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SIX Trader Survey: Inflation Expectations And Pandemic Recovery To Drive Trading Volumes

Date 14/07/2021

New research from SIX reveals that traders on the Swiss stock exchange expect inflation and a post-COVID recovery to drive trading volumes in the second half of 2021.
UK Financial Conduct Authority Publishes Second Letter Of Concerns In Relation To Provident's Proposed Scheme Of Arrangement

Date 14/07/2021

The FCA has published a second letter of concerns explaining to Provident why it does not support its proposed scheme of arrangement (the scheme). We expect that Provident will bring our letter to the court’s attention at the sanction hearing, which is scheduled for 30 July 2021, when the Court will be asked to sanction the scheme.
Bursa Malaysia Makes Available Electronic Rights Issue Subscription Service To Enhance Investor Experience On Bursa Anywhere APP

Date 14/07/2021

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or the “Exchange”) has introduced a new service on the Bursa Anywhere mobile application, enabling investors to subscribe for Rights Issue electronically (“eRights”).
SGX Launches New FFA And Futures Contracts For LNG Vessels

Date 14/07/2021

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is expanding its clearing services for seaborne freight by adding three new Forward Freight Agreement (FFA) and futures contracts for Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) vessels.
FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Up 0.4 % In June, Up 6.3 % In Q2 2021, Up 21.9% Over 12 Months - CME Group Regains Top Stop As Largest Exchange

Date 13/07/2021

Global exchanges are step by step, fitting all the pieces together across asset classes, geographies, trading, data, information, access and analytics, with the big beasts mining a rich seam of transaction and subscription-based revenue.

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority Issues Infringement Notice To Equitise

Date 13/07/2021

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko – has issued an infringement notice to equity crowdfunding service provider Equitise Pty Ltd for failing to file financial statements by their due date.
CFTC Market Risk Advisory Committee Adopts SOFR First Recommendation At Public Meeting

Date 13/07/2021

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC) today adopted a market best practice known as SOFR First for consideration by the full Commission. SOFR First is a phased initiative for switching trading conventions from LIBOR to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) for U.S. Dollar (USD) linear interest rate swaps, cross currency swaps, non-linear derivatives and exchange traded derivatives. Acting Chairman Rostin Behnam is the sponsor of the MRAC.
ISDA Response To The DSB Consultation Papers 1 And 2 On The UPI Fee Model

Date 13/07/2021

ISDA’s response to the Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB) Consultation Papers on the UPI Fee Model: ‘Industry Views Sought on the Principles Underlying the Fee Model for the Unique Product Identifier Service, submitted 5 March 2021; and Consultation Paper 2 ‘Follow up Proposals on the Principles Underlying the Fee Model for the Unique Product Identifier (UPI) Service – based on Industry Feedback to First Consultation Paper’, submitted 9 July 2021.
SEC Charges SPAC, Sponsor, Merger Target, And CEOs For Misleading Disclosures Ahead Of Proposed Business Combination Charges Relate To Planned Merger Of Stable Road Acquisition Company And Space Transportation Company Momentus Inc.

Date 13/07/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against special purpose acquisition corporation Stable Road Acquisition Company, its sponsor SRC-NI, its CEO Brian Kabot, the SPAC’s proposed merger target Momentus Inc., and Momentus’s founder and former CEO Mikhail Kokorich for misleading claims about Momentus’s technology and about national security risks associated with Kokorich. The SEC’s litigation is proceeding against Kokorich, against whom the SEC filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. All other parties are settling with the SEC, with terms including total penalties of more than $8 million, tailored investor protection undertakings, and the SPAC sponsor’s forfeiture of founder’s shares it stands to receive if the merger, currently scheduled for August 2021, is approved.
DTCC Partners With Ebix To Deliver New Solution To Address Increasing Challenges Of Annuity Compliance - Service To Link Ebix Annuitynet Platform With DTCC’s Producer Management Portal

Date 13/07/2021

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that it is partnering with Ebix, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBIX), a leading international supplier of on-demand software and e-commerce services, to deliver an automated annuity compliance solution to significantly increase efficiency, reduce costs, and lower the risks associated with certifying agent compliance for annuity sales. Under this partnership, the firms will link Ebix’s platform, AnnuityNet, with DTCC’s Producer Management Portal (PMP).