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BNP Paribas Asset Management Outlines Strategic Ambitions For Next Three Years

Date 12/07/2022

BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) today outlines its strategic ambitions to 2025.  Based on the successful repositioning of the business, which was completed between 2016 and 2021, BNPP AM now has solid and scalable foundations, and a clear value proposition.  It has demonstrated its resilience and agility in challenging times, and despite the current difficult economic and geopolitical environment, BNPP AM aims to pursue its trajectory and accelerate growth in a focused manner.  

Japan Financial Services Agency: Publication Of “Discussion Paper – Study On Climate-Related Scenarios Analysis: Characteristics Of NGFS Scenarios And Their Applications In Climate-Related Financial Risk Analysis”

Date 12/07/2022

As the international trends, climate change is embedded into financial institutions’ risk management and the supervisory approach as a risk that could affect the soundness of financial institutions and the stability of the financial system. It is pointed out that climate-related risks have a longer period of risk materialization than traditional financial risks and imply higher degrees of uncertainty. In other words, they exceed the scope of conventional risk management for financial institutions. Therefore, these days, the scenario analysis, whereby relevant financial risks are measured based on the assumed future climate scenarios, is becoming the main risk measurement method.

Joint Statement By US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen And Japan Finance Minister Suzuki Shunichi

Date 12/07/2022

Ahead of the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Indonesia, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen and Japan Finance Minister and Minister of State for Financial Services Suzuki Shunichi held an in-person bilateral meeting in Tokyo. 

Tim Cartledge Joins Tradefeedr As Chief Data Officer And Investor

Date 12/07/2022

Tradefeedr, the leading independent FX Data Analytics Platform, today announced that Tim Cartledge has joined as Chief Data Officer. 

Remarks By US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen At Bilateral Meeting With Japanese Finance Minister Suzuki Shunichi

Date 12/07/2022

Thank you, Minister Suzuki, for welcoming me for my first trip to Japan as Treasury Secretary.

Nasdaq Stockholm Welcomes SynAct Pharma To The Nasdaq Main Market

Date 12/07/2022

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announces that trading in SynAct Pharma AB’s shares (short name SYNACT) commences today on the Nasdaq Stockholm Main Market. The company belongs to the Health Care sector and is the 52th company to be admitted to trading on Nasdaq’s Nordic markets in 2022.

CME Group International Average Daily Volume Reached 6.3 Million Contracts In Q2 2022, Up 21% From Q2 2021

Date 12/07/2022

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that its quarterly international average daily volume (ADV) reached 6.3 million contracts in Q2 2022, up 21% year on year.  Reflecting all trading reported from outside the United States, volume was driven largely by 43% growth in Equity Index products, a 28% increase in Interest Rate products, a 24% rise in Foreign Exchange products and a 44% growth in Equity Options.   

TNS Launches Managed Hosting And Market Data Low Latency Trading Services In JSE - Continuing The Expansion Of TNS’ Highly Engineered Global Trading Network

Date 12/07/2022

Transaction Network Services (TNS) is now directly connected to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) from within the JSE colocation facility, providing managed hosting services, Layer 1 order routing and market data connectivity.  

SIX Digital Exchange Successfully Tokenizes Private Shares On Its Regulated Blockchain-Based Central Securities Depository In Partnership With F10 And Aequitec

Date 12/07/2022

Switzerland’s SIX Digital Exchange (SDX), the world’s first fully regulated digital asset exchange and Central Securities Depository (CSD), working in partnership with F10, a global FinTech and InsurTech Innovation Ecosystem and Aequitec, a digital share register and cap table company, announces the first-ever tokenisation of equity shares in a fully regulated CSD based on Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT).

Invitation For Public Comments Regarding “The Code Of Conduct For ESG Evaluation And Data Providers” - Japan Financial Services Agency

Date 12/07/2022

1. Purpose, Objectives and Background

In the "Report by the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance: Building A Financial System that Supports a Sustainable Society" published by the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance in June 2021, several issues were pointed out with regard to ESG evaluation and data provision organizations, including transparency and fairness of evaluation, as the expected role of such organizations increases.