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NGX Tasks Investors On Diversification Of Portfolios

Date 27/02/2022

Nigerian Exchange (“NGX” or “The Exchange”) Limited has emphasized on the need for diversification of portfolios by investors to ensure enhanced return on investment.

Nasdaq Dubai Welcomes Listing Of US$ 750 Million Sukuk By Dubai Islamic Bank

Date 27/02/2022

Nasdaq Dubai, the region’s international financial exchange, today welcomed the listing of a US$ 750 million Sukuk by Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB). The 5-year new Sukuk issuance is part of DIB’s US$ 7.5 billion Sukuk Program.

European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, Canada, United States: Joint Statement On Further Restrictive Economic Measures Against Russia

Date 26/02/2022

We, the leaders of the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States condemn Putin's war of choice and attacks on the sovereign nation and people of Ukraine. We stand with the Ukrainian government and the Ukrainian people in their heroic efforts to resist Russia's invasion. Russia's war represents an assault on fundamental international rules and norms that have prevailed since the Second World War, which we are committed to defending. We will hold Russia to account and collectively ensure that this war is a strategic failure for Putin.

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Market Review - Week Ended On 23 February 2022

Date 26/02/2022

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US Department Of Justice: BitConnect Founder Indicted In Global $2.4 Billion Cryptocurrency Scheme

Date 25/02/2022

A federal grand jury in San Diego returned an indictment today charging the founder of BitConnect with orchestrating a global Ponzi scheme. BitConnect is an alleged fraudulent cryptocurrency investment platform that reached a peak market capitalization of $3.4 billion.

U.S. Treasury Imposes Sanctions On Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin And Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov - United States, In Partnership With Allies And Partners, Sanctions The Architects Of Russia’s War Against Ukraine - State Department Also Sanctions Minister Of Defense Sergei Shoigu And Chief Of The General Staff Of The Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov

Date 25/02/2022

Today, the United States, in coordination with allies and partners, continued to forcefully respond to Russia’s unjustified, unprovoked, and premediated invasion of Ukraine by imposing sanctions on President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov, as well as other members of Russia’s Security Council. This builds on other sweeping actions that the United States and partners took earlier this week targeting the core infrastructure of the Russian financial system, including sanctions against Russia’s largest financial institutions, restricting the ability of the Government of the Russian Federation to raise capital, and cutting it off from access to critical technologies. Cumulatively, these actions impose unprecedented diplomatic and economic costs on Russia and further isolate it from the global financial system and international community.

NYSE Group Consolidated Short Interest Report

Date 25/02/2022

NYSE today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of February 15, 2022.

Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date February 15, 2022

Date 25/02/2022

At the end of the settlement date of February 15, 2022, short interest in 3,301 Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totaled 9,916,446,118 shares compared with 9,574,319,687 shares in 3,265 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of January 31, 2022. The mid-January short interest represents 2.72 days compared with 2.51 days for the prior reporting period.

Statement By IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva On Ukraine

Date 25/02/2022

Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today made the following statement on Ukraine.

“This week’s events in Ukraine are a matter of grave concern—first and foremost due to the human toll and suffering of ordinary people. The conflict is also having a serious economic impact, which will worsen the longer it continues. This crisis comes at a delicate time, when the global economy is recovering from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic, and threatens to undo some of that progress."

Statement On Proposal To Require Short Position And Short Activity Reporting By Institutional Investment Managers, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, Feb. 25, 2022

Date 25/02/2022

Section 929X of the Dodd-Frank Act requires the Commission to adopt rules providing for the public disclosure of short sale information. Today’s proposal would establish a framework for doing this on an aggregate basis for institutional investment managers with gross short positions in certain equity securities that exceed certain thresholds. It also would make related amendments to Regulation SHO and to the National Market System Plan for the Consolidated Audit Trail. I support the proposal, which responds to a statutory directive and, if adopted, should help to provide needed transparency around short interest.