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A Reform-Minded Regulator - Speech By Nikhil Rathi, UK Financial Conduct Authority Chief Executive, At The Association Of Foreign Banks (AFB) Luncheon

Date 30/04/2026

Highlights

• UK markets are performing well and offer tried and tested stability under pressure – with the deep liquidity, resilient infrastructure, and reliable execution that firms need to serve their clients.
• In a new era of heightened pace and volatility, stability will require adaptability and agility in the face of market and technology evolution.
• The FCA is a reform-minded regulator: open, responsive and willing to make changes at pace to support UK competitiveness, while maintaining the high standards on which market confidence relies.

ISDA AGM Studio: Scott O’Malia And Heath Tarbert, Circle

Date 30/04/2026

Heath Tarbert, president of Circle, speaks with ISDA CEO Scott O’Malia about the primary applications of stablecoins in derivatives markets and how key legal considerations – including bankruptcy treatment and settlement finality – are being addressed as digital assets become more integrated into market infrastructure.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Charges Shaun Lawrence For Unauthorised Mortgage Broking

Date 30/04/2026

The FCA has charged Shaun Lawrence for operating as a mortgage broker without authorisation.

ADX Hosts Region’s First IOP For A U.S.-Based ETF, Cross-Listing The First Shari’ah-Compliant And Fourth ETF Overall From The U.S.

Date 30/04/2026

The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Group, one of the world’s fastest-growing exchanges by market capitalization, today has further strengthened its position as the region’s most liquid ETF hub by hosting the region’s first initial offering period (IOP) for a U.S.-based ETF, followed by the cross-listing of the KraneShares Wahed Alternative Income Index ETF (KWIN). This milestone underscores ADX’s continued innovation in expanding access to global investment products and enhancing market accessibility for investors. 

MNI Indicators: MNI Chicago Business Barometer: April 2026 - Chicago Business Barometer™ - Eased To 49.2 In April

Date 30/04/2026

April 2026 Chicago Report™

The Chicago Business Barometer™, produced with MNI, eased 3.6 points to 49.2 in April. The Barometer saw a second consecutive fall and is now back in contractionary territory after three months above the neutral 50 mark.

Versana Closes $43 Million Capital Raise Led By BNP Paribas With Fitch Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, Motive Partners And Apollo Joining As Investors - New Investors To Support Expansion Of The Platform Into Europe, Private Credit And Data Analytics

Date 30/04/2026

Versana today announced the close of a $43 million capital raise led by BNP Paribas, with new strategic investments from Fitch Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, Motive Partners and Apollo. Existing shareholders Bank of America, Barclays, Citi, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, U.S. Bancorp and Wells Fargo also made follow-on investments in continued support of the company’s future growth. With this latest financing, Versana has raised over $125 million across multiple funding rounds, further advancing the digital transformation of the $9 trillion broadly syndicated loan (BSL) and private credit markets.

ISDA AGM Studio: Scott O’Malia And Yuval Rooz, Digital Asset

Date 30/04/2026

Yuval Rooz, co-founder and CEO of Digital Asset, speaks with ISDA CEO Scott O’Malia about the growing momentum behind tokenization, the most compelling use cases for derivatives markets and the remaining hurdles that need to be addressed to enable widespread adoption.

Christine Lagarde, President Of The ECB, Luis de Guindos, Vice-President Of The ECB: Monetary Policy Statement

Date 30/04/2026

Good afternoon, the Vice-President and I welcome you to our press conference.

The Governing Council today decided to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged. While the incoming information has been broadly consistent with our previous assessment of the inflation outlook, the upside risks to inflation and the downside risks to growth have intensified. We are committed to setting monetary policy to ensure that inflation stabilises at our two per cent target in the medium term.

HKEX: Report On Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting And Suspensions (April 2026)

Date 30/04/2026

This monthly report provides key statistics relating to the various stages in discharging our regulatory oversight duties during the reporting period. The information for the reporting period covers, among others, the number of applications processed and their current status, the number of comment letters and guidance issued to new/ potential new listing applicants and their advisers with the corresponding processing time, the number of rejection and return of listing applications, as well as the number of delisted and suspended companies.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Summary Report, 30 April 2026

Date 30/04/2026

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