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CryptoCompare Digital Asset Management Review: Crypto Trading Volumes Continue To Decline Despite Increasing AUM

Date 28/04/2022

In April, the price of Bitcoin and Ethereum fell by 16.3% and 14.4% respectively (data up to 27th  April), a reversal following two months of positive returns for the two largest cryptocurrencies.

SEC Charges Brazilian Mining Company With Misleading Investors about Safety Prior To Deadly Dam Collapse - Since 2016, Vale Manipulated Safety Audits And Obtained Fraudulent Stability Certificates

Date 28/04/2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Vale S.A., a publicly traded Brazilian mining company and one of the world’s largest iron ore producers, with making false and misleading claims about the safety of its dams prior to the January 2019 collapse of its Brumadinho dam. The collapse killed 270 people, caused immeasurable environmental and social harm, and led to a loss of more than $4 billion in Vale’s market capitalization. 

ICE’s Global Energy Markets Reach Record Open Interest

Date 28/04/2022

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, today announced that it reached record open interest in its Total Energy futures and options markets of 46.7 million contracts on April 25, and is up 11% since the start of the year.

Macropru – Fit For The future? − Speech By Sarah Breeden, Bank Of England Executive Director, Financial Stability Strategy And Risk, Given At Lancaster University

Date 28/04/2022

Sarah Breeden talks about how macroprudential policy seeks to ensure the resilience of the financial system and so supports sustainable economic growth.

Cyprus Stock Exchange Monthly Bulletin - March 2022

Date 28/04/2022

The total value of transactions during the month in review reached €5,23 million, with an average of €0,25 million per trading session. The Financials sector contributed 57,75% to the total value traded which was the highest among all other sectors. Investors primarily focused their interest on the shares of “Bank of Cyprus Holdings Plc” and also on shares of “Mallouppas & Papacostas Public Co Ltd” with 41,07% and 26,92% of the total value respectively.

Innovate London: Symphony Launches Its Embedded Collaboration Platform With Partner smartTrade And Introduces A Microsoft Teams Integration

Date 28/04/2022

IOSCO Releases Report On Issues And Considerations Of Market Data In Secondary Equity Markets

Date 28/04/2022

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published a report that sets out some issues and considerations for regulators when reviewing the regulation of market data. 

BME Admits A 11-Year New Sustainable Bond From The Basque Government For 500 Million Euros

Date 28/04/2022

• This is the sixth issue linked to ESG principles launched by the Basque Country since its first one in May 2018
• The volume of these transactions registered in the BME fixed income markets totals 100 billion euros

Bursa Malaysia Announces RM68.0 Million Profit After Tax And Zakat For The First Quarter Of 2022

Date 28/04/2022

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or the “Exchange”) recorded a Profit After Tax and Zakat (“PAT”) of RM68.0 million for the first quarter ended 31 March 2022 (“1Q2022”), a 44.0% decrease from RM121.4 million reported in the previous corresponding quarter ended 31 March 2021 (“1Q2021”). The decrease in PAT is due to lower operating revenue by 29.4% to RM161.0 million from RM228.0 million in 1Q2021, primarily caused by a decline in securities trading revenue.

Borsa Istanbul: Announcement Regarding The Reopening Of The Equity Market Trading Floor

Date 28/04/2022

Click for the announcement.