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FTSE Russell Introduces New Sustainable Investment Fixed Income (SIFI) Indexes

Date 10/08/2022

• The new index launches address the growing trend of integrating sustainable investment themes into fixed income indexes
• New index series consists of the FTSE Fixed Income Global Choice Index Series, FTSE Fixed Income Excluding Fossil Fuels Enhanced Index Series and FTSE Impact Bond Index Series
• Launch accompanied by research paper: Sustainable Investment – Not Just an Equity Game

Memorandum Of Understanding Between ESMA And South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority, Prudential Authority And The South African Reserve Bank Related To CCPs Established In South Africa

Date 10/08/2022

The supervision of the Covered CCPs is based upon close cooperation and the Authorities’ mutual respect for each jurisdiction’s regulatory regime and each Authority’s supervisory practices.

DTCC Launches New DTC Service Designed To Help Lower Excess Tax Withheld For Non-US Investors - The Service, Known As The 1042-S Classification Announcement, Is Anticipated To Reduce Tax Withholding By Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars

Date 10/08/2022

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced the launch of a new DTCC service, the 1042-S Classification Announcement (“1042-S Announcement”), following recent U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approval. The new offering will enable issuers to directly provide DTCC’s subsidiary, The Depository Trust Company (DTC), with IRS Form 1042-S tax withholding information on distributions prior to the payable date, lowering the amount of tax withheld on distributions for non-US investors. DTCC collaborated with BlackRock and Citi Securities Services on the launch of this service and to establish a formal process for providing interest-related dividends on bond ETFs at the time of distribution. Citi Securities Services is leveraging the new Announcement service to reduce the amount of taxes withheld on payments to its clients.

Parameta Solutions And PeerNova Announce Launch Of ClearConsensus, A Transparent High-Fidelity Consensus Network For Independent Price Valuation

Date 10/08/2022

Parameta Solutions, a leading global provider of OTC market data, partners with PeerNova, a Silicon Valley data analytics and management company to launch their consensus pricing service.

ETFGI Reports Global Hedge Funds Industry Had Net Outflows Of 27.5 Billion US Dollars While Global ETFs Industry Had Net Inflows Of 157.7 Billion US Dollars In Q2

Date 10/08/2022

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs and ETPs ecosystem, reported today that the global Hedge Funds industry suffered net outflows of US$27.5 billion (source HFR) while the Global ETFs industry gathered net inflows of US$157.7 billion in Q2 2022. Assets invested in the global ETFs industry are US$5.04 trillion larger than the assets invested in the global hedge fund industry at the end of Q2 2022.  (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

Scila Joins The Association Of Independent Wealth Managers Singapore

Date 10/08/2022

Scila is very proud to be a new member of AIWM Singapore and look forward to helping the buy-side community to grow the knowledge about trade/market surveillance. Scila Buy-Side Compliance is a result of 14+ years of delivering market/trade surveillance solutions to the most demanding customers in the world such as regulators, exchanges and market participants (including buy-side firms) for all asset classes. Scila Buy-Side Compliance is a turnkey compliance monitoring solution for asset managers, investment firms and buy-side firms that seeks to apply modern technology to obtain a seamless route from early detection of suspicious transactions and insider trading to presentable evidence. The solution covers all asset classes and market models

SET Joins Forces With Bloomberg To Set Up “SET Fin Lab”

Date 10/08/2022

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) together with Bloomberg, the world’s leading financial data provider, has  established "SET Fin Lab" at SET’s Maruay Library, as a world-class finance laboratory to facilitate advanced learning and research studies, enabling university partners and capital market researchers to develop human resources, enhance knowledge, and strengthen foundation for the benefit of the Thai capital market as a whole.

Bursa Malaysia Invites Public Feedback On Proposed Transfer Of Listing Framework From LEAP To ACE Market

Date 10/08/2022

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“the Exchange”) is seeking public feedback on the proposed amendments to the ACE Market Listing Requirements (“ACE Market LR”), in relation to the transfer of the listing framework from the LEAP Market to the ACE Market (“Proposed LEAP Market Transfer Framework”). The public consultation also includes a proposal on a newly introduced recognised approved adviser framework (“Proposed Recognised Approved Adviser Framework”).

InvestHK Partners With HKMA To Launch Central Bank Digital Currency Track For Global Fast Track 2022

Date 10/08/2022

Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) jointly announced today (August 10) the addition of the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) track to the Global Fast Track 2022, giving local and global firms valuable opportunities to partner with the central banking institution to boost the growth and adoption of fintech in Asia and beyond.
 

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Larry Barreto Pleads Guilty To Carrying On Regulated Activities Without Authorisation

Date 10/08/2022

On 29 July 2022 at Southwark Crown Court, Mr Larry Barreto pleaded guilty to two counts of carrying on regulated activities without authorisation.