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CME Group And Mayor Lightfoot Award Scholarships To 25 Star Scholars Moving Up To Four-Year Colleges And Universities

Date 27/06/2022

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, and Chicago Mayor   Lori Lightfoot have awarded 25 associate graduates from City Colleges of Chicago with a $5,000 scholarship towards their four-year degree. For the sixth consecutive year, CME Group is recognizing the academic achievements of Star Scholars at City Colleges of Chicago, in step with its mission to advance equitable opportunities for talented students in Chicago.

ESMA Publishes Results Of Its Call For Evidence On ESG Ratings

Date 27/06/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, today publishes a letter to the European Commission (EC) providing its findings from the Call for Evidence to gather information on the market structure for ESG rating providers in the European Union (EU).

Readout: US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call With The Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides Of Cyprus

Date 27/06/2022

Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen spoke to Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides of Cyprus yesterday to discuss the two country’s collective commitments to continuing to implement sanctions on Russia for its war in Ukraine and, in particular, the U.S. desire to align with the European Union’s sixth package of restrictions and prevent evasion. The two ministers also spoke about the goal of placing a price limit on Russian oil to deprive the Kremlin of revenue to finance their war in Ukraine while mitigating spillover effects for the global economy.

Hannun To Start Trading On BME Growth On Wednesday, 29 June

Date 27/06/2022

• The company, the sixth to join this BME market in 2022, achieves a market value of 31.6 billion euros on its market debut

Canadian Banks Partner With CanDeal To Deliver Industry-Wide KYC Solution

Date 27/06/2022

CanDeal Group (“CanDeal”), a leading operator of Canadian market and infrastructure services, has partnered with five of Canada’s largest domestic banks to deliver a comprehensive, centralized Know Your Client (“KYC”) solution to the Capital Markets Industry. The landmark collaboration mutualizes many of the costs and efforts of complying with KYC requirements and The Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (“PCMLTFA”) and delivers unparalleled operational efficiencies.

The Saudi Exchange Announces Indices Maintenance For The 2nd Quarter 2022

Date 27/06/2022

The Saudi Exchange announces the update of the free float shares for all listed issuers in the main market and the parallel market (NOMU), effective from the start of trading on Sunday, 03/07/2022.

BME: MARF Admits A New 25 Million Euro Commercial Paper Programme From AENOR

Date 27/06/2022

BME's Fixed Income Market, MARF, today admitted a new Commercial Paper (CP) Programme for 25 million euros from certifier AENOR Internacional. This is the first time AENOR has accessed the capital markets to raise finance and diversify its resources. The CPs to be issued under the programme will have a nominal value per unit of 100,000 euros and maturities of up to 2 years.

AFME Recommends Co-Legislators Focus On Original Objectives Of EU Green Bond Standard

Date 27/06/2022

In light of the ongoing interinstitutional negotiations (trilogues) on the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) proposal, the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has today published a paper highlighting 6 priorities to fulfil the objectives of the EU GBS framework and to support the establishment of an effective and successful market for EU Green Bonds.

Cryptocurrency Hedge Fund ARK36 Establishes Fintech Advisory Board And Appoints Four Senior Leaders As Fintech Consultants From The U.S. And The UK

Date 27/06/2022

ARK36, the leading and CySec-regulated cryptocurrency hedge fund, has announced today that it has established a fintech advisory board comprised of global fintech leaders, investment veterans and senior government advisors, and it has appointed its first fintech advisory board consultants Frank Thorwald, Dr Mark Moore, Wayne Christian and Lord James Cecil.

NinjaTrader, Tradovate Among First To Offer New Nano Bitcoin Futures From Coinbase Derivatives Exchange - Commission-Free Offering, Accessible Technology Give Individuals Affordable New Path To Investing, Hedging In Crypto

Date 27/06/2022

NinjaTrader Group, LLC, a global leader in clearing, brokerage and technology solutions for active traders through its subsidiaries NinjaTrader and Tradovate, today announced that that its firms are among the first to offer the new Nano Bitcoin futures (BIT) contract just launched by Coinbase Derivatives Exchange. Individuals can trade this cryptocurrency futures contract via NinjaTrader or Tradovate without any commissions or market data fees.