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Building Financial Market Resilience: From Diagnosis To Prescription - Speech By Jonathan Hall, Bank Of England, Financial Policy Committee Given At Cardiff Business School

Date 19/05/2021

Jonathan Hall examines several issues that caused the volatility in financial markets in March 2020. He then sets out possible ways to improve the resilience of these markets.

Intercontinental Exchange Makes Strategic Investment In BondLink - Provides Expanded Data And Analytics To The Municipal Bond Issuer Community

Date 19/05/2021

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today announced it has made a strategic investment in BondLink, a financial technology company that provides cloud-based debt management software solutions to governments financing infrastructure in the $4 trillion municipal bond market. The Series B investment is designed to accelerate BondLink’s growth and product development, including providing a variety of ICE’s market-leading data sets to municipalities as they prepare to issue bonds.

ECB Review Sees Elevated Financial Stability Risks Due To Uneven Impact Of Pandemic

Date 19/05/2021

• Uneven economic impact of pandemic implies risks concentrated in specific sectors and countries
• Banks’ asset quality holding up, but profitability weak and potential for credit risk to worsen
• Disorderly corrections in financial market segments may affect non-banks that have large exposures to corporates with weak fundamentals

ICE Reports Record Futures Open Interest Of 47 Million Contracts Reflecting Depth Of Liquidity Across Asset Classes

Date 19/05/2021

• Record TTF Futures OI of more than 1.9 million
• Murban Futures at Record OI of 52,148

Trackinsight ESG Observatory Reveals Growing Alignment Of ETFs To UN Sustainable Development Goals

Date 19/05/2021

Saxo Bank Launches Crypto FX Trading For Bitcoin, Ethereum And Litecoin

Date 19/05/2021

• Saxo Bank becomes one of the first banks to offer seamless trading in major cryptocurrencies as leveraged FX spot pairs
• Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin spot pairs can be traded against EUR, USD, and JPY from a single margin account without the need for a crypto wallet or cold storage
• The new offering provides clients with reliable, regulated, and transparent access to diversification and hedging in the most popular cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrency Exchange CEX.IO Selects FIS To Support Launch Of Consumer Debit Cards

Date 19/05/2021

Closing Speech By Tan Boon Gin, CEO Of SGX RegCo, At Sustainability Reporting Review 2021

Date 19/05/2021

We have heard a lot about the need for businesses, governments and regulatory bodies around the world to play their part in helping to tackle climate change and step up efforts to promote sustainability. At the same time, investors are increasingly conscious about sustainable investing options. More will likely choose this kind of investing in the future.  

Linus Digital Finance AG Listed On The Regulated Market In Frankfurt As Of Today

Date 19/05/2021

Linus Digital Finance AG (ISIN: DE000A2QRHL6) has been listed in the General Standard on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange since today. The shares had an initial listing price of €27.60.

LexisNexis® Risk Solutions: Estate Agents Facing Regulatory Timebomb, With Lack Of Regulatory Guidance Hampering 5MLD Adoption

Date 19/05/2021

• Estate agents are only 53% through their 5MLD implementation plans, despite regulation coming into force over a year ago
• 95% of estate agents agree the regulator should give more information on how to make their compliance programmes more effective
• 89% of estate agents predict more AML regulation is on the way as result of Brexit