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COTEE, The Electricity Market Operator Of Montenegro, Joins Europex

Date 27/10/2022

The Electricity Market Operator of Montenegro (Crnogorski operator tržista električne energije – COTEE) has joined Europex as a full member as of today. With the inclusion of COTEE, Europex now counts 31 members.

Fiserv Reports Third Quarter 2022 Results

Date 27/10/2022

• GAAP revenue growth of 9% both in the quarter and year to date; 
• GAAP EPS increased 17% in the quarter and 80% year to date; 
• Organic revenue growth of 11% both in the quarter and year to date; 
• Adjusted EPS increased 11% in the quarter and 14% year to date; 
• Company raises 2022 organic revenue growth outlook to 11% and adjusted EPS outlook to $6.48 to $6.55

CQG, NUTS Finance Launch Optio Research To Develop Institutional Cryptocurrency Infrastructure And Trading Solutions - Joint Strategic Investment Funds New Web3-based Innovation Lab

Date 27/10/2022

CQG, a leading global provider of high-performance technology solutions for market makers, traders, brokers, commercial hedgers and exchanges, and NUTS Finance, a blockchain development lab, announced today that they have just launched “Optio Research,” a state-of-the-art Web3-based innovation lab focused on developing decentralized cryptocurrency infrastructure and trading solutions for institutional investors. The initiative is the product of a joint strategic investment by CQG and NUTS Finance, designed to bridge the worlds of traditional finance (TradFi) and the fast-growing decentralized finance (DeFi) space, and leveraging the expertise and technology both firms and their executives bring to bear.

European Central Bank Monetary Policy Decisions

Date 27/10/2022

The Governing Council today decided to raise the three key ECB interest rates by 75 basis points. With this third major policy rate increase in a row, the Governing Council has made substantial progress in withdrawing monetary policy accommodation. The Governing Council took today’s decision, and expects to raise interest rates further, to ensure the timely return of inflation to its 2% medium-term inflation target. The Governing Council will base the future policy rate path on the evolving outlook for inflation and the economy, following its meeting-by-meeting approach.

'Saturation Point' Closing In On Stock Exchanges, Driving Bold Strategic Choices: Globacap

Date 27/10/2022

Leading capital markets technology firm, Globacap, has today released its latest report uncovering an impending 'saturation point' facing stock exchanges globally, forcing them to evolve their business models faster and more fundamentally than ever before.

Moonshot Or Longshot: Uneven Net-Zero Transition Risks Leaving Emerging Economies Behind, AIIB Report Warns - New Data In AIIB’s Asian Infrastructure Finance 2022 Report Reveals Scale Of State Capacity And Collective Global Effort Needed To Accelerate Net Zero Transition

Date 27/10/2022

Emerging and developing economies (EMDEs) are at risk of being left behind by the net-zero transition unless urgent action is taken to build state capacity in conjunction with the private sector, according to a report published today by the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

Global Green Finance Index 10: London, Amsterdam Hold Off New York's Green Finance Challenge

Date 27/10/2022

The tenth edition of the Global Green Finance Index (GGFI) evaluates the green finance offering of 84 financial centres. The GGFI serves as a valuable measure of the development of green finance for policy and investment decision-makers. The top 20 centres in GGFI 10 are shown in the table below.

SGX Group To Develop Listed Derivatives Based On The MSCI Climate Action Indexes

Date 27/10/2022

Singapore Exchange (SGX Group) has entered into an agreement with MSCI, a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, to licence the recently launched MSCI Climate Action Indexes[1] for listed futures contracts. The MSCI Climate Action Indexes include companies that are taking concrete steps to reduce their carbon emissions. Companies are evaluated based upon a range of climate indicators that assess their current carbon intensity and potential to lead in the climate transition, relative to their peers.

ACER: The Latest REMIT Quarterly Is Online

Date 27/10/2022

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) publishes today the 30th edition of its REMIT Quarterly, covering the third quarter of 2022.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission: Former Account Executive Of Fulbright Securities Limited Jailed For Securities Fraud

Date 27/10/2022

The Eastern Magistrates’ Court today sentenced Mr Danny Fung Kwong Shing to two-and-a-half months’ imprisonment following his conviction of the offences of engaging in fraud or deception in transactions involving securities under section 300 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) in a prosecution brought by the Securities and Futures Commission.