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Bank Of England Sets Out Plans For A Demand-Led Approach To Unwind Recent Financial Stability Gilt Purchases In A Timely But Orderly Way

Date 10/11/2022

Between 28 September and 14 October 2022 the Bank of England, in line with its financial stability objective, conducted temporary and targeted purchases of index-linked and long-dated conventional UK government bonds (gilts). The objective of those purchases was to restore orderly market conditions following dysfunction in the UK gilt market, and in doing so reduce risks from contagion to credit conditions for UK households and businesses.

Fiserv To Present At Citi’s 2022 FinTech Conference

Date 10/11/2022

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, announced today that   Frank Bisignano, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will be a keynote speaker at the Citi 2022 FinTech Conference on Monday, November 14, at 3 p.m. ET.

CME Group Declares Quarterly Dividend

Date 10/11/2022

CME Group Inc., the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today declared a fourth-quarter dividend of $1.00 per share. The dividend is payable December 28, 2022, to shareholders of record as of December 9, 2022.

Inter-Agency Working Group Releases New Report On US Treasury Market Resilience Efforts

Date 10/11/2022

The Inter-Agency Working Group on Treasury Market Surveillance (IAWG)—which is composed of staff from the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission—today issued a staff progress report to provide an update on a wide range of significant steps its members have taken to enhance the resilience of the U.S. Treasury market. 

Decision By The Nasdaq Stockholm Disciplinary Committee Regarding Euroafrica Digital Ventures AB

Date 10/11/2022

The Disciplinary Committee of Nasdaq Stockholm has found that Euroafrica Digital Ventures AB (the “Company”) has breached the Nasdaq First North Growth Market Rulebook (the “Rulebook”) and therefore ordered the Company to pay a fine of five annual fees, corresponding to an amount of SEK 525,000. 

SIX Offers New ETF Sanctions Screening Capability

Date 10/11/2022

SIX, one of Europe’s leading financial information providers, today adds ETF sanctions screening to the existing Sanctioned Securities Monitoring Service (SSMS) supporting even greater sanctions compliance for global client base.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission And Independent Commission Against Corruption Joint Operation Against Sophisticated Ramp-And-Dump Syndicate

Date 10/11/2022

Eight people – including a suspected ringleader of a sophisticated syndicate operating ramp-and-dump schemes through a complex cross-shareholding network of Hong Kong-listed companies involving illicit gains of $191 million – were arrested in a joint operation of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) mounted in the past two days (9 and 10 November).

Revision To The FTSE Bursa Malaysia Semi-Annual Review Process

Date 10/11/2022

• Includes publication of preliminary index review prior to final review announcement
• Index review cut-off date for December 2022 semi-annual review remains unchanged

Dubai Financial Services Authority Fines Bank Of Singapore Limited For Inadequate Systems And Controls And Unauthorised Activity

Date 10/11/2022

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has imposed a fine of USD 1,120,000 (AED 4,113,200) on the DIFC branch of Bank of Singapore Limited (the Bank) for a number of contraventions of DFSA legislation, including for having inadequate systems and controls including those relating to anti-money laundering (AML).

Announcement From The Saudi Exchange Regarding The Accelerated Bookbuild Offering To Sell Part Of The Public Investment Fund’s Stake In Saudi Tadawul Group Holding Company – Institutional Tranche Only (Negotiated Deals)

Date 10/11/2022

Reference to the published announcement by HSBC Saudi Arabia as a Joint Global Coordinator in the Accelerated Bookbuild Offering to sell part of the Public Investment Fund stake in Saudi Tadawul Group Holding Company titled “Announcement in Connection with the Launch of the Accelerated Bookbuild Offering to Sell Part of the Public Investment Fund’s Stake in Saudi Tadawul Group Holding Company” on the Saudi Exchange website on Thursday 10 November 2022, and with regards to the institutional tranche transactions in accordance with the Negotiated Deals framework issued by the Saudi Exchange, please note the following: