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ESMA: New Manual On Post-Trade Transparency Available

Date 10/07/2023

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, is today publishing its Manual on post-trade transparency. As a user-friendly tool for post-trade transparency and transparency calculations, this manual provides market participants and national competent authorities with guidance for how to apply the relevant MiFIR obligations in a consistent manner.

Inflows Of US$136m, But Seasonal Low Volumes Kick In - CoinShares

Date 10/07/2023

• Digital asset investment products saw US$136m of inflows last week bringing the last 3 consecutive weeks inflows to US$470m, fully correcting the prior 9 weeks of outflows
• Bitcoin remains the focus amongst investors, with inflows totalling US$133m last week, while short-bitcoin saw outflows of US$1.8m.
• Blockchain equities saw the largest inflows for a year, totalling US$15m.

BNP Paribas Asset Management Maintains Demanding Voting Policy During 2023 AGM Season With 37% Opposition Rate

Date 10/07/2023

BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) continued to implement its ambitious voting policy during the 2023 Annual General Meeting season, with an average opposition rate across all resolutions of 37%, up from 33% in 2022.  BNPP AM’s level of opposition has risen consistently in recent years, reflecting one of the strictest approaches in the industry and supported by a strategy of ongoing corporate dialogue throughout the year.

New Prospects For Money - Speech By Andrew Bailey, Governor, Bank Of England - Speech Given In London

Date 10/07/2023

Andrew Bailey describes the work the Bank is doing to explore innovation in money while satisfying two important foundations. The first is that wherever we hold our money, we can be confident of its value. The second is that when we use money to pay for something, we can be confident the payment will settle.

ACER: REMIT Breach: Hungarian Regulator Fines Prvo Plinarsko Društvo d.o.o. For Market Manipulation

Date 10/07/2023

The Hungarian Energy and Public Utility Regulatory Authority (MEKH) issued a decision on 2 June 2023, wherein it found that Prvo Plinarsko Društvo d.o.o. (PPD) has engaged in market manipulation on the natural gas market during one of the rolling monthly capacity auctions, breaching Article 5 of the EU Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency (REMIT). MEKH has fined PPD HUF 500,000,000 (approximatively EUR 1.4 million).

B3 And Nasdaq Announce Partnership To Develop New Clearing Platform - Development Of A New System For The Brazilian Stock Exchange Is To Take Place In Phases And Is Part Of B3's Strategy To Provide The

Date 10/07/2023

B3 and Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) have announced a partnership to develop a new clearing platform for the Brazilian stock exchange, responsible for the clearing, settlement, and management of counterparty risk associated with financial market transactions.

NGX Group Set To Hold 62nd Annual General Meeting

Date 10/07/2023

Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group) is set to hold its 62nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday, 14 July 2023, at 11:00 a.m. 

SET Market Report For June 2023

Date 10/07/2023

Each asset class return in the first half of 2023 suggested that investors were more enthusiastic on risk assets, particularly growth and large-cap technology stocks, as well as high-yield bonds which offer better return than the overall bonds. The investment trend pointed to investor optimism over the less possibility of hard landing for the global economy. Moreover, analysts predicted that the Chinese government’s large-scale fiscal stimulus measures are on the cards to revitalize the bleak economy and Thai listed companies exposed to China and tourism sector will benefit if that is the case.

Tehran Stock Exchange Bulletin - June 2023

Date 10/07/2023

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Shanghai Futures Exchange: Notice On Investigation And Penalties For Violations Of Relevant Rules And Regulations In June 2023

Date 10/07/2023

Shanghai Futures Exchange (hereinafter referred to as “The Exchange”) has been on continuous efforts in investigating and penalizing violations of relevant rules and regulations, so as to strengthen the risk management of the futures market, regulate the futures trading activities and protect the legitimate rights and interests of futures market participants.