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The Derivatives Service Bureau Announces 2021 OTC ISINs Consultation Is Now Open - Webinar On 13th May For More Details And Discussion

Date 30/04/2021

The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB), founded by the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) to facilitate the allocation and maintenance of International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs), Classification of Financial Instrument codes (CFIs) and Financial Instrument Short Names (FISNs), for OTC derivatives, has today announced the 2021 industry consultation on the 2022 OTC ISIN and CFI service provision is now open.

Moscow Exchange Announces Results For The First Quarter Of 2021

Date 30/04/2021

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) today announces its financial results in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for Q1 2021. Record fee income from the Equities and Derivatives Markets as well as strong performance by the Money Market and Depository & Settlement Services helped MOEX sustain double-digit F&C income growth.

Shanghai Gold Exchange International Board Launching Of Re-Export After Processing Business Of Overseas Raw Gold

Date 30/04/2021

In April 2021, under Shanghai Gold Exchange (“SGE”) “Gold Road” project, Shanghai Gold Exchange International board (“SGEI”) launched re-export after processing business of overseas raw gold for the first time.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Specifies Key Concerns Of Corporate Bond Review

Date 30/04/2021

The SSE No. 3 Guideline for Examination Rules of Corporate Bonds’ Issuance and Listing: the Key Concerns of Corporate Bond Review (the Guideline for short), issued by the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) on April 22, specified regulations on the key concerns of corporate bond review and relevant information disclosure. The Guideline aims to lay a solid foundation for the bond market through screening out high-quality companies and supporting them while rejecting the low-quality ones. The exchange will act as a gatekeeper of the bond market’s entrance and guide issuers and relevant intermediaries to improve the quality of information disclosure. .

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Commits $42m To Spur Adoption Of Technology Solutions For Risk Management And Regulatory Compliance

Date 30/04/2021

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today a new Regulatory Technology (RegTech) grant scheme and an enhancement of the Digital Acceleration Grant (DAG) scheme to accelerate technology adoption in the financial sector.  MAS will commit $42 million for the RegTech grant scheme and enhanced DAG scheme. 

ASIC Review Finds Retail Managed Funds Responded Well To COVID-19 Challenges In 2020

Date 30/04/2021

An ASIC review of a targeted selection of retail managed funds found that they did not face serious investor liquidity challenges during the height of COVID-19 market disruption, and that their liquidity frameworks were generally adequate.

SSE Solicits Public Opinions On Bond Trading Rules And Supporting Guidelines

Date 30/04/2021

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), on the basis of combing the existing business rules related to bond trading, has drafted the SSE Bond Trading Rules and the supporting guidelines for the management of bond trading participants, the general pledge repo and the bond market-making business (hereinafter referred to as the bond trading rules and supporting guidelines). The move aims to further implement the overall requirement of the high-quality development of the exchange-traded bond market, standardize bond trading, and promote sustainable and healthy development of the exchange-traded bond market, according to the new Securities Law and other laws and regulations, public opinions will be solicited in the market for three weeks from now to May 21.

Nadex Refrains From Listing Certain Contracts

Date 30/04/2021

Due to activity in the underlying markets upon which the Nadex contracts are based and pursuant to the authority granted in Nadex Rule 12.1(i), Nadex took the following actions: 

• No GBP/JPY or GBP/USD 5-Minute contracts were listed on trade date April 26, 2021 for the 6:05pm and 6:10pm ET expiration times;

• No GBP/JPY or GBP/USD 5-Minute contracts were listed on trade date April 27, 2021 for the 6:05pm ET expiration time;

• No GBP/JPY or GBP/USD 5-Minute contracts were listed on trade date April 29, 2021 for the 6:05pm ET expiration time;

• No GBP/JPY or GBP/USD 5-Minute contracts were listed on trade date April 30, 2021 for the 6:05pm ET expiration time.

Deadline Nears For Member-At-Large Board Election Nominations - Nomination Forms And Candidate Statements Due May 13

Date 29/04/2021

CalPERS members interested in seeking election to one of the two representative Member-at-Large board of administration positions have two weeks to complete the nomination process to become candidates.

Fiserv Announces Secondary Offering Of Common Stock By New Omaha Holdings And Associated Repurchase

Date 29/04/2021

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, today announced that New Omaha Holdings L.P. (“New Omaha”), which is owned by investment funds managed by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., has agreed to sell in an underwritten public offering (the “offering”) a total of 20,000,000 shares of common stock of Fiserv, Inc. (“Fiserv” or “the company”). In addition, New Omaha has agreed to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 3,000,000 shares of the company’s common stock. Fiserv is not selling any shares in, nor will it receive any proceeds from, the offering. New Omaha will receive all of the net proceeds from the offering. The offering is expected to close on May 3, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions.