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Global Green Finance Index 11: Western European And US Centres Lead The World In Green Finance

Date 20/04/2023

The 11th edition of the Global Green Finance Index (GGFI) evaluates green finance offerings from 86 financial centres. The GGFI serves as a valuable measure of the development of green finance for policy and investment decision-makers and is sponsored by Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM).

Arta TechFin And GFO-X Partner To Enhance Global Liquidity And Trading Services Of Regulated Digital Asset Derivatives - Agreement To Collaborate On The Creation Of Product And Provision Of Services Relating To Digital Asset Derivatives

Date 20/04/2023

Arta TechFin Corporation Limited ("ARTA") and Global Futures and Options Limited ("GFO-X") today signed a Memorandum of Understanding and announce a strategic collaboration to create new and innovative digital asset derivative products tailored for both an Asian and UK/European customer base. GFO-X brings a regulated venue to grow the global liquidity pool for digital asset derivatives. ARTA will bring Asian-based client flow via regulated, cash-settled, derivatives solutions. The combination of GFO-X and Arta, which brings together a regulated institutional platform seeded with global liquidity, solves for the key gap between Asian and US trading hours, resolving client's pain points and expediting institutional and family office's adoption of digital assets in both regions.

Excerpts From US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Remarks On The U.S.-China Relationship

Date 20/04/2023

Principal objectives in the U.S.-China economic relationship 

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“The United States proceeds with confidence in its long-term economic strength. We remain the largest and most dynamic economy in the world. We also remain firm in our conviction to defend our values and national security. Within that context, we seek a constructive and fair economic relationship with China. Both countries need to be able to frankly discuss difficult issues. And we should work together, when possible, for the benefit of our countries and the world.

CAT Financial Products Selects Broadridge For International Post-Trade Processing Of Structured Products

Date 20/04/2023

CAT Financial Products Ltd. (CATFP), one of the leading independent Swiss providers of securities and investment services for structured products, has transformed its front to back office processing efficiency by implementing the international multi-asset post-trade processing solution from global Fintech leader Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR).

REGIS-TR Adds Treamo To Its Partnership Programme

Date 20/04/2023

REGIS-TR adds Treamo GmbH to its partnership programme. Reflecting the existing collaboration, the official partnership will see a continuation of the common work to provide support to our clients in reporting and keep market participants informed of regulatory changes.

Spectrum Markets: Record Trading Volumes In Q1 2023 As Quarterly Order Book Turnover Passes €1bn For The First Time

Date 20/04/2023

• Record high of 447m securitised derivatives traded in Q1 2023 vs. 300m in Q1 2022 
• Trading volumes grew 49% on previous year
• Strong momentum on order book turnover, surpassing €1bn quarterly for the first time

London Stock Exchange Group PLC Transaction In Own Shares

Date 20/04/2023

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) announces that it has purchased the following number of its voting ordinary shares of 6^79/86 pence each on the London Stock Exchange through its corporate stockbroker Citigroup Global Markets Limited (Citi) as part of the third tranche of its share buyback programme, as announced on 20 March 2023:

Speech By Mr Lawrence Wong, Deputy Prime Minister And Minister For Finance, And Deputy Chairman Of Monetary Authority Of Singapore, At The Official Launch Of The Sustainable And Green Finance Institute (SGFIN) On 20 April 2023

Date 20/04/2023

I am very happy to join you this morning for the official opening of the Sustainable and Green Finance Institute or SGFIN. So let me start by congratulating and extending my best wishes to Sumit and the team as you embark on this very exciting journey ahead. And I also want to thank all our industry partners and stakeholders for your support in this journey. Congratulations and thank you everyone.

“Focus On High Quality, Guiding New Development” Shenzhen Stock Exchange Briefings On Performance Underway: To Improve The Quality Of Listed Companies Centering Around Six Themes

Date 20/04/2023

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Financial Connectivity Between Singapore And The Western Region Of China Strengthens Amid Global Economic Headwinds

Date 20/04/2023

Financial connectivity between Singapore and the Western Region of China has continued to grow despite challenging global economic and financial conditions. In 2022, the China-Singapore (Chongqing) Connectivity Initiative (CCI) catalysed about US$6 billion in cross-border financing deals from the Western Region, bringing the total value of deals facilitated since the CCI’s inception in 2015 to over US$29 billion.