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"What We Need To Do To Make Green Finance Work" - Keynote Speech By Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority Of Singapore, At Financial Times Investing For Good Asia Digital Conference On 8 September 2021

Date 08/09/2021

Good morning. Let me first thank the Financial Times for the opportunity to speak again at this conference. 

ASIC Extends Time For Companies To Hold Annual General Meetings

Date 08/09/2021

ASIC has today formally extended the time public companies have to hold their annual general meetings.

GBG Partners SEON To Enhance Online Fraud Prevention For FinTechs And Digital Banks In APAC

Date 08/09/2021

GBG (AIM:GBG), the global expert in digital identity, helping businesses prevent fraud and meet complex compliance requirements, has announced a partnership with SEON. With this partnership, GBG strengthens online fraud prevention for banks, fintechs, and digital banks by using email, IP, phone and social media as alternative data for fraud detection, while meeting compliance and data privacy needs. SEON's technology is fully integrated into the GBG Intelligence Center.

Engelhart Commodities Trading Partners Announces Major Investment Programme In Science, Technology And Recruitment Following A Restructuring

Date 08/09/2021

Engelhart Commodities Trading Partners, the international trading firm founded in 2013 by BTG Pactual, relaunches with a new approach, a fresh modern look and an energetic recruitment drive.  With a global reach of 13 offices in six countries and over 250 employees, Engelhart is emerging from the pandemic in a strong position, having grown its capital base and significantly invested in research and new trading personnel.  All of this while completing the wind down of its legacy businesses in physical trading, leaving it with a clean and efficient balance sheet.  Engelhart is increasing its focus on renewable energy and supporting the global shift to decarbonisation and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investing.

IMF Executive Board Approves US$567.25 Million In Emergency Support To Tanzania To Address The COVID-19 Pandemic

Date 07/09/2021

• The COVID-19 outbreak has led to the collapse of the tourism sector and amplified the need for significant financing to tackle the health and economic effects of the pandemic.
• The IMF approved US$567.25 million in emergency financial assistance under the Rapid Credit Facility and Rapid Financing Instrument to support the authorities’ efforts in responding to the pandemic by addressing the urgent health, humanitarian, and economic costs. The resources are also expected to play a catalytic role in their efforts to mobilize additional support from development partners.
• The authorities also commit to strengthening governance and transparency to ensure that the financial resources are efficiently spent on addressing the crisis.

ISDA: Accounting Analysis For ESG-related Transactions And The Impact On Derivatives

Date 07/09/2021

This paper considers the growing trend of market participants entering into transactions linked to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors to further promote sustainability goals. It aims to identify and illustrate how ESG factors impact accounting and reporting on embedded ESG features under US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP), and includes comparisons to International Financial Reporting Standards.

FTSE Mondo Visione Index Up 0.1% In August - Index Notches Fifth Straight Month Of Gains

Date 07/09/2021

The FTSE Mondo Visione Index posted its fifth consecutive month of gains and set a new closing all-time high of 78,508.08 on 6 August 2021 but ended the month up by just 0.1%.

ISDA: Sustainability-linked Derivatives: KPI Guidelines

Date 07/09/2021

Since the first sustainability-linked derivative (SLD) was executed in August 2019, market participants have entered into a variety of SLDs, mainly in Europe but more recently in Asia and the US. SLDs embed or create a sustainability-linked cashflow using key performance indicators (KPIs) that are designed to monitor compliance with environmental, social and governance (ESG) targets.

Cboe Global Markets Reports August 2021 Trading Volume

Date 07/09/2021

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), a leading provider of global market infrastructure and tradable products, today reported August monthly trading volume statistics across its global business lines.

NSE Indices Fixed Income Index Dashboard For The Month Ended August 2021

Date 07/09/2021

Click here to download the ' Fixed Income Index Dashboard' for the month ended August 2021.