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PwC Selects Mohamed Kande As next Global Chair

Date 04/12/2023

The Global Board of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL) today announced that Mohamed Kande has been selected as the next Chair of the PwC Network. His four-year term, which has been ratified by PwC's worldwide network of member firms, will commence on 1 July 2024. 

Vienna Stock Exchange - New Entry: RWT AG Listed On Direct Market Plus

Date 04/12/2023

RWT AG is listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange. CEO Reinhard Thor opened the start of trading in the exchange-regulated direct market plus segment with the traditional stock exchange bell. The shares of RWT AG can now be traded once a day in an auction with price determinationat 1.30 pm. The company is the owner of RWT Hornegger & Thor GmbH, specializing in the precision manufacturing of parts and tools for the automotive and aerospace industries. Rosinger Group will act as Capital Market Coach.

CME Group Reports Highest-Ever November ADV Of 28.3 Million Contracts

Date 04/12/2023

• Overall volume grew 21% over November 2022
• Record November interest rate ADV of 16.8 million contracts
• Strongest month ever for U.S. Treasury complex, with record ADV of 10.6 million contracts
• Record November ADV in agricultural products and cross-asset options

Trading Technologies Taps Three Experienced Capital Markets Business Leaders For New Senior Management Roles, Effective Jan. 1 - Justin Llewellyn-Jones To Assume COO Role; Christopher Heffernan To Lead Fixed Income Business Line; Alun Green To Oversee Futures And Options

Date 04/12/2023

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global capital markets technology platform provider, announced today that the firm has appointed three industry leaders – each with decades of relevant experience – to key new posts on its leadership team. Joining on Jan. 1, 2024 will be Justin Llewellyn-Jones as Chief Operating Officer (COO), Christopher Heffernan as EVP Fixed Income and Alun Green as EVP Futures & Options.

Polygon And Digishares To Collaborate On Creating Decentralized ID Framework For The Tokenization Ecosystem

Date 04/12/2023

• Polygon and DigiShares are collaborating to develop a Decentralized ID Framework (DITO) for tokenization and DeFi applications. Despite previous failures in standardizing decentralized ID (DID) due to various challenges, DITO aims to enhance blockchain interoperability and meet new KYC regulatory demands.

SIX Reaches A Global Agreement With Greenomy For Sustainability Reporting In Swiss And Spanish Markets

Date 04/12/2023

In Spain, BME, and Greenomy, the leading ESG reporting provider, have joined forces to help issuers and financial institutions navigate and adhere to ESG reporting effortlessly.

US Treasury Affirms Support For Clean Technology Fund Through $568 Million Loan That Advances U.S. Climate Commitments, Just Energy Transition Partnerships And MDB Evolution

Date 04/12/2023

Today, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen addressed the Climate Investment Funds Panel, “Scaling Up Just Energy Transitions to Enable Industry Decarbonization.” 

TradeFlow Capital Management Collaborates With Abu Dhabi-Based Metals Digital Trader Open Mineral To Launch 'Critical Minerals Trade Finance Fund' And Trading Platform - New Fund And Trading Platform Will Help Address The Global Energy Transition Urgency. Critical Minerals Are Vital For The Energy Transition And The UAE Stands To Be A Market Leader In The Emerging New Energy Economy.

Date 04/12/2023

Singapore-based Fintech-powered Fund management firm TradeFlow Capital Management (TradeFlow) and Abu Dhabi based digital trader Open Mineral have joined forces, launching the 'Critical Minerals Trade Finance Fund' and a new TradeFlow Metals platform to help address urgent global energy transition needs. Open Mineral will be a Founding Client, providing a multi-year commitment to this collaboration that will connect new and existing trade finance investors and banks with digitally de-risked transactions of global critical minerals flows including copper, lithium and zinc.

Digital Asset Investments Surge With Record $1.76bn Inflows In 10 Weeks - CoinShares: Fund Flows

Date 04/12/2023

• Digital asset inflows totalled $176 million last week, reaching a 10-week total of $1.76 billion, the highest since October 2021’s futures-based ETF launch in the US.
• Canada, Germany, and the US led with significant inflows, while Hong Kong experienced minor outflows; Asia overall saw year-to-date net outflows.
• Bitcoin saw $133 million in inflows, Ethereum $31 million, while blockchain equities marked their seventh consecutive week of inflows.

IFRS Foundation Monitoring Board Welcomes The Achievements In The Area Of Sustainability-Related Disclosure

Date 04/12/2023

The IFRS Foundation Monitoring Board (Monitoring Board) welcomes the developments over the past two years in the area of sustainability-related disclosure by the IFRS Foundation and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). The issuance of the inaugural standards on climate-related disclosures (IFRS S2) and general requirements for disclosure of sustainability-related financial information (IFRS S1) by the ISSB (“ISSB Standards”), 1 and the subsequent endorsement by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), 2 mark an important milestone, achieved within a short timeframe to develop a global framework in the area of sustainability reporting focused on investor needs.