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BETTER FINANCE Joins Forces In Collective Redress For Individual Airbus Investors

Date 22/02/2023

BETTER FINANCE, The European Federation of Investors and Financial Services Users, joins forces with Stichting Investor Loss Compensation (SILC), assisting Airbus shareholders recover losses resulting from Airbus’ involvement in bribery practices and other wrongful conducts.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Welcomes Government budget measures

Date 22/02/2023

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) welcomes the measures proposed by the Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, in the government’s 2023-2024 budget to further enhance Hong Kong’s status as an international financial centre.

TransFICC Launches eTrading Service For Interest Rates Swaps

Date 22/02/2023

TransFICC, the specialist provider of low-latency connectivity and workflow services for Fixed Income and Derivatives Markets, today announced the launch of its new eTrading service, which combines a hosted desktop GUI with IRS venue and workflow integration, pricer API, server hosting and secure connectivity.

MNI Indicators: MNI China Liquidity Index™ – Falls To 35.7 In February

Date 22/02/2023

Key Points – February Report

Liquidity across China’s interbank market eased in February as the PBOC acted to keep conditions loose in the financial system, traders told MNI, and the economy showed the first signs of a rebound through the Chinese New Year holiday, the latest MNI Liquidity Conditions survey showed.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC Transaction In Own Shares

Date 22/02/2023

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) announces that it has purchased the following number of its voting ordinary shares of 6^79/86 pence each on the London Stock Exchange from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (Morgan Stanley) as part of the second tranche of its share buyback programme, as announced on 7 October 2022:

HKEX’s Response To The Budget Announcement

Date 22/02/2023

Commenting on the HKSAR Government’s 2023-24 Budget Speech, HKEX Chairman, Laura M Cha, said: “We warmly welcome the HKSAR Government’s plans to further elevate Hong Kong’s position as a global financial centre of choice, as set out in the 2023-24 Budget announced today by the Financial Secretary. These will form an important foundation as we continue to promote the unique strengths of Hong Kong’s markets and our role as an East-West superconnector. We look forward to continuing to work closely with the Government and all our stakeholders to further enhance the resiliency and vibrancy of Hong Kong’s markets.”

JPX: Green Bond Digital Tracking Wins Special Award At MoE's ESG Finance Awards Japan

Date 22/02/2023

JPX Market Innovation & Research (JPXI) has received a Special Award in the fundraisers category at the 4th ESG Finance Awards Japan, hosted by the Ministry of the Environment. The award was given for JPXI's issuance of its Digitally Tracked Green Bond and the Green Tracking Hub that enables timely visualization of the bond's greenness indicators.

ASX Responds To ASIC Requirements For Additional Special Reports

Date 22/02/2023

ASX acknowledges that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has set out further requirements of ASX. ASIC requires ASX to prepare two additional special reports, as announced in ASIC’s media release today (available here).

New York State Department Of Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris Strengthens Department’s Ability To Detect Fraud In The Virtual Currency Industry - Building On Previous Guidance On Preventing Wrongful Activity, DFS Enhances Its Ability To Identify Insider Trading And Market Manipulation In New York State-Regulated Companies Engaged In Virtual Currency Activity

Date 21/02/2023

New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris today announced the Department has enhanced its ability to detect fraud and other illegal activity among New York State-regulated entities engaged in virtual currency activity through new insider trading and market manipulation risk monitoring tools.  

CFTC’s Energy And Environmental Markets Advisory Committee To Meet February 28

Date 21/02/2023

CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger, sponsor of the Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee (EEMAC), today announced the EEMAC will hold a public meeting from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (CT) on Tuesday, February 28 in Nashville, Tennessee at the Nashville Public Library. Members of the public may also attend the meeting virtually and if space permits, in person.