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Refinitiv Announces The 2021 D&I Index Top 100 Most Diverse & Inclusive Organizations Globally

Date 14/09/2021

• Refinitiv D&I Index measures relative performance against multiple factors that define diverse and inclusive workplaces.
• Industries leading this year’s index: 13 banking, investment services & insurance; 9 pharmaceuticals; 8 specialty retailers; 7 telecommunications services and personal & household products & services.
• United States leads the Top 100 list: 25 firms followed by United Kingdom 9; Australia, Italy and Germany 6; Canada, France, and South Africa 5.  
• Refinitiv Diversity & Inclusion report shows progress across cultural board diversity: EMEA leads the way with the most culturally diverse boards. Regionally, Africa is making the most progress with 3 percentage point improvement over 5 years. 

BME Launches Braindex, A 100% Online Financial Training Platform

Date 14/09/2021

• This new educational environment, which is based on Instituto BME's over 30 years of experience, seeks to promote financial and stock market culture
• The courses, aimed at all types of students, focus on Financial Markets and Products, Disclosure, Technology and Regulation applied to the sector

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security CMCSA-RM

Date 14/09/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 14.09.2021, 17-23 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 3939) and initial margins (up to 16.25 %) for the security CMCSA-RM were changed. New values are available here

Sporttrade To Leverage Nasdaq Surveillance Technology To Bolster Market Integrity Of Sports Betting Platform - Cloud Based Solution Supports Sporttrade’s Efforts In Building A Fair, Transparent And Safe Marketplace With Robust Surveillance Processes

Date 14/09/2021

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) and Sporttrade, a Philadelphia-based fintech, sports betting company, announced today that Sporttrade will leverage Nasdaq technology for surveillance of its sports betting and trading platform. Founded in 2018, Sporttrade was built to advance the sports betting industry by utilizing exchange technology and processes to enhance and democratize the traditional betting experience. Sporttrade’s open trading marketplace will allow participants to trade sporting events the same way they trade stocks, with tighter spreads, more liquidity, and unique features like "always on" in-play trading, and the ability to trade in and out of bets at any time.

Beeks Announces Entry Into ASX’s Australian Liquidity Centre - Beeks Is Now Offering True Cloud Provider Services Within The ALC Ecosystem, Complementing ASX Direct Connectivity

Date 14/09/2021

Beeks Group, a leading managed cloud computing, connectivity and analytics provider exclusively for capital markets and financial services, are pleased to announce they have extended their Asia-Pacific presence with access to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

Solactive Delivers New Green Bond Index For Lyxor Asset Management To Enable Asset Owners To Invest In Corporate Green Bonds

Date 14/09/2021

The Green Bonds market is slightly over a decade old, and its growth has gained pace recently. Compared to 2019, the Green Bonds market increased by USD 290bn in 2020, which represents a 9% increase in new issuances, according to a report by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI). Solactive is pleased to announce that Lyxor Asset Management launched its Lyxor Corporate Green Bond (DR) UCITS ETF tracking the Solactive EUR USD IG Corporate Green Bond TR Index. The ETF enables investors to align their corporate bond portfolio with net-zero goals by adding corporate bonds to their portfolio that contribute to the transition to a low-carbon economy. The ETF started trading on Xetra, London Stock Exchange, and Borsa Italiana.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Securities

Date 14/09/2021

The following risk parameters will be changed:

Nukkleus Announces Exclusive Partnership With Monogram Blockchain To Facilitate Payments For MG Token

Date 14/09/2021

• Proven as only choice for high-volume institutional client flow
• Unique infrastructure gives first mover advantage for institutional business
• Adds another significant high volume business to its pipeline

Increased Regulation Represents Top Challenge Facing European Asset Managers, But RBC I&TS Poll Reveals Regional Differences

Date 14/09/2021

Increased regulation is overwhelmingly the top concern among European (including UK) fund and asset managers, as the European Union and a post-Brexit Britain have introduced a raft of new regulatory reviews and amendments. Royal Bank of Canada Investor & Treasury Services’ inaugural global asset and wealth manager survey, expanding the previous Canadian survey, today reveals that more than three quarters (77%) of European managers cited it as their top concern, with “increased client expectations” in a distant second place (40%) and “technological change” in the third spot (25%).

Biconomy Integrates With Showtime, Bringing Free Minting To The NFT Social Network

Date 14/09/2021

Biconomy (https://biconomy.io/), a multichain relayer network building infrastructure to simplify the web3.0 experience, announced today it has integrated with Showtime, the user-owned NFT social network, to remove the major hurdle for buyers and creators, by enabling gasless transactions and bringing free minting to the NFT ecosystem.