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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has finalised the operational model for non-Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) denominated futures and options trading and clearing services on Hong Kong public holidays. HKEX received 55 responses from a wide range of market participants for its consultation paper, with strong support on the launch of Derivatives Holiday Trading…

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Pending SEC approval, The Nasdaq Stock Market plans to offer an Extended Trading Close (ETC), providing participants an additional opportunity to access liquidity in Nasdaq-listed securities at the Nasdaq Official Closing Price (as determined by the Closing Cross) for a limited period of time following the conclusion of the Nasdaq Closing Cross. Nasdaq will accept…

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Online trading company Plus500 Ltd (LON:PLUS) today announced granting of shares under incentives plan to a number of its directors, including Group CEO David Zruia. On December 31, 2021, Plus500 issued a total of 107,387 ordinary shares of NIS 0.01 out of the Ordinary Shares held in treasury, as follows: 5,780 Ordinary Shares to certain…

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Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, infrastructure and data solutions, confirmed today that it has invested $6.35 million in KRM22 plc, a technology and software investment company that focuses on risk management for capital markets. This is the first investment TT has made since its acquisition by 7RIDGE…

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AEGIS Hedging Solutions announced today that it has acquired Emission Advisors, a recognized leader in the environmental markets. Emission Advisors works with companies across multiple sectors to understand, purchase, sell, and retire voluntary and compliance offsets in multiple environmental markets, such as Voluntary Carbon Offsets and Emission Reduction Credits (ERCs). Bryan Sansbury, Chairman and CEO…

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France’s Financial Markets Authority (AMF) today outlined its supervisory priorities for 2022. The AMF has at its disposal a number of supervisory tools, ranging from ongoing monitoring to specific inspections. About 60 inspections will be performed in 2022. They will break down almost equally between two types of inspections which have different objectives: Regular inspections…

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Credit Suisse announces the appointment of Pablo Carrasco as Head of Wealth Management Iberia to lead this strategic market for the bank and to continue to drive this region’s strong growth trajectory. Mr Carrasco brings more than 20 years of experience in wealth management globally. He has been with Credit Suisse for some 15 years…

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MoneyGram International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MGI) today announced that it has completed a strategic minority investment in cryptocurrency cash exchange Coinme. This venture, which gives MoneyGram an approximate 4% ownership stake in Coinme, closes out Coinme’s Series A financing round. “At MoneyGram, we continue to be bullish on the vast opportunities that exist in the ever-growing world…

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Online gaming and financial services firm Playtech plc (LON:PTEC) has announced that it is postponing its shareholder vote on the £2.1 billion sale of the company to Australia’s Aristocrat Leisure Ltd (ASX:ALL) from next week to the beginning of February. Aristocrat’s offer is 680p per Playtech share, payable in cash. However Playtech shareholders are clearly…

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BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank today announced that the transfer of clients, technology and key staff from Deutsche Bank’s Global Prime Finance and Electronic Equities businesses to BNP Paribas has been successfully completed by the end of 2021, in line with the targeted timeline. The successful global integration was driven by strong collaboration between the…

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