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Trautman Son’s Kapital: Suspected Violation Of The Prospectus Requirement - BaFin

Date 28/06/2022

BaFin has sufficient grounds to suspect that the website operator of trautmansons.com, Trautman Son’s Kapital, which states that its registered office is in 88 Wood St., London EC2V 7RS, United Kingdom, is offering shares of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft to public in Germany without the required prospectus.

Kaiko, The Leading Provider Of Cryptocurrency Market Data, Raises $53M Series B - The Funding Will Enable Kaiko To Further Consolidate Its Position As The Global Industry Reference For Centralized And Decentralized Digital Assets Data Services

Date 28/06/2022

Kaiko, the leading digital assets data provider serving institutional investors and enterprises, announced it has raised $53 million in Series B funding. The round was led by Eight Roads, with participation from Revaia and existing investors Alven, Point9, Anthemis, and Underscore.

DIFC Launches The Region's First Open Finance Lab Reaffirming Its Position As A Top Global FinTech Hub

Date 28/06/2022

• Launch of the region’s first Open Finance Lab is in line with DIFC’s Strategy 2030 and follows the signing of an MoU between Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) and DIFC to promote the development and growth of the UAE financial technology sector
• Open Finance Lab will educate and engage banks, regulators, and the industry to showcase and shape the positive impact of Open Finance on the economy
• Reaffirms UAE’s commitment to being a global capital for financial services and its position as a leading hub for financial technology and innovation in the region

HFRI EM: Russia Index Plunges, Resurges As Exchange Reopens - Cryptocurrency Volatility Surges On Record Declines - Emerging Markets Hedge Fund Capital Falls On Russian War, Global Inflation

Date 28/06/2022

Emerging Markets hedge funds extended 1Q declines through May, with losses driven by exposure to Russian assets as well as the impact of global inflation, rising US interest rates and slowing economic growth. The HFRI EM: Russia/Eastern Europe Index plunged -50.6 percent YTD through April before surging +14.7 percent in May to pare YTD losses to -43.3 percent. Russian assets had plunged in value as the stock exchange closed and the Rouble posted steep losses before regaining some of the losses as the Russian Stock Exchange partially reopened. In addition to these geopolitical risks, global inflationary pressures increased to generational highs and the US Federal Reserve aggressively raised interest rates

Resilience, Right Conduct And Integrity Of The Wholesale Market - Keynote Speech At ASIFMA Compliance Asia Conference 2022, Ms Julia Leung, Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission. Deputy Chief Executive Officer And Executive Director, Intermediaries, 28 June 2022

Date 28/06/2022

Good morning. It’s an honour to be invited to give this opening keynote for the ASIFMA Compliance Asia Conference 2022.

ASIC Calls On Industry To Continue To Improve Resilience During Market Outages

Date 28/06/2022

ASIC is calling on market operators and participants to continue to implement its expectations to improve the resilience of the Australian equity market during outages, including by facilitating trading on alternative markets.  

Monetary Authority Of Singapore: Individual Charged For Carrying On Fund Management Without A Capital Markets Services Licence

Date 28/06/2022

Ms Lee Ying Hui (“Lee”), was charged today for an offence under the Securities and Futures Act1 (“SFA”).

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority Publishes NZX Obligations Annual Review

Date 28/06/2022

NZX achieved compliance with its licensed market operator obligations over the last year and has successfully implemented its action plan, significantly improving the stock exchange’s technology capabilities.

Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date June 15, 2022

Date 27/06/2022

At the end of the settlement date of June 15, 2022, short interest in 3,411 Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totaled 10,650,038,311 shares compared with 10,398,950,775 shares in 3,405 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of May 31, 2022. The mid-June short interest represents 2.92 days compared with 2.70 days for the prior reporting period.

US Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Reports Improvement In Overall Mortgage Performance

Date 27/06/2022

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported that the performance of first-lien mortgages in the federal banking system improved during the first quarter of 2022.