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BME: EBN Banco Debuts On MARF With A New 100 Million Euro Commercial Paper Programme

Date 06/05/2021

MARF, BME’s Fixed Income market, today admitted the first Commercial Paper (CP) Programme of EBN Banco de Negocios for trading. EBN thus expands its investment product offering aimed at its institutional clients and will access new qualified investors to place CPs up to a maximum outstanding balance of 100 million euros. The CPs to be issued will have a nominal value per unit of 100,000 euros and maturities ranging from 3 days to 2 years.

SET Market Report For April 2021

Date 06/05/2021

During January – April, a number of countries, particularly the advanced ones, provided COVID-19 vaccines to their citizens to achieve herd immunity, correspondingly the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s forecast indicated the world economy is bouncing back with an upward revision of the global economic outlook to 6.0 percent from 5.5 percent. The new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand has prompted economists to slightly lower Thailand’s GDP growth projection as the strong recovery sign of exports during Q1/2021 helped offset some impacts from the outbreak. In addition, securities analysts have continued to raise Thai listed companies’ earnings forecasts. 

UAE Securities And Commodities Authority Announces Eid Al-Fitr Holiday For Financial Markets

Date 06/05/2021

According to circular no. 7 of 2021 issued by the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources concerning Eid Al-Fitr holiday for ministries and federal government bodies, the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) declared that financial markets will close for Eid holiday from Ramadan 29 until Shawwal 3, 1442 Hijri, according to the Islamic calendar and the corresponding dates on the Gregorian calendar. Markets will reopen on Sunday, May 16.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security PFE-RM

Date 06/05/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 06.05.2021, 11-40 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 2759) and initial margins (up to 15 %) for the security PFE-RM were changed. New values are available here

BCS Global Markets Boosts Structured Products Team

Date 06/05/2021

BCS Global Markets (“BCS GM”), the investment banking services division of Russia’s largest independent broker, has announced the appointment of Konstantin Pavlov and Ekaterina Naumova as co-heads of the firm’s Structured Product team.

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 06/05/2021

HIGHLIGHTS 

- Securities Market

• Market capitalisation was $53.4 trillion at the end of April 2021, an increase of 53 per cent from $35.0 trillion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover in April 2021 was $155.7 billion, an increase of 55 per cent from $100.5 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover for the first four months of 2021 was $208.1 billion, an increase of 79 per cent when compared with $116.1 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of derivative warrants for the first four months of 2021 was $13.8 billion, an increase of 77 per cent when compared with $7.8 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of CBBCs for the first four months of 2021 was $11.0 billion, an increase of 16 per cent when compared with $9.5 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of ETFs for the first four months of 2021 was $6.5 billion, an increase of 10 per cent when compared with $5.9 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of Debt Securities for the first four months of 2021 was $0.38 billion, an increase of 52 per cent when compared with $0.25 billion for the same period last year.
• Funds raised through IPOs for the first four months of 2021 was $155.1 billion, an increase of 752 per cent when compared with $18.2 billion for the same period last year.
• Total funds raised for the first four months of 2021 was $346.8 billion, an increase of 197 per cent when compared with $116.9 billion for the same period last year.

The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) Holds A Virtual Workshop To Discuss BUNA’s Compliance Standards And Information Security Certification

Date 06/05/2021

• The workshop is hosting guest speakers from international specialized entities
• More than 200 senior officials will attend, representing central banks and a wide spectrum of financial institutions from the region and beyond

Tokyo Financial Exchange Trading Volume In April 2021

Date 06/05/2021

(1) FX Daily Futures contracts (Click 365)

The total trading volume of FX Daily Futures contracts (Click 365) was 1,990,740 ( -40.6% MoM / -20.1% YoY ) and its average daily trading volume was 90,491 . See the TABLE 1 for the composition of the trading volume.

Japan Exchange Group: Trading Overview In April 2021

Date 06/05/2021

Japan Exchange Group released Trading Overview in April 2021.

Sygna Bridge And ComplyAdvantage To Facilitate Identification Of Sanction Lists While Meeting FATF Travel Rule Requirements - New Bundle Product Sygna Gate Enables VASPs To Identify Red Flag Indicators In Accordance With FATF Guidance, Together With Travel Rule Compliance And Blockchain Analysis

Date 06/05/2021

CoolBitX, the international blockchain security company, and creators of Sygna Bridge—today announces its partnership with ComplyAdvantage, a global data & technology company transforming financial crime detection, to offer an all-in-one solution that aims to simultaneously meet FATF's sanctions guidance and  Travel Rule recommendations for the virtual asset industry.