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Top U.S. regulator Is Right, Crypto Needs Regulation: deVere CEO

Date 01/09/2021

The chair of the U.S. financial regulator is right about cryptocurrency trading platforms: they should be regulated, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory asset management and fintech organizations.

U.S. Department Of The Treasury: CDFI Fund Announces $5 Billion In New Markets Tax Credits - Awards Will Spur Economic And Community Development Nationwide

Date 01/09/2021

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced $5 billion in New Markets Tax Credits today that will spur investment and economic growth in low-income urban and rural communities nationwide. A total of 100 Community Development Entities (CDEs) were awarded tax credit allocations, made through the calendar year (CY) 2020 round of the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program).

Statistics From Nasdaq Nordic Exchange August 2021

Date 01/09/2021

Monthly statistics including stock and derivative statistics;

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

Multi-Chain Stablecoin Aggregator BabelFish Raises $5.8m Via Sovryn Listing, Sells Out In Under 30 Minutes - BabelFish Becomes The First Protocol To List On Sovryn’s Origins Launchpad

Date 01/09/2021

BabelFish, the leading stablecoin aggregator on Rootstock, has completed a successful fundrise totalling $5.8m via a listing on Sovryn’s Origins launchpad, the first organisation to do so. Funds raised will be used to enable BabelFish users to vote on protocol upgrades, reward the community for work completed, and conduct general research and development to sustainably increase AUM and integrations.

Nasdaq Nordic And Baltic Markets: Trading Statistics August 2021

Date 01/09/2021

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic¹ and Baltic² markets. Below follows a summary of the statistics for August 2021:

New CISI Liverpool Branch President Aims To Raise Awareness Of And Reduce Stigma Around Mental Health

Date 01/09/2021

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) is delighted to announce the appointment of Vanessa Doyle, ACSI as President of CISI’s Liverpool branch.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Confirm Periodic Review Of Pension Transfers Redress Guidance

Date 01/09/2021

Finalised Guidance 17/9 (FG17/9) sets out how firms should calculate redress for unsuitable defined benefit (DB) pension transfers. When we published FG17/9 in 2017, we committed in the accompanying Feedback Statement to review the guidance at least every 4 years.

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) to Launch Derivatives Market, Leveraging Nasdaq Technology

Date 01/09/2021

• Nasdaq and ADX sign new market technology agreement
• Single stock and index futures will provide investors with hedging tools
• Initiative will be supported by addition of CCP clearing capability for Derivatives Contractsve will be supported by addition of CCP clearing capability for Derivatives Contracts

Dubai Financial Market’s Trade Count Jumps 161% As Minimum Trading Commission Waiver Implemented

Date 01/09/2021

The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) trade count today witnessed an increase of 161% on the first day of implementation of the minimum trading commission cancellation. Total number of trade count on today’s trading session reached to 6739 transactions, the highest level of daily trade count since the beginning of this year, compared to 2579 transactions on Tuesday.

ICE To Launch Micro MSCI USA And Micro MSCI Europe Index Futures On ICE Futures Singapore

Date 01/09/2021

• Launch Follows Extension of Partnership with MSCI to Expand ICE MSCI Offering in Asia Pacific
• ICE is the most liquid venue to trade MSCI derivatives and offers more than 100 futures contracts