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Japan Government-Backed Investors Agree To Invest In iSTOX, Bringing Series A Total To US$50 Million - New Investors Include The Venture Capital Arm Of JIC As Well As DBJ, Signalling Rising Confidence In The iSTOX Digital Securities Platform, In A Financing Round That Saw Existing Investors Singapore Exchange, Tokai Tokyo And Hanwha Adding To Their Holdings

Date 21/01/2021

Leading global digital securities platform iSTOX announced today that two government-backed investors in Japan have concluded an agreement to invest in the company, as iSTOX closed its Series A funding round with a total of US$50 million raised.  The two investors are: the venture capital arm of Japan Investment Corporation (JIC), or JIC Venture Growth Investments (JIC-VGI), and Development Bank of Japan Inc (DBJ), which is a financial institution wholly owned by the Japanese Government. Also joining iSTOX as new investors are Japan’s Juroku Bank and Mobile Internet Capital (MIC), a venture capital firm.

Athens Stock Exchange: Main Market Stock Liquidity Class Assessment Results, Effective As Of January 11, 2021

Date 21/01/2021

Athens Stock Exchange announces the Main Market stock liquidity class assessment results, effective as of Janyary 11, 2021 

Finansinspektionen Analysis 28: Liquid Assets Of Swedish Households

Date 21/01/2021

Aggregate statistics indicate that Swedish households are holding significant assets in the form of cash, bank savings, fund shares and securities. The overall value corresponds today to an average of SEK 1 million per household. However, because these economic buffers are unevenly distributed between households, the average is a poor measure for assessing the risk of a significant drop in consumption following an economic shock.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security F-RM - Update

Date 21/01/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 21.01.2021, 18-53 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 935) and initial margins (up to 31.5 %) for the security F-RM were changed. New values are available here

SEC Updates List Of Firms Using Inaccurate Information To Solicit Investors

Date 21/01/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it updated its list of unregistered entities that use misleading information to solicit primarily non-U.S. investors, adding 28 soliciting entities, three impersonators of genuine firms, and six bogus regulators.

FESE: European Capital Markets Fact Sheet

Date 21/01/2021

European capital markets in 2020 started under extreme pressure, volatility, and uncertainty. However, unprecedented monetary and fiscal policies stabilised markets and a more certain outlook emerged by Q4 as a result of the COVID-19 vaccines and improving prospects for 2021.

CFTC Commissioner Stump To Speak At The American Bar Association Derivatives And Futures Law Winter Conference

Date 21/01/2021

TheCityUK Appoints Adam Wendelboe As New Chief Operating Officer

Date 21/01/2021

TheCityUK has appointed Adam Wendelboe as its new Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. He also assumes the role of Company Secretary.

JonesTrading Hires Troy Draizen As Global Head Of Electronic Trading

Date 21/01/2021

JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC (“JonesTrading”) announced today that Troy Draizen has joined as Managing Director, Global Head of Electronic Trading in the firm’s New York office. The move comes after a year of tremendous growth for the firm, and will further enhance JonesTrading’s reputation as the leading unconflicted provider of global equity execution.  

Digital Asset Management Review Powered By CryptoCompare - A Monthly Report Covering The Most Innovative Institutional Products In The Industry, January 21, 2021 - AUM Across All ETPs Increase 95% To Record Highs While Volumes Triple

Date 21/01/2021

Today CryptoCompare has released its latest Digital Asset Management Review which is a monthly report covering the most innovative institutional products in the industry. The data shows that assets under management (AUM) and trading volumes are surging for regulated digital asset products such as Listed Trusts and ETNs.