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Security Traders Association Announces Winners of 2021 STA Foundation Awards

Security Traders Association (STA) is pleased to today announce the recipients of the 2021 STA Foundation Awards. The annual STA Foundation Awards recognize individuals within the financial services industry who have made outstanding efforts in any of several areas, including stewardship and service, advocacy, philanthropy and ethics.

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Starter to Host NASDEX Launch, The First Asia-Focused DEX

Multi-chain, community-oriented launchpad, Starter announced it will host the launch of the Initial Dex Offering (IDO) of NASDEX, an independently owned and operated decentralized exchange that allows users to trade tokenized stocks on the blockchain through a minting and trading mechanism.” NASDEX, which is designed to serve as a bridge between the crypto and the equity world, seeks to mitigate the limitations of traditional equity exchanges like geographical and portfolio management and investors only being able to buy stocks but unable to sell.

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Planning the Most Effective Virtual Investor and Shareholder Meeting

Much of the conversation about moving to virtual events amid the COVID-19 pandemic has focused on trade shows, sales meetings and industry conferences.But the pandemic has forced companies to rewrite how they approach investor and shareholder meetings as well. The changes over the past 16 months even prompted the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to provide guidance on conducting shareholder meetings amid the pandemic.

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Sheesha Finance to Distribute Partner Token Rewards

Sheesha Finance, a leading decentralized DeFi mutual fund allowing for premium cryptocurrency portfolio diversification and rewards, has announced the distribution launch of its partners' token rewards, that allows early token holders of the tokenized DeFi mutual fund platform to claim rewards for projects that Sheesha has partnered with.

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Investing in Africa

Whether you are the “average Joe”, interested in finance, or more heavily involved in finance and investing, the state of the African economy may not be something that’s likely to come to mind for you on any given day, but it’s possible that it should be.  Africa isn’t just the images we’ve seen projected on commercials and billboards for African missions and charities.  It’s far more than that, and it may surprise you to know that it’s actually the fastest growing economy in the world.

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How a Financial-Services Firm Built DE&I Accountability Into Its DNA

After the social-justice protests of 2020, Synchrony Financial, which already had a foundational commitment to diversity and inclusion, and one of the most diverse workforces in its sector, knew it needed to do more. The company had a variety of DE&I efforts in place, but they were workplace-culture oriented, and in some instances provided only the appearance of progress.

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