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UK Financial Conduct Authority Obtains High Court Order To Remove Hundreds Of HM Land Registry Charges, Notices And Restrictions Registered Against Consumers’ Properties By Illegal Money Lender

Date 29/07/2021

Today the FCA was successful in obtaining a High Court Order to remove around 625 charges, notices or restrictions registered in the name of illegal money lender, Dharam Prakash Gopee’s, former companies.

DFM Company Posts Net Profit Of AED 38.8 Million During The First Half Of 2021

Date 29/07/2021

H.E. Essa Kazim highlighting key developments of the first half:

• Positive performance underscores DFM’s attractiveness to investors and Dubai’s robust economy
• The General Index up 13% and 1842 new investors joined the market, including 315 institutions
• Foreign investors accounted for 48.2% of trading value equivalent to AED 13.7 Billion
• The Market Capitalization of listed securities up 14% to AED 388 Billion
• Ownership of foreign investors reached to 18.5% of the Market Capitalization

SIA: Consolidated Financial Results At 30 June 2021 Approved Strong Growth Of Revenues And EBITDA

Date 29/07/2021

• Revenues of €381.6 million (+13.6% YoY)
• EBITDA of €145.7 million (+28.1% YoY)
• Normalized earnings of €59.2 million (+52.6% YoY)
• Issuing and acquiring transaction volumes back to pre-Covid growth levels
• Rapid increase in volumes in Q2 2021 following the progressive easing of restrictions: +28% YoY in June and +17% on June 2019
• Strengthening of partnerships with banks, corporates and public sector bodies confirming the effectiveness of the Group's business model in seizing opportunities in the payments market

ACER Publishes The Latest Q&As On REMIT

Date 29/07/2021

ACER publishes today the 25th edition of the Q&As on REMIT developed in cooperation with the national regulatory authorities and containing the most up-to-date information concerning REMIT policy issues. In this edition, two existing Q&As have been updated and clarified, and two new Q&As have been included.

IMF Executive Board Discusses The Rise Of Public And Private Digital Money—A Strategy To Continue Delivering On The IMF's Mandate

Date 29/07/2021

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) discussed a staff paper on “The Rise of Public and Private Digital Money—A Strategy to Continue Delivering on the IMF's Mandate”. A companion paper, “The Rise of Digital Money—A Strategic Plan to Continue Delivering on the IMF’s Mandate,” was discussed by the Executive Board in an informal meeting on April 2, 2021, and is also being published today.

ACER Publishes The Latest REMIT Quarterly

Date 29/07/2021

The 25th edition of ACER’s REMIT Quarterly has been published on the REMIT Portal. Covering the second quarter of 2021, this edition provides an update on ACER’s data quality work and describes its management of the List of Organised Market Places, briefly outlines ACER’s current registration processes for inside information platforms and registered reporting mechanisms (RRMs), and summarises the benefits of using its Notification Platform tool.

Household Investment In The Spanish Stock Exchange Rose To 17.1% After A Five-Year Decline

Date 29/07/2021

• Non-resident investors concentrate 49.9% of the market according to the data from the end of 2020, three-tenths less than the all-time high reached in 2019
• The Bank of Spain anticipated a drop of six-tenths in non-resident participation at the end of April 2021 that could show the negative effects of the Financial Transaction Tax

ETFGI Reports Record Assets And Net Inflows In ESG ETFs World-Wide Of US$293 Billion And US$83 Billion Respectively At The End Of H1 2021

Date 29/07/2021

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs and ETPs ecosystem, reported today record assets and net inflows in ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ETFs and ETPs listed globally of US$293 billion and US$83 billion respectively at the end of H1 2021.  ESG ETFs gathered net inflows of US$9.09 billion during June, bringing year-to-date net inflows to a record US$83.04 billion which is much higher than the US$29.49 billion gathered at this point last year. Total assets invested in ESG ETFs and ETPs increased by 4.6% from US$280 billion at the end of May 2021 to US$293 billion, according to ETFGI’s June 2021 ETF and ETP ESG industry landscape insights report, is a monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service.  (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.) 

Minutes Of The Meeting Of The Bank Of England Court Of Directors Held On 26 May 2021

Date 29/07/2021

The Bank's Court of Directors acts as a unitary board, setting the organisation's strategy and budget and taking key decisions on resourcing and appointments. Required to meet a minimum seven times per year, it has five executive members from the Bank and up to nine non-executive members.

Canadian DB Pension Plans Post Positive First Half: RBC Investor & Treasury Services - Solid Equity Market Returns Offset Weakness In Bonds

Date 29/07/2021

According to the RBC Investor & Treasury Services All Plan Universe, Canadian DB pension plans returned 4.4% in Q2 2021, up 3.5% over the first half of the year. Equity markets continued to march upwards, bolstered by the accelerated rollout of Covid-19 vaccines and reopening of the global economy.