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The Climate Deserves Better Than 12% - New Study Highlights The Greenwashing Of Climate Investing - EDHEC-Scientific Beta Research Chair Publication Poses The Question Of Whether Investors Are Doing Good Or Feeling Good

Date 20/09/2021

Produced as part of the EDHEC-Scientific Beta “Advanced ESG and Climate Investing” research chair, a new study entitled “Doing Good or Feeling Good? Detecting Greenwashing in Climate Investing” shows that traditional climate investing strategies do not live up to the promises of their promoters.

Moscow Exchange To Accept International Stocks As Collateral

Date 20/09/2021

Starting 27 September 2021, National Clearing Centre (NCC, part of Moscow Exchange Group) will accept securities of international companies as collateral for trades made on Moscow Exchange markets.

SEC Charges Crowdfunding Portal, Issuer, And Related Individuals For Fraudulent Offerings - Case Is SEC’s First Involving Regulation Crowdfunding

Date 20/09/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged three individuals and one issuer with conducting a fraudulent scheme to sell nearly $2 million of unregistered securities through two crowdfunding offerings. The SEC also charged the registered funding portal and its CEO, who placed the offerings on the portal’s platform.

TC Group Launches Bitcoin Cash ETP To Satisfy Professional Investor Demand For Digital Asset Products

Date 20/09/2021

• BCHetc - ETC Group Physical Bitcoin Cash (ticker: BTCH) will join ETC Group’s stable of market leading crypto ETPs including Europe’s most liquid Bitcoin ETP - BTCE
• ETC Group’s BCHetc - ETC Group Physical Bitcoin Cash combines the lowest cost available of all Bitcoin Cash ETPs together with ETC Group’s market leading product quality, security, safety, and regulatory framework

EACH Responds To The ESMA Consultations On CCP Recovery And Resolution Level 2

Date 20/09/2021

The European Association of CCP Clearing Houses (EACH) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the seven ESMA consultations on CCP Recovery and Resolution Level 2. EACH commends to the work of ESMA in preparing these detailed consultations. Our views, in summary, are the following:

Biconomy Goes Live On Moonriver, Providing Gasless Transactions To DApp Developers

Date 20/09/2021

Biconomy (https://biconomy.io/), a cross-chain transaction infrastructure that simplifies the Web 3.0 experience, announced today an integration with Moonriver, an Ethereum-compatible smart contract blockchain environment on the Kusama (KSM) network. Moonriver is intended to function as the “canary network” for Moonbeam on Polkadot, meaning that new code would ship to Moonriver first, where it can be tested and verified under real economic conditions, before being shipped on Moonbeam.

Silicius Real Estate Receives Favourable Report From BME Growth

Date 20/09/2021

• It will be the 12th company to join BME Growth this year, with a valuation of 556.13 million euros

Singapore Police Force: Former Chief Financial Officer Of Agritrade International Pte Ltd Charged For Cheating

Date 20/09/2021

On 18 September 2021, Lim Beng Kim, Lulu (“Lulu Lim”), former Chief Financial Officer of Agritrade International Pte Ltd (“Agritrade International”), was charged in court for cheating and dishonestly inducing a delivery of property under Section 420 of the Penal Code.

Western Bulk Chartering Lists On Euronext Growth - NOK 130 Million Raised – Market Capitalisation Of NOK 1,008 Million

Date 20/09/2021

Euronext today congratulates Western Bulk Chartering, on its listing on Euronext Growth (ticker code: WEST).

An Inflation Process In Flux: BIS Quarterly Review

Date 20/09/2021

• New study shows that price changes in narrowly defined sectors account for most of the fluctuations in consumer price inflation, indicating that the recent rise in inflation is likely to be transitory.
• The study also finds that in an environment of sector-specific price changes, monetary policy is limited in its ability to steer inflation within tight ranges, putting a premium on flexibility in pursuing inflation targets.
• Financial markets sent mixed signals in the period under review, with some developments pointing to an upbeat outlook while others indicated unease.