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MOEX Rings The Bell For Financial Literacy

Date 08/10/2020

On 8 October 2020, MOEX held an opening bell ring ceremony to support Ring the Bell for Financial Literacy initiative.

Majority Of Regulated Firms Face Fines For Non-Compliance With The Fifth Money Laundering Directive, According To New Research From LexisNexis® Risk Solutions

Date 08/10/2020

• Regulated firms are on average only 55% of the way through their 5MLD implementation plans, nine months after it became law
• News comes in the wake of the FinCEN files leaks which further reveal the extent of illicit fund flows across the world

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 08/10/2020

Highlights

Securities Market

• Market capitalisation was $41.6 trillion at the end of September 2020, an increase of 36 per cent from $30.6 trillion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover in September 2020 was $122.7 billion, an increase of 62 per cent from $75.8 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover for the first nine months of 2020 was $125.7 billion, an increase of 39 per cent when compared with $90.5 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of CBBCs for the first nine months of 2020 was $9.8 billion, an increase of 15 per cent when compared with $8.5 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of ETFs for the first nine months of 2020 was $5.1 billion, an increase of 11 per cent when compared with $4.6 billion for the same period last year.
• Funds raised through IPOs for the first nine months of 2020 was $211.4 billion, an increase of 58 per cent when compared with $133.9 billion for the same period last year.
• Total funds raised for the first nine months of 2020 was $473.8 billion, an increase of 101 per cent when compared with $236.1 billion for the same period last year.

SET Market Report For September 2020

Date 08/10/2020

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index at end-September closed at 1,237.04 points or 5.6  percent lower than the previous month as several factors, including slower-than-expected COVID-19 vaccine development, concerns on global economic recovery delays and local political uncertainty, weighed on investors' sentiment. SET Index fell 21.7 percent from end-2019, but still fared than MSCI ASEAN which shrank 24.7 percent.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A1006G4

Date 08/10/2020

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 08.10.2020, 13-02 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 123.85) and initial margins (up to 20 %) for the security RU000A1006G4 were changed. New values are available here

New Digital First Bank - Monument - Receives Banking Licence From UK Regulators

Date 08/10/2020

• Series A funding target exceeded - an exceptional achievement in a very challenging environment, and with no reliance on government schemes or public money
• First challenger bank in the UK to meet the unmet demands of 3.5 million mass affluent clients: professionals, property investors and entrepreneurs
• Monument will deliver the exceptional levels of client service that the mass affluent find lacking in premier and private banking, recognising and rewarding client loyalty
• The only bank that will offer clients the opportunity to seek loans of up to £2m through entirely digital lending journeys
• Will now finish the build of its technology and operational capabilities to enable initial launch in early 2021
• Monument will be an agile, client centric bank and will continually release new capabilities enabled by its flexible, “lego like” technology

PEX Monthly Investor Newsletter - Issue 125 - September 2020

Date 08/10/2020

Click here to download the recent edition of the PEX Monthly Investor Newsletter.

NSE Indices Fixed Income Index Dashboard For The Month Ended September 2020

Date 08/10/2020

Click here to download NSE Indices Fixed Income Index dashboard for the month ended September 2020.

Bank Of England: Financial Policy Summary And Record - October 2020

Date 08/10/2020

The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC) assesses the outlook for financial stability by identifying the risks faced by the financial system and weighing these against the resilience of the system.

BitMEX - Leadership Changes At 100x Group

Date 08/10/2020

Following recent legal filings in the United States, and with the full approval of the Founders, changes have been made to the leadership of 100x Group, the holding group for HDR Global Trading Limited, owner and operator of the BitMEX platform.