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Over 100 London Stock Exchange Issuers Now Have Green Economy Mark, New Report Reveals

Date 20/07/2021

London Stock Exchange’s 2021 Green Economy Report highlights green issuers on its markets and how they are supporting the transition to a sustainable and low-carbon economy. The report examines trends in the green economy in the UK, including case studies of companies and funds that have received the Mark.

LPA Hires Senior Advisor To Expand British And American Consulting Business

Date 20/07/2021

LPA Group, the capital market technology and innovation leader, today announced that Mark Reeves will join the firm as a senior advisor. 

Caceis Goes Live With Retail And Institutional SRD II Solution From Broadridge - SRD II Proxy Voting And Disclosure Solution From Broadridge Has Enabled Caceis To Meet Regulatory Obligations And Advance Shareholder Democracy

Date 20/07/2021

In response to new regulatory obligations under the updated Shareholder Rights Directive (SRD II), CACEIS Bank S.A., Germany Branch has selected global Fintech leader Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) to provide it with a full suite of advanced solutions for the Directive. Caceis is running live on Broadridge’s SRD II solutions, enabling it to address the Directive’s requirements for increased governance and transparency through a strategic, end-to-end process for voting and disclosure across all in-scope European markets.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Takes Action Against Debt Packager Firms

Date 20/07/2021

CryptoUK Announces New Executive Members BCB Group And Outlier Ventures Alongside A New Institutional Member, CMS - Europe’s Leading Provider Of Business Accounts And Trading Services For The Digital Asset Economy, BCB Group; And Partners And Investors In Blockchain, AI And IOT, Outlier Ventures Join The Executive Committee Of The Association

Date 20/07/2021

BCB Group and Outlier Ventures announced they are joining CryptoUK, the UK’s self-regulatory trade association representing the digital asset sector, as Executive Members.

British Expats Abandoned By Financial Advisers And Banks Over Brexit Rules

Date 20/07/2021

British expats living across Europe are being “routinely abandoned” by financial firms due to Brexit red-tape and complications, it has been revealed.

Mirae Asset Global Investments Reissues Successful And Established Solactive-Based Autonomous Driving & EV And Lithium ETFs Under TIGER ETF Brand In Korea

Date 20/07/2021

Thematic investing remains highly regarded among investors. Compared to pre-pandemic numbers, assets in thematic ETFs rose by USD 27 billion, accumulating to USD 133 billion according to CNBC. Major economic trends dominate global consumption, which traces back to sustainable usage of Earth’s resources, giving technology that keeps or amps up society’s living standard with a sustainable tilt a boost in demand. Both lithium and autonomous driving & electric vehicles technologies, two topics that emphasize efficiency and the avoidance of negative externalities, are now molded in two new ETFs, which Mirae Asset Global Investments reissues under its TIGER ETF brand in Korea. Both the Mirae Asset TIGER Synth-Global Lithium & Battery Tech Solactive ETF (394670 KS) and Mirae Asset TIGER Global Autonomous & Electric Vehicles Solactive ETF (394660 KS) started trading on July 20th on Korea Exchange (KRX).

Q&A On Regulatory Measures Of Shanghai Stock Exchange In Imposing Delisting Risk Alert On Shares Of Dalian Sunasia

Date 20/07/2021

Today, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) decided to impose the delisting risk alert on the shares of Dalian Sunasia Tourism Holdings Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Dalian Sunasia or the Company). Regarding the regulatory measures, an SSE employee in charge of the relevant business answered related questions from the press.

ETFGI Reports Record Assets And Net Inflows For Smart Beta ETFs And ETPs Listed In Globally Of US$1.24 Trillion And US$102.03 Billion Respectively At The End H1 2021

Date 20/07/2021

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs/ETPs ecosystem, reports record assets and net inflows for Smart Beta ETFs and ETPs listed in globally of US$1.24 trillion and US$102.03 billion respectively at the end H1 2021.   Smart Beta ETFs and ETPs providing equity exposure listed globally gathered net inflows of US$14.27 billion during June, bringing year-to-date net inflows to a record US$102.03 billion which is higher than the US$12.36 billion gathered at this point last year.  Year-to-date through the end of June 2021, Smart Beta Equity ETF/ETP assets have increased by 23.8% from US$999 billion to US$1.24 trillion, with a 5-year CAGR of 22.8%, according to ETFGI’s June 2021 ETF and ETP Smart Beta industry landscape insights report, a monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service.  (All dollar vales in USD unless otherwise noted.) 

Announcement On The Release Of The Revised General Exchange Rules Of The Shanghai Futures Exchange And The Revised Articles Of Association Of The Shanghai Futures Exchange

Date 20/07/2021

The General Exchange Rules of the Shanghai Futures Exchange (Revised) and the Articles of Association of the Shanghai Futures Exchange (Revised) have passed the review of the 10th Members’ Assembly of SHFE and been approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission. They are hereby released and shall be implemented from this day of release.