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Bursa Malaysia Securities Publicly Reprimands And/Or Fines Dataprep Holdings Bhd And Five (5) Directors

Date 19/09/2023

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad [Registration No.: 200301033577 (635998-W)] (“Bursa Malaysia Securities”) has publicly reprimanded Dataprep Holdings Bhd (“DATAPRP”) and 5 of its directors for breaches of the Bursa Malaysia Securities Main Market Listing Requirements (“Main LR”). In addition, the 5 directors of DATAPRP were imposed total fines of RM500,000.

BNY Mellon Selects Eurex Clearing For Their First Centrally Cleared Repo Trades In Europe

Date 19/09/2023

• BNY Mellon, the world’s largest custodian, has joined Eurex as its first clearing house for repo outside the U.S.

Bursa Malaysia, IDX, And SET Ink Memorandum Of Understanding - Driving Stronger Cross-Border Collaboration For An Inter-Regional ESG-Linked Ecosystem In ASEAN

Date 19/09/2023

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) on the sidelines of the 36th ASEAN Exchanges CEOs Meeting. This MoU signifies the collective commitment of the three Exchanges to explore the establishment of an inter-regional Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) linked ecosystem that drives business value creation whilst fostering sustainable development across ASEAN.

Tradeweb Announces JSCC Clearing For MTF And SEF Yen Swap Transactions

Date 19/09/2023

Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, today announced that institutional clients executing Japanese Yen swaps on its Multilateral Trading Facilities (MTFs) and Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs) can now clear their transactions via the Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC).

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Reports Robust Enforcement Outcomes And Enhances Disclosure Of Statistics

Date 19/09/2023

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) issued its 4th Enforcement Report  (963.6 KB)today, detailing robust enforcement actions taken against financial institutions (FIs) and individuals for market abuse, financial services misconduct and money laundering (ML) related offences.

ExeQution Analytics Launches Custom Trading Analytics Service

Date 19/09/2023

ExeQution Analytics, the specialist trading analytics company, officially launched this month to fill a gap in the analytics market with rapidly deployed, customised solutions for both buy- and sell-side firms.

CME Group: Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 Futures Surpass 1 Billion Contracts Traded

Date 18/09/2023

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that Micro E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures surpassed 1 billion contracts traded on September 13.

Treasury International Capital Data For July

Date 18/09/2023

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for July 2023.  The next release, which will report on data for August 2023, is scheduled for October 18, 2023.

SEC Issues New Strategic Plan For Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, And Accessibility

Date 18/09/2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has posted to sec.gov the agency’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Strategic Plan for fiscal years 2023-2026 that builds on and advances the SEC’s DEIA commitment and previous successes.

New York State Department Of Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris Announces Update On Two Year Transformational Initiative To Strengthen Dfs’ Nation-Leading Virtual Currency Oversight - Building On Previous First In The Nation Guidance For The Virtual Currency Industry, DFS Issues Proposed Updated Expectations On The Adoption Or Listing Of Virtual Currencies

Date 18/09/2023

New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris today issued an update on an ongoing initiative to strengthen DFS oversight of virtual currencies, highlighting milestone achievements that have transformed agency operations and shaped virtual currency policy across the nation and around the world. Designated as the VOLT initiative this ongoing project has focused on enhancing DFS’s Vision, Operations, Leadership, and Technology in order to further cement DFS’s role as the leading regulator of virtual currency in the nation. In furtherance of this initiative, Superintendent Harris published proposed guidance which adopts enhanced criteria for coin-listing and delisting procedures, as well as updated guidance on the framework for designating coins or tokens to the DFS greenlist.