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Goldman Sachs Top M&A Financial Adviser In Asia-Pacific For Q1-Q3 2021, Finds GlobalData

Date 19/10/2021

Goldman Sachs has emerged as the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial adviser in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region during Q1-Q3 2021, in terms of value as well as volume, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

Allens, AZB & Partners Top M&A Legal Advisers By Value, Volume In Asia-Pacific For Q1-Q3 2021, Finds GlobalData

Date 19/10/2021

Allens and AZB & Partners have emerged as the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region during Q1-Q3 2021, in terms of value and volume, respectively, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

Westerra Credit Union Partners With Backbase To Offer Cutting Edge Technology And Transform Members’ Digital Experience - New Partnership With Backbase Will Allow Westerra Credit Union To Scale Digitally With Increased Flexibility And Speed

Date 19/10/2021

Westerra Credit Union, a leading Colorado financial cooperative, announces today that it has partnered with Engagement Banking technology provider, Backbase, to accelerate its digital transformation journey. The collaboration will see Westerra adopt Backbase’s Digital Sales and Digital Banking solutions to provide omnichannel solutions for retail and business banking members alike.

FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Down 4.2% in September, Down 3.7 % In Q3 2021, Up 10.8% Over 12 Months

Date 18/10/2021

Exchanges navigated a volatile month with sharp declines in global equities, with only 8 of the constituents of the FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index ending the month in positive territory, as inflationary pressures continued to mount.

SIFMA Statement On SEC Staff Report On Equity And Options Market Structure In Early 2021

Date 18/10/2021

SIFMA today issued the following statement from president and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. on the SEC Staff Report on Equity and Options Market Structure in Early 2021: 

“The U.S. equity markets are the deepest, most liquid and most efficient in the world, with investors, in particular retail investors, benefiting from narrower spreads, lower transaction costs and faster execution speeds.  Efficient and resilient market structure is key to sustaining investor confidence and participation in the equity markets."

Mandatory Weekend Virtual Trading Floor Production Testing For BOX Trading Floor Participants

Date 18/10/2021

This notice is being issued to announce mandatory Virtual Trading Floor (“VTF”) production testing on Saturday, October 30, 2021 or Saturday, November 6, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST for BOX Trading Floor Participants.1 BOX Trading Floor Participants must participate from their off-site locations and not from the BOX Trading Floor. Participation at either production session will satisfy the Exchange’s mandatory testing requirement.

Statement On Staff Report On Equity And Options Market Structure Conditions In Early 2021, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Oct. 18, 2021

Date 18/10/2021

Today, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission published a report on the “meme stock” events of winter 2021, and how these events affected individual investors. These meme stocks, including but not limited to GameStop, exhibited significant price volatility, trading volume, and attention in the markets in January.

US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen Sends Letter To Congressional Leadership On The Debt Limit

Date 18/10/2021

Today, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen sent a letter to Congressional leadership regarding the debt limit.

Statement On Staff Report On Equity And Options Market Conditions In Early 2021, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, SEC Commissioner Elad L. Roisman, Oct. 18, 2021

Date 18/10/2021

Today, the staff issued a report on the so called “meme stock” episode that occurred this past January.  We would like to thank the staff not only for their hard work on this report, but also for keeping the Commission fully and timely informed during the period of extreme volatility discussed in the report.  While the report includes an interesting account of the events, it does not appear that many conclusions can be drawn from the data.  This report should have been an anodyne report on the events of earlier this year and, if evident from the data, an assessment of the causes of those events.  Surprisingly, the report turned into an account of those events awkwardly intertwined with discussions of market practices and policies that mirror Commission-level conversations unrelated to the specifics of January’s events.  Including these discussions distracts rather than informs our understanding of the meme stock episode.

Treasury International Capital Data For August

Date 18/10/2021

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for August 2021. The next release, which will report on data for September 2021, is scheduled for November 16, 2021.