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GlobalData Announces Top M&A Financial And Legal Advisers In Oil & Gas Sector During Q1-Q3 2024

Date 25/10/2024

GlobalData has announced the latest Financial and Legal Adviser League Tables, which rank the advisers by the total value and volume of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals they advised on in the oil & gas sector during Q1-Q3 2024. 

ING Appoints Alexandra MacMahon As UK Country Manager

Date 25/10/2024

ING, has appointed Alexandra MacMahon as the new Country Manager for its wholesale business in the United Kingdom, subject to regulatory approval.

ACER To Decide On Hedging Opportunities Between The Netherlands And Norway

Date 25/10/2024

What is it about?

On 16 August 2024, the National Regulatory Authority (NRA) of the Netherlands asked ACER to decide on how to address the insufficient risk hedging opportunities at the bidding zone border between the Netherlands and Norway.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In Actively Managed ETFs Listed Globally Reached A New Record Of 1.05 Trillion US Dollars At The End Of September

Date 25/10/2024

ETFGI, a prominent independent research and consultancy firm specializing in providing subscription research and events on trends in the global ETFs industry, reported today that assets invested in actively managed ETFs listed globally reached a new record of US$1.05 trillion at the end of September.  Actively managed ETFs gathered net inflows of US$26.85 billion during September, bringing year-to-date net inflows to a record US$240.14 billion, according to ETFGI's September 2024 Active ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

UK Startups Secure $12 Billion VC Funding During Q1-Q3 2024, Finds GlobalData

Date 25/10/2024

The UK witnessed the announcement of a total of 877 venture capital (VC) funding deals during January to September (Q1-Q3) 2024, marking a year-on-year (YoY) decline of 15.1%. However, despite the decline in volume, the total disclosed funding value of these deals was up by 9.4% YoY to $12 billion, reveals GlobalData a leading data and analytics company.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Publishes Results Of Non-Financial Misconduct Survey

Date 25/10/2024

The FCA has published the results of a survey to better understand how investment banks, brokers and wholesale insurance firms record and manage allegations of non-financial misconduct, such as bullying, sexual harassment and discrimination.  

Dalian Commodity Exchange: China Securities Regulatory Commission Approves Registration Of Log Futures And Options

Date 25/10/2024

On October 25, 2024, the China Securities Regulatory Commission released the notice that it has approved the registration for log futures and options on Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE). On the same day, DCE released the contract specifications and rules for log futures and options, and began accepting applications for designated delivery warehouses and designated FOT delivery sites.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission: First Court Hearing On Alleged Share Options Fraud Case

Date 25/10/2024

Mr Tsang Chung Yu, a former independent non-executive director of Metaverse Yunji Technology Group Company Limited (Metaverse Yunji) and 11 other individuals were charged today in a fraud case involving the granting of share options following the joint operation of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in January 2024.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Announcement On The Promulgation Of Log Futures Contract, Log Options Contract And Relevant Rules

Date 25/10/2024

Upon discussion and approval at the 48th meeting of the 4th Board of Governors of Dalian Commodity Exchange, the Log Futures Contract of Dalian Commodity Exchange, the Log Options Contract of Dalian Commodity Exchange and the Detailed Rules of Log Futures of Dalian Commodity Exchange, together with the amendments to the Measures for Clearing Management of Dalian Commodity Exchange, the Measures for Delivery Management of Dalian Commodity Exchange and the Measures for Risk Management of Dalian Commodity Exchange are hereby promulgated and shall come into force as of the promulgation date. The listing and trading time and relevant matters of the log futures contracts and log options contracts shall be announced separately.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Obtains Court Order To Freeze $6.35 Billion Of Assets Belonging To Suspected Manipulators Of Ding Yi Feng Shares

Date 25/10/2024

The Court of First Instance has granted an interim injunction order against 11 suspected manipulators of shares of Ding Yi Feng Holdings Group International Limited (Ding Yi Feng) in proceedings brought by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) under section 213 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO).