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Dubai Financial Services Authority Signs MoU With Central Bank Of Mauritius

Date 04/04/2022

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Central Bank of the Republic of Mauritius (Bank of Mauritius), to cooperate and assist each other in the performance of their respective regulatory functions and to facilitate the exchange of knowledge on technologically enabled financial innovation.

Borsa İstanbul’s Opening Bell Rang For LDR Turizm A.Ş.

Date 04/04/2022

The Initial Public Offering of LDR Turizm A.Ş.has been completed. Shares offered to the public will be listed in the BIST STARS with the ticker code “LIDER”.

Q1 2022 On The Vienna Stock Exchange: Price Fluctuations And Continued High Turnover Due To Russian-Ukrainian War

Date 04/04/2022

• Equity turnover in Q1 2022 at 10-year high of EUR 24.5 billion
• Pierer Mobility AG joins prime market; new listing in direct market
• With 2,102 new bonds, Vienna is one of the most active debt listing venues in Europe
• Trading of Russian shares and calculation of Russian indices halted
• Private investors with patience look calmly at long-term equity returns

Azentio Included In Now Tech: Digital Banking Processing Platforms, Q1 2022 Reports For Retail And Corporate Banking By Independent Research Firm

Date 04/04/2022

Azentio Software (“Azentio”), a Singapore-headquartered technology firm owned by funds advised by Apax Partners, has been included in the reports Now Tech: Digital Banking Processing Platforms (Retail Banking), Q1 2022 and Now Tech: Digital Banking Processing Platforms (Corporate Banking), Q1 2022, published by leading research and advisory firm Forrester.

Reply To Singapore Parliamentary Question On Cryptocurrencies And DeF

Date 04/04/2022

Question:

To ask the Prime Minister in light of the financial sanctions that have been imposed against Russia (a) whether Singapore's regulation of cryptocurrencies and decentralised finance (DeFi) will prevent sanctioned individuals and companies from using non-traditional forms of finance to circumvent the sanctions; and (b) if not, whether MAS is looking at introducing or revising our regulation of cryptocurrencies and DeFi shortly.

London Metal Exchange: Nickel Interim Trading Measures And Independent Review

Date 04/04/2022

This Notice provides an update on: (i) the LME’s Nickel market interim trading measures, including daily price limits and the provision of OTC position data to the LME; and (ii) the establishment by the LME and LME Clear (together the “LME Group”) of an Independent Review (defined below) that will review recent events in the Nickel market, in addition to the external reviews announced by the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) and the Bank of England.

Investor Activity On GPW Group Markets – March 2022

Date 04/04/2022

• GPW Main Market Electronic Order Book equities turnover value increased by 22.4% YoY to PLN 43.8 billion
• Index futures turnover volume increased by 50.7% YoY to 985,600 contracts
• Single-stock futures turnover volume increased by 18.7% YoY to 292,800 contracts
• Non-Treasury bonds EOB turnover value on Catalyst increased by 305.7% YoY to PLN 878.6 million
• Bonds turnover value on TBSP increased by 30.2% YoY to PLN 55.4 billion
• Structured products turnover value increased by 64.8% YoY to PLN 465.1 million
• ETF turnover value increased by 56.8% to PLN 110.4 million
• Electricity turnover volume decreased by 24.6% to 13.9 TWh
• Natural gas turnover volume increased by 1.7% YoY to 10.2 TWh

Joint Statement From UK Financial Regulation Authorities On London Metal Exchange And LME Clear

Date 04/04/2022

On Tuesday 8 March 2022, the London Metal Exchange (the LME) suspended nickel trading, having concluded a disorderly market had arisen. Nickel trading resumed on the LME on Wednesday 16 March. The suspension occurred amid challenging commodity market conditions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: New Market Structure Begins Today

Date 04/04/2022

The cash equity market of Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) has today completed its scheduled transition to the new structure of Prime Market, Standard Market, and Growth Market.

Readout: US Deputy Secretary Of The Treasury Wally Adeyemo’s Visit To Paris, France

Date 03/04/2022

Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo visited Paris, France from March 30-31 to continue close coordination on financial pressure tools to hold Russia accountable for its illegal invasion of Ukraine. The Deputy Secretary met with members of the French interagency team involved in the international Russians Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs (REPO) Task Force, including the Directorate General of the Treasury, Ministry of Justice, and National Directorate of Customs Intelligence and Investigation. They discussed objectives and next steps for REPO in its mission to freeze and seize the assets of Russian elites and their proxies by collecting and sharing financial intelligence and leveraging anti-money laundering tools to uncover the complex legal structures these individuals use to hide their wealth.