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Bank Of England Governor Andrew Bailey Statement On Chris Woolard’s Departure From The Financial Conduct Authority

Date 16/09/2020

Following the FCA’s New Release, Governor Andrew Bailey has provided the following statement:

“Chris is a leader, original thinker, innovator and a terrific colleague. He has made a huge contribution to building the FCA for which he deserves great thanks.”

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Christopher Woolard To Chair Review Of Unsecured Credit Market Regulation

Date 16/09/2020

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that Chris Woolard will chair a review of the future regulation of the unsecured credit market, reporting to the FCA Board.

Nasdaq Launches Anti-Money Laundering Investigation Technology - Nasdaq Automated Investigator To Address Gap In Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Investigations Process

Date 16/09/2020

Today Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announced the launch of the cloud-deployed Nasdaq Automated Investigator for AML, the first automated solution for investigating anti-money laundering (AML) for retail and commercial banks and other financial institutions. Designed, built and offered in partnership with UK-based Caspian, Nasdaq Automated Investigator for AML further expands Nasdaq’s global efforts in combatting financial crime and promoting market integrity in the capital markets and beyond.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Proposes The Next Stage Of Support For Consumer Credit And Overdraft Customers

Date 16/09/2020

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced proposals to ensure that firms provide tailored support for users of consumer credit and overdraft products who continue to face payment difficulties due to coronavirus (Covid-19).

London Stock Exchange Sees Europe’s Largest Ever eCommerce Listing

Date 16/09/2020

UK tech company THG opened London’s markets for trading today, celebrating their listing on London Stock Exchange’s Main Market. The global ecommerce technology platform raised £1.88 billion pre greenshoe, the market capitalisation at IPO was £5.4 billion.

Delta Capita Appoints Sarah Carver As Head Of Digital

Date 16/09/2020

Delta Capita, a global provider of managed services, fintech solutions and consulting, announced that it has appointed Sarah Carver as its new Head of Digital to focus on driving the client digital proposition.

Bedford Row Capital Plc Launches First Sukuk For UK Property Market - $50 Million, 3 Year Sukuk Will Give Investors Unique Shari’a-Compliant Access To The UK Property Market

Date 16/09/2020

Bedford Row Capital Plc (BRC), a global non-bank structuring specialist today announces the issuance of a $50 million, three year sukuk to finance the expansion of P1 Capital Ltd, (“P1”) a UK company with a proven track record and operating profits.  P1 is a boutique asset-management group focusing on asset backed investments in the UK property sector. All investments are secured on UK property by legal charges, debentures and corporate / personal warranties.  P1 carries out rigorous due diligence on all projects to protect investments and actively monitors performance throughout the lifecycle of projects.

GoldenSource Launches Quant Workbench Solution As Financial Return Pressures Mount For Financial Institutions

Date 16/09/2020

GoldenSource has launched a new Quant Workbench tool that enables financial institutions to better leverage their data by running superior analytics and quantitative research directly on best available reference and pricing data.

LCH Clears First Israeli Shekel-Denominated Swaps

Date 16/09/2020

• LCH is the first clearing house to offer clearing of Israeli Shekel-denominated interest rate swaps
• Launched in response to customer demand
• SwapClear offers clearing for interest rate derivatives across 27 global currencies

BTON Financial Appoints Former Tradeweb Heavyweight Andrew Bernard As NED - Promotes Regulatory Expert Caroline Holmes To COO

Date 16/09/2020

BTON Financial has today announced the appointment of fixed income and electronic trading expert, Andrew Bernard, as Non-Executive Director. Andrew joins BTON’s advisory board from Tradeweb, where he held a variety of senior positions over the past 17 years, including MD, Head of of Asia and as an MD in the London office. Prior to Tradeweb he served as Head of European Government Bond Sales and as Principal of the Global Leveraged Group for Bank of America, and Director of UK sales at Société Générale. Andrew will play a key role in shaping the direction of the company and delivering BTON Financial’s plans to bring its technology and data-driven dealing desk to the wider asset management community.