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Volante Technologies Joins U.S. Faster Payments Council

Date 27/04/2020

Volante Technologies Inc., a global provider of payments and financial messaging solutions to accelerate digital transformation, today announced that it has officially joined the U.S. Faster Payments Council (FPC), a membership organization devoted to advancing faster payments in the United States. As a member of the council, Volante will be joining as a voting member in the Technology Providers segment to further address issues that inhibit the adoption of faster payments.

Liquidnet Appoints Senior Sell-Side Industry Expert As Non-Executive Director

Date 27/04/2020

Liquidnet, the global institutional investment network, today announced the appointment of Simon Greenwell as a Non-Executive Director on the Liquidnet Europe Limited Board. As the first investment research expert on the board, Simon will use his deep knowledge of the sector to help to grow Liquidnet’s interaction with both the sell and buy side as it continues to invest in its Investment Analytics business.

Effective April 27, 2020 Through May 01, 2020, MIAX Options And MIAX Emerald 2X Opening And Intraday Valid And Priority Quote Spread Relief In All Symbols

Date 27/04/2020

Issue Symbol: All Symbols
Multiplier: 2X
Reason: In maintenance of a fair and orderly market.
Time: Opening and Intraday
Subject Summary: Please be advised, effective April 27, 2020 through May 01, 2020, the MIAX Regulation Department has granted 2 times opening and intraday quote parameter relief for all symbols on MIAX Options and MIAX Emerald . 

BETTER FINANCE Welcomes The New European Guidelines On Funds’ “Performance” Fees

Date 27/04/2020

On 3 April the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its final guidelines on performance fees in investment funds, applicable to Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) and certain types of Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs).

Supervisor-Centred Automation – The Role Of Human-Centred Automation In Judgement-Centred Prudential Supervision - Speech By James Proudman - To Have Been Given At A Conference On The ‘Impact Of AI And Machine Learning On The UK Economy’, Organised By The Bank Of England, CEPR And Imperial College

Date 27/04/2020

James Proudman looks at how advances in technology could change how we supervise banks and insurers for the better.

Swiss Stock Exchange: Better Data For Best Execution

Date 27/04/2020

BNP Paribas Asset Management Appoints Christophe Montcerisier As Head Of Real Estate Debt

Date 27/04/2020

BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM') announces the appointment of Christophe Montcerisier as Head of Real Estate Debt within its Private Debt & Real Assets (‘PDRA’) investment division.  Christophe had been Deputy Head since joining in 2019.

ONE Appointed Senior Non-Executive Directors To Its Boards

Date 27/04/2020

ONE announced the appointment of Chris Edge, Moritz Kübel and Aron Brown to its group and/or Management Company Boards.

Vienna Stock Exchange Expands Offering For CEE And CIS Indices

Date 27/04/2020

Today, the Vienna Stock Exchange starts the calculation of the new CECE SOFT index. It comprises the largest and most liquid companies in the "Software & IT Services" sector in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. The software industry in the region has developed strongly in recent years and produced innovative products and blockbuster productions. The largest companies in the index are the Czech software company "AVAST" (antivirus program), one of the largest software companies in Europe "Asseco" and the Polish developer and publisher of computer games "CD Projekt" (action role-playing games "The Witcher" and "Cyberpunk"). The tradability of the index is guaranteed by selecting the companies with the highest turnover in this sector. The index can be used as an underlying for financial products such as certificates, warrants, bonds, ETFs (Exchange Traded Funds) or standardized derivatives like futures and options.

Nasdaq Launches New Risk Modelling Service For The Insurance Industry - Reinsurers Can Now Access Multiple Catastrophe Risk Models On One Cloud-Native SaaS-Solution

Date 27/04/2020

Today Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announced the launch of its upgraded Nasdaq Risk Modelling service, the first independent multi-vendor risk modelling service for the reinsurance industry. The cloud-based solution enables insurers, reinsurers, and brokers to unlock access to a broad range of best-of breed risk models from a number of providers through a single service, increasing ease of model accessibility and strengthening risk management programs. While currently focused on natural catastrophes, with models spanning earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and a number of other perils, Nasdaq aims to roll out the service more broadly to cover other insurance-related risks in the future.