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Bank Of England: Bank Rate Maintained At 5.25% - June 2024 - Monetary Policy Summary And Minutes Of The Monetary Policy Committee Meeting
Date 20/06/2024
Monetary Policy Summary, June 2024
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target, and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. At its meeting ending on 19 June 2024, the MPC voted by a majority of 7–2 to maintain Bank Rate at 5.25%. Two members preferred to reduce Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 5%.
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ACER Consults On The Introduction Of Voluntary Templates For Power Purchase Agreements In The EU Energy Market
Date 20/06/2024
Today, ACER opens a public consultation (running from 20 June until 18 July 2024, 17:00 CET) to gather stakeholders’ views on the benefits and drawbacks of introducing voluntary templates for Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) contracts in the EU energy market.
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Opening Remarks Dato’ Mohammad Faiz Azmi Chairman, Securities Commission Malaysia Official Launch Of SIDC’s Certified Capital Market Professional In Sustainable And Responsible Investment (CCMP-SRI), 20 June 2024
Date 20/06/2024
I would like to thank Securities Industry Development Corporation (or SIDC) for the opportunity to deliver a few words for the launch of the new certification programme in sustainability and responsible investment.
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UK Financial Conduct Authority: Two Arrests Connected To Suspected Illegal £1 Billion Cryptoasset Business
Date 20/06/2024
The FCA, working with the Metropolitan Police Service, has conducted an operation to arrest 2 individuals, aged 38 and 44, suspected of running an illegal cryptoasset exchange.
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UK Financial Conduct Authority Keeps Trading Apps Under Review Over Gaming Concerns
Date 20/06/2024
In an online experiment with over 9,000 consumers, the FCA found that digital engagement practices (DEPs) used by trading apps, such as push notifications and prize draws, can increase trading frequency and risk taking.
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GDF, ANNA, And DTI Foundation Announce Partnership To Support The Development Of Standards And Best Practices In The Digital Asset Industry
Date 20/06/2024
Global Digital Finance (GDF), the global members association and platform for open innovation in digital assets in financial services, announces a partnership with the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA), a global member association seeking to foster standardization within the financial industry, and the Digital Token Identifier (DTI) Foundation whose combined mandate is to increase transparency in the digital asset space by creating a core reference data set based on open data principles and made available as a public good.
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Bequant Launches Capital Introduction Platform For Crypto Hedge Funds And Managers
Date 20/06/2024
Bequant, one of the most established regulated institutional digital asset firms, has announced today that it has launched a new capital introduction platform designed specifically for crypto hedge funds and allocators (such as Fund of Funds, Family Offices and HNWIs). The Capital Introduction platform marks a significant shift in Bequant’s business model from a Prime Broker to a Principal Trading Firm- Bequant will now allocate its own capital to traders alongside investors utilising the platform. Additionally, the platform will provide crypto hedge funds with direct access to Bequant’s pool of allocators, ensuring that accurate fund data is presented to allocators so they can make better informed manager selection decisions.
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Worldline Named One Of The Times Top 50 Employers For Gender Equality 2024 - For The Third Year In A Row In The UK
Date 20/06/2024
Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a global leader in payment services, announces that its UK entity, Worldline IT Services UK Limited has been listed as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024, for its commitment to addressing gender inequalities in the workplace.
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wCBDC Pilot On SIX Digital Exchange To Continue Over The Next Two Years
Date 20/06/2024
Today, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) announced the continuation of the Helvetia Pilot focusing on tokenized securities settlement on SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) in Swiss franc digital central bank money for financial market participants (known as wholesale central bank digital currency – wCBDC). This comes after successfully demonstrating the efficient and safe settlement of tokenized assets in wCBDC during Project Helvetia III, which will run until the end of June this year. The next stage of the pilot aims at expanding the scope with the intention to gradually include additional financial institutions and to serve a broader range of financial market transactions.
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AMINA Bank Launches The AMINA Payments Network (APN) - AMINA Bank Adds APN To Its Extensive Range Of Banking Products, Enabling Seamless Payments Between Members
Date 20/06/2024
AMINA Bank, a licensed and FINMA-regulated digital assets bank, has today announced the launch of the AMINA Payment Network (APN). Designed to address the needs of the crypto banking world, APN helps to facilitate real-time payments to other APN members. This new service aims to keep users ahead and connected, ensuring seamless and timely financial transactions.