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Solactive Launch First-Ever Investable Thematic Index Tracking the Photonics Industry

Date 28/06/2021

Solactive is delighted to launch the Solactive EPIC Core Photonics Index. Photonics is the physical science of generating, detecting, and manipulating light. Photonics applications and integrations are ubiquitous. They are included in everyday life products from smartphones, televisions, laser printers, LED lighting to more advanced applications, such as medical diagnostics and security systems. Companies operating in these sectors all require photonics technology as a key aspect of their functionality.
HKEX Welcomes Pilot Participants To HKEX Synapse, A Settlement Acceleration Platform For Stock Connect

Date 28/06/2021

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is, this week, pleased to welcome the first group of participants to join its pilot programme for HKEX Synapse (Synapse), HKEX’s new Stock Connect settlement acceleration platform.
CCP12 Annual General Meeting 2021

Date 28/06/2021

CCP12 - The Global Association of Central Counterparties – held its Virtual 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM).
LPA Expands French Team With Two New Senior Hires

Date 28/06/2021

LPA Group, the capital market technology and innovation leader, today announced the expansion of its French office with two new senior hires: Michael Lemke as Head of Client Delivery Solutions and Vincent Stefanović as Client Director Sales for the Buy-Side.
Dubai Clear Receives Primary Membership Of The Global Association Of Central Counterparties (CCP12)

Date 28/06/2021

Dubai Clear (LLC), a subsidiary of Dubai Financial Market (DFM), today announced it has been admitted as a Primary Member of the Global Association of Central Counterparties (CCP12) during the Association’s 2021 Annual General Meeting. The Association represents 38 members, who operate more than 60 individual CCPs globally.

'Complete Madness': deVere Group CEO Reacts Following Reports That UK Government To Delve Into Pensions For Growth Fund

Date 28/06/2021

The UK government’s reported plans to funnel tens of billions of pounds of pension money into infrastructure and start-up firms has been branded “complete madness” and underscores ministers’ seeming willingness to delve into people’s pension pots “every which way.”
Publication Of JPX Working Paper, Special Report "Expansion Of The Heterogeneous Autoregressive Model With Tokyo Stock Exchange Co-Location Dataset"

Date 28/06/2021

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) today published JPX Working Paper, Special Report "Expansion of the Heterogeneous Autoregressive Model with Tokyo Stock Exchange Co-Location Dataset".
EDHEC-Risk Institute: New Study Shows That 10 SCPIs Are Enough To Capture 88% Of The Benefits Of Diversification

Date 28/06/2021

Real estate has become an essential part of institutional investment portfolios and is now established as a source of diversification and added value in the context of multi-class portfolio construction. A variety of real estate investment vehicles have been designed over time to match investors’ needs and provide solutions to the challenges that are typical of direct investing. The use of non-listed real estate collective investment schemes has been widely explored and analysed in academic and industry research but there is no published research focusing on French non-listed real estate vehicles to the notable exception of Schoeffler (2020).

Virtual Card Transaction Values To Increase By 370% Globally In 5 Years - B2B Payments Driving Value: Juniper Research

Date 28/06/2021

A new study by Juniper Research has found that the global value of virtual card transactions will reach $6.8 trillion in 2026, from $1.9 trillion in 2021. Virtual cards, secure digital cards with randomly generated details, will show strong growth as they are increasingly used for B2B payments. The research identified that businesses will value the simplicity of virtual cards, compared to the expensive and slow methods still being used, such as cheque payments, which remain popular in the US.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Partners IMF, World Bank And Others To Launch Global Challenge For Retail CBDC Solutions

Date 28/06/2021

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced the launch of a global challenge for retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) solutions (Global CBDC Challenge). Launched in partnership with the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, United Nations Capital Development Fund, United Nations High Commission for Refugees, United Nations Development Programme, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the Global CBDC Challenge seeks innovative retail CBDC solutions to enhance payment efficiencies and promote financial inclusion.