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US Department Of Justice: Bitfinex Hacker And Wife Plead Guilty To Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving Billions In Cryptocurrency

Date 03/08/2023

A married couple from New York City pleaded guilty today to money laundering conspiracies arising from the hack and theft of approximately 120,000 bitcoin from Bitfinex, a global cryptocurrency exchange.

Intercontinental Exchange Reports July 2023 Statistics

Date 03/08/2023

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today reported July 2023 trading volume and related revenue statistics, which can be viewed on the company’s investor relations website at https://ir.theice.com/ir-resources/supplemental-information in the Monthly Statistics Tracking spreadsheet.

BIS - To Lend Or Not To Lend: The Bank Of Japan's ETF Purchase Program And Securities Lending

Date 03/08/2023

We study the effects of the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) ETF purchasing programme on stock returns, focusing particularly on the role of the stock lending market. In 2010, the BOJ established a programme to conduct outright purchases of various financial assets to stimulate the economy. This policy is unique as a monetary policy because equity index-tracking exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were included in those assets. The BOJ has continuously increased its purchasing amounts and its market presence has provoked discussions on how it has affected the market's structure.

July 2023 Figures At Eurex

Date 03/08/2023

• Strong rise in Repo volumes to EUR 332 billion
• Strongest growth again in daily GC Pooling at plus 150 percent y-o-y
• Notional outstanding in OTC Clearing up 20 percent

Nodal Achieves Record Volume In Power And Record Open Interest In Environmental In July 2023

Date 03/08/2023

Nodal Exchange today announced significant growth in power and environmental futures in July 2023. Nodal achieved a calendar month record for July with power futures volume of 179 TWh, up 39% from July 2022. The majority of U.S. power futures open interest is on Nodal Exchange with 1.261 billion MWh representing $111 billion of notional value based on both sides as of the end of July 2023.

Cboe Announces Winners Of The Options Institute S&P Dow Jones Indices Dispersion Research Grant

Date 03/08/2023

• Grants awarded to Dr. Lorenzo Schoenleber, Assistant Professor in Finance at the Collegio Carlo Alberto and the University of Turin, and Dr. Grigory Vilkov, Professor of Finance at Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
• Sponsored by S&P Dow Jones Indices, the grant will fund research to explore dispersion as an asset class
• Research expected to complement planned launch of the Cboe S&P 500 Dispersion Index

ESA’s Joint Board Of Appeal Dismisses Appeal By Euroins Insurance Group AD Against The European Insurance And Occupational Pensions Authority BOARD OF APPEAL

Date 03/08/2023

The Joint Board of Appeal (“The Board”) of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) unanimously decided that the appeal brought by Euroins Insurance Group AD (“Euroins”) against the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) is inadmissible. The appeal was brought in relation to an EIOPA Report assessing the valuation of Euroins’ technical provisions.

CUSIP Global Services Launches New CUSIP-Based Entity Identifier For The $5T Syndicated Loan Market - Universally Accessible CUSIP Entity Identifier (CEI) Will Enable Transparency And System Interoperability Across The Global Corporate Loan Asset Class

Date 03/08/2023

CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the launch of a unique entity identifier created specifically for the $5 trillion syndicated corporate loan market. The CUSIP Entity Identifier (CEI), a unique 10-character code assigned to each legal entity holding corporate loans, was developed in collaboration with the LSTA and Versana, the industry-backed digital data and technology platform transforming the global syndicated loan market.

iVision Tech S.p.A. Lists On Euronext Growth Milan

Date 03/08/2023

• 18th listing of 2023 on Euronext Growth Milan

• iVision Tech S.p.A. brings the total number of companies listed on Euronext Growth Milan to 197

• 39th listing on Euronext in 2023

• Total placement volume of the offering equal to €2 million

BME: MARF Registers A New Commercial Paper Programme Of Grupo Losán For 25 Million Euros

Date 03/08/2023

The BME's fixed income market, MARF, has admitted to trading a new Commercial Paper Programme of Losán Gestión Integral, the parent company of the Losán Group, for an outstanding balance of 25 million euros. The commercial paper to be issued will be irrevocably guaranteed on first demand by several of the companies that make up the Group. This is Losan's first commercial paper programme on the MARF and it is also the first time that the company has accessed the fixed income markets to finance itself.