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MTN Introduces New CEO To Capital Market Community With Nigerian Stock Exchange Closing Gong

Date 01/03/2021

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc leveraged The Nigerian Stock Exchange’s (NSE or The Exchange) Closing Gong Ceremony to introduce its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr. Karl Toriola to the capital market community on Monday, 1 March 2021.

SIX Trading Key Figures: February 2021

Date 01/03/2021

In February 2021 the trading turnover on the Swiss Stock Exchange reached CHF 110.2 billion, 14.2% less than in the previous month, while the number of transactions decreased by 23.0% to a total of 5,558,306. Since the start of 2021, trading turnover reached CHF 238.6 billion, a decrease of 17.8% compared to the same period in 2020, while the number of trades reached 12,778,315 (-7.4% year-on-year). The SMI® fell by 0.7% and reached 10,522.2 points at the end of February.

Virtu’s RFQ-Hub Announces Record-Setting ESG Derivatives Trades

Date 01/03/2021

Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIRT) a leading provider of workflow technology and analytics, today announced that RFQ-hub, Virtu’s bilateral multi-asset and multi-dealer request for quote platform, recently facilitated two record-setting trades in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) options. The first, initiated on 9 February, was for 10,000 ESG option contracts of S&P 500 ESG Index with a value of nearly US$332M. The second, occurred on 11 February for 100,000 ESG option contracts of STOXX Europe 600 ESG-X Index with a value of €1.5B (US$1.67B).

The World Federation Of Exchanges Publishes Women Leaders List For 2021

Date 01/03/2021

The World Federation of Exchanges (“The WFE”), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, today published its inaugural annual Women Leaders List.

DASH Regulatory Technologies’ 360R Broker-Dealer Regulatory Capital Compliance Suite Receives SOC 1 Type II Attestation

Date 01/03/2021

DASH Regulatory Technologies – the regtech-focused affiliate of U.S. options technology and execution services provider DASH Financial Technologies – today announced that its SaaS-based DASH 360R platform has received its SOC 1 Type II attestation. 

ESMA Publishes The Results Of The Annual Transparency Calculations For Equity And Equity-Like Instruments

Date 01/03/2021

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today published the results of the annual transparency calculations for equity and equity-like instruments, which will apply from 1 April 2021.

Google UK & Ireland’s Letter To The UK Financial Conduct Authority - 26 February 2021

Date 01/03/2021

Google UK & Ireland’s Managing Director, Ronan Harris, wrote a letter on 26 February 2021 to the FCA Chairman and CEO about the work Google have been doing to tackle scam advertisements on their platform.

Paul Fincham To Join LSEG As Group Head Of Communications

Date 01/03/2021

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) announces that Paul Fincham is joining as Group Head of Communications. In this newly created role, he will lead the Group’s global communications team reporting to Brigitte Trafford, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer and starts his position on 29 March 2021.

Statistics From Nasdaq Nordic Exchange February 2021

Date 01/03/2021

Monthly statistics including stock and derivative statistics;

• Volumes and Market cap
• Most traded companies
• Most active members
• Listings and members

Some Preliminary Financial Stability Lessons From The COVID-19 Shock, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard At The 2021 Annual Washington Conference, Institute Of International Bankers (Via Webcast)

Date 01/03/2021

It has now been one year since the devastating effects of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hit our shores, a year marked by heartbreak and hardship. We look forward to a brighter time ahead, when vaccinations are widespread, the recovery is broad based and inclusive, and the economy fully springs back to life. But we should not miss the opportunity to distill lessons from the COVID shock and institute reforms so our system is more resilient and better able to withstand a variety of possible shocks in the future, including those emanating from outside the financial system.