data on the equity and bond instruments subject to MiFID II.

Nasdaq’s Quandl Hires Alternative Data Industry Leader Hamza Khan As Head Of European Data - Khan To Lead Strategy In Europe As Investor Demand For European Data Grows

Date 18/11/2020

Nasdaq’s Quandl, a leading provider of alternative and core financial data, today announced that Hamza Khan has been appointed as Head of European Data. Khan was formerly the CEO and founder of Suburbia, a technology company that specialized in alternative data solutions.

Driven By Client Demand – Additional Eurex Products To Be Extended Into Asia Pacific Time Zones

Date 18/11/2020

On 7 December 2020, we will extend a further four products for the Asian Pacific time zones: the 10-year Euro-OAT, EURO STOXX® Banks, STOXX® Europe 600, and VSTOXX® Futures, thus catering to the market demands for further trading and hedging opportunities.

SGX Bull Charge Community Clocks 150,000 Km In Virtual Charity Run, Raising $3.63 Million For Beneficiaries

Date 18/11/2020

• Participants across different cities surpass collective target of 100,000 km amid challenging year for charitable fundraising
• President Halimah Yacob witnesses presentation of cheque for $3.63 million to SGX Bull Charge beneficiaries

HKEX Statement

Date 18/11/2020

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) confirms the accurate display of all market statistics for the After-Hours Trading Session. Trading in all HKEX markets has remained fully open during the day session. Further investigation is being conducted into the cause of the partial market statistics display issue during the day session. Based on the full functioning of HKEX’s markets today, we expect all markets to open as normal tomorrow (Thursday).