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UBS MTF Market Notice: UBS MTF Will Cease Operating And Proposes Transfer Of Memberships To Aquis

Date 18/03/2022

Cessation of UBS MTF

UBS MTF Limited will cease operating UBS MTF effective close of business, 1st April 2022.  After this time, the service will no longer be offered to members by UBS (please see below regarding the proposed transfer to Aquis Exchange PLC (“AQX”))

Borsa Istanbul: Re-Determination Of The New Market Segments Of The Shares In The Equity Market’s BIST Stars, BIST Main And BIST SubMarket

Date 18/03/2022

Please click to download the Announcement regarding the new market segments of the shares to be traded in the BIST Stars Market, BIST Main, and SubMarket as of 01/04/2022. 

Share Of Investors In Financial Instrument Turnover On GPW In 2021

Date 18/03/2022

• Retail investors generated 22 percent of equity turnover on the GPW Main Market in 2021 (-3 pps YoY). Foreign investors contributed 57 percent of turnover (+1 pps YoY) while Polish institutional investors generated 21 percent (+2 pps YoY).
• On NewConnect, retail investors remained in the lead: their share in turnover was 88 percent (-4 pps YoY). The share of institutional investors grew to 7 percent (+3 pps YoY). The share of foreign investors increased to 6 percent, up by 2 pps YoY.
• Polish institutional investors had the biggest share in futures turnover in 2021 for the first time in 10 years: they generated 41 percent (+5 pps YoY). The share of retail investors dropped by 9 pps YoY to 32 percent of turnover. The share of institutional investors increased by 4 pps to 27 percent, an all-time high.

Bankl Of England: Minutes Of The London FXJSC Main Committee Meeting - 23 November 2021

Date 18/03/2022

The Bank of England chairs the London Foreign Exchange Joint Standing Committee (FXJSC), which is a forum for discussion of the wholesale foreign exchange market. The FXJSC is made up of market participants, infrastructure providers and the UK financial regulators.

Bank Of England Renews Its Commitment To Adhere To The FX Global Code

Date 18/03/2022

The Bank of England (BoE) has renewed the Statement of Commitment to the FX Global Code (‘Code’) based on the revised Code dated July 2021. The Code sets out principles of good practice in the foreign exchange market. It was first published in 2017 and updated by the Global Foreign Exchange Committee (GFXC). By signing this Statement, the BoE attests that its internal processes are consistent with the principles of the Code. 

CFFEX: Notice On Listing Of New Equity Index Futures And Equity Index Options Contracts

Date 18/03/2022

• The IF2205 CSI 300 equity index futures contract is scheduled to be listed on March 21, 2022 at the base price of 4240.
• The IC2205 CSI 500 equity index futures contract is scheduled to be listed on March 21, 2022 at the base price of 6301.4.
• The IH2205 SSE 50 equity index futures contract is scheduled to be listed on March 21, 2022 at the base price of 2915.2.
• The IO2303 series CSI 300 equity index options contracts are scheduled to be listed on March 21, 2022.

Announcement On Refineries Whose Bar, Ingots And Granules Can Be Traded On Borsa İstanbul And Their Products

Date 18/03/2022

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Record-High Revenue And One Of The Highest Net Profits Ever: GPW Group In 2021

Date 18/03/2022

• Record-high sales revenue of PLN 407.6 million
• EBITDA of PLN 215.2 million
• Net profit of PLN 161.3 million
• Increase of operating expenses by 11.3% to PLN 229.4 million
• Cost/income (C/I) ratio at 56.3% in 2021
• Dividend payment of PLN 104.9 million (i.e. PLN 2.50 per share)
• Adoption of the GPW Group ESG Strategy

Monetary Authority Of Singapore And CDP To Jointly Promote Access To Quality ESG Data

Date 18/03/2022

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and CDP [1] , an international non-profit organisation that operates one of the world’s leading environmental disclosure systems for companies and sub-national governments, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote sustainability disclosures and access to quality ESG data across the financial sector and real economy.

Japan Financial Services Agency: The Seventh Meeting Of The Working Group On Corporate Disclosure Of The Financial System Council

Date 18/03/2022

The Working Group on Corporate Disclosure of the Financial System Council will hold its seventh meeting on March 24, 2022 as follows.