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The New York Stock Exchange Announces NYSE LaunchPad to Assist Startups on Their Growth Journey

Date 26/10/2023

• New program offers participants the ability to leverage ICE’s and the NYSE’s established enterprise technology and broad technological expertise
• LaunchPad employs cloud-based platform for product-evaluation, testing

ICE Appoints Chris Edmonds To Lead Fixed Income And Data Services Business - Chief Regulatory Officer Elizabeth King To Lead ICE’s Clearing Operations

Date 26/10/2023

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, announced today that Christopher Edmonds, currently ICE’s Chief Development Officer, will succeed Amanda Hindlian to lead ICE’s Fixed Income and Data Services (FIDS) business segment, a position that will move to ICE’s Atlanta headquarters. The FIDS segment, ICE’s second largest, earned $546 million in revenue in Q2 2023 and $2.1 billion in revenue for the full year 2022.

ESMA Signs Memorandum Of Understanding With The Indonesia Financial Services Authority And Recognises PT Kliring Penjaminan Efek Indonesia As Tier 1 CCP

Date 26/10/2023

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indonesia Financial Services Authority and updated its list of recognised third-country central counterparties (TC CCPs) under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).

Global Green Finance Index - Evaluating The Green Finance Offering Of Global Financial Centres - Singapore Enters The Top 10 In Green Finance, Alongside Western European And Us Centres

Date 26/10/2023

The 12th edition of the Global Green Finance Index (GGFI) evaluates green finance offerings from 94 financial centres. The GGFI serves as a valuable measure of the development of green finance for policy and investment decision-makers.

BME: MARF Admits To Trading A New Green Commercial Paper Programme From Greening For 20 Million Euros

Date 26/10/2023

The BME's fixed income market, MARF, has admitted to trading a new Green Commercial Paper Programme of Greening, for an outstanding balance of 20 million euros. This new program will enable Greening to issue one-year CPs with unit face value of 100,000 euros and maximum maturities of 24 months. This is the first time that Greening is accessing the fixed-income markets to diversify its sources of financing.

Scila AB Secures Coveted Spot In The Chartis RiskTech100, 2024

Date 26/10/2023

Scila, a prominent name in the international financial markets monitoring sector, is proud to announce its inclusion in the highly esteemed Chartis RiskTech100 for the year 2024. This recognition is a testament to Scila's relentless commitment to providing cutting-edge solutions in the risk management domain.

Global M&A Deal Value Declines 8% Yoy In Q3 2023 Amid Economic Uncertainty, Reveals GlobalData

Date 26/10/2023

The global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) landscape witnessed an 8% decline in deal value from $515 billion in Q3 2022 to $473 billion in Q3 2023. The total M&A deal volume also fell by 21% from 8,997 to 7,083 during the period. The economic deceleration, attributed to rising inflation and interest rates, influenced this trend, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. 

FXSpotStream Joins The FairXchange Ecosystem

Date 26/10/2023

In the complex Foreign Exchange (“FX”) ecosystem, the convergence of real-time streaming and advanced analytics stands to reshape the industry. Leading the pack, FXSpotStream, the global leader in FX electronic liquidity distribution, has integrated Horizon, FairXchange's award-winning data analytics platform, enhancing real-time analytics for more precise trading execution and analysis.

Money And Payments: A ‘Black Ships’ Moment? - Speech By Jon Cunliffe, Bank Of England Deputy Governor, Financial Stability, Given At The Economics Of Payments XII Conference At The Federal Reserve Board, Washington DC

Date 26/10/2023

It is difficult to overstate the importance of the announcement by Facebook in June 2019 that it intended to launch a multicurrency stablecoin, a new digital currency called Libra for general cross-border payment use. Indeed, one commentator has likened the impact of the Libra announcement on central banks to the sudden arrival off Tokyo harbour in 1853 of the ‘black ships of evil appearance’ - a modern, irresistible US fleet – that led quickly to the collapse of a centuries-old ruling system and to the opening up of Japan.

GenAI Dawns New Era In Industry 4.0, Says GlobalData

Date 26/10/2023

As the transformation towards Industry 4.0 reaches its peak, generative AI (genAI) is looking to redefine operational processes across diverse sectors. From custom automotive designs to optimized construction blueprints, genAI's capability to design, prototype, and support customers is marking a new dawn, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.