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TASE To Launch All-Bond - A Series Of New Bond Indices

Date 23/02/2021

• The All-Bond Index Series Will Build on the “All Bonds" Index
• The All-Bond Indices will be Methodically Calculated, in Real Time
• Under the new methodology, the “All Bonds" and the “CPI-Linked Bonds" indices will be upgraded, two new All-Bond indices will be launched - “All Bond Shekel" and “All-Bond Floating", and the calculation of 6 end-of-day bond indices will be discontinued.

Semiannual Monetary Policy Report To The Congress, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell, Before The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate

Date 23/02/2021

Chairman Brown, Ranking Member Toomey, and other members of the Committee, I am pleased to present the Federal Reserve's semiannual Monetary Policy Report.

SEC Awards More Than $9.2 Million To Whistleblower For Successful Related Actions, Including Agreement With DOJ

Date 23/02/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $9.2 million to a whistleblower who provided information that led to successful related actions by the U.S. Department of Justice, one of which was a non-prosecution agreement (NPA) or deferred prosecution agreement (DPA). The whistleblower previously received an award for contributions to an SEC enforcement action based on the same information that supported the award for the related actions, a prerequisite for eligibility for a related-action award.

LA Muza Inversiones SICAV, S.A.: BaFin Imposes Administrative Fines

Date 23/02/2021

On 22 February 2021, BaFin imposed administrative fines totalling 60,000 euros on LA Muza Inversiones SICAV, S.A.

FundGuard Closes $12 Million Series A Funding Round To Accelerate Growth Of First AI-Powered Investment Management Enterprise SaaS Platform - Investment Will Drive Product Development, Entry To New Markets And Grow The Executive Team

Date 23/02/2021

FundGuard, the AI-powered SaaS investment management and asset servicing enterprise platform, today announced that it has closed a $12 million Series A funding round. The financing is being led by Team8 and existing investors Blumberg Capital and LionBird Ventures.

Banking Industry-Funded UK Police Unit Cracks Down On Covid-19 Scams, Preventing £20m Of Fraud In 2020

Date 23/02/2021

ICE Reports Record Futures Open Interest Of 46.9 Million Contracts

Date 23/02/2021

• OI record in Brent Futures of 2.76 million
• Sterling Futures and Options OI record of 19.9 million

The Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange Modifies The Rules For Determining The Base Price On The First Day Of Trading - The Price Will Be Determined Based On The Issuance Price

Date 23/02/2021

The Board of Directors of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE: TASE) has decided in its meeting (Thursday, February 18, 2021) to modify the rules for determining the base price on the first day of trading of a security.

Marex Spectron Adds Energy Futures Group In New York - Experienced Brokerage And Clearing Team From ED&F Man Led By Martin Timmins Serves Commercial Hedgers, Institutional Investors

Date 23/02/2021

Marex Spectron today announced the addition of a new energy futures trading and clearing group to its Marex North America franchise, operating out of New York. The team, composed of seven seasoned exchange-traded energy market professionals led by Martin Timmins, joined from ED&F Man Capital Markets, Inc to service a broad range of commercial hedgers and institutional investors.

Space Commodities Exchange Launches First Products

Date 23/02/2021

The US-based Space Commodities Exchange Inc (SCX) has started designing the first products that would signify a new age of commerce in space: Tradable commodities. The SCX expects to sell the first units of propellant in Q4 of 2021.