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FNZ may have to undo its acquisition of GBST because a regulator in the U.K. the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has again determined that the union of FNZ and GBST would substantially lessen competition and is reviewing different remedy options to address these concerns, CMA officials say. GBST provides the Syn~ suite for automating middle and back-office trade processing for banks and brokerage firms: https://bit.ly/3n3aKhn

IS RECS READY FOR THE ROBOTS? OUR SESSION JUST STARTED: A live, interactive discussion features Mark DiMaio of Ernst & Young, Patrick O'Rourke of QMA & Lou Rosato of BlackRock as they debate whether financial services firms are ready A.I.: https://bit.ly/2Q3zrxR You can also watch the recorded version, available soon.

What are the new roles for Ops staff that will come with the new digital future? Join this discussion on how a digital environment can provide cost-effective data transparency from the front-to-the-back office, scalability, optimal cyber-security, data integration among platforms, and a stronger foundation for the future. Click here to sign up: https://event.on24.com///D1E1353D4994E9EAC09D3E08576DCF9D Fis Global #FTFWebinars #FTFVirtual #digitaltransformaton #digitalevolution #futureproofing #datamanagement #ESG #cloudcomputing #securitiesoperations #posttrade #FinTech Jon Ambos Christine Huizinga Ed Selker

In the latest FTF Exchange podcast, Lisa Iagatta, chair of ISITC, talks about the challenges of going virtual and the future of the organization. Listen to the full podcast at https://www.ftfnews.com//isitc-events-likely-to-stay-virtu

Take a minute and listen to our FTF Exchange podcast with Lisa Iagatta, chair of ISITC. Lisa provides insight into how ISITC is forging ahead despite pandemic challenges, and what may be next for the organization: https://bit.ly/3mGRjuD

Northern Trust confirms that it will be shrinking its global workforce by approximately 500 positions, which is less than 2.5 percent of its total staff, due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing low interest rates: http://bit.ly/2XXiXb3

Ex-CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler has been nominated to be the next SEC chairman: http://bit.ly/3ix2CmJ If approved by the U.S. Senate, Gensler will have to take on the cryptocurrency exchanges that he once described as a mess: http://bit.ly/2GQGcww

Let's hear it for FinTech innovation! Northern Trust will manage equity & bond trading for Westwood Holdings Group; Zephyr Management taps SS&C; ThetaRay has a new CRO & EDI launches a new dividend data service: FREE BRIEFS HERE: https://bit.ly/3squrC6

CHECK OUT OUR HOT LINE-UP FOR WEDNESDAY, Jan. 13: -- TFA Pays $8.8M to Resolve FINRA Charges -- Westwood Outsources Trading to Northern Trust -- CMA Rethinking Veto of the FNZ-GBST Merger -- Mizuho Americas Revamps Client Onboarding: Case Study... -- SEC Charges Crypto Fund Manager with Fraud https://www.ftfnews.com See more

FREE FINTECH UPDATES: Pimco, State Street & Man Group back a new HUB that will yield a cloud-based platform for asset managers. We also cover news from BNP Paribas Asset Management, Strategic Global Advisors & Northern Trust: http://bit.ly/2XvsTZ3 Also: Facepoint, a biometric vendor, joins NICE Actimize's X-Sight Marketplace; Broadridge & LTX; Aberdeen Standard Investments’s transfer agency news & Vestrata launches: http://bit.ly/35768Ph

Get a Wall Street regulatory enforcement update: Robinhood Financial: http://bit.ly/386zRd7; BlueCrest: http://bit.ly/3p1e8ZF; ICE Unit Settles Charges: http://bit.ly/3rRqWEc; JPM & OCC: http://bit.ly/33RN4nO; & Julius Baer & DOJ: http://bit.ly/2IPHAlS All via www.FTFnews.com