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FINOS Continues Expansion In Response To Increased Demand For Open Source With The Addition Of Three New Members In Financial Services And Fintech - Foundation’s New Members Offer Strong Financial Services Leadership And Technology As Open Source Community Sustains Momentum

Date 06/05/2020

FINOS (the Fintech Open Source Foundation), a nonprofit whose mission is to foster adoption of open source, open standards, and collaborative software development practices in financial services, today announces the addition of three new leading financial services and technology companies to its prestigious membership roster already comprised of leading financial institutions, fintechs and consultancies. The three new Silver members include: Adaptive, a global financial technology consultancy; genesis, the Low Code Application Platform (LCAP) for capital markets; and Itaú Unibanco, Brazil’s largest bank. 

UnaVista Approved By ESMA To Be A Trade Repository Under SFTR

Date 06/05/2020

• ESMA confirms that UnaVista TRADEcho B.V. has met the requirements for registration as a trade repository for SFTR
• The Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) will introduce new reporting obligations for firms from 13 July 2020
• UnaVista is one of Europe’s largest regulatory reporting platforms for MiFID II and EMIR compliance

UnaVista TRADEcho B.V., part of London Stock Exchange Group, is delighted to announce that it has been approved by the ESMA Board of Supervisors to be registered as a trade repository under SFTR. 

UK Financial Conduct Authority Secures Orders For Victims Of Unauthorised Share Scheme

Date 06/05/2020

The High Court today ordered four individuals and one company to pay nearly £3.62m in restitution to members of the public who bought shares that were promoted unlawfully.

Trading Technologies Launches Connectivity To Borsa İstanbul For Derivatives Trading Via The TT® Platform

Date 06/05/2020

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, infrastructure and data solutions, and Borsa İstanbul, the one and only exchange of Turkey, today announced that all derivative products listed on Borsa İstanbul Derivatives Market (VOIP) are now available for trading through the TT platform and accessible to TT’s global user base.

CME Group Declares Quarterly Dividend

Date 06/05/2020

CME Group Inc., the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today declared a second-quarter dividend of $0.85 per share, payable June 25, 2020, to shareholders of record as of June 10, 2020.

REGIS-TR Authorised For SFTR

Date 06/05/2020

European trade repository REGIS-TR has received authorisation from ESMA for the upcoming Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR). REGIS-TR looks forward to providing a fully flexible reporting service solution as one of Europe’s largest trade repositories.

ESMA Extends Four Trade Repositories Registrations To Include Securities Financing Transactions Reporting

Date 06/05/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has approved the extension of registrations of four trade repositories (TRs) to include securities financing transactions (SFT) reporting under the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation. The TRs concerned are DTCC Derivatives Repository plc, UnaVista TRADEcho B.V., Krajowy Depozyt Papierów Wartościowych S.A. and REGIS-TR S.A. with effect from 7 May 2020.

Qontigo Expands Factor-Based Index Suite To Include Sustainable Indices

Date 06/05/2020

Qontigo, an investment intelligence leader and provider of best-of-breed analytics and world-class indices, has announced the expansion of the STOXX Factor Index suite to include a family of ESG-screened indices. The STOXX ESG-X Factor Indices provide sustainability-driven investors with ESG-screened indices that can target similar levels of factor exposures as the STOXX Factor Indices, while controlling for unintended exposures. These factor exposures are derived from the institutionally tested analytics of Axioma Factor Risk Models.

Winvesta Taps DriveWealth To Offer Indian Investors Access To U.S. Securities - Launch Of New Global Investment Platform Winvesta During National Lockdown In India Leverages DriveWealth Technology, Brokerage Execution Services

Date 06/05/2020

DriveWealth, LLC<https://drivewealth.com/>,  a U.S. based leader in global digital trading technology, announced today a partnership with Winvesta Ltd<https://www.winvesta.in/>, a newly launched UK-based global investment platform with operations in India and the U.S. Employing DriveWealth's proven technology, Winvesta is now offering U.S. stock market access via a mobile app to investors across India, enabling them to invest in their favorite companies. Winvesta clients will also have access to real-time fractional shares in familiar U.S. brands, an offering that DriveWealth has pioneered.

ESMA Reminds Firms Of Conduct Of Business Obligations Under MiFID II

Date 06/05/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, is issuing a Public Statement on the risks for retail investors when trading under the highly uncertain market circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ESMA also reminds investment firms of the key conduct of business obligations under MiFID when providing services to retail investors.