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Alpha League Table 2021: Who Are The French Champions Of Alpha? -SIX Is Proud To Announce Today’s Disclosure Of The 2021 Edition’s Results Of THE BEST ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANIES RANKING Based On Alpha, A Risk-Adjusted Performance Measure, An Indicator Of The Manager's Over-Performance Against The Market

Date 28/04/2021

SIX launched the “EuroPerformance Alpha League Table” ranking 16 years ago. As a renowned provider of high quality financial data, SIX identified then the potential of such an analysis on the market and developed this ranking based on a cutting-edge method. It has since become a benchmark on the French market. At a time when passive forms of investment are enjoying an increased popularity, it is crucial to demonstrate the value of active management with comprehensive and detailed data.

Moscow Exchange : Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A0ZZ1H2

Date 28/04/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 28.04.2021, 11-03 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 96.54) and initial margins (up to 10 %) for the security RU000A0ZZ1H2 were changed. New values are available here

Securities Commission Malaysia Updates The Malaysian Code On Corporate Governance To Promote Board Leadership And Oversight Of Sustainability

Date 28/04/2021

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today issued an update of the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance (MCCG), which sees the introduction of new best practices and further guidance to strengthen the corporate governance culture of listed companies. The 2021 update focused on, among others, board policies and practices on the selection and nomination processes/criteria for directors, and further guidance for practices with low levels of adoption as reported in the SC’s annual Corporate Governance Monitor reports. The MCCG 2021 also focuses on the role of the board and senior management in addressing sustainability risks and opportunities of the company. The last update of the MCCG was in 2017 and the SC has observed encouraging adoption of the Code by listed companies since then with majority of the best practices recording adoption levels of more than 70%.

Gold-i Offers Clients Access To Bitfinex’s High-Quality Liquidity

Date 28/04/2021

Fintech firm, Gold-i has announced that digital tokens from Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital token exchange, will be available to its clients via its Crypto Switch™ 2.0 digital asset liquidity management platform. 

Amundi Lists New Paris-Aligned Fixed Income ETF, Tracking Solactive Index

Date 28/04/2021

With Paris-aligned investing becoming the actual state amongst conscious investors, Europe’s largest asset manager, Amundi, licensed the Solactive iCPR Climate Credit PAB Index for the latest expansion of its Paris-aligned ETF solutions. The release of the Amundi iCPR Euro Corp Climate Paris Aligned PAB – UCITS ETF DR rounds out its formerly equity-based line-up with a fixed income variant, giving investors an effective tool to both diversify and decarbonize their portfolio. The ETF was listed on Xetra on April 27th, 2021.

The Two Companies Celebrate A Momentous First Year Of Operations: Dubai Clear And Dubai CSD Fly The Flag For Excellence And Advancement Of Post-Trade Services In The UAE

Date 28/04/2021

• Dubai Clear’s guaranteed trade settlements reached AED 15.6 billion 
• Dubai CSD’s total value of performed transactions reached to AED 75.8 billion
• Maryam Fekri: “Companies’ success strengthens infrastructure and competitiveness of post-trade services”

CME Group to Launch E-mini S&P Europe 350 ESG Index Futures

Date 28/04/2021

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it will launch E-mini S&P Europe 350 ESG Index futures, a targeted risk management tool to align with environmental, social and governance (ESG) values. Building on the company's successful E-mini S&P 500 ESG Index futures contract, this new product will be available for trading on May 24, pending regulatory review.

Japan Exchange Group: Candidates For Directors, etc.

Date 28/04/2021

We today announce that Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) and its subsidiaries have nominated candidates for directors, etc. JPX and its subsidiaries will put forth the following candidates for approval at their respective annual general shareholders meetings and ordinary general meeting of members to be held on June 16, 2021.

Compliance Professionals Call On The Regulators To Give More Guidance On AML Effectiveness, New Research From Lexisnexis® Risk Solutions Reveals

Date 28/04/2021

• 91% of compliance professional believe that more guidance from the regulators would help make their AML programmes more effective
• New research finds that financial services firms are on average only 60% progressed towards complying with 5MLD regulations more than 12 months since coming into force
• 60% of firms predict a regulatory clamp down within the next 6 months

Avelacom Makes Brazilian Acquisition - This Investment Will Create A Leading Low Latency Connectivity And IT Infrastructure Solutions Provider For Banks And Fintech Firms In Brazil

Date 28/04/2021

Avelacom, the low latency connectivity, IT infrastructure and data solutions provider for global financial markets, today announced the acquisition of ITDN Ltd, an IT trading infrastructure specialist, headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.