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Small And Mid-Caps Encouraged Following Recent UK Secondary Capital Raising Review, Says QCA

Date 19/07/2022

The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) welcomes the recommendations contained in the recently released UK Secondary Capital Raising Review.

Broadridge Wins Best Global Proxy Voting Service At Goodacre’s Systems In The City Awards - Recognised As Leaders In Advancing Corporate Governance Through Proxy Voting And Disclosure Services

Date 19/07/2022

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global Fintech leader, has won the 2022 Systems in The City Award for Best Global Proxy Voting Service. The awards are hosted by the financial services consultancy group Goodacre, a recognised leading service and technology supplier to the regulated financial community in the UK. The award recognised Broadridge for its success in leveraging technology to transform both institutional and retail voting, enabling shareholders to vote, take action and be heard.

Capital.Com Adds Over 1 Million New User Accounts In Q2 2022 - Global Retail Trading And Investing Platform Sees Number Of New Account Openings Grow By 19% With Trading Activity Most Pronounced In The UK, Europe

Date 19/07/2022

Capital.com, the high-growth trading and investing platform, today announced its global growth results for the quarter ended 30 June, 2022.  During this period, over 1 million new users opened an account with Capital.com, 19.44% higher than the previous quarter. This takes Capital.com’s total number of user accounts to 6.4 million.

Directa To Offer Investment Funds To Italian Investors In Partnership With Clearstream And CACEIS

Date 19/07/2022

The Italian online broker Directa has signed an agreement with Clearstream to provide Italian investors with access to Clearstream’s global funds portfolio. Via Directa’s leading trading platform and comprehensive network of financial advisors, clients can access Clearstream’s extensive funds suite with more than 190,000 international funds in 50 jurisdictions worldwide.

Shanghai Futures Exchange And Shanghai International Energy Exchange Signed An MoU With Bursa Malaysia Derivatives

Date 19/07/2022

On July 12, 2022, Shanghai Futures Exchange (“SHFE”) and its subsidiary Shanghai International Energy Exchange (“INE”) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia Derivatives”) in a joint effort to strengthen bilateral business partnership. The exchanges mentioned in the MoU that they would share information and best practices in marketing, product research, personnel exchange and areas of mutual interest.

Origin Launches Origin Extract, Utilising Machine-Learning To Extract Data From Termsheets

Date 19/07/2022

• Origin Extract digitises manually created Termsheets to help streamline and automate downstream legal and operational steps
• The tool makes use of machine learning (ML) to extract structured data from documents and is informed by Origin’s data standard Airbrush
• This is the newest addition in the Origin product suite, which already includes Origin Marketplace, Origin Documentation, and Origin Post-Trade

Resumption Of Trading In Qatar Stock Exchange

Date 19/07/2022

Qatar Stock Exchange announces that the technical glitch has been solved and the trading will resume as per the following trading timetable: 

Solactive Launches Solactive Future Energy ESG Index Offering Exposure To Securities That Provide Renewable Energy Or Contribute To Its Value Chain

Date 19/07/2022

Achieving net zero emissions is among the most pressing matters in our times. Impending renewable energy policy deadlines are likely to push this topic even further, driving motivation amongst investors to join the trend for ESG investment strategies. Solactive is now pleased to announce the launch of the Solactive Future Energy ESG Index. The product offers exposure to securities that provide renewable energy or contribute to its value chain.

JPX And JPXI Launch ESG Bond Information Platform

Date 19/07/2022

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) and JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc. (JPXI) have today launched the ESG Bond Information Platform.

Remarks By Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority Of Singapore At The MAS Annual Report 2021/2022 Media Conference On 19 July 2022

Date 19/07/2022

Good morning and thank you for joining us in person for the release of the MAS Annual Report.