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NGX Rebrands Market Indices

Date 28/06/2021

Nigerian Exchange Limited (“NGX” or “The Exchange”) is pleased to announce the rebranding of all its existing indices by changing the prefix from NSE to NGX. The transition, which is effective Monday, 28 June 2021, leverages on the new brand identity of the Exchange.

Wall Street Rides FAR Names T. Rowe Price And NEO Exchange Executives To Board Of Directors - Marc Wyatt And Jos Schmitt’s Appointments Underscore Wall Street Rides FAR’s Continued Growth, Both Globally And Across The Spectrum Of Market Participants

Date 28/06/2021

Wall Street Rides FAR (For Autism Research), the annual charity cycling and walking event benefitting the Autism Science Foundation (ASF), today announced the appointments of Marc Wyatt, Head of Global Trading at T. Rowe Price, and Jos Schmitt, President & CEO of the NEO Exchange, a Tier 1 Canadian stock exchange, to its Board of Directors.

June 2021 Financial Counterpart Monitor

Date 28/06/2021

Financial counterparties have experienced widespread deterioration, according to the latest Credit Benchmark consensus data.

BME: IGBM Index New Composition For The Second Half Of 2021

Date 28/06/2021

• The index will comprise 120 stocks, following the inclusion of Grupo Ecoener, Línea Directa Aseguradora and Libertas 7, and the exclusions of Bankia and Quabit Inmobiliaria

AFX Now Represents 40% Of U.S. Minority Depository Institutions

Date 28/06/2021

The American Financial Exchange (AFX), an electronic exchange for direct lending and borrowing for American financial institutions, announced today it now represents 40% of U.S. Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) by asset size.

Chainalysis Launches New Market Intel Offerings To Meet Demand For Cryptocurrency Data And Insights From Financial Institutions

Date 28/06/2021

Chainalysis, the blockchain data platform, today announced the launch of three subscription options to Market Intel, a data-driven product that provides powerful insights into cryptocurrency markets. Built on Chainalysis’s trusted, proprietary data platform, financial institutions can leverage on-chain data to research and execute cryptocurrency investment strategies with confidence.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In ETFs And ETPs Listed In Europe Reach A Record Of 1.48 Trillion US Dollars At The End Of May

Date 28/06/2021

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs/ETPs ecosystem, reports assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe reach a record of US$1.48 trillion at the end of May.  ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe reported net inflows of US$16.34 billion during May, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$96.02 billion. Assets invested in the European ETFs/ETPs industry have increased by 3.6%, from US$1.43 trillion at the end of April, to US$1.48 trillion, according to ETFGI's May 2021 European ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Working Group On Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates - May 2021

Date 28/06/2021

The Working Group on Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates, which is comprised of a diverse set of market participants, is working to catalyse a broad-based transition to SONIA by end-2021.

DTCC Provides First Electronic Certificate Of Deposit As Part Of Ongoing Effort To Lead Industry To Full Dematerialization - New Electronic Certificates Of Deposit (CD) Platform Is The Latest Milestone In The Firm’s Work To Lower Risks And Costs For Market Participants By Reducing The Need For Physical Certificates

Date 28/06/2021

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced the launch of its new Underwriting Central (UWC) platform, an automated service for electronic Certificates of Deposit (CD) offered by DTCC’s subsidiary, The Depository Trust Company (DTC).

ICE’s Global Commodities Futures Markets Reach Record Open Interest Of 35.2 Million Contracts

Date 28/06/2021

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, today announced record open interest across its global commodities futures markets of 35.2 million contracts on June 24, 2021, contributing to 10% year-over-year (“y/y”) growth in total open interest on ICE and surpassing the previous record set on June 25, 2020.