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LME: Notification Of Automatic Penalty Charge - BNP Paribas

Date 12/08/2024

Notice is hereby given that the LME has found BNP Paribas (“PFU”) to be in breach of LME Notice 24/137 and has imposed an automatic penalty charge of £5,000.00.

Nasdaq Dubai Welcomes USD 500 Million Sustainability Sukuk By Warba Bank

Date 12/08/2024

• This is a significant listing by Warba Bank, as it marks the first-ever Sustainability Sukuk issued in Kuwait.
• The exchange is the leading platform for fixed income issuances with the total outstanding value standing at USD 134 billion, including USD 30 billion in ESG listings.

Aquis Exchange CEO Alasdair Haynes Predicts “Tidal Wave” Of Investment In UK

Date 12/08/2024

Alasdair Haynes, founder and CEO of Aquis Exchange, anticipates a “tidal wave of international investment” to come to the UK following the July general election which saw the Labour Party form a new government.

Germany's Largest Development Bank KfW Selects Boerse Stuttgart Digital As Infrastructure Partner For Its New Blockchain-Based Digital Bond

Date 12/08/2024

• Boerse Stuttgart Digital offers new solution related to tokenized securities
• KfW commissions Boerse Stuttgart Digital for its new blockchain-based digital bond
• Boerse Stuttgart Digital provides wallet management and provision of private key security for the first time in the issuance and redemption process

Cyprus Stock Exchange Monthly Bulletin For July 2024

Date 12/08/2024

The total value of transactions during the month in review reached € 9,46 million, with an average of € 0,41 million per trading session. The Financials sector contributed 84,77% to the total value traded which was the highest among all other sectors. Investors primarily focused their interest on the shares of “Hellenic Bank Public Company Ltd” and also on shares of “Bank of Cyprus Holdings Plc” with 42,72% and 28,62% of the total value respectively.

Update On The Economic Outlook, And Perspective On Bank Culture, M&A, And Liquidity, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle W. Bowman, At The 2024 CEO And Senior Management Summit And Annual Meeting, Sponsored By The Kansas Bankers Association, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Date 10/08/2024

Thank you for the invitation to join you again this year.1 Just as banking and economic conditions continue to evolve, so too do bank regulatory and supervisory standards. I look forward to learning your perspectives on the evolving banking and economic conditions, and the banking agencies' approaches to regulation and supervision.

Nasdaq Announces End Of Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date July 31, 2024

Date 09/08/2024

At the end of the settlement date of July 31, 2024, short interest in 3,043 Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totaled 11,985,723,964 shares compared with 12,309,469,231 shares in 3,044 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of July 15, 2024. The end of July short interest represent 2.90 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 2.95 days for the prior reporting period.

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Announces Registered Exchange Offer For Its Outstanding 3.625% Senior Notes Due 2028 Issued In Connection With Prior Private Exchange Offer

Date 09/08/2024

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) (“ICE”) today announced the commencement of its offer to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) its outstanding unregistered 3.625% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “Original Notes”) for a like principal amount of notes of the same series that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Exchange Notes”).

SEC Charges Ideanomics And Three Senior Executives With Accounting And Disclosure Fraud

Date 09/08/2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled fraud charges against Ideanomics, Inc., formerly known as Seven Stars Cloud Group, Inc., and its former Chairman and CEO, Zheng (Bruno) Wu, for misleading the public about the company’s financial performance between 2017 and 2019. The SEC also announced settled charges against Ideanomics’ current CEO, Alfred Poor, and former CFO, Federico Tovar, for their roles in the scheme.

NYSE Group Consolidated Short Interest Report

Date 09/08/2024

NYSE today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of July 31, 2024.