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SEC, PENCOM, NGX Reiterate Commitment To Deepening Securities Lending …Calls For More Collaboration, Awareness

Date 09/08/2023

With the aim of enhancing investor participation and securities lending transactions in the Nigerian capital market, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), National Pension Commission (PENCOM) and Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) have reaffirmed their commitment to further developing the securities lending landscape.

BIS - Absolute Blockchain Strength? Evidence From The ABS Market In China

Date 09/08/2023

This paper considers the emerging asset-backed security (ABS) market in China and its rapid adoption of blockchain technology. We investigate whether blockchain adoption improves ABS trading. We also examine if the effect varies across different underlying asset classes or institutional arrangements. Finally, we ask if social factors, such as familiarity among key ABS market participants, may increase the benefit of adopting blockchain in ABS products.

U.S. Expands Sanctions On The Belarusian Regime, Marking The Three-Year Anniversary Of The Fraudulent August 2020 Presidential Election - US Treasury Targets Belarusian Individuals And Entities Operating As Funding Sources For The Regime And Obstructors Of Free Information

Date 09/08/2023

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating eight individuals and five entities identifying one aircraft as blocked property on the three-year anniversary of the Belarusian authorities’ falsification of the August 2020 presidential election and their callous crackdown on the Belarusian protest movement demanding fundamental freedoms. This action targets several entities involved in the Belarusian regime’s continued civil society repression, complicity in the Russian Federation’s unjustified war in Ukraine, and enrichment of repressive Belarusian regime leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka. This action is taken alongside other recent actions of our partners and Allies, further highlighting the unified view that Belarus’s prolonged subjugation of its people and its continued support of Russia’s war against Ukraine remain a global concern.

ICE Announces Record Trading Activity In Dubai And Murban Crude As Participants Utilize ICE’s Global Oil Complex To Manage Crude Flows

Date 09/08/2023

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, today announced record trading activity across its ICE Dubai (Platts) and Murban crude markets, as customers utilize ICE’s global oil markets to manage their exposure to energy dynamics.

Irfan Hussain To Join LSEG As Chief Information Officer - Irfan Hussain Joins From Goldman Sachs Where He Is Chief Operating & Strategy Officer For Engineering

Date 09/08/2023

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) today announces that Irfan Hussain will join the Group as Chief Information Officer (CIO).  Based in New York, Irfan will start in January 2024. He joins the Executive Committee, reporting to David Schwimmer, LSEG CEO.

E-Globe S.p.A. Lists On Euronext Growth Milan

Date 09/08/2023

• 23rd listing of 2023 on Euronext Growth Milan

• 44th listing on Euronext in 2023

• Total placement volume of the offering equal to €5.2 million

The Countdown To T+1 Settle – Themes & Questions, By Jeffrey O'Connor, Head Of Market Structure, Americas, At Liquidnet

Date 09/08/2023

On May 28, 2024, US equity trades will settle the next day. With under a year to go, it’s a good time to check in on some of the themes and operational changes that will need to occur. Importantly, the onus will not just be on the broker/dealer community to comply – as with the SEC’s Market Structure Proposal Changes – but a whole host of market participants will need to exercise implementation and testing to processes prior to the go-live.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Conference Call Recording August 08, 2023- Financial Report 2Q Year 2023

Date 09/08/2023

TASE Financial Report - Conference Call - Aug 8th, 2023

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Watch Out For Signs Of Loan Fee Fraud As Summer Spending Fuels Financial Pressure

Date 09/08/2023

With summer in full swing, the FCA launches its latest campaign to help consumers spot and avoid loan fee fraud.

Pirum Appoints Jon Ford As New Head Of Fixed Income Business Development

Date 09/08/2023

Pirum is excited to announce that Jon Ford has joined as new Head of Fixed Income Business Development.