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Testimony Of US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen Before The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate

Date 10/05/2022

Thank you, Chairman Brown, Ranking Member Toomey, and Members of the Committee. I am pleased to speak with you today about the Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (Council) 2021 annual report. The report is a collaborative effort of the Council member agencies. It is a vehicle for providing Congress and the public with the Council’s collective assessments of potential risks to U.S. financial stability. Today, I will highlight a few topics in the report and provide an update on the Council’s activities since the report’s publication.

The American Financial Exchange (AFX) Launches New AMERIBOR® Interest Rate - Advertising Campaign; Survey Reveals More Education On Choice In Benchmarks Needed

Date 10/05/2022

The American Financial Exchange (AFX) today announced a new advertising campaign to raise awareness of AMERIBOR® - a credit-sensitive interest rate that is a leading successor to the LIBOR interest rate benchmark. 

Wilshire Adds CrossTower, Okcoin and eToroX To Its Digital Asset Blended Price Methodology And Launches 25 New Indexes

Date 10/05/2022

Wilshire, a global investment technology and advisory company, today announced that CrossTower, Okcoin, and eToroX have been promoted from ‘watchlist’ to ‘contributing’ exchanges. Contributing exchanges help facilitate price discovery through the FT Wilshire Digital Asset Index Series which now features 38 blended price, multi-coin indexes.

Talos Raises $105 Million Series B Funding Round As Institutional Adoption Of Digital Assets Accelerates - The Funding Round, Led By General Atlantic, Values The Institutional Digital Asset Technology Provider At $1.25 Billion

Date 10/05/2022

Talos, the premier provider of institutional digital asset trading technology, today announced a $105 million Series B funding round that values the company at $1.25 billion. The round was led by global growth equity firm General Atlantic with participation from veteran investors in both the traditional finance and digital asset spaces. New investors including Stripes, BNY Mellon, Citi, Wells Fargo Strategic Capital, DRW Venture Capital, SCB 10x, Matrix Capital Management, Fin VC, Voyager Digital, Graticule Asset Management Asia (GAMA) and LeadBlock Partners joined the round.

Exegy Acquires Enyx, Expands Global FPGA Leadership - Companies’ Combined Product Suite Eliminates The ‘Build Or Buy’ Dilemma For Firms

Date 10/05/2022

Exegy Incorporated, a leading provider of front-office trading solutions differentiated by hardware acceleration, predictive analytics, and premium managed services, today announced it has acquired Enyx, a leading developer of FPGA-based, high-performance trading solutions. The transaction was supported by Marlin Equity Partners, a global investment firm with over $8.1 billion of capital commitments under management. Operating as Exegy Inc., the combined company is the only global firm offering a product suite that leverages low-latency field-programmable gate array (FPGA) technology at all stages of the trading lifecycle.

Taiwan Futures Exchange Newsletter - May 2022

Date 10/05/2022

Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) is scheduled to launch Taiwan Semiconductor 30 Futures (SOF) and Shipping and Transportation Sector Futures (SHF) in June, further expanding its suite of sector index futures offerings.

Grafa Integrates ICE Consolidated Feed Data Via MDXT Marketplace - MDXT Facilitates Access To Ice Data For Smaller/Niche Players - Compelling Collaboration Significantly Increases New Business Development Opportunities

Date 10/05/2022

MDX Technology (MDXT), the leading provider of data monetisation technology solutions for data owners, is pleased to announce that Grafa, an Australian-based fintech firm, has integrated data from the ICE Consolidated Feed through MDXT's data marketplace. The ICE Consolidated Feed is part of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE).

Wiener Börse's Strong 2021 Results Confirm: The Stock Exchange Can Act As A Driver For The Future Transformation

Date 10/05/2022

• Earnings 2021: Revenues EUR 79.3 million (+6.7%), profit before tax EUR 47.58 million (+ 15.3%)
• Broad strategic positioning results in sustainable corporate growth
• Vienna ESG Segment: New set of rules for ESG bonds will enter into force 
• Challenges such as climate change, aging society and geopolitical realignment require funding of new ideas and innovations

Japan Financial Services Agency To Sponsor International Symposium On Sustainable Finance In May

Date 10/05/2022

Climate change is an urgent issue that needs to be resolved globally. In order to achieve carbon neutrality, all industries need to make transitions that contribute to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. It is also important to properly evaluate these efforts and encourage the mobilization of capital.

Non-Jordanian Ownership In Companies Listed On The Amman Stock Exchange Reached 47.8%, Of Which 37.2% For Institutional Investors

Date 10/05/2022

Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) revealed that the value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors at the ASE in April 2022 was JD11.6 million, representing 6.4% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD20.5 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments in April 2022 showed a negative value of JD8.9 million, whereas the net of non-Jordanian investments showed a positive value of JD0.05 million during the same month of 2021.