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Municipal CUSIP Request Volumes Slow For Third Straight Month In September - Requests For New Corporate Debt Identifiers Climb

Date 18/10/2021

CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for September 2021. The report, which tracks the issuance of new security identifiers as an early indicator of debt and capital markets activity over the next quarter, found a monthly decrease in request volume for new municipal identifiers and an increase in requests for new corporate debt identifiers.

ACER Withdraws Its Decision Defining The System Operation Regions

Date 18/10/2021

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) has withdrawn its decision of 29 June  2021 defining the system operation regions (SORs). This decision replaced the decision of 6 April 2020, by which ACER had amended and approved ENTSO-E’s proposal of 6 January 2020 for the definition of SORs.

FESE: European Capital Markets Fact Sheet Q3 2021

Date 18/10/2021

Fiserv To Expand Digital Storefront Capabilities With Acquisition Of BentoBox - Combination Accelerates Clover Omnicommerce Strategy, Enabling Seamless Hospitality Experiences Across Physical And Digital Dining

Date 18/10/2021

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BentoBox, a digital marketing and commerce platform provider that delivers a frictionless diner experience dedicated to accelerating growth and helping restaurants seamlessly connect with their guests. This transaction expands the company’s Clover® dining solutions and industry-leading commerce and business management capabilities, which enable nearly 200,000 restaurants of all sizes to deliver unique and differentiating diner experiences, from quick and casual to full service.

Europe Overtakes Canada To Hold The World’s Largest And Most Traded Physical Single Asset Cryptocurrency ETP - ETC Group’s Bitcoin ETC Surpasses US$1.3 Billion AUM As The Total European Market For Comparable Crypto Exchange Traded Products Exceeds $4 Billion

Date 18/10/2021

ETC Group ( www.etc-group.com ), Europe’s leading specialist provider of institutional-grade digital asset-backed securities, announces that its total Assets Under Management (AUM) has reached US$1.5 billion, with its Bitcoin exchange traded product (BTCE) now the world’s largest physically backed single cryptocurrency ETP with over US$1.3 billion AUM.

Introducing The New TSX Market On Close® (MOC®) - TMX Group Launches Enhanced Closing Auction Facility, The Definitive Source For Equities Closing Prices In Canada

Date 18/10/2021

TMX Group today launched the new TSX Market on Close® (MOC®), a facility designed to enable investors to source liquidity and participate in trades at the closing price. The new features of the enhanced MOC facility are aimed at providing clients with an improved trading experience, and delivering benefits to the broader Canadian capital markets ecosystem with increased efficiency in determining end-of-day valuations for eligible Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and select TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) listed issues.

Synechron’s May Yang, Global Head Of Operations, Was Named A Gold Level Winner In The 14th Annual 2021 Women World Awards For Female Executive Of The Year Category

Date 18/10/2021

Synechron announced today that The Globee® Awards, organizers of the world’s premier business awards programs and business ranking lists, has named May Yang, Synechron’s Global Head of Operations, as a Gold Level Female Executive of the Year winner in the 14th Annual 2021 Women World Awards®.

ICE Launches Transaction-Based Indices For Residential Mortgage Interest Rates - Calculated Using Anonymized Rates Data From ICE’s Leading Loan Origination Platform

Date 18/10/2021

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today announced the launch of a suite of U.S. residential mortgage locked rate indices. The new indices will be calculated daily and will track the average interest rate of new residential home loan applications processed by ICE Mortgage Technology.

Asia Digital Bank Adopts Cosmos Tech To Build New Generation Of Digital Banking System - The Strategic Partnership With Bianjie Further Expands Cosmos’ Footprint Into The Enterprise Blockchain Space

Date 18/10/2021

Asia Digital Bank Ltd. (Labuan Investment Bank) (Registration No. LL16434), (licensed Labuan Investment Bank) (License No. 200134BI)(Asia DB), the first recipient of the Digital Banking license issued by Labuan Financial Services Authority in Malaysia and an innovative global digital asset operator, announced a strategic partnership with Bianjie, IRISnet’s Core team, and a Cosmos Core Contributor since genesis. ADB with Bianjie’s support plans to build new digital financial infrastructure that supports seamless integration of centralized and decentralized financial services.

European Supervisory Authorities Publish Sectoral Reports The On Supervisory Independence Of Competent Authorities

Date 18/10/2021

The three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) – the EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – published today their individual reports on the supervisory independence of competent authorities (CAs) in their sectors. Based on the CAs’ self-assessment, the three reports highlight that the independence of CAs is multi-faceted and dependent on a number of legal, institutional, operational and cultural factors.