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ESAs’ BOA Decides In ESMA’s Favour In The Appeal By Scope Ratings

Date 12/01/2021

The Joint Board of Appeal (BoA) of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs – European Banking Authority, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority, and European Securities and Markets Authority) decided in ESMA’s favour in the appeal put forward by Scope Ratings GmbH (Scope) against ESMA’s decision from May 2020.

Building A Green Euro-Interest Rate Curve To Create A Leading Sustainable Financial Market Ecosystem - Adding Green Sovereign Bonds Into German Fixed Income Futures Deliverable Baskets

Date 12/01/2021

The Federal Republic of Germany - Finance Agency recently released its issuance outlook for the Federal Government for 2021. Although the majority of the annual issuance volume in 2021 will be placed via the Federal Government’s conventional money market and capital market instruments, the issuance outlook for 2021 includes two key Green Federal securities. Together with its standard conventional bonds, the Federal Government intends to issue the first 30-year Green Bund in May, as well as a new 10-year Green Bund in September. When the Green German Federal twin security is issued, the conventional bond will be increased by the same amount at the same time.

Plato Appoints UBS’ Chris McConville As New Sell-Side Chair

Date 12/01/2021

Plato Partnership, the not-for-profit company bringing creative solutions and efficiencies to today’s equity marketplace, today announced that Chris McConville, Global Head of Platform Licensing at UBS, has been appointed as the Sell-Side Chair. He will begin his role with immediate effect.

Moscow Exchange To Start Trading Options On Natural Gas And Yandex Shares

Date 12/01/2021

On 13 January 2021, Moscow Exchange will begin trading futures-style options on natural gas and on Yandex N.V. ordinary shares.

Moonlight IQ Secures First Client In China

Date 12/01/2021

Moonlight IQ, the global finance and technology communications firm, has announced it has secured its first Chinese client, Winner Futures. Winner Futures is a Direct Market Access (DMA) specialist providing high-speed access to the Chinese equities and futures markets. In 2020 Winner Futures engaged Moonlight to develop the messaging, create branding and build a new website. Not only is this the first client in China for Moonlight but it is also the first joint client with Drebbel, the end-to-end FinTech sales services company with whom Moonlight signed a partnership agreement last year.

Warsaw Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics For December 2020

Date 12/01/2021

Warsaw Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics for December 2020 is now available:

• For Main Market Statistics click here
• For NewConnect Alternative Market Statistics click here
• For Catalyst Bond Market statistics click here
• For Derivatives Statistic click here

Invesco Expands Range Of ESG ETFs With “ESG Momentum” In Japan And The Pacific Region

Date 12/01/2021

Invesco continues to broaden its ESG ETF offering with the launch of two new funds focussed on listed companies in Japan and the Pacific ex Japan region. The passive, physically invested ETFs are designed to follow the performance of customised versions of MSCI ESG Universal indices. They will use the same methodology as the firm’s existing suite of MSCI ESG Europe, USA and World equity products, which excludes controversial business practices and applies “ESG Momentum” to increase exposure to companies that are actively improving their ESG profile.

TF International (TFI) Selects FlexTrade’s Order Management System, FlexOMS, To Replace Bloomberg SSEOMS

Date 12/01/2021

FlexTrade Systems (@FlexTrade), a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, and TFI, a Chinese-based financial group which, amongst others, provides institutional brokerage services to trade in equities on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, announces its migration to FlexOMS.

Worldline Launches Data As A Service Platform For Online Payments - The New Service Enables Users To Do More With Their Data And Is Paving The Way For A More Insightful Future In The Payments Industry

Date 12/01/2021

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry, today announced the launch of its first ever Data as a Service (DaaS) platform for payments, Ingenico Insight. The state-of-the-art solution features the latest in machine learning (ML) and data science capabilities for payments combined with an intuitive and tailored user experience. Ingenico is part of Worldline since October of 2020 and offers merchants smart, trusted and secure solutions to empower commerce.

Komerční Banka - Part Of The Société Générale Group - Selects Temenos To Reinforce Its Leadership In Digital Banking In Czech Republic

Date 12/01/2021

• Komerční banka, one of the largest banks in Czech Republic, selects Temenos Transact to digitally transform banking for its 1.6 million customers and future-proof business growth
• Temenos’ open-API and modern technology will enable Komerční banka to simplify and consolidate its IT landscape and deliver leading-edge products to the market faster
• Temenos’ flexible and agile banking platform to deliver market-leading cost-income ratio to support profitable growth