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Financing A Sustainable Future: High-Level Working Group On Green & Sustainability Sukuk Releases Its First Report

Date 24/10/2022

• Global Green Sukuk issuance of $4.4 billion in H1 2022
• Indonesia and the GCC are leading jurisdictions for green and sustainability sukuk, together making up 53% of total issuance
• The report recommends promoting common regional and international standards, developing capacity with issuers, and expanding the wider ecosystem

Moscow Exchange Changes The Tick Size From The 1st Of November 2022

Date 24/10/2022

To increase the effectiveness of equity market microstructure, MOEX establishes the new tick size and Decimals parameter for the following stocks starting 1st November 2022 in the following trading modes:

ESMA Withdraws The CRA Registration Of Expert RA

Date 24/10/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has withdrawn the credit rating agency (CRA) registration of Rating-Agentur Expert RA, GmbH (RAEX).

ESMA’s Environmental Commitment Meets The Top European Standard

Date 24/10/2022

he European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has been recognised for its environmental management system under the European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) and ISO 14001

BME: The Pre-Market Environment Welcomes Four New Companies

Date 24/10/2022

• Onalabs, Ludium, Vamos and V2C join this initiative, which already comprises 24 companies

ADX Continues Its Ambitious Growth Trajectory As FADX 15 Gains 16.9% Year To End Of Q3

Date 24/10/2022

The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) continued its ambitious growth trajectory from the beginning of the year until the end of the third quarter, registering a 16.9% gain on its benchmark index FTSE ADX 15 (FADX 15). The gain was supported by a rise in institutional and individual investors on the exchange, a trading uptick on ADX’s fast-growing Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) market, new listings and the introduction of an index created in partnership with FTSE Russell.

HKEX Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 24/10/2022

The market share and turnover data shown in the report above includes all Exchange Participants which had transactions during the period reported but excludes Southbound trading of Special Participants via Stock Connect.

EcoAct Report Shows FTSE Progress Against Climate Goals Has Stalled Since COP26

Date 24/10/2022

EcoAct, an Atos company, has today released its 12th Annual Corporate Climate Reporting Performance Report. Despite rapid progress in 2021 during the lead up to COP26, the 2022 report, which assesses how international businesses across the FTSE, DOW, DAX, CAC, FTSE MIB and IBEX are tackling climate-related sustainability challenges, found that less than half (48%) of FTSE 100 businesses achieved Scope 1 & 2 emissions reductions in line with 1.5°C, in comparison to 72% in 2021.   

DIFC Launches Programme With Global Ethical Finance Initiative Aligning With UAE’s COP28 Agenda

Date 24/10/2022

• Programme aligns with UAE and Dubai’s COP28 agenda
• DIFC is host financial centre for 12-month path to COP28 programme, working with Global Ethical Finance Initiative (GEFI)
• DIFC and GEFI invite members of global finance community to join the programme

ICE Launches Real Time Pricing Of Link North American Physical Crude Trade Data Bringing New Transparency And Further Establishing ICE In The Gulf Coast

Date 24/10/2022

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, today announced the launch of real-time physical crude pricing from Link Data Services (“Link Data”), in cooperation with Link Crude Resources (“Link”), one of the largest brokers of physical North American crude, bringing additional transparency to the North American crude market.