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Moscow Exchange Celebrates 20 Years Of Derivatives Market

Date 21/09/2021

19 September 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of the first trading session on the Moscow Exchange Derivatives Market. In the first trading session – which gathered approximately 40 firms executing 673 trades – four futures contracts were available, on RAO UES of Russia, Gazprom, Lukoil and Surgutneftegaz shares, as well as two options on futures contracts on RAO UES of Russia and Gazprom shares.

Turquoise Plato Connects To OpenFin To Simplify Complexity On The Buy-Side Trader Desktop - Responds To Buy-Side Call For More Efficient Workflows And Access To Insightful Data; Delivers Application Interoperability And A More Unified Desktop Experience For The Buy-Side Trading Desk

Date 21/09/2021

OpenFin, the operating system (OS) for enterprise productivity, today announced that LSEG’s (London Stock Exchange Group) Turquoise Plato is connecting to OpenFin in response to the industry need for workflow efficiencies, application interoperability, and a more unified desktop experience for the buy-side and member firm users.

Paymentology Goes Live On The Temenos MarketPlace, Bringing Cloud-Native Payment Processing To Banks Worldwide - Partnership With Temenos Opens Up Paymentology Technology For Banks To Deliver More Customer-Centric Payment Services

Date 21/09/2021

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, today announced that Paymentology, the banking digitization, payment and data specialist, is now live on Temenos MarketPlace. The collaboration offers Temenos banking clients a pre-integrated solution to deliver innovative card products with spend controls and enhanced features, backed by highly secure, cloud-native payment processing technology.

Opening Remarks By June Sim, Head Of Listing Compliance, At The Sharing Session On SGX RegCo’s Proposed Sustainability Reporting Requirements

Date 21/09/2021

1. Good morning everyone. I am heartened to see so many of you at this sharing session. Last month, SGX RegCo launched a public consultation on the proposed mandating of climate reporting and introduction of board diversity disclosures. On the proposed consultation,  I like to bring to your attention three points .

COVID-19 Shapes Indian Pharma Deals Landscape, Says GlobalData

Date 21/09/2021

India has a rapidly growing pharmaceutical market that, being the third largest pharmaceutical industry in the world by volume, holds a prominent place in global health. Over the last decade, the Indian pharmaceutical market has seen increasing domestic and foreign investment. While the overall number of deals fluctuated only slightly between 2011 and 2019, a considerable increase was confirmed for deals struck in 2020. Between 2019 and 2020, the deal number increased by 22%, likely triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, reveals GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

Securities Commission Malaysia Launches Five Year Capital Market Masterplan To Support Malaysia’s Next Stage Of Growth - CMP3 Strives To Build A Capital Market That Is Relevant, Efficient And Diversified To Enable The Malaysian Economy To Emerge Fitter And Stronger

Date 21/09/2021

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today launched the third Capital Market Masterplan (CMP3), which will serve as a strategic framework for the growth of Malaysia’s capital market over the next five years. It seeks to leverage on the strengths and potential of the Malaysian capital market to accelerate economic growth that is sustainable and inclusive. 

The Regulator’s Perspective - Speech By ASIC Chair Joseph Longo At The AFA Hybrid Conference 2021, Hosted By The Association Of Financial Advisers, Tuesday 21 September 2021

Date 21/09/2021

Introductory comments

Thank you to the AFA for the opportunity to speak today.

Before I begin I want to acknowledge Helen Morgan-Banda on her appointment as CEO of the Association. And the AFA itself on its 75th anniversary. A significant milestone indeed.

Capital.com Announces Top Hire To Drive Growth In Asia - Fast-Growing European Trading And Investing Platform Appoints Former Exness Asia Head, Chul Lim, As Regional CEO; Selects Singapore As Its Headquarters

Date 21/09/2021

Capital.com, the high-growth global FinTech innovator leading the UK leveraged trading industry in overall client satisfaction has  today announced the appointment of Chul Lim as its Chief Executive Officer in Asia. Based in Singapore, Chul will oversee Capital.com’s expansion into East Asia , as well as neighbouring markets in the fast-growing Southeast Asian region. The company plans to establish Singapore as its regional headquarters and will begin the process of growing its team and seeking regulatory approval in key Asian markets immediately. It aims to gain a Capital Markets Services licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore by early 2022. 

Wilshire, In Association With The Financial Times, Launches Digital Asset Indexes To Bring More Reliable Data To Investors

Date 20/09/2021

• The new index series in collaboration with CryptoCompare gives institutional investors broad coverage of the crypto market
• Prices are aggregated from top-rated exchanges that meet investment-grade ratings and can be traded 24/7/365

Corporate And Municipal CUSIP Request Volumes Slow In August, Second Consecutive Monthly Decline In Muni Volume

Date 20/09/2021

CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for August 2021. The report, which tracks the issuance of new security identifiers as an early indicator of debt and capital markets activity over the next quarter, found a monthly decrease in request volume for new corporate and municipal identifiers.