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Four Major Liquidity Providers Join QCP And Flowdesk In Building On-Chain Collateral Management On The Canton Network - Canton’s Unique Permissioning Capabilities Allow For Privacy In Margining And Risk Management For Bilateral Derivatives

Date 16/07/2025

Today, the Canton Network announces the addition of B2C2, Cumberland DRW, FalconX, and GSR, four major digital asset liquidity providers, to its on-chain collateral initiative. This marks a significant expansion of the project, which began in January of this year. The new additions join Flowdesk and QCP as design partners, providing expertise on application requirements. The application will be open to all OTC bilateral derivatives traders upon its launch in Q3.

Tariff-Driven Currency Volatility Hits North American Firms’ Profits, Driving Surge In FX Hedging

Date 16/07/2025

• 69% negatively impacted by tariff-driven currency volatility 
• 83% have experienced losses due to unhedged risk 
• 91% hedge risk, up from 82% in 2024 and 81% in 2023

Euronext Lisbon Welcomes New Treasury Bonds Issue Dedicated To Retail Investors

Date 16/07/2025

• Demand for “OTRV julho 2031” exceeds €600 million
• New Treasury Bonds to be listed on Euronext Lisbon from 18 July

SET Signals End Of Climate ‘Claims’ Era As Credible Transition Plan Now Dictates Financial Consequences And Corporate Futures

Date 16/07/2025

KEY POINTS 

• SET signals that climate claims must be substantiated by high-quality data and measurable climate actions to establish credibility and drive financial consequences.
• The forum discussed a financial, fiscal, insurance, and capital markets framework to support the private sector's transition to a low-carbon economy, urging businesses to leverage new regulations as a strategic opportunity.
• Global and Thai capital market experts confirmed that sustainability data and credible Corporate Transition Plans are now critical, non-negotiable inputs in real-world capital allocation and business valuation decisions.

GLEIF Launches Global vLEI Hackathon In Collaboration With Key Industry Leaders - Global Organizational Identity Ecosystem Challenged To Shape The Future Of Digital Trust

Date 16/07/2025

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) announces today the official launch of the vLEI Hackathon – a global innovation challenge in digital organizational identity. This new initiative aims to catalyze innovation and promote cross-industry collaboration to develop novel applications for the verifiable Legal Entity Identifier (vLEI).

Quant Insight Secures Series A Investment From 7RIDGE's Ecosystem Impact Fund To Accelerate Global Expansion Of Its Macro Factor Risk Models And Analytics Platform To Asset Managers

Date 16/07/2025

Quant Insight, the breakthrough macro factor analytics company serving institutional investors globally, announced completion of its Series A funding round led by 7RIDGE.

Register Now To Attend ETFGI’s 6th Annual Global ETFs Insights Summit - Asia Pacific In Person On September 3 In Hong Kong, & Virtually September 4

Date 16/07/2025

Don’t miss the opportunity to hear from and network with industry leaders from ETF issuers, regulators, investors, exchanges, trading firms across the ETFs markets in the Asia Pacific region as they share key insights and explore the trends driving the future of the ETF landscape.

A Depressed Art Market May Present A Historical Buying Opportunity, Say Cheung Kong Graduate School Of Business And SDA Bocconi

Date 16/07/2025

Amid a cooling global art market, a new suite of data-driven tools offers investors a rare edge. The Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) and SDA Bocconi School of Management have jointly launched the MM Art Indices, a pioneering set of indices tracking global art market performance and provide institutional-grade analysis.

Liquidnet Expands Listed Derivatives Business - The Firm Drafts Top Talents To Grow Its Listed Derivatives Offering Across Continental Europe And Into Equity Derivatives

Date 16/07/2025

Liquidnet, a leading technology-driven agency execution specialist, today announced two senior appointments to support the expansion of its Listed Derivatives business across Continental Europe and into Equity Derivatives. This move builds on Liquidnet’s existing Equities and Fixed Income capabilities and reflects growing demand from buy-side clients for multi-asset solutions delivered through a single, agency-focused platform.

HKEX Publishes Discussion Paper on Accelerated Settlement For The Hong Kong Cash Market

Date 16/07/2025

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) today (Wednesday) published a discussion paper examining the accelerated settlement for the Hong Kong cash equities market, aiming to lead market-wide discussion and build consensus with industry participants on how and when to move to a shorter settlement cycle for Hong Kong.