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Despite Turmoil In Public Equity Markets, The Global Software Sector Remains Strong In Q2 With Deals Worth $130 Billion, Kroll Data Reveals

Date 03/08/2022

Kroll, the leading provider of data, technology and insights related to risk, governance and growth, has found that the second quarter of 2022 saw robust M&A deal activity in the global software sector. Despite continued turmoil in the public equity markets, the strength and number of deals was evident in global software with a total of 628 deals at a disclosed value of $130 billion (bn), equaling the record set just two quarters earlier. The strength in deal activity underscores the demand from both private equity and strategic acquirers for software assets which drive digitalization of business processes.

BIS: Entity-Based Vs Activity-Based Regulation: A Framework And Applications To Traditional Financial Firms And Big Techs

Date 03/08/2022

The long-standing policy debate about entity-based (EB) and activity-based (AB) regulation is marred by imprecision. This has obscured the different motivations for the two types of regulation. It has also made it more difficult to interpret catch phrases such as "same risk, same regulation". And it has led to misleading inferences concerning the relationship between financial stability regulation and a level playing field.

July 2022 figures At Eurex

Date 03/08/2022

• Interest rate derivatives showing strongest growth among listed derivatives (up 31 percent)
• Total Repo volumes increasing by 57 percent y-o-y
• Notional outstanding in long-dated OTC interest rate swaps up 28 percent

Tradeweb Reports Trading Volume Of $22.0 Trillion In July With 12.0% YoY Increase In Average Daily Volume

Date 03/08/2022

Tradeweb reported total trading volume for July 2022 of $22.0 trillion (tn). Average daily volume (ADV) for the month was $1.09tn, an increase of 12.0 percent (%) year-over-year (YoY).

ESMA Publishes Latest Edition Of Its Newsletter

Date 03/08/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today published its latest edition of its Spotlight on Markets Newsletter.

Tradeweb Reports Second Quarter 2022 Financial Results

Date 03/08/2022

Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.

Quarterly Refunding Statement Of US Assistant Secretary For Financial Markets Josh Frost

Date 03/08/2022

The U.S. Department of the Treasury is offering $98 billion of Treasury securities to refund approximately $54.1 billion of privately-held Treasury notes and bonds maturing on August 15, 2022.  This issuance will raise new cash from private investors of approximately $43.9 billion.  

JonesTrading Expands HealthCare Research - Justin Walsh PhD And Sean Kim PhD To Cover SMID Cap Biotechs

Date 03/08/2022

JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC (“JonesTrading”), a recognized industry leader for equity research in Healthcare, Financial Services and Energy sectors, continues recruiting top industry talents with Justin Walsh PhD and Sean Kim PhD joining the JonesResearch Healthcare team.  

Intercontinental Exchange Reports July 2022 Statistics

Date 03/08/2022

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today reported July 2022 trading volume and related revenue statistics, which can be viewed on the company’s investor relations website at https://ir.theice.com/ir-resources/supplemental-information in the Monthly Statistics Tracking spreadsheet.

FSITC Launches Asia’s First Aerospace And Satellite ETF, Tracking Solactive Index

Date 03/08/2022

In the middle of the 20th century, the “race to space” was also a race between nations, and no investor was able to engage commercially in this highly sensitive political affair. Nowadays, the sectors of space technology and satellites offer numerous ways for investors to allocate their capital in this industry. Morgan Stanley estimates that the $350-billion global space sector could surge to over $1 trillion by 2040. Envisaging this potential, Solactive is pleased to announce its first engagement with major Taiwanese issuer First Securities Investment Trust Corporation, in the aerospace and satellite sectors. FSITC launched now the FSITC Aerospace and Satellite ETF (stock code: 00910), tracking the Solactive Aerospace and Satellite Index. Listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE), it is the first ETF in the aerospace and satellite realm in Asia and the first one to include the Taiwan supply chain.