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TSX Canada Market Open Series Kicks Off in Atlantic Canada - Exchanges will host live market opens in Lunenburg and Halifax on October 7 and 8 to celebrate Nova Scotia's connection to the Canadian capital markets

Date 03/10/2024

TMX Group's equity exchanges, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV), today announced the kick off of the TSX Canada Market Open Series on October 7 and 8, 2024 in Atlantic Canada.

FICC’s Government Securities Division Surpasses USD$10 Trillion In Daily Activity, Setting New Record - Significant Growth In Voluntary Clearing Is A Direct Result Of FICC’s Flexible Access Models And The Value Of Central Clearing, Including Significant Balance Sheet Efficiencies

Date 03/10/2024

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that its Fixed Income Clearing Corporation’s (FICC’s) Government Securities Division (GSD) successfully cleared a record-breaking USD$10 trillion in daily activity for the first time on September 30, an 8.7% increase from the previous daily activity peak of USD$9.2 trillion on September 3.

Trading Technologies Establishes Platform Services Business Unit

Date 03/10/2024

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global capital markets technology platform provider, today announced the creation of a Platform Services business unit, bringing together the company's global Product Development and Services teams into a single group. Jason Shaffer assumes the new role of Chief Platform Officer with responsibility for leading the newly integrated unit.

Commentary On Swift's Live Bank Trials For Digital Asset Transactions In 2025 - Arthur Firstov, Chief Business Officer, Mercuryo

Date 03/10/2024

Global bank messaging network SWIFT announced on Thursday that it will conduct live trials of tokenized assets and digital currencies next year. This move marks the latest development in the gradual integration of these assets into the broader financial system.

Global Banks To Use Swift For Trialling Live Digital Asset Transactions From 2025

Date 03/10/2024

• Banks across North America, Europe and Asia will use Swift connectivity to conduct live trials of digital asset and currency transactions as innovation accelerates from experimental phase to real-world application
• The trials follow groundbreaking collaborative work with dozens of financial institutions that have demonstrated Swift’s ability to connect multiple digital networks, technologies and asset classes

LME Data Highlights: Q3 2024

Date 03/10/2024

Overview

LME futures and options average daily volume (ADV) in Q3 2024 reached 642,709 lots, up 17% on Q3 2023.

Overall futures and options ADV up to the end of September 2024 was up 25% on the same period in 2023, with market open interest (MOI) up 16%. Continued growth was seen in LME Nickel with ADV for the first three quarters of 2024 up 68% year-on-year.

ESMA Launches New Consultations Under The MiFIR Review

Date 03/10/2024

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has today launched two consultations on transaction reporting and order book data under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) Review.

Vermiculus Selected To Deliver Microservice-Based CSD System To The Bermuda Stock Exchange

Date 03/10/2024

Vermiculus Financial Technology, a global provider of trading, clearing, and CSD technology, today announced it has been selected to deliver microservice-based clearing, settlement and depository (CSD) system to The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX), a wholly owned subsidiary of Miami International Holdings, Inc.

BME: Sonnedix's New Commercial Paper Programme On MARF

Date 03/10/2024

Sonnedix España Commercial Paper has registered a new commercial paper programme on BME – BME’s fixed income market, MARF, with a maximum outstanding balance of €75 million. The commercial papers issued under the programme will have nominal units of €100,000 and will be available only to qualified and professional investors. They will have maturity dates of up to a maximum of 24 months.

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Meeting Of The Court Of Directors Held On 5 July 2024

Date 03/10/2024

The Bank's Court of Directors acts as a unitary board, setting the organisation's strategy and budget and taking key decisions on resourcing and appointments. Required to meet a minimum seven times per year, it has five executive members from the Bank and up to nine non-executive members.