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Dumb Money: UK Financial Conduct Authority Takes New Approach To Cinema Advertising And Premieres Innovative Advert Ahead Of Hollywood’s Chronicle Of GameStop Saga

Date 25/09/2023

FCA advert references online forum chats to raises awareness of hype in high-risk investments.

Endoxa, A Consortium Of Five Global Banks, Launches Position Reporting Utility Supported By Droit - Barclays, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, HSBC And One Other Bank Will Establish Consensus On Position Reporting Obligations

Date 25/09/2023

Endoxa, a consortium of five leading financial institutions including Barclays, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs and HSBC, will collaborate to develop a Position Reporting Utility and are pleased to select Droit as the technology provider.

SEC: Deutsche Bank Subsidiary DWS To Pay $25 Million For Anti-Money Laundering Violations And Misstatements Regarding ESG Investments

Date 25/09/2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged registered investment adviser DWS Investment Management Americas Inc. (DIMA or DWS), a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG, in two separate enforcement actions, one addressing its failure to develop a mutual fund Anti-Money Laundering (AML) program, and the other concerning misstatements regarding its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investment process. To settle the charges, DIMA agreed to pay a total of $25 million in penalties.

Yield Book And Sust Global Partner To Integrate Pricing Impact Of Physical Climate Risks In US MBS Portfolios

Date 25/09/2023

Yield Book, an LSEG business and leading provider of fixed-income models, analytics, and data products, announced today that it has partnered with specialist climate analytics provider Sust Global to launch tailored physical climate risk analytics for US mortgage-backed securities (MBS).

ETFGI Reports ETFs Industry In The United States Gathered Net Inflows Of US$15.37 Billion US In August

Date 25/09/2023

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs ecosystem, reported today that the ETFs industry in the United States gathered US$15.37 billion in net inflows during August, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$300.04 billion. Assets have increased 14.5% year-to-date in 2023, going from $6.51 trillion at end of 2022 to $7.45 trillion, according to ETFGI's August 2023 US ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

The Role Of Regulation In Encouraging Investment In The City, Speech By Sarah Pritchard, UK Financial Conduct Authority, Executive Director, Markets And Executive Director, International At The City And Financial Global: Future Of UK Capital Markets Regulation Event

Date 25/09/2023

Highlights

• Proportionate regulation and a debate around risk appetite are key considerations as we move to make the UK even more competitive.
• Now is a pivotal time for resetting our financial services rules and it will set the scene for decades to come
• The FCA is just one partner of a bigger family that can help make the UK more competitive. We need industry engagement in our reviews on advice and guidance boundaries, tech sprints and sandboxes to make the most of futureproofing our new Smarter Regulatory Framework.

Borsa Istanbul: Launch Of New SSF Contracts In Derivatives Market (VIOP)

Date 25/09/2023

Please click for the Announcement.

Minor Outflows Of US$9m, Divergent Sentiment Between Europe And The US - CoinShares: Fund Flows

Date 25/09/2023

• Digital asset investment products saw outflows totalling US$54m last week, with outflows for 8 out of the last 9 weeks that aggregate to US$455m.
• Bitcoin comprised 85% of the outflows, seeing US$45m last week. Short-bitcoin inflows the prior week proved to be short-lived, with outflows of US$3.8m last week.
• Ethereum saw outflows totalling US$4.8m last week, despite what we believe are attractive investment fundamentals and high demand for its staking yield.

The UK Financial Conduct Authority And UK Prudential Regulation Authority Propose Measures To Boost Diversity And Inclusion In Financial Services  

Date 25/09/2023

In consultation papers published today, the financial regulators have set out proposals to boost diversity and inclusion to support healthy work cultures, reduce groupthink and unlock talent.

CISI Appoints New Director Of Learning

Date 25/09/2023

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment is pleased to announce the appointment of Mandy Gill as its new Executive Director of Global Learning.