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Bank Of England - Strengthening Accountability: Extension Of The Senior Managers & Certification Regime To Insurers

Date 26/07/2017

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Cinnober: TigerEye Platform Now Available Through The Boat Oasis Platform

Date 26/07/2017

Boat Services strengthens Cat Risk Modelling platform, with the integration of TigerEye, the industry leading pricing and portfolio management platform from Applied Insurance Technologies, a Subsidiary of TigerRisk Partners. 

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Outlines Proposals To Extend The Senior Managers And Certification Regime To All Financial Services Firms

Date 26/07/2017

In October 2015, HM Treasury announced its intention to extend the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) to all sectors of the financial services industry.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Suspends Chan Wai Ling For 12 Months

Date 26/07/2017

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has suspended Ms Chan Wai Ling for 12 months from 26 July 2017 to 25 July 2018.

NZX: Resignation Of Officer – Bevan Miller, CFO

Date 25/07/2017

NZX advises that Chief Financial Officer Bevan Miller has resigned to take up a role as Chief Financial Officer of The Co-operative Bank.

NYSE Group Consolidated Short Interest Report

Date 25/07/2017

NYSE today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of July 14, 2017.

New Chain Business Insights Research Focuses On Blockchain In Food Supply Chains - Research Brief Explains How Blockchain Technology Can Drive Efficiency, Transparency And Trust

Date 25/07/2017

Chain Business Insights, an independent research firm focused on the application of blockchain in supply chain management and trade finance, has published its latest research brief. Blockchain and the Future of Food: Driving Efficiency, Transparency and Trust in Food Supply Chains explains how blockchain can help to break down information silos to improve visibility and traceability from the farm to the table.

Marusan Goes Live With Fidessa For Wholesale Agency Trading

Date 25/07/2017

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) today announced that Marusan Securities Co., Ltd., an independent securities company headquartered in Tokyo, has gone live with Fidessa for its wholesale agency trading business. Fidessa is the leading system of choice in the Japanese market with 11 domestic security firms now using it for their wholesale agency trading.

Statement By The Divisions Of Corporation Finance And Enforcement On The Report Of Investigation On The DAO, SEC Divisions Of Corporation Finance And Enforcement, July 25, 2017

Date 25/07/2017

Emerging Technologies and the Federal Securities Laws

Distributed ledger and other emerging technologies have the potential to influence and improve the capital markets and the financial services industry.  Interest in and funding for these technologies appears to be growing at a rapid pace.  We welcome and encourage the appropriate use of technology to facilitate capital formation and provide investors with new investment opportunities. We are particularly hopeful that innovation in this area will facilitate fair and efficient capital raisings for small businesses. We are also mindful of our obligation to protect investors and recognize that new technologies can offer opportunities for misconduct and abuse.

SEC Issues Investigative Report Concluding DAO Tokens, A Digital Asset, Were Securities - U.S. Securities Laws May Apply To Offers, Sales, And Trading of Interests In Virtual Organizations

Date 25/07/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission issued an investigative report today cautioning market participants that offers and sales of digital assets by "virtual" organizations are subject to the requirements of the federal securities laws. Such offers and sales, conducted by organizations using distributed ledger or blockchain technology, have been referred to, among other things, as "Initial Coin Offerings" or "Token Sales." Whether a particular investment transaction involves the offer or sale of a security – regardless of the terminology or technology used – will depend on the facts and circumstances, including the economic realities of the transaction.