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Rodrigo Buenaventura (Spain) Appointed Chair Of The IOSCO Sustainable Finance Task Force

Date 05/12/2022

The International Organization of Securities Commissions is pleased to announce that Mr. Rodrigo Buenaventura, Chair of the Spanish Securities Market Commission (CNMV), has assumed today the chairmanship of its Sustainable Finance Task Force (STF).

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Update On Debt Packager Proposals

Date 05/12/2022

In November 2021, we consulted (CP 21/30) on new rules to ban debt packagers from receiving fees or other remuneration for referrals to debt solution providers. Following analysis of the feedback we received, we decided to gather some additional evidence from the debt packager market to supplement our existing evidence base.

Foresight Sustainable Forestry Is The First Fund To Use London Stock Exchange’s Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) Framework

Date 05/12/2022

• The London Stock Exchange is the first exchange to use a public market framework to facilitate funding in climate mitigation projects that generate carbon credits
• Foresight Sustainable Forestry (FSF) is the first fund to be eligible based on its forestry and afforestation portfolio that will follow the UK Woodland Carbon Code certification

Assets Under Management In Short-Bitcoin Products Fell By US$27m Last Week - CoinShares: Fund Flows

Date 05/12/2022

• Digital asset investment products saw minor outflows totalling US$7.5m, although this figure is misleading as the majority of the outflows were from short investment products.
• Sentiment towards Bitcoin improved last week with inflows totalling US$11m, while also seeing outflows from short-Bitcoin products totalling US$11m.
• Ethereum continues to suffer from minor negative sentiment, posting a 3rd consecutive week of outflows totalling US$4m. We believe worries over the lack of clarity on the timing of un-staking is responsible.

Broadridge Appoints Martin Koopman As Chief Product Officer

Date 05/12/2022

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR), a global Fintech leader, is pleased to announce the appointment of Martin Koopman as Chief Product Officer, effective January 1, 2023.

November 2022 Figures At Eurex

Date 05/12/2022

• Index derivatives continued their positive trend (up 10 percent) in November
• Total repo volumes up 27 percent y-o-y
• Notional outstanding OTC interest rate swaps with growth over 18 percent

HKEX Marks 8th Anniversary Of Stock Connect

Date 05/12/2022

Stock Connect, the landmark mutual market access programme connecting Hong Kong and Mainland China equity markets, marks its 8th anniversary. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) today (Monday) is pleased to publish some key statistics from the programme over its eight-year history.

HashKey Group And SEBA Bank Form Strategic Partnership To Accelerate Institutional Adoption Of Digital Assets In Hong Kong And Switzerland

Date 05/12/2022

HashKey Digital Asset Group (“HashKey” or “HashKey Group”) and SEBA Bank AG (“SEBA Bank”) have today announced a new strategic partnership that will see both financial services groups leverage their digital asset service offerings as well as custody and asset management products to accelerate the institutional adoption of digital assets in Hong Kong and in Switzerland. 

Non-Jordanian Ownership In Companies Listed On The Amman Stock Exchange Reached 48.1%, Of Which 36.8% For Institutional Investors

Date 05/12/2022

Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) revealed that the value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors at the ASE in November 2022 was JD15.9 million, representing 13.1% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD12.9 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments in November 2022 showed a positive value of JD3.0 million, whereas the net of non-Jordanian investments showed a negative value of JD1.9 million during the same month of 2021. 

ICAP To Hold 30th Annual Global Charity Day On Wednesday, 7 December 2022

Date 05/12/2022

ICAP, part of TP ICAP group, a leading provider of market infrastructure, is pleased to announce that its 30th annual global Charity Day will be held on Wednesday 7 December.