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Jessica Wachter Named SEC Chief Economist And Director Of The Division Of Economic And Risk Analysis

Date 03/05/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Jessica Wachter has been appointed Chief Economist and Director of the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA). Wachter joins the SEC from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, where she has been a professor since 2003.

SIX Trading Key Figures: April 2021

Date 03/05/2021

In April 2021 trading turnover on the Swiss Stock Exchange reached CHF 109.8 billion, 20.6% less than in the previous month, while the number of transactions decreased by 19.4% to a total of 5,148,483. Since the beginning of 2021, trading turnover reached CHF 486.8 billion with a total of 24,313,936 transactions. The SMI® fell by 0.2% and reached 11,022.3 points at the end of the month.

BETTER FINANCE: Empower The New Generations Of EU Citizens As Pension Savers To Engage Corporations Into A Sustainable Corporate Governance

Date 03/05/2021

BETTER FINANCE strongly supports the goals of the new initiative on Sustainable Corporate Governance launched by the European Commission in order to reconcile economic growth, social progress, corporate governance and environmental protection, which is a vital and very urgent necessity. But it has to be based on the right assumptions: 

FEAS Exchanges Factsheet Q1 2021

Date 03/05/2021

FEAS Exchanges Factsheet Q1 2021 is published. 

MIAX Exchange Group - Options Markets - Reminder: 1G LL Shared Extranet Switch Infrastructure Upgrade

Date 03/05/2021

As previously announced in the February 17, 2021 Alert, MIAX Options, MIAX Pearl Options and MIAX Emerald Options Exchanges will upgrade the 1G Low Latency (LL) shared extranet switch infrastructure in July, 2021.  All existing 1G LL cross connects must be migrated to the upgraded 1G LL shared extranet switch infrastructure.

Statistics From Nasdaq Nordic Exchange April 2021

Date 03/05/2021

Monthly statistics including stock and derivative statistics;

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

ALNO Aktiengesellschaft: BaFin Imposes Administrative Fine

Date 03/05/2021

On 28 April 2021, BaFin imposed an administrative fine amounting to 28,000 euros on ALNO Aktiengesellschaft.

CME Group Announces Launch Of Micro Bitcoin Futures

Date 03/05/2021

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today launched Micro Bitcoin futures, further expanding its suite of crypto derivatives offerings.

Nasdaq Nordic And Baltic Markets Trading Statistics April 2021

Date 03/05/2021

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic and Baltic markets. Below follows a summary of the statistics for April 2021:

EQIFI And Sheesha Finance Partner To Increase DeFi Accessibility And Global Banking - The Partnership Will Set New Standards For Decentralized Finance, Offering Single Uniform Platform Services For Lending, Borrowing, And Investing

Date 03/05/2021

EQIFI (https://eqifi.com) a decentralized protocol for pooled lending, borrowing, and investing for ERC-20 tokens, today announced a partnership with Sheesha Finance (https://sheesha.finance), the first comprehensive DeFi solution for investors to easily access a variety of projects while solving issues surrounding locked crypto assets. With a shared goal of democratizing financial products, the partnership will improve investor accessibility to various projects in Ethereum’s thriving DeFi ecosystem.