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Straits Times Index (STI) Quarterly Review - No Changes To The Constituents Of The STI

Date 03/06/2021

FTSE Russell announces that there will be no changes to the constituents of the Straits Times Index (STI), following the June 2021 quarterly review.

Monitoring Group Reports On Progress To Implement Recommendations To Strengthen The International Audit And Ethics Standard-Setting System

Date 03/06/2021

The MG is responsible for the overall governance of the international audit and ethics standard-setting system including conducting periodic effectiveness reviews. In July 2020 the Monitoring Group (MG) issued its recommendations Strengthening the International Audit and Ethics Standard-Setting System (MG Recommendations or MG Reforms). 

UK Quoted Companies Alliance: New Board Performance Review Report Released, Tailored For Small & Mid-Sized Quoted Companies

Date 03/06/2021

Commissioned by the Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) and Downing LLP and completed by Henley Business School, the Board Performance Review report provides insight into the effectiveness of board performance reviews and highlights the difference between smaller and larger companies. 
 

Crypto Firms Need To Take AML Seriously, Following FCA TRR Extension - Comment From NorthRow’s CEO, Adam Holden

Date 03/06/2021

Today the FCA extended the TRR period for MLR compliance for UK crypto firms by eight months.

Leading RegTech firm, NorthRow – which provides technology to streamline due diligence and customer onboarding processes, and counts digital asset exchange Archax, the first crypto firm to be registered under the current FCA MLR rules, among its customers – feels the crypto industry needs to tackle AML compliance issues now, to avoid further erosion of trust in digital assets.

Tackling Climate For Real: Progress And Next Steps - Speech By Andrew Bailey, Governor, Bank Of England - Given At The BIS-BDF-IMF-NGFS Green Swan 2021 Global Conference

Date 03/06/2021

Andrew Bailey talks about the work central banks have done on climate change, and how it will need to evolve.

ICE Announces Record Activity In TTF And JKM Gas Complexes As They Evolve Into Global Benchmarks

Date 03/06/2021

• TTF Futures Open Interest +21% y/y; TTF Futures Volume +22% y/y
• Number of participants trading TTF +83% since 2016
• JKM Futures & Options OI +10% y/y; Volume +15% y/y

TMX Group CEO John McKenzie To Present At The Virtual Piper Sandler Global Exchange And FinTech Conference

Date 03/06/2021

TMX Group CEO John McKenzie will present at the Virtual Piper Sandler Global Exchange and FinTech Conference on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. ET.

Moscow Exchange And VTB Agree To Develop Principles Of Carbon Unit Trading

Date 03/06/2021

On 3 June 2021, Moscow Exchange and VTB signed an agreement to work together to develop a carbon unit trading market.

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Wholesale Distribution Steering Group – 18 May 2021

Date 03/06/2021

The Wholesale Distribution Steering Group have the objective of overseeing the design of a new end-state model for wholesale cash distribution. This is to support the UK in an environment of declining cash volumes.

Intercontinental Exchange Reports May 2021 Statistics

Date 03/06/2021

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today reported May 2021 trading volume and related revenue statistics, which can be viewed on the company’s investor relations website at https://ir.theice.com/ir-resources/supplemental-information in the Monthly Statistics Tracking spreadsheet.