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SEC Charges Egan-Jones Ratings Co. And CEO With Conflict Of Interest Violations

Date 21/06/2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Haverford, PA-based Egan-Jones Ratings Company, a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) registered with the Commission in certain ratings classes, with violating conflict of interest provisions. The SEC also charged the company’s founder and chief executive officer, Sean Egan, with causing certain of those violations.

BIS - Using CBDCs Across Borders: Lessons From Practical Experiments

Date 21/06/2022

Key takeaways

• The BIS Innovation Hub (BISIH) is leading practical experiments to show how central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) could help deliver faster, cheaper and more transparent cross-border payments.
• These experiments demonstrate that common systems encompassing multiple CBDCs are operationally feasible and could bring efficiencies. Yet policy, legal, governance and economic questions remain.
• The BISIH is uniquely positioned to bring central banks together in the collaborative efforts that will be necessary to make further progress on this question.

Contactless Payments Witnessed A 6x Growth In The Last 3 Years: Visa And Worldline India Whitepaper - Contactless Will Fuel The Digital Payments Ecosystem By Offering More Convenient And Secure Solutions To Consumers And Merchants Across Segments

Date 21/06/2022

Visa (NYSE: V), the global leader in digital payments, today released a whitepaper on the growth of contactless payments adoption in India. The whitepaper, ‘India taps into a Contactless Future’, drafted in partnership with payments processor Worldline, analyses India’s journey with digital payments infrastructure and contactless payments, highlighting the rapidly growing adoption across regions and sectors.

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange And Montréal Exchange Closed For Canada Day

Date 21/06/2022

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange and Montréal Exchange will be closed on Friday, July 1, 2022, for the Canada Day holiday.

The BIS Presents A Vision For The Future Monetary System

Date 21/06/2022

• A monetary system based on central bank public goods, using a digital version of sovereign currency as its foundation, could foster innovation while safeguarding stability and security.
• As part of a two-tiered monetary system, central bank digital currencies and fast payments systems could enhance efficiency and financial inclusion, while buttressing data privacy.
• Recent turmoil in the crypto universe is a reminder of cryptocurrencies' financial vulnerabilities, but their deeper structural inadequacies have been apparent for some time, the report warns.

ICE Launches Suite Of Corporate Bond Climate Indices - Designed To Meet Requirements For Paris-Aligned And Climate Transition Benchmarks

Date 21/06/2022

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today announced the launch of a suite of corporate bond climate indices designed to capture the goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The new indices are part of the ICE ESG Bond Index Family, which supports the growing demand for responsible and sustainable investing.

Trading Technologies Joins Databank Network

Date 21/06/2022

FIA Tech, the leading technology provider to the exchange-traded derivative industry, announced today that Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, infrastructure and data solutions, has joined the FIA Tech Databank Network.

Advance Web Service Becomes First Firm To Seek Fundraising On LiVE Exchange

Date 21/06/2022

LiVE Exchange (LiVEx), under The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), has created growth opportunities for  small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups by making capital market fundraising accessible to them. In the latest development, Advance Web Service pcl, a digital technology designer and developer, emerges as the first company to file for fundraising and listing on the new bourse and Public Opinion is open for interested investors via www.live-platforms.com/live-exchange from today until July 6.

BETTER FINANCE Appoints Jella Benner-Heinacher As Its New President

Date 21/06/2022

From 15 June to 17 June, BETTER FINANCE, the European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, and its Member Organisations gathered in Athens for their General Assembly and International Investors’ Conference, co-organised with Helinas, the Hellenic Investors Association.

Institutional Investors Back Exclusion Of Gas From EU Green Taxonomy

Date 21/06/2022

Further to a research note, "The Cost of Capital of Brown Gas," which was published earlier this year, EDHECinfra conducted a survey of 81 global infrastructure investors, managers and consultants representing more than US$2.8 trillion in assets under management.