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Statement On Rules Relating To Security-Based Swap Execution And Registration And Regulation Of Security-Based Swap Execution Facilities, SEC Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw, April 6, 2022

Date 06/04/2022

Thank you, Chair Gensler, and thank you to my fellow Commissioners.

Moscow Exchange: List Of ETFs Available On Equity Market From 7 April

Date 06/04/2022

44 exchange-traded funds will be available for trading on the Moscow Exchange Equity Market from 7 April 2022.

Statement On Registration Of Security-Based Swap Execution Facilities, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, April 6, 2022

Date 06/04/2022

Today, the Commission is considering a proposal to create a framework for the registration of security-based swap execution facilities (security-based SEFs). I am pleased to support this proposal because, if adopted, it would increase the transparency and integrity of the traditionally opaque over-the-counter security-based swap market, fulfilling a mandate under the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 to register and regulate the platforms that trade these instruments.

March 2022 Figures At Eurex

Date 06/04/2022

• Equity index derivatives showing strongest growth among listed derivatives (up 36 percent)
• Notional outstanding in long-dated OTC interest rate swaps up 34 percent

SMAIO Lists On Euronext Growth Paris

Date 06/04/2022

• €8.9 million raised

• Market capitalisation of €29 million

• 4th listing of an innovative healthcare company on Euronext Paris in 2022

• 9th listing on Euronext Paris in 2022

• 23rd listing on Euronext in 2022

EDSX – European Digital Assets Exchange - Is About To Open The First Security Token Exchange In Switzerland

Date 06/04/2022

The European Digital Assets Exchange - EDSX - has completed the compliance procedure to provide a secondary market for security tokens for institutional and retail investors and plans to open it in Q3 2022.

Tradeweb Launches A.I. Pricing Service For The U.S. Municipal Bond Market - New Service Provides Pricing On Roughly 880,000 Bonds

Date 06/04/2022

Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, today announced the launch of Tradeweb Ai-Price for municipal bonds, which will use machine learning and proprietary data science to calculate daily prices for municipal bonds.

IOSCO Seeks Feedback On Market Liquidity Issues Affecting Corporate Bond Markets Under Stress And Good Practices Concerning ETFs

Date 06/04/2022

Corporate bond markets

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) is publishing its report on corporate bond markets – drivers of liquidity during COVID-19 induced market stresses and invites stakeholder feedback on the analysis. Feedback will inform IOSCO’s ongoing review of the sector and future consideration on ways to improve market functioning and the resilience of liquidity supply under stress.

Hedge Funds Face “Perfect Storm” Of Increased Margin Requirements

Date 06/04/2022

Hedge funds risk being caught in Phase 6 of the Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR) without adequate preparation owing to continued uncertainty over whether they are in scope, a new report from Acuiti has found. Facing a “perfect storm” of increased margin requirements, funds are also being impacted by market volatility, which is forcing them to meet collateral demands through negative steps, such as holding back cash or assets or reducing margin-intensive strategies, that reduce fund performance.

LSEG To Provide A New Trading And Clearing Technology Platform To Qatar Stock Exchange

Date 06/04/2022

• Qatar Stock Exchange selects LSEG to provide technology for a new trading, clearing and market surveillance system
• LSEG’s real-time clearing and risk system will enable Qatar Stock Exchange to launch a new derivatives market
• Qatar Stock Exchange will be powered by the same technology used by LSEG