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FIA June 2023 SEF Tracker

Date 13/07/2023

Trading volume on swap execution facilities reached $928.9 billion in average notional value per day during June 2023. This was up 5.2% from the previous month and up 5.7% from the same month of the previous year. Compared to May 2023, trading was up in every category except the credit sector.

Corporate And Municipal CUSIP Request Volumes Rise In June - CD Volumes Continue To Climb

Date 13/07/2023

CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for June 2023. The report, which tracks the issuance of new security identifiers as an early indicator of debt and capital markets activity over the next quarter, found a monthly increase in request volume for new corporate and municipal identifiers.

DWS Launches Three Thematic ETFs In One Day Tracking Solactive Indices

Date 13/07/2023

Thematic investment has witnessed a remarkable surge in popularity, capturing the attention of investors in recent years. This approach involves allocating assets into stocks or other investments based on specific business sectors or themes, with the goal of capitalizing on emerging trends, technological innovation, and advancements.

ICE And KX Bring High Performance Real-time Analytics To More Than 25 Million Financial Instruments

Date 13/07/2023

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, and KX, maker of kdb+, an industry-trusted Data Timehouse™ and the KDB.AI vector database, today announced an agreement to leverage KX’s platform to provide real-time analytics on data from ICE’s Consolidated Feed and Consolidated History.

ESMA: National Regulators Strengthen Their Supervision Of The Compliance Function

Date 13/07/2023

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has today published its follow-up report to the peer review on certain aspects of the compliance function under MiFID I. The report shows that, overall, the National Competent Authorities (NCAs) assessed improved their practices following the 2017 peer reviews findings and recommendations.

Borsa İstanbul’s Opening Bell Rang For Bien Yapı Ürünleri Sanayi Turizm ve Ticaret A.Ş.

Date 13/07/2023

In his address at the Opening Bell Ceremony, Korkmaz Ergun, the CEO of Borsa İstanbul A.Ş., stated the following: 

“Distinguished guests, 

Today, I welcome you all to your home, to the Opening Bell Ceremony hosted by our Exchange as we celebrate the listing of Bien Yapı at our Exchange. 

FESE: Launch Of The European Small And Mid-Cap Awards 2023

Date 13/07/2023

The 11th edition of the European Small and Mid-Cap Awards will take place in Bilbao, Spain, as part of the European Commission’s annual SME Assembly (13th – 15th November 2023).

CCData Launches First Institutional Grade ESG Benchmark With CCRI

Date 13/07/2023

CCData is delighted to announce the launch of the industry's first institutional-grade ESG Benchmark and underlying data solutions.

DIFC Continues to Drive Action On Global Climate Change On Path To COP28, Announces Future Sustainability Forum In Dubai

Date 13/07/2023

• The inaugural Future Sustainability Forum marks the Year of Sustainability in the UAE and will be held in Dubai 4-5 October 2023 
•  Agenda supports COP28’s 4-pillar plan on fast-tracking the transition, fixing climate finance, focusing on adaptation to protect lives and livelihoods, and making COP28 fully inclusive, announced by COP28 President-designate and Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology today 13 July 2023
• The Forum brings together global decision and change makers in the finance industry, to explore ways for the sector to lead action on climate change, deliver a just transition to a sustainable economy, and accelerate efforts to achieve the longer-term goals of the Paris Agreement and UN SDGs 2030
•  The Future Sustainability Forum is part of DIFC’s sustainability programme in the run up to COP28, the largest finance-focused campaign for COP28, backed by international financial institutions and thought leaders in green and sustainable finance ​

UK Financial Conduct Authority Fines Bastion Capital London Limited £2.5m For Serious Financial Control Failings

Date 13/07/2023

The FCA has fined Bastion Capital London Limited (in liquidation) £2,452,700 for serious financial crime control failings in relation to cum-ex trading. They failed to manage the risk of being used to facilitate fraudulent trading and money laundering.