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Binance Volume Plummets After End Of Zero-Fee Trading - Kaiko Research: Data Debrief

Date 27/03/2023

Welcome to the Data Debrief! Bitcoin continues to trade at 9-month highs after the Fed hiked rates by a quarter percentage point, suggesting increases are nearing an end. Crypto markets largely ignored news that Coinbase was served a Wells notice, the SEC charged Justin Sun with market manipulation, and Sushi received a subpoena from the SEC. 

IOSCO: Monitoring Group Welcomes Important Step In Implementing Its Recommendations With The Establishment Of The International Foundation For Ethics And Audit

Date 27/03/2023

The Monitoring Group (MG) is responsible for the overall governance of the international audit and ethics standard-setting system, including conducting periodic effectiveness reviews. In July 2020, the MG issued its recommendations Strengthening the International Audit and Ethics Standard-Setting System (MG Recommendations).

Nasdaq Names Ato Garrett As Investor Relations Officer

Date 27/03/2023

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced that Ato Garrett has joined the company as Senior Vice President and Investor Relations Officer, reporting to Ann Dennison, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In his role, Garrett will be responsible for Nasdaq’s global investor relations strategy and leading the company’s overall engagement with the investment community.

Supply Matters − Speech By Bank Of England Governor Andrew Bailey, Given At London School Of Economics

Date 27/03/2023

Supply matters

Pirum Appoints Graeme Perry As New Business Development Representative

Date 27/03/2023

Pirum has further bolstered its Business Development team to meet the growth in demand seen across its full suite of front office and post-trade services and welcomes Graeme Perry into the role of Business Development Representative. 

Bank Of England: It’s Not The Plane, It’s The Pilot - Speech By Shoib Khan, Given At Westminster Business Forum Policy Conference

Date 27/03/2023

Shoib Khan discusses the unique combination of risks currently facing the UK’s insurance sector. He explains that insurers share an important responsibility in looking beyond the mechanics of their models and should:

• Know when models are not correctly reflecting prevailing conditions,
• Be confident that management actions will be available if needed during times of stress and,
• Ensure that firms can achieve a safe and orderly exit.

GLEIF Supports World Trade Board Plan to Empower SMEs Through Trade and Finance - ‘Financial Inclusion In Trade Roadmap’ Provides A Holistic Framework For Public And Private Sector Collaboration To Accelerate Change

Date 27/03/2023

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has contributed to the World Trade Board’s new plan to drive greater access to trade finance for MSMEs, the Financial Inclusion in Trade Roadmap. Launched today for consultation, the plan identifies five key areas where coordinated action can make a significant impact. Crucially, the Roadmap aims to accelerate the pace of change by providing a holistic framework for public and private sector collaboration.

Inflows Of US$160m As Investors Express Concerns For TradFi - CoinShares: Fund Flows

Date 27/03/2023

• Digital asset investment products saw inflows totalling US$160m, the largest since July 2022. A marked turnaround following 6 weeks of outflows that totalled US$408m
• Bitcoin was the primary beneficiary, seeing inflows of US$ 128m, and expressed recently by some of our clients as a safe haven for the first time.
• Although not all share this view as short-bitcoin also saw inflows of US$31m.

ASEAN Finance Sectoral Bodies Release Asean Taxonomy For Sustainable Finance Version 2

Date 27/03/2023

The ASEAN Taxonomy Board (ATB), representing ASEAN finance sectoral bodies, today took the next step towards meeting the Paris Agreement commitments, with the release of the ASEAN Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance Version 2 (Version 2). While the first version laid out the broad framework of the ASEAN Taxonomy, Version 2 consists of the (a) complete Foundation Framework comprising detailed methodologies for assessing economic activities; and (b) Technical Screening Criteria (TSC) for the first focus sector ie Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply sector (Energy sector) under the Plus Standard. TSCs for other focus sectors will be published in the subsequent versions of the ASEAN Taxonomy. Version 2 builds on the conceptual thinking of the multi-tiered framework outlined in Version 1. The multi-tiered framework is intended to facilitate transition of ASEAN Member States (AMS) recognising the diversity in economic development, financial sector, and infrastructure maturity. 

Global Carbon Council Collaborates With The Egyptian Exchange To Scale Up And Accelerate Regional Climate Action

Date 27/03/2023

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) that has recently announced launching Africa’s first regulated voluntary carbon market, and Global Carbon Council (GCC), an internationally recognized provider of high‐integrity carbon credits, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote regional climate actions and strengthen carbon markets regionally and globally.