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SWIFT Expands Name Screening To Support Small Firms And Emerging Markets In Preventing Financial Crime - Hosted Utility Service Enables Firms To Screen Entire Databases And Single Names Against Evolving Sanctions And PEP Lists

Date 18/10/2017

SWIFT has expanded its Name Screening service to enable smaller firms and institutions in emerging markets to screen customer databases against sanctions and Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) lists to prevent financial crime.

Al Mawared Flash Note - Insurance Sector

Date 18/10/2017

Click here to download Al Mawared Brokerage's latest Flash Note. The Report highlights the latest development in the Jordanian Insurance Sector.

Gator Trading Leverages Rival Systems For Options Trading Strategies - Trading Groups Operator Turns To Rival Trader After Success With Rival Risk

Date 18/10/2017

Rival Systems (Rival), an award-winning provider of trading and risk management software, announced that Gator Trading is leveraging its Rival Trader front-end for the firm’s options trading strategies.  Gator, an operator of trading groups specializing primarily in futures and options, migrated last year to the firm’s Rival Risk platform for all of its risk management needs.

World’s First Digital Cryptocurrency Vault DigiPulse Reaches $1Million In Token Sale

Date 18/10/2017

DigiPulse (https://www.digipulse.io/), the world’s first ‘digital cryptocurrency vault’ which provides an inheritance service for digital and crypto assets, has reached the $1million mark in a token sale which ends on 31 October 2017.

Luminex Sets Quarterly Record For Shares Traded And Becomes Leading ATS By Average Trade Size - Buy Side-Only Venue Sees Its Best Quarter To Date In Q3 2017, And Moves Into FINRA's Top Slot For Average Trade Size In August, The Most Recent Month For Which Data Is Available

Date 18/10/2017

Luminex Trading & Analytics LLC, a buy side-owned trading venue delivering efficient, low-cost block executions, today announced that it has completed its most successful quarter to date (July - September 2017), as measured by total shares traded within the venue. In addition, in the month of August 2017, Luminex led the alternative trading system (ATS) industry[1] for average trade size across all three block trading categories that FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) tracks. 

Nasdaq And SGX Establish Collaborative Listings Agreement

Date 18/10/2017

Nasdaq Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) today announced the signing of a collaborative agreement in a move to leverage their strengths as two of the leading listings venues in the U.S. and Asia respectively. The new agreement seeks to enhance the channels available for companies to access capital market funding and enhance their corporate profile in both markets.

Enyx Launches Its Next-Generation FPGA Platform - The Latest FPGA Technology To Power Enyx nxFeed Solutions

Date 18/10/2017

Enyx is thrilled to announce the launch of our new FPB2 platform powered by the Xilinx Virtex UltraScale+, a pioneering FPGA that brings our nxFeed solution to the forefront of the market.

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Monthly Statistical Report September 2017

Date 18/10/2017

Total number of listed companies on the main market amounted to 222 at the end of September 2017. Meanwhile, the number of listed companies on Nilex reached 32 at the end of the month.

Daniel Maguire Appointed As Chief Executive Officer Of LCH Group

Date 18/10/2017

• Suneel Bakhshi to step down as Chief Executive Officer of LCH Group  
• Suneel to assume role of Chairman, LSEG International Advisory Groups

oekom Impact Study 2017: The Impact Of Responsible Investment On Companies Is Increasing - Sustainability Ratings Agencies Exert The Most Influence Over Companies’ CSR

Date 18/10/2017

Responsible capital markets clearly have a positive influence, oekom research has concluded in its latest Impact Study (2017). According to a survey of nearly 500 companies, the impact that  responsible investors,  banks  and  ratings  agencies  have on  companies' sustainability  efforts has increased considerably since the last survey was conducted in 2013.