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Bank Of England: Asset Purchase Facility: Gilt Sales – Provisional Market Notice 4 August 2022

Date 04/08/2022

At its May meeting, the MPC asked the Bank of England (the Bank) to develop a strategy for selling UK government bonds (gilts) held in the Asset Purchase Facility (APF) and committed to providing an update following its August meeting. 

CME Group Declares Quarterly Dividend

Date 04/08/2022

CME Group Inc., the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today declared a third-quarter dividend of $1.00 per share. The dividend is payable September 27, 2022, to shareholders of record as of September 9, 2022.

ICE Second Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call & Webcast

Date 04/08/2022

Click here to dowload ICE's 2Q22 Earnings Supplement.

Trading Platforms “FinFix” And “NvestPro”: BaFin Investigates Pristine Group LLC

Date 04/08/2022

In accordance with section 37 (4) of the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz – KWG), BaFin would like to make clear that Pristine Group LLC does not have authorisation under the KWG to conduct banking business or provide financial services. The company is not supervised by BaFin. The information provided on the company’s websites, nvestpro.world and finfix.live, gives reasonable grounds to suspect that Pristine Group LLC is conducting banking business and providing financial services in Germany without the required authorisation.

CME Group To Launch Euro-Denominated Bitcoin And Ether Futures On August 29

Date 04/08/2022

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it plans to further expand its cryptocurrency derivatives offering with the introduction of Bitcoin Euro and Ether Euro futures on August 29, pending regulatory review.

Bank Of England - Bank Rate Increased To 1.75% - August 2022: Monetary Policy Summary And Minutes Of The Monetary Policy Committee Meeting

Date 04/08/2022

Monetary Policy Summary, August 2022

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target, and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. At its meeting ending on 3 August 2022, the MPC voted by a majority of 8-1 to increase Bank Rate by 0.5 percentage points, to 1.75%. One member preferred to increase Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 1.5%.

UK Parliamentary Group Announces Crypto Inquiry

Date 04/08/2022

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the UK Crypto and Digital Assets sector has announced an inquiry into the UK’s growing cryptoasset industry.

CPMI And IOSCO Publish A Discussion Paper On CCPs’ Practices For Addressing Non-Default Losses

Date 04/08/2022

• CPMI and IOSCO seek input on discussion paper focusing on central counterparty (CCP) practices to address non-default losses (NDLs), such as losses from cyber attacks.
• As non-default events can threaten a CCP’s viability, CCPs need to have policies, procedures and plans to address NDLs if they materialise.
• The report seeks to advance industry efforts and foster dialogue on CCPs' management of potential losses arising from NDLs.

Singapore Prices S$2.4 Billion 50-year Inaugural Sovereign Green Bond - Public Offer Now Open For Individual Investors

Date 04/08/2022

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced that Singapore’s S$2.4 billion inaugural sovereign green bond was priced at 3.04%.  S$2.35 billion of the 50-year bond (the “Aug-72 bond”) was placed with institutional and accredited investors.  The remaining S$50 million of the bond will be offered to individual investors, who may submit their applications from 9:00am on 5 August to 12:00 noon on 10 August 2022.

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 04/08/2022

Highlights

- Securities Market

• Market capitalisation was $35.9 trillion at the end of July 2022, a decrease of 8 per cent from $39.1 trillion at the end of June 2022.
• The average daily turnover of ETFs for the first seven months of 2022 was $9.7 billion, an increase of 49 per cent when compared with $6.5 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of L&I Products for the first seven months of 2022 was $2.0 billion, an increase of 82 per cent when compared with $1.1 billion for the same period last year.