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Clearstream And LCH SA Add Austria And Spain To Joint Connection

Date 26/07/2022

As from today, all Austrian and Spanish government debt securities cleared by LCH SA’s RepoClear service are available for settlement through Clearstream Banking AG.

BaFin Imposes Administrative Fine

Date 26/07/2022

On 14 July 2022, BaFin imposed an administrative fine amounting to 2,500euros on a natural person due to a breach of Article 15 in conjunction with Article 12 (1) (a) (i) of the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR).

GFT Among Europe's Leaders For Data Analytics And Machine Learning In The Google Cloud

Date 26/07/2022

Artificial intelligence could contribute close to USD 16 trillion to the global economy in 2030. Successfully implementing AI solutions has become key for the continued competitiveness of companies in all industries.

LCH SA’s RepoClear Expands Settlement Connections

Date 26/07/2022

• From Tuesday 26 July, 2022, RepoClear has extended its settlement connections to investor CSDs so that members are now able to settle:
  • Dutch Government bonds at Euroclear Netherlands
  • Austrian and Spanish Government bonds at Clearstream Banking Frankfurt

GPW Benchmark - Statement

Date 26/07/2022

GPW Benchmark, as the Administrator of the GPW Indices Family, informs that - in order to maintain the transparency of the index method and its representativeness - the removal of Grupa Lotos S.A. from the WIG20 portfolios and other GPW Indices will be carried out as an extraordinary adjustment after two days from the date of publishing the information on the entry of the merger with PKN Orlen in the relevant court register.

Sell-Side Systems In Need Of Upgrade For New Risk Reality: Acuiti And Sterling Trading Tech

Date 26/07/2022

Sell-side risk management is in need of an overhaul that consolidates systems and incorporates the increased importance of margin into risk calculations.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore And Google Cloud Launch Point Carbon Zero Programme To Catalyse Climate FinTech Solutions

Date 26/07/2022

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Google Cloud have jointly launched the Point Carbon Zero Programme to drive the innovation, incubation and scaling of climate FinTech solutions in Asia. The Programme is a collaboration under MAS’ Project Greenprint [1] and seeks to use climate FinTech solutions to bolster financial sector access to accurate and granular climate-related data, for more efficient deployment of capital towards green and sustainable projects. To support the Programme, Google Cloud will launch a world’s first open-source cloud platform dedicated to climate finance, which will facilitate the deployment of these climate FinTech solutions and their adoption by the financial sector.

Tokyo Financial Exchange To Launch Compounded TONA Based Products

Date 26/07/2022

Following our announcement last month with regards to Japanese Interest Rate Benchmark Reform, Tokyo Financial Exchange Inc. (TFX) will launch “Three-month TONA futures” and “Three-month TONA futures option contracts”. In sync with this new release, TFX will delist “Over-Night Call Rate futures (One-month)” that is currently suspended.

AZB & Partners Tops List Of Asia-Pacific M&A Legal Advisers During H1 2022, Finds GlobalData

Date 26/07/2022

India-based corporate law firm AZB & Partners has emerged as the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal adviser in the Asia-Pacific region during the first half (H1) of 2022 by value as well as volume, according to the latest Legal Advisers League Table by GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

US Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Solicits Research On Implications Of Financial Technology For Banking

Date 25/07/2022

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is soliciting academic-and policy-focused research on the impact of financial technology (fintech) entities and nonbanks on banking and the markets for lending, deposit-taking, and payment services through August 21, 2022.