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Nasdaq To Deliver Blockchain e-Voting Solution To Strate - South Africa’s Central Securities Depository (CSD) Will Leverage The Solution To Improve Voting Efficiencies And Increase Shareholder Participation In South Africa

Date 22/11/2017

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and Strate (Pty) Ltd, the South African CSD, announced today an agreement for Nasdaq to deliver a new blockchain solution that would bring electronic voting to the South African capital markets. The solution will allow Strate, in conjunction with key stakeholders in the market, to provide general meeting services and give shareholders an easy, user-friendly and secure tool for voting remotely. The solution is based on the successful proof of concept (PoC) developed for Nasdaq’s Estonia market. In addition, Strate will contribute to the ongoing market development of e-Voting technology.

NSD Sums Up Q3 2017 Results

Date 22/11/2017

• The value of assets in custody grew 13% and reached RUB 38 trillion;
• The value of OFZ balances in foreign nominee accounts increased 52% YoY and reached RUB 2.1 trillion;
• NSD conducted the first transaction using a blockchain platform in Russia and settled commercial bonds;
• 613 shareholder meetings were held using the e-proxy voting technology.

BME: The Latibex Forum Starts Tomorrow

Date 22/11/2017

40 companies and 200 intermediaries and investors will come together the next two days for the 19thedition of this gathering.

Dubai Financial Market Welcomes The Listing Of Emaar Development (PJSC)

Date 22/11/2017

• HE/ Mohamed Alabbar: “Today is a transformative day for Emaar Development, and marks an important next step in our work of shaping cities of the future”
• HE/ Essa Kazim: “The new listing enables DFM investors to participate in the impressive success story of Emaar, with its lucrative portfolio of property development projects in the UAE”

FinComEco And Ghana Grains Council Collaborate To Improve Agricultural Commodity Markets - Creating A Commodities Ecosystem To Deliver Efficiencies Across The Grain And Legume Crops Value Chain In Ghana Supported By Strategic Partner GMEX Group

Date 22/11/2017

Ghana Grains Council (GGC) and FinComEco, the fully integrated Financial & Commodities Ecosystem providing services, financing, capacity building and enablement solutions from supply to demand, have signed a Master Collaboration Agreement to jointly develop a range of platforms, projects and initiatives in the agricultural commodity markets sector, especially for grains and legumes in Ghana.

Solactive Report Finds U.S. Robo-Advisors Invest More Aggressively Than Their German Counterparts

Date 22/11/2017

Solactive is happy to announce that its report on robo-advisors, Robo-Advisory: A closer look at the engine room, has been published and is now available online. The report looks at some of the questions associated with the growing robo-advisory trend, mainly related to transparency, historical performance, and asset allocation by studying robo-advisors in the U.S. and Germany.

TOBAM Launches First Bitcoin Mutual Fund In Europe

Date 22/11/2017

TOBAM, the Smart Beta pioneer, announced today the launch of the TOBAM Bitcoin Fund, an unregulated Alternative Investment Fund, set up in France. The fund, the first of its kind in Europe, will allow qualified and institutional investors wanting to gain an exposure to the cryptocurrency to benefit from TOBAM’s top-of-the league research and IT systems to track the value of investing in the Bitcoin.

SGX Welcomes RE&S Holdings To Catalist

Date 22/11/2017

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed RE&S Holdings to Catalist under the stock code “1G1”.

Opening Remarks, Takao Ochi, State Minister For Financial Services, At FinCoNet/JFSA International Seminar November 16, 2017, Tokyo, Japan

Date 22/11/2017

Dear Madame Chair, Vice-Chair, moderators, panelists and distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, it is my great honor and pleasure to have this opportunity to deliver an opening remark at the FinCoNet/JFSA International Seminar for financial consumer protection.  

Commercial Bank Of Ceylon Selects Integrated Digital Banking From Fiserv To Enable Business Agility, Enhance Customer Engagement - Bank Will Be The First In Sri Lanka To Offer Integrated Digital Banking Experience Across Smartphones, Tablets And Desktops

Date 22/11/2017

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today announced that Commercial Bank of Ceylon (COMBANK), Sri Lanka's most awarded bank, will replace its current digital platform with an integrated digital banking solution from Fiserv to speed the delivery of new capabilities that meet the needs of retail and corporate customers.