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Astana International Exchange And Euroclear Bank Launch Enhanced Settlement Service

Date 18/01/2022

Astana International Exchange (“AIX”, “Exchange”) and its Central Securities Depository (“AIX CSD”) and Euroclear Bank are pleased to announce the launch of a new Enhanced Settlement Service. Under the arrangement, institutional investors can settle trades in Euroclearable securities admitted to trading on AIX either in a Euroclear Bank account (if both members of Euroclear Bank and AIX) or via a custodian account at Euroclear Bank.

Indian Startups See Fourfold Year-On-Year Rise In VC Funding To $33.7bn In 2021, Reveals GlobalData

Date 18/01/2022

Indian startups never had it this good when it comes to attracting venture capital (VC) funds. In fact, India’s startup ecosystem has witnessed a record fourfold increase in VC funding to $33.7bn in 2021, as demand for digitization grew manifold amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

Canadian Securities Regulators Issue Warning About Fraudulent Investment Solicitations Involving Crypto Assets

Date 17/01/2022

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) warns the public about investment schemes involving fraudulent websites that solicit investments in foreign exchange (often referred to as “forex”), binary options and/or crypto assets.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change On Securities Market

Date 17/01/2022

CCP NCC will set the following risk parameters on Securities market:

IOSCO Consults On Measures To Address Risks Arising From Digitalisation Of Retail Marketing And Distribution

Date 17/01/2022

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published a Consultation Report to assist its members in adapting their regulatory and enforcement approaches to meet the challenges posed by recent technological developments and the rapidly evolving digitalisation and online activities.

2021 MexDer Highlights And 2022 MexDer New Products

Date 17/01/2022

Attached kindly find the MEXDER 2021 ANNUAL VERSUS 2020 ANNUAL which summarizes MexDer's listed currency, indices, interest rates, single stock products by: 

• Annual Number of Transactions 
• Annual Volumes 
• Annual Notional Values Transacted (MXN Pesos) 
• Year-End Open Interest 

LCH Achieves Record Clearing Volumes In 2021

Date 17/01/2022

• LCH services continued to support transition to risk-free rates with conversion of over $35 trillion of notional
• LCH SwapAgent registered over 10,000 trades in 2021, a five fold increase
• ForexClear and FXall partnership expanded FX traders’ workflows for OTC trades
• Record clearing volumes reported across LCH services

Skilling Raises €10 Million In Latest Fundraising Round To Fuel Future Growth

Date 17/01/2022

Skilling, a global provider of online investment and trading services, announces that it has closed its largest funding round to date bringing in €10 million in capital and €15 million in the past 18 months from seasoned Scandinavian investors. The latest financing has increased the company’s valuation by nearly 50% in just the past year. This announcement is made on the back of a record year with triple-digit yearly increases in active users, trade volumes and revenues.

TBSP.Index ETF Newly Listed On GPW

Date 17/01/2022

• TBSP ETF has been newly listed on GPW today
• It is the ninth ETF introduced by Agiofunds TFI in cooperation with Beta Securities Poland on GPW and the first ETF to be newly listed on GPW in 2022

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A0JX0Z8

Date 17/01/2022

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 17.01.2022, 15-08 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 102.95) and initial margins (up to 12 %) for the security RU000A0JX0Z8 were changed. New values are available here