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SIFMA Updates Model Bond Purchase Agreements For Negotiated Municipal Securities Underwritings
Date 18/08/2025
SIFMA today published its updated SIFMA Model Bond Purchase Agreement for Negotiated Municipal Securities Underwritings. The agreement is intended for use in connection with governmental tax or revenue-supported securities, including fixed, variable rate, auction and credit enhanced securities, and is not intended for use in connection with conduit financing transactions. It has two parts, the Terms and Acceptance document and the General Provisions and Conditions document.
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Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization Detects Cybersecurity Threat
Date 18/08/2025
On August 11, 2025, CIRO identified a cybersecurity threat. As a precaution, CIRO proactively shut down some of its systems to ensure their safety and immediately started an investigation. Throughout this time, critical functions remained available.
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SIFMA Fixed Income Market Close Recommendation In The U.S., The U.K., And Japan For U.S. Labor Day Holiday
Date 18/08/2025
SIFMA has confirmed its previous holiday recommendation for a full market close on Monday, September 1, 2025, for the trading of U.S. dollar-denominated fixed income securities in the U.S., the U.K., and Japan in observance of the U.S. Labor Day holiday.
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Archax And Stellar Cement Strategic Collaboration For Tokenised RWAs - Stellar Invests In Archax, As Part Of Closer Collaboration
Date 18/08/2025
Archax, the UK regulated digital asset exchange, broker and custodian, today announced a strategic partnership with the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF), that supports the layer-one blockchain network Stellar. Under the terms of this partnership, SDF has made a direct investment into Archax Group to support Archax’s mission to bridge traditional finance and blockchain.
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Cboe Appoints Prashant Bhatia To Lead Enterprise Strategy & Corporate Development
Date 18/08/2025
Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), the world's leading derivatives and securities exchange network, today announced it has appointed Prashant Bhatia as Executive Vice President, Head of Enterprise Strategy & Corporate Development, effective September 2, 2025.
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The EBA Publishes Its Final Standards For Off-Balance Sheet Items Conversion Factors
Date 18/08/2025
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the allocation of off-balance sheet items and the specification of factors that might constrain institutions’ ability to cancel unconditionally cancellable commitments considerations.
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Record First Half At ICE Bonds For Corporate And Municipal Bond Trading - Registers First Spread-Based Click-To-Trade Corporate Bond Order
Date 18/08/2025
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data, today announced record trading volume in the first half of 2025 for corporate bond and municipal bond trading on the ICE Bonds’ electronic execution platforms.
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ETFGI Reports That Assets Invested In The ETFs Industry In Asia Pacific (Ex-Japan) Hit A New Record Of 1.41 Trillion US Dollars With Strong July Inflows
Date 18/08/2025
ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm renowned for its expertise in subscription research, consulting services, events, and ETF TV on global ETF industry trends, reported today that assets invested in the ETFs industry in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) hit a new record of US$1.41 Tn at the end of July. During July the ETFs industry in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) gathered net inflows of US$28.54 billion, bringing YTD net inflows to US$142.83 Bn, according to ETFGI's July 2025 Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) 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.)
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Securities Commission Malaysia’s Audit Oversight Board Prohibits Audit Partner from Auditing for One Year
Date 18/08/2025
The Securities Commission Malaysia’s (SC) Audit Oversight Board (AOB) has prohibited Ahmad Aljafree bin Hj Mohd Razalli (Aljafree) from accepting as clients and auditing any public interest entities (PIEs) or schedule funds for a one-year period, starting 30 April 2025.
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Thailand Securities And Exchange Commission And SET Jointly Establish “Six Pillars Of Standard Knowledge For Directors” As New Benchmark For Corporate Governance Excellence
Date 18/08/2025
Key Points
- The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) have established six pillars of standard knowledge for directors of Thai listed companies to deepen their knowledge and understanding about their roles and responsibilities of directors while promoting continuous self-development which will contribute to strengthened confidence of shareholders and investors. This initiative also provides a framework for training institutions to expand their education programs based on these essential domains.
- The six pillars encompass: 1) Board Roles & Responsibilities: Enhancing Performance and Effectiveness, 2) Board Responsibilities related to Laws and Regulations, 3) Board Responsibilities related to Accounting and Financials, 4) Strategic Risk Management, 5) Business Sustainability, and 6) Reporting & Disclosure.
