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ESAs Recommend Steps To Improve Activities Of Innovation Facilitators Across The European Economic Area

Date 11/12/2023

The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) today published a Report on innovation facilitators, a term encompassing innovation hubs and regulatory sandboxes. The Report identifies a number of benefits and challenges relating to the operation and design of such innovation facilitators and presents recommendations and considerations towards national competent authorities (NCAs), the ESAs and the European Commission to further enhance the role and efficiency of innovation facilitators in the financial sector across the European Economic Area (EEA).

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Announces Expiration Of Exchange Offer For Black Knight Infoserv, LLC’s Outstanding 3.625% Senior Notes Due 2028

Date 11/12/2023

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) (“ICE”) announced today the expiration of the previously announced private exchange offer (the “Exchange Offer”) and related consent solicitation (the “Consent Solicitation”) made by ICE with respect to the 3.625% Senior Notes due 2028 (CUSIP: 092174AA9 / U0921BAA6) (the “BK Notes”) issued by Black Knight InfoServ, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ICE.

DTCC Closes Acquisition Of Blockchain-Based Financial Technology Firm Securrency Inc. To Drive Development Of The Digital Post-Trade Infrastructure - Business Rebranded DTCC Digital Assets

Date 11/12/2023

Today, DTCC announced it has closed on the transaction to acquire Securrency Inc. (“Securrency”), a leading developer of institutional-grade, digital asset infrastructure. DTCC announced the signing of the definitive agreement to acquire Securrency in October.

HKEX Signs Cooperation Agreement With Qingdao Municipal People’s Government

Date 11/12/2023

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and the Qingdao Municipal People's Government today (Monday) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen cooperation, and in particular support Qingdao-based companies that are interested in seeking a listing in Hong Kong.

ITRS Appoints James Colquhoun As Chief Financial Officer

Date 11/12/2023

ITRS, the leading provider of real-time estate monitoring and analytics software to global financial institutions, today announces that it has appointed James Colquhoun as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

CaixaBank Creates A New Multi-Disciplinary Team To Develop Generative Artificial Intelligence

Date 11/12/2023

• The GenIAl project aims to contribute to driving digital innovation by employing Artificial Intelligence in all of the bank's lines of activity.
• CaixaBank is a pioneer in the use of the Artificial Intelligence applied to financial services, with experience since 2014 and a strategic collaboration agreement with Microsoft that will provide it access to models and advancements that are not yet available on the market.

CME Group To Create Unified Global NDF Trading Venue, Expanding Access And Enhancing Liquidity For Participants

Date 11/12/2023

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that it will combine its two non-deliverable forward (NDF) liquidity pools on the EBS Market platform onto a single trading venue in October 2024, subject to regulatory approval.

European Retail Investors Signal Bearish Sentiment On DAX 40

Date 11/12/2023

• SERIX sentiment index on DAX 40 reached 93 points, its lowest point in two years
• Retail investors grow cautious after German budget crisis
• In November 108.8 million securitised derivatives were traded on Spectrum

SGX Group Reports Market Statistics For November 2023

Date 11/12/2023

• Commodity Derivatives achieves new record volume, SGX FX sets new daily average volume record
• REITs mark most active daily turnover since March 2023

Green Bonds And Sukuk Issuances In UAE Reach AED15 Billion: Saudi Arabia Securities And Commodities Authority

Date 11/12/2023

The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) disclosed that the total value of green and sustainability-linked bonds and Sukuk registered with the authority reached approximately AED15.45 billion during the first 11 months of 2023.