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Vienna Stock Exchange: Trading Volumes Thrive On Austrian Equity Market's All-Time High, Listing Record For Bonds

Date 04/10/2021

• Equity turnover at 10-year high (YTD EUR 55 bn, +5.8 %)
• #3 bond listing platform in Europe: New listings in Vienna at record level
• Most active year in the SME segment also for equity listings
• ATX Total Return reaches new all-time high in September

Temporary Fee Deductions At KDPW, The Polish CSD

Date 04/10/2021

The KDPW Group as a key infrastructure institution actively supports the growth of the capital market and its participants. In pursuit of a strategy of business expansion through revenue diversification and service development, the KDPW Group regularly reduces its fees and offers temporary fee reductions in order to stimulate selected market segments.

Reply To Singapore Parliamentary Question On e-Payments And Progress On The Roll Out Of SGQR

Date 04/10/2021

Question:

To ask the Prime Minister (a) in the last three years, what are the respective volume and value of cashless payments of (i) credit card (ii) NETS (iii) e-wallets (iv) PayNow and (v) any other cashless payments; (b) what is the progress on the roll out of the Singapore Quick Response Code (SGQR); and (c) what is the respective number of (i) hawkers and (ii) coffee shop tenants and food court tenants signing up for the SGQR in 2019, 2020 and to date in 2021.

DGCX G6 Currency Futures Register Surge In Trading Activity In September

Date 04/10/2021

During September, the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) once again registered a high monthly Average Open Interest (AOI), amounting to 154,629 contracts.

Investor Activity On GPW Group Markets – September 2021

Date 04/10/2021

• GPW Main Market Electronic Order Book[1] equities turnover value increased by 10.7% YoY to PLN 24.6 billion
• Derivatives turnover volume increased by 25.5% YoY to 1,536,800 contracts
• Bonds turnover value on TBSP increased by 494.7% YoY to PLN 44.1 billion
• Electricity turnover volume increased by 35.8% to 25.6 TWh
• Natural gas turnover volume increased by 88.2% YoY to 25.0 TWh
• Turnover in Guarantees of Origin of RES electricity increased by 49.7% to 2.0 TWh

Quoted Companies Alliance: Small And Mid-Caps Hold Unique Potential To Support UK Economic Growth, Provided The Government And Regulator Address Their Interests

Date 04/10/2021

The Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) has responded to several recent policy consultations on behalf of small and mid-sized quoted companies. Small and mid-caps represent over 90% of quoted companies in the UK, which is why it is so important policy makers are aware of their views when considering improvements to UK markets. Their contribution to the UK economy is vast, not only in terms of generating wealth, but also in relation to creating jobs and encouraging innovation and disruption. Their contribution in helping to support the social, economic – and even environmental - issues of our time should not be underestimated.

SET Announces 146 Sustainable Stocks Of 2021THSI list

Date 04/10/2021

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) announces the  2021 Thailand Sustainability Investment (THSI) list which contains 146 listed companies, up from 124 in the previous year. This shows that Thai listed companies are committed to embracing sustainability principle into their business operation in order to reduce risks, boost business potential even in trouble times of COVID-19 pandemic.

Singapore Parliament: Explanatory Brief For Exchanges (Demutualisation And Merger) (Amendment) Bill

Date 04/10/2021

1 Minister for Finance, Minister Lawrence Wong, on behalf of Senior Minister and Minister-in-charge of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”), Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, today moved the Exchanges (Demutualisation and Merger) (Amendment) Bill (“Bill”) for First Reading in Parliament.

Mama Bank Signs MOU Supporting The DEFINE Initiative

Date 04/10/2021

Women’s Micro Bank Limited, rebranded as the Mama Bank, the only financial institution in Papua New Guinea with an explicit focus on women, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with PNGX Markets, the PNG Digital ICT Cluster, and Emerging Venture Management (Unkapt) - together the proponents of the DEFINE Initiative.  The MOU outlines areas of cooperation to deliver a number of DEFINE objectives, including new sources of funding to expand lending to women-led micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs).

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority: DIY Investors Encouraged To ‘Take A Mo’ Before Giving In To FOMO

Date 03/10/2021

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko is urging DIY online investors to pause before succumbing to investment FOMO as part of World Investor Week (4-10 October).