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Greenbrook Ranked #1 By Bloomberg For Engaged Shareholder Communications In Europe

Date 06/01/2023

Greenbrook, the specialist communications advisor to the investment industry, with particular expertise in shareholder activism, hedge funds, private equity, debt and special situations, is pleased to announce that it has been named as the leading communications advisor to activists in Europe by Bloomberg in its 2022 Global Activism League Tables.

Borsa Istanbul: The Amendment To The BIST-KYD Indices Methodology Is Open For Consultation

Date 06/01/2023

Borsa Istanbul decided to increase the minimum issue amount of the securities to be included in the BIST-KYD Corporate Bond Indices and BIST-KYD Corporate Lease Certificates Indices from TL 100 Million to TL 300 Million due to inflation adjustment.

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 06/01/2023

Highlights

- Securities Market

• Market capitalisation was $35.7 trillion at the end of December 2022, an increase of 7 per cent from $33.3 trillion at the end of November 2022, and a decrease of 16 per cent from $42.4 trillion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover in December 2022 was $135.5 billion, an increase of 15 per cent from $117.8 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of ETFs in 2022 was $9.8 billion, an increase of 48 per cent when compared with $6.6 billion in 2021.
• The average daily turnover of L&I Products in 2022 was $2.2 billion, an increase of 100 per cent when compared with $1.1 billion in 2021.
• The average daily turnover of Debt Securities in 2022 was $0.54 billion, an increase of 29 per cent when compared with $0.42 billion in 2021.

Register Now - Webinar On ACER’s Framework Guidelines For The TYNDP Scenarios (26 Jan)

Date 06/01/2023

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) will host a webinar on its new Framework Guidelines for the joint Ten Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) scenarios. The Agency has been tasked to draft new framework guidelines by the recasted TEN-E Regulation to ensure the scenarios are transparent, non-discriminatory, robust and in line with the Union’s climate and energy objectives. The European network operators for electricity (ENTSO-E) and for gas (ENTSOG) shall follow ACER’s Guidelines to build joint scenarios to be used in their respective TYNDPs.

A Look At Gemini USD - Kaiko Research: Deep Dive

Date 06/01/2023

The fall of the FTX and Alameda house of cards built atop a seemingly innocuous token — FTT — has raised skepticism about centralized exchanges and the tokens that they issue. Attention was first turned to Binance, BNB, and BUSD; as a result, BUSD’s market cap fell from $23.5bn to $16.5bn in just 90 days, though Binance has seemingly passed its stress test. Attention has now turned to Gemini, Genesis, and Digital Currency Group (DCG).

Hedge Fund Launches Hit Historic Low As Investors Position For Recession - Liquidations Steady, Also Near Historic Low - Outperformance Of Larger Funds Into Year-End Drives Asset Concentration

Date 06/01/2023

New hedge fund launches in 3Q 2022 ticked lower than the prior quarter, reaching the lowest level since 4Q 2008 as investors navigated an uncertain and volatile tension between generational inflation and increased likelihood of an economic recession. Meanwhile, the HFRI Asset Weighted Composite Index gained +0.5 percent YTD through November, indicating larger managers have outperformed smaller funds, increasing asset concentration and contributing to a challenging new launch environment, according to the latest HFR Market Microstructure Report, released today by HFR®, the established global leader in the indexation, analysis and research of the global hedge fund industry.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC Transaction In Own Shares

Date 06/01/2023

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) announces that it has purchased the following number of its voting ordinary shares of 6^79/86 pence each on the London Stock Exchange from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (Morgan Stanley) as part of the second tranche of its share buyback programme, as announced on 7 October 2022:

Circular On Self-Regulatory Measures Taken By CFFEX In December 2022

Date 06/01/2023

To prevent market risks, maintain the orderly operation of the market and protect investors’ legitimate rights and interests, China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) took the following self-regulatory measures against violations of exchange rules in December 2022.

SIX Exchange Regulation: Fine Against Swissquote Group Holding SA

Date 06/01/2023

The Sanctions Commission of SIX Group AG has sanctioned Swissquote Group Holding SA with a fine of CHF 75’000 for a negligent breach of the provisions on ad hoc publicity.

ASX Group Monthly Activity Report - December 2022

Date 06/01/2023

Trading – Cash Markets (including equities, interest rate and warrant trades)

• In December 2022, the average daily number of trades was down 17% on the pcp. The average daily value traded on-market of $5.265 billion was down 8% on the pcp. 
• Volatility (as measured by the average daily movement in the All Ordinaries Index) was 0.7% in December, up 0.2% on pcp. 
• Future volatility (as measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX) in December was an average of 12.6, consistent with pcp.