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Bank Of England - Mutual Interests - Speech By Sam Woods, Deputy Governor For Prudential Regulation And Chief Executive Officer Of The Prudential Regulation Authority, Given At The Building Societies Annual Conference

Date 05/05/2021

Sam Woods sets out how we plan to regulate building societies in the future.

He starts by explaining our proposals for a new ‘strong and simple’ regime for small building societies.

CME Group Declares Quarterly Dividend

Date 05/05/2021

CME Group Inc., the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today declared a second-quarter dividend of $0.90 per share.  The dividend is payable June 25, 2021, to shareholders of record as of June 10, 2021.

Cloud9 Partners With Custodia To Deliver End-To-End Voice Recording Capture And Compliance

Date 05/05/2021

Cloud9 Technologies ("Cloud9"), a leader in cloud-based communications, has partnered with Custodia, the global experts in compliance management, to provide institutional investors with a compliance framework that includes a cloud-based, turn-key solution for capturing and storing voice, video and IM communications. The partnership combines Cloud9’s C9Trader Stratus voice communication and analytics platform with Custodia’s Compliance Cloud One℠ and Custodia Assist℠.

BCBS, CPMI And IOSCO Survey Clients And Non-Bank Intermediaries On Margin Calls

Date 05/05/2021

• Standard-setters invite market participants to complete a voluntary survey on margin calls
• Survey is part of an examination into liquidity shortfalls during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic
• Results will feed into work programme to improve the resilience of non-bank financial intermediaries

EACH Publishes Its New Paper: "Best Practices In CCP Credit Risk Management"

Date 05/05/2021

Today the European Association of CCP Clearing Houses (EACH) is publishing its paper on "Best Practices in CCP Credit Risk Management".

SET And SET Foundation Donate THB 5.8 Million To Help COVID-19-Ravaged People

Date 05/05/2021

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and the SET Foundation have stepped up effort to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic by donating THB 5.8 million (approx. USD 184,895) to 10 hospitals and public health organizations to purchase medical equipment and supplies.

Amman Stock Exchange Eid Al Fiter Holiday

Date 05/05/2021

In light of the Prime Minister's decision to declare a public holiday for ministries, official departments, institutions and public bodies from May 11 until May 15 in celebration of Eid Al-Fitr.

Alternative Credit Council launches Investor Manager Committee

Date 05/05/2021

The Alternative Credit Council (ACC) is delighted to announce the launch of its ‘Investor Manager Committee’.  Private credit is an increasingly important and growing part of the alternative investment market for asset managers and their investors.  The ACC believes that better engagement between investors and their asset managers on current market developments will help support the sustainable growth of private credit as an asset class.

The Time Is Now For Global ESG Regulation: deVere CEO

Date 05/05/2021

A global regulatory framework for environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is now urgently required, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and fintech organizations.

Dubai Financial Market Investors Roadshow 2021 Enlightens International Institutions On Investment Opportunities And Robust Performance Of Dubai Companies

Date 05/05/2021

• The event will be virtually held on 18-19 May with the participation of 10 issuers of equities, Sukuk and bonds
• H.E. Essa Kazim: “Dubai provides a shining example in turning challenges into opportunities, which placed it at the forefront of rapidly growing economies that offer lucrative investment opportunities”
• Foreign investors accounted for 46% of trading value during the first quarter of 2021 and their ownership of total market capitalization up 2.6% to 18.3%