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Value Partners And VSFG Announce Strategic Partnership For Supporting The Growth Of Virtual Asset Ecosystem In Hong Kong, Spearheading The Development Of Spot Bitcoin ETF In The City - Hong Kong-Based Companies Join Forces To Support Hong Kong As An International Virtual Assets Centre fund billionaire Bill

Date 25/01/2024

Value Partners Hong Kong Limited (“Value Partners HK”), a subsidiary of Value Partners Group Limited (“Value Partners”), which is one of Asia’s leading independent asset management companies, and Venture Smart Financial Holdings Limited (“VSFG”), Hong Kong’s first Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) approved virtual asset manager, are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) to join forces to bring innovative investment solutions that connect virtual assets with traditional investment vehicles to both retail and institutional investors.  

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: Cancellation Of The Trading Unit COCO Bonds

Date 25/01/2024

On January 7, 2024, COCO Bonds’ NIS 50,000 Par Value Trading Unit Was Cancelled and A Minimum Order Size of NIS 10,000 Was Set

Consultation Outcome - The Digital Pound: A New Form Of Money For Households And Businesses?

Date 25/01/2024

HM Treasury and the Bank of England have published their response to the digital pound consultation. This document summarises the feedback received in response to the consultation, and details how this will influence the next phase of work. 

Bank Of England And HM Treasury Respond To Digital Pound Consultation

Date 25/01/2024

The Bank of England (the Bank) and HM Treasury have today published their response to the consultation on a digital pound that was launched in February 2023.

The Real Time Gross Settlement Service: An Open Platform To Drive Innovation - Speech By Victoria Cleland, Bank Of England, Executive Director For Banking, Payments And Innovation - Given At The Payments Regulation And Innovation Summit

Date 25/01/2024

Victoria Cleland describes how the Bank of England is enhancing its core payments infrastructure and policies in the light of the opportunities arising from innovation and new technologies in the payment landscape.

Update To LME Group Fees And Charges 2024

Date 25/01/2024

This Notice sets out updates to the fees and charges for the LME and LME Clear (together “LME Group”) that will take effect from 25 January 2024.

BME Receives National Security Scheme Certification For Its RENADE Service

Date 25/01/2024

• Obtaining this certification in its highest category provides a regulatory control framework to optimise the management of processes and the protection of information.
• Iberclear has been managing RENADE, the National Registry of Greenhouse Gas Emission Allowances, since 2005.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Continues To Upgrade The Israeli Capital Market

Date 25/01/2024

On January 7, 2024, COCO Bonds’ NIS 50,000 Par Value Trading Unit Was Cancelled and A Minimum Order Size of NIS 10,000 Was Set

GlobalData Announces Top M&A Financial And Legal Advisers In Metals & Mining Sector For 2023

Date 25/01/2024

GlobalData has announced the latest Financial and Legal Adviser League Tables, which rank advisers by the total value and volume of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals they advised on in the metals & mining sector during 2023. See the rankings and findings below.

Red Sea Diversions Add Nearly A Million Dollars Per Voyage To Shipping Costs While Doubling Transit Time: LSEG Shipping Research Report

Date 25/01/2024

• Average monthly Suez transits down by a third as diversions around South Africa increase 
• Shipping carriers resorting to broadcasting AIS messages to deter attacks