Tag: APAC

February 07, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

MAS slaps additional capital requirement on DBS Bank

The regulator highlighted that there are deficiencies in DBS Bank’s incident management and recovery procedures to restore its digital banking services to a normal state, resulting in the prolonged duration of the disruption. The regulator said: MAS noted deficiencies in DBS Bank’s incident management and recovery procedures to restore its digital banking services to a…

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FTX acquires Liquid
February 02, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

FTX acquires fintech firm Liquid

Quoine integration Following Liquid’s acquisition by the FTX, Quoine will integrate FTX's products and services into its own offering, according to the official announcement. FTX's existing Japanese customers will be migrated to Quoine's platform. FTX has also agreed to provide Liquid’s existing Japanese users with services in compliance with Japanese laws. From 30 March 2022…

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Nomura
February 01, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Nomura reports 13% fall in Q3 net revenue

Growth Investment Banking, however, registered yearly increase during the third quarter attributed to the growth in capital light businesses such as advisory and origination. Kentaro Okuda added: Investment Banking had its best quarter since the year ended March 2017 when comparisons became possible, driven by cross-border M&A deals, sustainable finance mandates and synergies with Nomura…

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February 01, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Weekly data: BoE and NFP ahead

The 100% weekly Fibonacci retracement, i.e. full retracement of losses in Q1 2020, is the main technical reference here and still a very strong support. A clear break below this would probably need a new catalyst from the RBA on Tuesday or Thursday morning’s balance of trade. Usually, a single NFP is unlikely to have…

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January 21, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ASIC to work with 5 Regtech firms to tackle corporate disclosure challenges

The five companies will help ASIC analyse the corporate disclosures and other company datasheets. They will identify and assess compliance by listed companies with a range of requirements, such as continuous disclosure, financial reporting obligations, and the prohibition against deceptive disclosures and security price manipulation. Funding Each of the five small-to-medium regtech enterprises (SMEs) will…

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BlackBull Markets announces the launch of share trading app
January 19, 2022 BY Steffy Bogdanova

BlackBull Markets launches share trading app

BlackBull Markets COO, Benjamin Boulter, commented: From the very start, we have prioritised what investors care about. The breadth of our product offering, our dramatically low fees, and our local customer support are sure to win over investors old and new. It is no coincidence that we are one of the fastest growing brokerages in…

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