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Date 18/06/2024
HKEX To Implement Severe Weather Trading In Securities And Derivatives Markets From 23 September 2024
- Hong Kong’s securities and derivatives markets, including Stock Connect, derivatives holiday trading, and after-hours trading, will be open during severe weather conditions
- Brokerage and banking services should be provided through electronic channels during severe weather conditions to ensure safety
- Severe Weather Trading will take effect from 23 September 2024, with certain special arrangements to be offered to Participants requiring assistance, until the end of 2024
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Date 18/06/2024
SET Sustainability Forum 2/2024 Propels Thai Business Sector Towards Science-Based Pathway To Net-Zero
Embracing the urgency for sustainable and inclusive transition, the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) plays a pivotal role in propelling the Thai private sector towards net zero goals. Today, SET ESG Academy successfully hosted the SET Sustainability Forum 2/2024: Scaling up Synergies and Solutions for Net-Zero. This influential gathering brought together government agencies, business leaders, and capital market stakeholders from both local and international spheres to exchange insights and collaborate on advancing the Thai business sector across the entire supply chain.
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Date 18/06/2024
Private Biotech Rebounds With 46% Growth In Venture Funding During Q1 2024, Reveals GlobalData
The private biotech sector witnessed a 46% increase in total venture financing deal value in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024 compared to the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023. This uptick signals progress towards recovery in venture financing as investor confidence improves, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
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Date 18/06/2024
Validus Upgrades Signature TradeView Platform With Automated Pre-Trade Check Functionality
- Latest features provide configurable pre-trade checks and auditable trade decisions
- Enhanced real-time TCA analytics and hedge liquidity management optimiser to launch in H2
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Date 18/06/2024
IDX 2024 Opening Remarks: The Industry Shines Through Adversity - Opening Remarks Of Walt Lukken, President And CEO Of FIA, At The International Derivatives Expo In London On 18 June 2024
Welcome to the International Derivatives Expo or what we affectionately call IDX. If you can believe it, this is our 16th year of hosting this fantastic conference!
IDX brings together the entirety of the global derivatives markets to discuss developments and challenges facing this industry, with a special focus on Europe. It's also wonderful to be here in London, one of the greatest cities in the world!
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Date 18/06/2024
CME Group FX Futures And FX Link Reach All-Time Volume Records
CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced its foreign exchange (FX) futures reached an all-time single-day volume record of 3.26 million contracts (equivalent to $314B notional) on June 12. The previous record of 3.15 million contracts ($296B notional) was set on March 8, 2023.
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Date 18/06/2024
FIA And Acuiti Release Report On Challenges And Opportunities For The European Listed Derivatives Markets
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Report based on survey of market participants conducted by Acuiti
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Report finds optimism regarding growth and innovation in Europe, but many firms see more growth potential in other parts of the world
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Report finds that regulatory burden is widely viewed as a major challenge
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Report finds interest rates and energy are the asset classes with the greatest potential for growth in trading volume over the next five years
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Date 18/06/2024
BNP Paribas Factoring Selects Lendscape To Further Strengthen Its European Operations - BNP Paribas, Europe's Leading Bank And Key Player In International Banking, Announces Its Expanding Partnership With Lendscape To Support Its Factoring Operations Across Major European Markets
Building on a successful and proven partnership, BNP Paribas Factoring is set to consolidate its pan-European and North African factoring operations onto the Lendscape Receivables Finance platform. The move will enable the Bank to optimise customer and employee experiences, support its growth strategy and continue to deliver best-in-class services, providing over €25 billion of funding to its 12,000 SME and corporate clients across Western Europe.
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Date 18/06/2024
FTSE Data Valued At £295 Billion, According To Research: Anmut
- For the first time ever, the data within the largest companies listed on the London Stock Exchange has been assigned a monetary value
- The widespread inability to value data means British firms have been mismanaging their data assets to the detriment of the UK economy
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Date 18/06/2024
The Payments Association Echoes Industry Calls For Policymakers And The Fintech Sector To Support Consumers With Community Finance
- 12.9 million adults (one in four) in the UK have low financial resilience and a record 6.7 million are now in severe financial difficulty.
- The Payments Association’s “Redefining Community Finance: Unlocking Pathways to Financial Inclusion” whitepaper highlights the role of community finance organisations in expanding access to financially underserved communities across the UK.
- The paper identifies barriers like limited reach due to language barriers and biases, and common bond requirements, as well as stifling regulations designed for larger institutions.
- The paper proposes policy recommendations which have been crafted following extensive conversations with experts across academia, the industry, the third sector and regulators, as well as a review of other studies which have looked at how the community finance sector can help tackle financial exclusion.