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Securities Commission Malaysia: Former Deputy Chairman Of Patimas Computers Bhd Found Liable For Insider Trading By High Court

Date 07/04/2022

The High Court today ruled that the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) had successfully proven its claim in a civil suit against Dato’ Raymond Yap Wee Hin (Raymond Yap), a former Deputy Chairman of Patimas Computers Berhad (Patimas), for insider trading.

CME Group And CF Benchmarks To Launch 11 New Cryptocurrency Reference Rates And Real-Time Indices On April 25 - Expanded Suite Of Non-Tradable Reference Rates And Indices To Capture Over 90% Of Investible Cryptocurrency Market Cap Today

Date 07/04/2022

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, and CF Benchmarks, the leading provider of cryptocurrency benchmark indices, today announced plans to launch 11 new cryptocurrency reference rates and real-time indices, which will be calculated and published daily by CF Benchmarks, beginning April 25.

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 07/04/2022

Highlights

- Securities Market

• The average daily turnover in March 2022 was $174.8 billion, an increase of 34 per cent when compared with $130.4 billion in February 2022.
• The average daily turnover of ETFs for the first three months of 2022 was $9.4 billion, an increase of 32 per cent when compared with $7.1 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of L&I Products for the first three months of 2022 was $1.8 billion, an increase of 38 per cent when compared with $1.3 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of Debt Securities for the first three months of 2022 was $600 million, an increase of 58 per cent when compared with $380 million for the same period last year.

Algo-Chain Launches An AI Driven Model Portfolio Toolkit

Date 07/04/2022

Algo-Chain, a FinTech company specializing in ETF portfolio strategies, has launched an AI Driven Model Portfolio Toolkit, targeted at Financial Advisors & Wealth Managers.  Delivered via Algo-Chain’s online platform, this service provides advisors access to a Model Portfolio construction tool that will take the heavy lifting out of the fund selection and portfolio construction process.  What used to take 3 or 4 days can now be achieved in 10 minutes. 

Open Banking Expo Partners With EY On A New Series Of In-Person Canada Meetups

Date 07/04/2022

Open Banking Expo, the leading global community of Open Banking and Open Finance executives behind the Open Banking Expo Canada, has announced the renewal of a partnership with consulting and accounting giant Ernst & Young LLP (EY Canada) to deliver in-person Meetups for the Open Banking, Open Finance and Open Payments industry in Canada.

ACER Reports On National Gas Storage Usage And Regulations

Date 07/04/2022

ACER’s report on national gas storage regulations provides an overview of the current national gas storage regulations. This report is relevant in the context of the current discussions on new policies for filling storages next winter.

GKFX Launches Its Own Online Trading Platform GKFX Trader

Date 07/04/2022

GKFX, Global Kapital Group’s (“GKG”) brokerage arm offering financial services in the EU, is pleased to announce the launch of its new online trading platform, GKFX Trader.

Fast Growing RegTech Launches Market Replay Solution

Date 07/04/2022

SteelEye, the compliance technology and data analytics firm, has today announced the launch of its new Order Book Replay service – a cutting-edge market replay solution.

BNP Paribas Asset Management Expands Index Fund Range With Launch Of Green, Social & Sustainability Bond ETF

Date 07/04/2022

BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) announces the launch of an index fund focused on green, social and sustainability bonds, integrating an ESG approach.  Listed since 7 April 2022 on Euronext Paris and Deutsche Börse Xetra, the fund is classified as SFDR Article 9.

CME Group Achieves Quarterly International Average Daily Volume Of 7.3 Million Contracts In Q1 2022

Date 07/04/2022

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that it achieved quarterly international average daily volume (ADV) of 7.3 million contracts in Q1 2022, up 18% year on year.  Reflecting all trading reported from outside the United States, this volume was driven largely by growth in Equity Index products, up 31%, and Interest Rate products, up 19%.