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Plato Partnership And SL Tools Plan To Bring Block Trading Opportunities To The Brazilian Securities Marketplace

Date 16/08/2023

Plato Partnership, the not-for-profit member organisation bringing creative solutions and efficiencies to today’s equity marketplace and SL Tools, a regulated fintech providing a securities marketplace and an electronic financial assets hub in Brazil (duly licensed to trade stock lending and government bonds and undergoing licensing as an OTC fixed-income platform), plan to bring block trading capabilities to the Brazilian marketplace, subject to obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals, following a regulatory reform by the Brazilian Securities Commission.

Retail Investors Take A Critical View Of Oil Despite Rising Prices In July: Spectrum Markets

Date 16/08/2023

• Trend in the monthly sentiment barometer SERIX counters development of the oil prices
• SERIX value for WTI fell by 14 points in one month, landing in bearish territory at 95
• Sluggish economic activity could be making retail investors cautious

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Will Not Tolerate The Abuse Of Our Financial System For Illicit Activities

Date 16/08/2023

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said today that it had worked closely with the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) to facilitate the development of the case that led to the Police’s arrest, on 15 August, of 10 individuals for suspected involvement in offences including forgery and/or money laundering and resistance to lawful apprehension. MAS has also been collaborating closely with CAD to identify potentially tainted funds and assets in our financial system and prevent their dissipation. 

EGX Follows Up On Simultaneous Bilingual Disclosure Of Listed Companies

Date 16/08/2023

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) continues its efforts to stimulate institutional and foreign investment; accordingly, it is working on giving the foreign investors access to the information at the same time it is disseminated in Arabic. This is to ensure fair treatment in accordance with international financial markets norms. Hence, EGX communicated with all listed companies with annual revenues of EGP 2 billion and above to ensure their commitment to simultaneous bilingual disclosure as per Article 27 of the rules of listing and delisting securities issued by The Financial Regulatory Authority’s Board of Directors Decision No. 149 of 2022.

HKEX 2023 Interim Results

Date 16/08/2023

Nicolas Aguzin, Chief Executive Officer said: A good half year for HKEX, despite continued global macro uncertainty and market fragility. Six-monthly Group revenue and other income was up 18 per cent, core business revenue was up 5 per cent and profit attributable to shareholders was up 31 per cent against the comparable period last year.

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority Advisory: Financial Services Council Conference Speech By Clare Bolingford

Date 16/08/2023

Financial Markets Authority, Executive Director for Regulatory Delivery, Clare Bolingford spoke to the Financial Services Council annual conference today, on the theme of building consumer confidence. Ms Bolingford reflected on the increasing maturity of New Zealand’s regulatory system since the introduction of conduct obligations for financial services under the Financial Markets Conduct Act in 2013. 

Treasury International Capital Data For June

Date 15/08/2023

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

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency: Bank Accounting Advisory Series Updated

Date 15/08/2023

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released its annual update to the Bank Accounting Advisory Series (BAAS).

ISDA derivatiViews: Future Perspectives On Generative AI

Date 15/08/2023

There is little doubt that generative artificial intelligence (AI) will reshape our lives in ways we can’t yet imagine, removing the need for human intervention from countless tasks and processes. In the derivatives market, the power of AI to near-instantly process vast amounts of unstructured information to identify patterns and insights could bring enormous efficiencies and savings in the years to come. With this in mind, we’re looking for a new generation of industry leaders to explore the current applications of generative AI and its future uses.

CFTC Orders Texas Trading Advisor And His Company To Pay Approximately $250,000 For Fraudulent Solicitation And Failure To Register

Date 15/08/2023

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued an order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Peter L. Bryant of Texas and his company, Bryant Capital Trade Management Corporation (Bryant Capital), a registered Texas entity, for committing fraud while acting as an unregistered commodity trading advisor (CTA) and for failing to register as a CTA.