OSAKA, Japan-Saturday 30 May 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TOKYO:4502) (NYSE:TAK) (“Takeda”) today announces that on May 28, the European Commission (the “EC”) has released Takeda from the obligation to divest the pipeline compound SHP647 and certain associated rights (“SHP647”), a commitment that was provided by Takeda to secure regulatory clearance of its acquisition of Shire plc (“Shire”). Takeda will discontinue the current SHP647 clinical trial program, and it will be providing all eligible trial participants with the opportunity to have continued access to SHP647 in a post-trial access (“PTA”) study. In addition, subject to obtaining trial participant consents and the satisfaction of regulatory and ethical considerations, Takeda will make SHP647 clinical trial data and biosamples available to the scientific community through the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundat ... Read more »

US Federal Bureau of Investigation warns that cybercriminals are increasingly targeting mobile banking apps – here’s what banks can do

ATLANTA & CAPE TOWN, South Africa-Monday 29 June 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Entersekt, a global specialist in digital security solutions, today released its updated guidance for financial institutions, Securing the Mobile Banking Channel, a white paper. This follows the FBI warning that an increase in attacks on banking applications by cybercriminals and fraudsters is likely, as consumers stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic rely more heavily on these platforms. And with recent research pointing to a marked distrust in banking communications among banking customers in the United Kingdom, it has never been as important for financial institutions to get the security of the mobile channel right.

“Current solutions to digital fraud have failed to alleviate consumer uneasiness around mobile b ... Read more »

LONDON -Thursday 25 June 2020 [ AETOS Wire ]

Warns on the potential reclassification of the MSCI Argentina Index
Notes the deterioration in investability of the MSCI Turkey Index
Reclassifies the MSCI Iceland Index from Standalone to Frontier Markets status
Announces monitoring of accessibility of the Nigeria, Lebanon and Bangladesh equity markets
(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of research-based indexes and analytics, announced today the results of the MSCI 2020 Market Classification Review and warned that the MSCI Argentina Index may be removed from the MSCI Emerging Markets Index if there is further deterioration in market accessibility.

“While volatility increased dramatically due to the COVID19 pandemic, global equity markets remained accessible and continued to function well, allowing issuers to raise capital and investors to manage risk during the crisis,” said Dimitris Melas, Global Head of Equi ... Read more »