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“Financial Services And Markets Bill” – Second Reading Speech By Mr Alvin Tan, Singapore Minister Of State, Ministry Of Culture, Community And Youth & Ministry Of Trade And Industry, And Board Member Of MAS, On Behalf Of Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister And Minister-In-Charge Of The Monetary Authority Of Singapore, On 4 April 2022

Date 04/04/2022

Sir, the financial sector is dynamic and rapidly evolving, driven by innovation, digitalisation and the design of new products and services. The sector has transformed significantly in recent years, in terms of the types of transactions, and the persons, institutions and technology conducting these transactions. 

DGCX Trading Volumes Led By G6-Currencies In March

Date 04/04/2022

The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) recorded a monthly Average Open Interest (AOI) of 134,154 contracts during the month of March, and registered trading volume with a total value of USD 15.74 billion.

Solactive Launches Future Trends Report 2022 Highlighting Future Technology, Environmental Change, And The Future Of Health & Living

Date 04/04/2022

Solactive starts off the second quarter of 2022 with the release of the Future Trends Report, developed and written by its Research team. The Solactive Future Trends provides an outlook into current and future investment themes driven by the key drivers that change our world. It anticipates megatrends that could significantly impact the world and fuel business growth for current and future corporations.

Worldline Announces The Closing Of Its Major Strategic Commercial Acquiring Alliance With ANZ Bank In Australia

Date 04/04/2022

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a global leader in the payments industry, today announces the completion of the acquisition of a controlling stake in the commercial acquiring business of ANZ and the creation of a 51%-49% joint-venture controlled by Worldline to operate and develop commercial acquiring services in Australia with ANZ Bank, one of the largest banks in Asia-Pacific and Australia’s 3rd largest acquirer with a c. 20% share of transaction volumes processed in Australia.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: New Listing Of LNG (Platts JKM) Futures And The Change Of Listing Status Of Electricity Futures

Date 04/04/2022

Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (TOCOM) is pleased to announce the listing of LNG (Platts JKM) Futures and the change of listing status of Electricity Futures from trial listing to permanent listing on April 4, 2022. It will further improve an environment as “Consolidated Energy Derivatives Exchange” where one can trade electricity futures and the power generation fuel futures in one-stop trading environment.

Dubai Financial Services Authority Signs MoU With Central Bank Of Mauritius

Date 04/04/2022

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Central Bank of the Republic of Mauritius (Bank of Mauritius), to cooperate and assist each other in the performance of their respective regulatory functions and to facilitate the exchange of knowledge on technologically enabled financial innovation.

Borsa İstanbul’s Opening Bell Rang For LDR Turizm A.Ş.

Date 04/04/2022

The Initial Public Offering of LDR Turizm A.Ş.has been completed. Shares offered to the public will be listed in the BIST STARS with the ticker code “LIDER”.

Q1 2022 On The Vienna Stock Exchange: Price Fluctuations And Continued High Turnover Due To Russian-Ukrainian War

Date 04/04/2022

• Equity turnover in Q1 2022 at 10-year high of EUR 24.5 billion
• Pierer Mobility AG joins prime market; new listing in direct market
• With 2,102 new bonds, Vienna is one of the most active debt listing venues in Europe
• Trading of Russian shares and calculation of Russian indices halted
• Private investors with patience look calmly at long-term equity returns

Azentio Included In Now Tech: Digital Banking Processing Platforms, Q1 2022 Reports For Retail And Corporate Banking By Independent Research Firm

Date 04/04/2022

Azentio Software (“Azentio”), a Singapore-headquartered technology firm owned by funds advised by Apax Partners, has been included in the reports Now Tech: Digital Banking Processing Platforms (Retail Banking), Q1 2022 and Now Tech: Digital Banking Processing Platforms (Corporate Banking), Q1 2022, published by leading research and advisory firm Forrester.

Reply To Singapore Parliamentary Question On Cryptocurrencies And DeF

Date 04/04/2022

Question:

To ask the Prime Minister in light of the financial sanctions that have been imposed against Russia (a) whether Singapore's regulation of cryptocurrencies and decentralised finance (DeFi) will prevent sanctioned individuals and companies from using non-traditional forms of finance to circumvent the sanctions; and (b) if not, whether MAS is looking at introducing or revising our regulation of cryptocurrencies and DeFi shortly.